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Frameworks for Development introduces students to international development theory and practice. It lays the foundation to build a new generation of development practitioners who are trained to become agents in transforming the conditions that give rise to persistent poverty and to work toward a global society free of poverty, preventable disease and environment degradation.
This is a new course that provides an introductory
overview of the measurement, trends, consequences and policy responses
to poverty and inequality in the context of sustainable development.
‘Poverty, Inequality and Development’ is a foundation course that
introduces students to sustainable development theory and practice.
Topics include poverty, inequality, globalization, human rights,
gender, the environment, and the role of institutions. Students
examine what is known about the drivers of development as well as the
links among global and national policies, and actions for sustainable
development. The course takes a multi-disciplinary approach with
economic, sociological, cultural, and geographic perspectives on what
development is and what these different perspectives suggest for
poverty reduction. By the end of the course students should be able
to think through and continually revise the “theory” or approach that
will guide their own development practices. We encourage each student
to come to her/his own definition of sustainable development within
the general framework that sustainable development links
environmental, economic, and social priorities; intergenerational
equity; and global justice. We will examine theories of development
against the evidence of their ability to produce development that
reduces poverty and inequality. This course makes the interconnection
among the concepts of poverty, inequality, and development explicit,
and gives students an opportunity to develop their own theory of
change from current theories and propositions. This course should
advance each student’s understanding of gender, social inclusion and
sustainability through readings, discussions, and assignments.
This course is designed to serve two purposes. First, to provide students with a solid understanding of international human rights standards and systems; and second, to explore the implications of a rights-based approach to poverty and to development. Students can expect to leave the course familiar with the central elements of human rights, including the creation of modern individual rights in the international legal system, the nature of these rights and of governments' obligations, the systems in place at the United Nations and elsewhere to protect people from human rights violations, and the practices followed by NGOs and others in pursuing human rights protection.
This course is designed to serve two purposes. First, to provide students with a solid understanding of international human rights standards and systems; and second, to explore the implications of a rights-based approach to poverty and to development. Students can expect to leave the course familiar with the central elements of human rights, including the creation of modern individual rights in the international legal system, the nature of these rights and of governments' obligations, the systems in place at the United Nations and elsewhere to protect people from human rights violations, and the practices followed by NGOs and others in pursuing human rights protection.
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