Development and global challenges

Overview of courses

• Development and Globalization: Anthropological Perspectives

  The aim of this course is to get introduced to development sociology and more in particular to gain insight into issues of poverty, global inequality and development. Students will develop an anthropological perspective on developmental issues in the Global South.

• Environment and Development

  This course aims to help the student to examine and critically reflect on the relationships between economic and social development, and the environment.

• Nation and Migration

  This course introduces students to the study of international migration and how the phenomena, perceptions, and policies towards migration reflect and shape the governance and self-perception of nation-states. It particularly discusses migration in relation to identity concerns, development, and international political issues.

• Global Political Economy

  The aim of the course is to acquire knowledge of and insight into the contemporary global political economy, in particular how the contradictory process of globalization reshapes the relationship between states and markets. Also, students will be introduced into concepts and theories within International Political Economy and their application to issues in contemporary global political economy.

• Urban studies

  An inquiry into the way cities is developed along the twin goals of social and ecological sustainability. Students will carry out a short ethnographic research project on urban development. This course consists of two parts: (1) During period 2, this course will consist of working group meetings that are held to prepare for the second part (2) During period 3, the course will consist of a full-time research project.