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Dilemmas related to human rights are often at their most difficult in relation to indigenous peoples’ and ethnic minorities’ traditions and religious practices, as well as their social and political circumstances. This course addresses the human rights of indigenous peoples and ethnic minorities, and considers contemporary tensions between national sovereignty and collective and individual rights, as well as questions of identity. Significant emphasis is placed on the arguments that have been put forward by actual minority groups
Course Outcomes/Learning Outcomes – as part of a Bachelor’s Degree
On completing the course the student should:
- show a thorough understanding of how indigenous peoples, as well as ethnic and national minorities, are defined in international law, and of what rights such minorities have;
- show a thorough understanding of the theoretical framework defining the relationship between ethnic minorities, the nation state and democracy;
- demonstrate independent thinking and be able to undertake research on indigenous peoples’ relationship to majority populations and cultural frameworks;
- show a thorough understanding of the situation of indigenous peoples in Scandinavia and the world.
Course Outcomes/Learning Outcomes – as part of a Master’s Degree
On completing the course the student should:
- show a detailed understanding of how indigenous peoples, as well as ethnic and national minorities, are defined in international law, as well as of the rights of minorities and how these are distinct from the rights of indigenous peoples;
- show a sound understanding of the theoretical framework defining the relationship between ethnic minorities, the nation state and democracy and be prepared to analyse specific situations and build arguments based on this framework;
- demonstrate independent thinking and be able to undertake research on indigenous peoples’ relationship to majority populations and cultural frameworks;
- show a comprehensive understanding of the situation of indigenous peoples in Scandinavia and the world.
Literature (bachelor level)
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Bodley, John H., 2008: Victims in Progress. Lanham: AltaMira Press
(358 pp)
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Hylland Eriksen, Thomas, 1996: Ethnicity and Nationalism. Oxford University Press (290 pp)
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Kymlicka, Will, 2002: Multicultural Citizenship. London: Pluto Press
(208 pp)
Literature (master level)
- Bodley, John H., 2008: Victims in Progress. Lanham: AltaMira Press (358 pp)
- Chesters, Timothy (ed), 2009: Land Rights. Oxford Amnesty Lectures (249 pp)
- Hylland Eriksen, Thomas, 1996: Ethnicity and Nationalism. Oxford University Press (290 pp)
- Kymlicka, Will, 2002: Multicultural Citizenship. London: Pluto Press (208 pp)
- Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Athanasia, 1997: Justifications of minority protection in international law. Uppsala : Iustus (328 pp)
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