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Business Ethics in a Globalised Economy: A Simulation for Use in Youth and Adult Education
This simulation focuses on business ethics and corporate social responsibility in a globalized economy. The negotiation-based game addresses a fictitious situation: Visual Limited, an electronic devices company, received negative publicity due to an explosion that took place in its supplier factory in China. NGOs and labor organizations claim that there have been serious violations of basic… Read More
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Preventive Detention: A Simulation for Use in Youth and Adult Education
This game addresses the topic of preventive detention, a form of secure custody used to hold prison inmates beyond the original sentence imposed by a judge. The practice is most often targeted at convicted sex offenders and violent criminals. Upon reaching the end of one’s sentence, a prisoner appears before a judge who, often based on psychiatric evidence about the prisoner’s… Read More
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Just People: A Quest for Social Souls with Independent Minds
HIA has partnered with the acclaimed Dutch filmmaker Annegriet Wietsma to produce the organization's first film—one that would reach a large audience and share HIA educational concerns, messages and goals. "Just People: A Quest for Social Souls with Independent Minds" is Wietsma's filmic essay. It explores the challenges and complexities of being an independent individual while… Read More
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A Case Study on Roma Migrants: A Simulation for Use in Youth and Adult Education
This game provides insight into issues of Roma migrants. The scenario is set in a fictitious German town. In lieu of proper accomodation, a group of Roma (EU citizens) choose a public park as their temporary residence during the summer. This situation leads to controversy among the local residents, shop keepers, the police, the city administration and other stakeholders. The game simulates a… Read More
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Transitional Justice Reconciliation Talks: A Simulation for Use in Youth and Adult Education
This simulation educates participants in issues of transitional justice and reconciliation. The setting is entirely fictitious. The country of "Zamal" experienced some 15 years of an oppressive regime and brutal civil war. The newly established peace leads to questions of how to run the country in the future and what measures to employ to cope with Zamal’s troubled past. Objectives The… Read More
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Understanding the mechanisms of 1989: A Simulation for Use in Youth and Adult Education
The simulation is set in “Allonia,” a fictitious communist country, member of the likewise fictitious Marxist Union, an international coalition of Communist Nations. There is a general climate of discontent and economic depression. Due to recent food shortages demonstrations have started and are quickly getting more powerful. If the status quo is maintained, the demonstrations… Read More
Germany 2009
