International Studies 302

This page features selected student essays written by students at the University of Regina for International Studies 302, Non-Governmental Organizations Crossing Borders, in Winter 2011. You can find the links to the left or below.

• Amy Antonini, The Muslim Brotherhood
• Camila Apablaza, Living in War: A Look at Child Soldiers
• Jessica Brown, The Role of Religion in Development: A Case Study of World Vision
• Shayla Dietrich, The Uganda Village Project
• Anna Dipple, Microfinance, BRAC, and Issues of Women's Empowerment
• Joshua Filion, It's Just Business: Origins and Expansion of the Russian Mafia
• Women for Women International: Raising Awareness and Support for Female Victims of War in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• Jana Knezacek, Human Rights NGOS and the Fight for "Invisible Children"
• Naomi Moker, Placing awareness of missing and disappeared persons on an international and local agenda: Las Madres de la Plaza de Mayo in Argentina & the Stolen Sisters in Canada as displayed by Sisters in Spirit
• Kay Niedermayer, Girls' Education in Afghanistan: Alternative NGO Approaches
• Jasmine Owens, HIV/AIDS in Africa: NGOs in the Battle Against the Epidemic
• Halena Seiferling, Coltan Mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Human Rights Issues, Environmental Degradation, and NGO Intervention
• Talitha Smadu, Volunteerism in Development: Changing the Course of Development One Person at a Time
• Vlad Zavadskyi, Presbyterian Church & Taiwanese Identity

Course Description and Objectives

Do non-governmental organizations make a difference? How do they interact with and alter the international state system? This course examines the activities and influence of transnational non-governmental organizations. Non-governmental organizations are increasingly important internationally – they have not replaced states, but they must be considered alongside states as global actors. This course aims to build understanding of the international role of NGOs in a range of areas.

Instructor: David Webster
International Studies, University of Regina, Canada

Photo credits
Million man march, Hsinchuang. Photo: My Hourglass, creative commons license

Taiwan flag, 1895. Courtesy World United Formosans for Independence
This is International Cooperation. CUSO-VSO poster

Mobile phones save the gorillas. Photo by Tania Sheko, creative commons license

AMREF France image. Photo: Anne Cormier, creative commons license
Girls prepare for exams, Bamyan, Afghanistan. Courtesy UN Photo/Shehzad Noorani
Madres de Plaza de Mayo logo, Buenos Aires. Photo: Clara Panigazzi, creative commons license
Invisible Children "Break the Silence" event. Photo: Michael Muccioli, creative commons license
Women for Women International march, London. Photo: Downing Street, creative commons license
Mafia Rusa? Photo image from Santiago by Nfoka, creative commons license
A cow for independence, Bangladesh. Photo: Michael Foley Photography, creative commons license
Uganda village. Photo: The Advocacy Project, creative commons license
Oskar Pekelder, World Vision Netherlands, at press conference on child soldiers. UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz
Former child soldier Grace Akallo at press conference. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Gaza. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe