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The Center for International & Comparative Studies (CICS) focuses on topics of global significance that cut across geographic boundaries. The center’s main themes are:
Human Rights
International Development, and
International Security & Cooperation
CICS is home to the International Studies (IS) minor, and the NEW International Studies Concentration!
For Human Rights related events and information visit our site International Perspectives on Human Rights.
CICS and the Global Film Initiative bring you a series of international films starting Tuesday, Sept. 15th.
Please check out all our Fall 2009 Events.
Upcoming Events
December 02
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Global Human Rights and Local Politics: Cross-National Trends and Minority Social Movements in Japan
Kiyo Tsutsui is the 2009-2010 CICS Human Rights Fellow and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at ...
December 2, 2009
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, Michigan Union Kuenzel Room
Global Human Rights and Local Politics: Cross-National Trends and Minority Social Movements in Japan
Kiyo Tsutsui is the 2009-2010 CICS Human Rights Fellow and an Assistant Professor of Sociology at U-M.

