Global Justice

The objective of this module is to equip students with a clear understanding of and critical perspective on
global inequalities. We will cover a range of related topics, including trade, aid, debt, militarism,
colonialism and post-colonialism, gender relations, migration, globalization, capitalism, racism and justice.
The module will encourage and enable students to analyse inequalities across the economic, political, social
and cultural spheres of global society, and to think critically about relations of power at a global level.
The module will also explore the role of different groups and institutions in creating or challenging systems
of global inequality, including the International Financial Institutions, the United Nations, the G8,
transnational corporations, the media, development agencies, NGOs, and social activists. In addition, we will
explore the ways in which development and global justice issues are represented within a European context.
Students will be encouraged to reflect upon their own role within global social systems, as global citizens
and future professionals. Ways of potentially creating a more sustainable and egalitarian world will be
explored throughout.
We encourage you to search for other School of Social Justice (SSJ) modules which include
options relating to Equality Studies and Women's Studies. Graduates who have completed at least 15 credits of
undergraduate electives offered by the School of Social Justice will have this noted on their UCD transcripts
as the completion of Structured Electives in Social Justice.