COMM2520 Global Affairs & Public Issues
| Course | COMM2520 Global Affairs & Public Issues | ||
| Class Time | Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 14:30 – 17:15 | ||
| Teacher | Mr. Éric SAUTEDÉ | ||
| Course Description | This is a course that introduces students to the key social, economic, and political issues that are “global” in character, e.g., climate change, economic liberalization, refugee problems, etc. The course shall also emphasis the connections between seemingly local public affairs and their global contexts. While the exact issues to be addressed in the class may vary in association with current events, the underlying aim is to cultivate students’ interests in and ability to analyze public issues in global perspectives. | ||
| Course Outline/Syllabus | Download | ||
| Prerequisite(s) | — | ||
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Mr. Éric SAUTEDÉ graduated from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris. He has been living in East Asia since 1994 and was for many years a researcher with the French Centre for Research on Contemporary China, based in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and the chief editor of the centre’s journal, China Perspectives. He then became a researcher with the Jesuit-backed Macao Ricci Institute where he co-created the bilingual journal of intellectual dialogue Chinese Cross Currents. From 2007 to 2014, Éric was a senior lecturer in politics and research coordinator at the University of Saint Joseph (Macao). He made a stint in the non-profit sector between 2017 and 2020 as the Development Director of China Labour Bulletin. Today, apart from lecturing on international relations and current affairs, he also writes for the French and Swiss press. His main research and writings focus on political change in East Asia and the development of the Internet in China. | ||