Online Course at The University of Manchester

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Online Course at The University of Manchester

Degree Type
Non-Degree
Country
Multiple
This course introduces certain issues by looking first at the vague, yet highly contested, notion of a global health agenda. It then goes on to consider how and why the world's wealthier countries have sought to develop a response to the emergencies and crises that the vulnerabilities of others have produced. Here, public pressure and the ethical imperative to bear witness when confronted with suffering are especially important. Finally, the course considers whether or not humanitarian assistance can be considered a right. It looks at the emerging Responsibility to Protect agenda and the associated moral dilemmas around sovereignty, post-colonialism, and duty-based ethics.