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SP12012: International development: political perspectives

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: Department of Social & Policy Sciences
Credits: 5 [equivalent to 10 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 100
Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWES 40%, CWPF 60%
Assessment Detail:
  • Portfolio (CWPF 60%)
  • Essay (CWES 40% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites:
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students will be able to
* Identify and evaluate the political dimensions of development;
* Elaborate upon the historical frameworks that shape the politics of development;
* identify key theories and debates around the notions of the state, civil society, and state-society relations;
* Critically evaluate key political concepts such as power, authority, legitimacy, democracy;
* assess empirical illustrations and case studies.


Synopsis: You will learn about key theories of the state and examine the multiple pressures on state capacity and prospects of building an effective state for economic and social development. Explore the concept of democracy and the intersection between processes of democratization and development as well as the concept of governance, which has become an integral part of the thinking and practice of development.

Content: This unit will examine key theories of the state and explore the multiple pressures on state capacity and prospects of building an effective state for economic and social development. It will explore the concept of democracy and the intersection between processes of democratization and development as well as the concept of governance, which has become an integral part of the thinking and practice of development.

Course availability:

SP12012 is Compulsory on the following courses:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics with professional placement (Year 1)

SP12012 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Social & Policy Sciences
  • UHSP-AFB34 : BSc(Hons) Applied Social Studies (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AFB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB32 : BSc(Hons) Social Policy with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AFB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB37 : BSc(Hons) Social Sciences with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AFB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AFB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB36 : BSc(Hons) Sociology and Social Policy with professional placement (Year 1)
  • UHSP-AKB35 : BSc(Hons) Sociology with professional placement (Year 1)

Notes:

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