International & Comparative Labor (ILRIC)Industrial and Labor Relations

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ILRIC 2300
Introduction to International and Comparative Labor

Even through different countries may adopt similar economic strategies, their industrial relations system are generally quite unique, based on the particular institutional histories in each nation. This ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion.

  • 4 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17711 ILRIC 2300   LEC 001

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    • TR Ives Hall 305
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Bishara, D

      Doellgast, V

      Garay, C

      Kuruvilla, S

  • Only open to ILR students on the Fall 2022 and Beyond curriculum during pre-enrollment. ILR students must meet with an advisor in OSS to request permission to drop after the add deadline.

  • 18784 ILRIC 2300   DIS 211

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    • F Ives Hall 217
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • 18785 ILRIC 2300   DIS 212

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    • F Ives Hall 217
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • 18786 ILRIC 2300   DIS 213

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    • F Ives Hall 217
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

  • 18787 ILRIC 2300   DIS 214

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    • F Ives Hall 217
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Staff

ILRIC 2350
Work, Labor, and Capital in the Global Economy

Provides an introduction to how globalization is changing the nature of work, labor, and capital. It examines both contemporary and historical debates about globalization, but also covers a number ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10667 ILRIC 2350   LEC 001

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    • TR Ives Hall 115
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Batt, R

      Doellgast, V

      Friedman, E

      Judd, J

ILRIC 2390
People Power: Resistance, Protest and Revolution

The Arab uprisings of 2010/2011 brought renewed attention to the power of ordinary citizens to collectively overthrow their governments. This course introduces theories of collective action, resistance, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10995 ILRIC 2390   SEM 101

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    • TR Ives Hall 112
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Bishara, D

ILRIC 4337
Labor and Employment in the Middle East and North Africa

This course introduces students to the history, evolution and trajectory of state-labor relations, labor activism, and the politics of unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As the region ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 6337, NES 4337, NES 6337

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10997 ILRIC 4337   LEC 001

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    • TR Ives Hall 112
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Bishara, D

ILRIC 4340
Special Topics in International and Comparative Labor

Devoted to new topics in the field. The specific content and emphasis vary depending upon the interests of the faculty member teaching the course. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Seven Week - First. 

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • Topic: Changing Industrial Relations in Europe

  • 18930 ILRIC 4340   LEC 001

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    • MW Ives Hall 215
    • Jan 22 - Mar 12, 2024

    • Maccarrone, V

  • This course offers a critical perspective on European labor relations. Europe is often compared positively to the US in terms of the residual strength of its industrial relations institutions and employment protection legislation. However, over the last decades European industrial relations have undergone significant changes, at the national, sectoral and supranational level. Over seven weeks, the course offers an overview and an assessment of such changes.

ILRIC 4352
From Social Goods to Private Gain: Healthcare in the Age of Financialization

Financialization is a process in which financial actors increasingly dominate the US economy. While it is occurring across most industries, it has penetrated the US healthcare sector at an alarming rate. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17716 ILRIC 4352   LEC 001

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    • M Ives Hall 109
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Batt, R

ILRIC 4377
Issues in South Asian Studies

This is an events-based course. Students will attend ten seminars in the South Asia Program seminar series. The work of scholars, filmmakers, and artists presenting research in the series spans the region ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 6377

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18763 ILRIC 4377   SEM 101

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    • M Uris Hall G08
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Besky, S

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ILRIC 4940
ILR Global Scholars Capstone

This capstone course is open to ILR Global Scholars (GS) during their last semester of their senior year. The course is designed for GS to incorporate their education and experience abroad with the concepts ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • 10937 ILRIC 4940   SEM 101

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    • M Ives Hall 107
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Friedman, E

ILRIC 5310
Labor Solidarity and Union Campaigns

In this class, we will compare case studies of labor union and other worker-led campaigns based on old and new forms of solidarity, both within countries and transnationally. Each week, we will discuss ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 17717 ILRIC 5310   SEM 101

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    • MW Ives Hall 111
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Doellgast, V

ILRIC 6337
Labor and Employment in the Middle East and North Africa

This course introduces students to the history, evolution and trajectory of state-labor relations, labor activism, and the politics of unemployment in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As the region ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 4337, NES 4337, NES 6337

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 10998 ILRIC 6337   LEC 001

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    • TR Ives Hall 112
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Bishara, D

ILRIC 6377
Issues in South Asian Studies

This is an events-based course. Students will attend ten seminars in the South Asia Program seminar series. The work of scholars, filmmakers, and artists presenting research in the series spans the region ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ILRIC 4377

  • 1.5 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18764 ILRIC 6377   SEM 101

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    • M Uris Hall G08
    • Jan 22 - May 7, 2024

    • Besky, S

ILRIC 7350
Labor Sociology

The object of our inquiry is labor: as an activity, a class position, a social movement, an institution, a political subject. A sociology of labor must take as its charge identifying the historically specific ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: GDEV 7350, SOC 7350

  • 3 Credits GradeNoAud

  • 18211 ILRIC 7350   LEC 001

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