Globalization and Inequality

Academic year 2011-12

Date last modified

23-4-2012 1:29

Period

Period 1

Startdate:

05-Sep-11

Enddate:

28-Oct-11

Code

SSC2046

ECTS credits

5.0

Organisational unit

University College Maastricht

Coordinator

C.G.T.M. Leonards

Description

This course critically reviews structural issues of development on a global scale. Globalization refers to the increasing interdependence of markets, states and civil societies at a global level and the resulting effects on people and their environment. By also focusing on inequality, the structural differentiation among actors in terms of access to means, opportunities and resources, issues of (re-)distribution are taken into account as well. The course investigates inequalities and interdependencies on a global, international, national and local level, while considering the role of public, private and civil society actors. Thus, it aims to understand the underlying development processes and unlock the ongoing debates. The course focuses on the following themes: colonial history; actors of development; democratisation and human rights; women and health; migration and remittances; environment and global crises.

Goals

• To reflect upon issues of globalization and inequality from several disciplinary perspectives. • To connect issues of globalization and inequality with their major field of academic study.. • To understand theories, concepts and historical roots of global social, political and economic inequality. • To gain knowledge of the main international organizations and networks in the field of development, including their aim, reach and effectiveness.

Instruction language

Prerequisites

Recommended literature

• Greig, A., Hulme, D., & Turner, M. (2007). Challenging Global Inequality; Development Theory and Practice in the 21st Century. Houndmills: Palgrave MacMillan.

Teaching methods

PBL
PRESENTATION(S)
LECTURE(S)
ASSIGNMENT(S)
PAPER(S)

Assessment methods

FINAL PAPER
ATTENDANCE
PARTICIPATION
WRITTEN EXAM
ORAL EXAM
TAKE HOME EXAM

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