What is the global South? How does it relate to the current state of international relations in the post-Cold War period? Now in its seventh year, the Summer Institute, The Global South and New International Relations, is committed to answering these questions and in doing so to heighten students' awareness of Southern perspectives. The global South, both
a geographic and economic designation, a collective of the developing countries of the world, formerly referred to as the Third World, faces a unique set of problems, aspirations and concerns.

Recent developments such as the Asian economic crisis, the India/Pakistan nuclear tests, the International Criminal Court deliberations in Rome, and the numerous African conflicts, etc. have focused attention on the global South and on the urgent need for the United Nations along with other regional and non-governmental organizations to address the problems of long-term sustainable development, social cohesion, and a stable and lasting peace in regions that have experienced acute economic crisis, social upheaval, the turmoil of war and civil strife, and overall marginalization.

The South Commission's recommendations for the future of the global South include South-South cooperation, self-reliant and people-centered development, and a trans-
formation of the North-South relationship from one of dominance and hegemony to one of genuine cooperation and global interdependence. The Summer Institute will examine these ideas as well as the topics of the recent UN conferences on environment, human rights, population, social development, women, and habitat through readings, lectures, field trips and discussions. Students are expected to immerse themselves in the subject for the six weeks of the Institute in order to develop a more profound insight into the role of the global South in the new international relations.
 

The cost of the Summer Institute is $705 per credit hour for undergraduate students and $758 per credit hour for graduate students. The institute can be taken for 3 or 6 credit hours, audit/non-credit option is also available.