Informatie over Minor Development Studies
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| Periode | Type | Code | Naam | Taal | ECTS | Uren | |
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| semester I a | keuze | GEMIGRDEV | Migration and Development | Engels | 10 | 4 | |
| keuze | LBA025B05 | Ethnicity, Culture and Politics | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuze | SOBA904 | Social and institutional change | Engels | 5 | variabel | ||
| keuze | THMIN-CC | Climate Change,End Times,Sustainability | Engels | 7.5 | variabel | ||
| keuze | WBEE001-05 | Environment and development | Engels | 5 | |||
| semester I b | keuze | EBB921B05 | Global Development Studies | Engels | 5 | 4 | |
| keuze | EBB922A05 | Topical Themes in Development Studies | Engels | 5 | variabel | ||
| keuze | GEPOPDEV | Population and Development | Engels | 5 | 4 | ||
| keuze | LBA016B05 | Reading Seminar: Key Debates | Engels | 5 | variabel | ||
| keuze | LBU051B05 | Aid, Trade and Beyond | Engels | 5 | 2 | ||
| Opmerkingen | For more information about this minor you can contact the coordinator Ingrid Sennema (i.d.sennema@rug.nl). | ||||||
| 1 | Aid, Trade and Beyond | LBU051B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course introduces you to the historical and political development of the international system of development cooperation as it evolved from 1945 onwards, taking Dutch policy development and execution and Dutch perspectives as a starting point. We will discuss the “aid or trade” dilemma that was (and to a point still is) central to Dutch development policy and how this translates into international relations and policies. We will also discuss how the epistemology of the concepts of development and international development relations changed over time and what this means for our current understanding. Special attention will be given to debates on the post-colony, the continent of Africa, and the role of international organizations. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 | Climate Change,End Times,Sustainability | THMIN-CC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 3 | Environment and development | WBEE001-05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 | Ethnicity, Culture and Politics | LBA025B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course discusses political, social and cultural aspects of globalisation and of development problems, focusing especially on societies outside the North-Atlantic world. It discusses questions such as: Which processes have led to the development of the modern state, democracy and civil society? What is the historical, social and cultural basis of nationalism and ethnicity? How can identity be understood, what is identity politics and how does it operate in contemporary conflicts in developing countries as well as in our own? What approaches are available in the analysis of contemporary globalisation? Political, historical and cultural dimensions of development and globalisation are central in this course. It applies innovative anthropological, political and philosophical theories of identity, nationalism and globalisation from the last few decades and discusses several case studies from Africa. The course is part of the Minor Development Studies but can also be followed separately. It provides students with a good background to further specialise in development related aspects of their own main field of study. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 5 | Global Development Studies | EBB921B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course is about the main determinants of socio-economic development in developing countries. Students learn about the similarities and differences in the socio-economic development of various regions in the world such as China, India, South-East Asia, Latin-America, Eastern Europe and Africa. In the course, the role of trade, technology, health, education, structural change, and foreign aid on socio-economic development is explained. The usefulness of various empirical methods to measure socio-economic development and its determinant is discussed, and theories of socio-economic development are evaluated. Throughout the course, national and international policies to generate socio-economic development are discussed and evaluated. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 | Migration and Development | GEMIGRDEV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Migration is a powerful mechanism in the social and economic dynamics both of migrants themselves and of the places that are involved in migration. At the regional level, for example, we observe that human capital is an increasingly important determinant of economic development. Migration of skilled employees therefore importantly shapes regional differences in economic growth. At the other end, we see places that lose people as a result of migration and suffer the social and economic consequences. At the individual level, migration may be a means to improve your socio-economic position, for example when searching for a new job, or perhaps when running from harsh political circumstances. Migration thus plays a key-role in the lives of people as well as for the regions people live and work. Understanding process of migration is therefore key in understanding the socio-economic development of people and places. This course is dedicated to the mutual relationship between migration and the economic and social development of people and places. It offers theories to understand why people migrate and the outcomes of migration. At the same time, theories that highlight the role of human capital and migration in regional development are explored. In addition, the course aims at providing the latest research and trends about migration flows within and between countries as well as the changing economic and social framework in which migration takes place. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 7 | Population and Development | GEPOPDEV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| While countries in Western-Europe are dealing with the implications of population ageing and decline for the wellbeing of its population, projections show that in the eastern part of the world India will pass China in becoming the world’s biggest population. Also, most countries have seen a reduction in fertility and mortality, as explained by the demographic transition model, but countries such as Uganda do not follow this typical pattern: they continue to have high fertility, which poses great challenges to the country’s resources and the wellbeing of its citizens. Different parts of the world are challenged by different population issues, which play a role in the countries’ development and their population wellbeing. In this course we will explore and discuss how population and development are interlinked and its implications for wellbeing. To do so, we will focus on three global contemporary population issues: sexual and reproductive health, migration and development, and human resource development. We will discuss how international and national policies are at the core of such developments, and we will pay special attention to vulnerable and marginalised groups in societies as we apply a human rights and capability perspective. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 | Reading Seminar: Key Debates | LBA016B05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The course is entirely based on discussion seminars (seminar groups of 20 students led by the lecturer) around three to five scholarly readings per week, thus providing the students with a lively and interactive context to sharpen their views on development issues. Following previous courses of the minor, where students are given an overview of Development Studies from the perspective of a specific academic discipline, the second half of the semester will privilege courses that deepen their understanding and require students to actively use and reflect on the knowledge they have acquired in the first half. This course complements the Topical Theme in Development course, which is an exploration of one specific topic through bibliographic research and paper-writing. The themes of the seminar are: 1) Questioning and contextualizing development; 2) Contrasting key development theories; 3) Development through the lens of economic modernization; 4) The role of geopolitics, civil society and social movements; 5) Social and cultural dimensions of development; 6) Environment, development and sustainability; 7) Contemporary approaches to development policies and practices. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 | Social and institutional change | SOBA904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course focuses on the emergence and development of formal and informal institutions and their effects on behavior as well as on individual integration processes into society. We will explore how various forms of institutions influence each other and the extent to which institutions have desired or undesired effects. Moreover, we will focus on the conditions under which institutions lead to coordination and cooperation. Several examples will be given from the field of migration and integration. Special attention will also be paid to the role of the state in a market economy, and the effect of cultural norms on economic development. To this end, we will discuss classical theories (Weber, Durkheim, Smith) that have been used to explain social institutions. Examples will be based on current empirical research studying inequality and the interplay between migration, integration, and welfare states. We will debate among others how migration leads to institutional change and how formal and informal institutions shape integration chances of migrants. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 | Topical Themes in Development Studies | EBB922A05 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| This course aims at providing an in-depth understanding of a particular set of problems in international development by working in small, thematic groups with a mentor-lecturer. Core activities include writing a research essay, presenting research outcomes, and discussing each other’s work. This course builds upon the broad range of the content fields of the other courses in the minor and features a number of thematic groups from which the student chooses one. In the Topical Themes course, students will join a theme group of their choice and write a research essay on a specific issue for which they have developed an interest in the first part of the minor or within their main study programme. Students will develop a research question, conduct bibliographic research, combine theories from various disciplines, and write their research essay. Preliminary versions of the essay will be discussed in the theme groups, enabling students to share the different phases of the writing process with fellow students and to practice giving feedback on essay outlines and draft essays. The theme groups for 2021-2022 are the following: Group A: Education and Development (Dr Josje van der Linden) Group B: Local Sustainable Development (Dr Bartjan Pennink) Group C: Gender, Masculinity and Development (Dr Seonok Lee) Group D: Security, State and Development (Katya Byelova, MA/MSc) Group E: Sustainable Health (Dr Tim van Zutphen) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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