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This programme combines international politics, political economy and development studies in order to study the distribution of resources, both natural and human, in developing countries; the course allows students to pay particular attention to the relationships between global processes and national resource strategies and policies; students focus on the relationship between debates over resource use and political and economic change in the world economy.
Core modules: Political economy of resources and development; global inequalities and development; dissertation in global development and political economy of international resources; optional modules include: Africa in the contemporary world; conflict, complex emergencies and global governance; democracy and development; democratisation and multi-party politics in Africa; education in development; famine and food security; gender, globalisation and development; capitalism and crisis; contemporary politics of the Middle East; political transitions in south east Asia; environmental politics and policy; international political economy; development management techniques; research methodology for development.
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12 months |
Full time | No application date provided |
Leeds, LS2 9JT |
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£6000 per year |
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Taught
Development Politics, Applied Economics, Development Economics, International Studies
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