Issues in Development Practice

Module code: DEV7034-B

Module Aims

This module critically analyses development practice in different locales and contexts. You will gain knowledge of different policy paradigms and an understanding of the challenges involved in delivering development effectively. You will be exposed to different conceptions of development and the range of policy responses pursued by international development agencies, public and civil society institutions. The module applies a multidimensional understanding of poverty to the design and management of development interventions and critically analyses current practices, including the use of conflict sensitivity methods and principles

Outline Syllabus

International Development Policy Debates - Understanding poverty and inequality - Social Protection,  Multilateral and Bilateral Aid and Development Policy - Rural and Urban Livelihoods - Agrarian Change and Development Policy - Participation and Empowerment - From Millennium Development Goals (2000 - 2015) to, Sustainable Development Goals (2015 - 2030) - NGO's and Development Policy - Impact Assessment -  Forced Migration - Displacement and Resettlement -  Gender and Development - Conflict Sensitivity.

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