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Working to Address Local and Global Issues

Democratic Practice

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Democratic Practice explores the principles, progress, and setbacks of democracy at a time of authoritarian resurgence. OSUN’s programs examine contemporary and historical dynamics of democratic practice and open society, including the erosion of democracy in today’s world, and opportunities to advance democratic practice in the face of current challenges.

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Sustainability is a defining challenge of our age, as the ambitions of human enterprise continue on a collision course with planetary life support systems. OSUN provides a distinctive combination of: interdisciplinary study across environmental, social, economic, and governance dimensions; rigorous scientific inquiry; emphasis on sustainability as a decision and leadership challenge; explicit solutions orientation; and truly global perspectives.
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Human rights are under assault around the world. OSUN deepens the theoretical interdisciplinary knowledge and strengthens the skills for empirical analysis to defend and advance human rights. It interweaves the study of human rights law, politics, and advocacy with a focus on the power of aesthetic, performative, and curatorial forms in human rights struggles.
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Human Rights Projects:
- Human Rights and the Arts
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Many of the twenty-first century’s most urgent global problems—from climate change to forced migration to global pandemics—present unprecedented challenges to humankind and have given rise to new forms of social, political and economic injustice. OSUN programs in Global Justice explore how individuals and groups can organize within and across state borders to develop new mechanisms of global governance, agitate for social change, hold power accountable and build more just and inclusive societies at the local, national and global levels.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has precipitated massive disruptions to global health systems already compromised by deeply rooted inequalities in global distribution and access to quality health solutions. OSUN offers a range of education, research and advocacy initiatives in Global Public Health that respond to these dire circumstances.
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OSUN’s distinct programs advance a global vision that fosters and promotes a rights-based approach to Public Health policy, emphasizing the connectedness of science, policy and practice, knowledge, access to credible data and sound communications on population and global health.

Global Public Health Projects:
- Public Health and Human Rights
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Arts and Society Projects:
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Arts and Society projects promote expression of contemporary life, including dissent, difference, and the full power of the human imagination. OSUN programs promote cross-cultural study and presentation of work in fields ranging from poetry to film, photography, and dance and connect the arts to politics and society, including freedom of expression and struggles against oppressive regimes.

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Liberal arts and sciences education is a system of higher education designed to foster in students the desire and capacity to learn, think critically, and communicate proficiently. OSUN's programs advance the global growth of liberal arts and sciences education through an awareness of the importance of student-centered teaching; innovative, interdisciplinary curriculums; and robust co-curricular life––all which help shape a future generation of engaged citizens.
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