DV545 Half Unit
Research Themes in International Development
This information is for the 2020/21 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Kathleen Meagher
Availability
This course is available on the MRes/PhD in International Development. This course is not available as an outside option.
This course is available as an option for students enrolled on the MRes/PhD in International Development only.
Course content
The objectives of the course are: a) to introduce students to specialized dimensions of development which will facilitate their career paths by enagaging with new issues not covered in standard courses; b) to facilitate student engagement with novel dimensions of the interface between policy practice and development academe.
Students enrolled on DV545 follow an independent course of study on an approved topic. They will be matched with an adviser (any member of staff in the department who is not their primary supervisor), who will support them in producing the final research paper. There are no set lectures or seminars for this course, though students will be encouraged to make good use of the weekly lectures on DV445 (Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice), which feature speakers from different development organisations and research institutes.
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce 1 piece of coursework in the LT.
A plan for the research paper (1500-2000 words) on which the student will receive feedback and topic approval
Indicative reading
Allen T (with Melissa Parker) (2012) "Will mass drug administration eliminate lymphatic filariasis? Evidence from Northern Coastal Tanzania" Journal of Biosocial Science.
Brett, Edwin (2009) Reconstructing development theory: international inequality, institutional reform and social emancipation. Palgrave Macmillan.
Corbridge, Stuart (2012) India today: economy, polity and society in an emerging power. Polity Press.
Dyson, Tim (2010) Population and development: the demographic transition. Zed Books, London, UK.
Faguet, Jean-Paul (2012) Governance from below: decentralization and popular democracy in Bolivia. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor, USA.
Keen, David (2012), Useful Enemies, Yale University Press.
Sequeira, Sandra (2013). Transport Corridors and Economic Growth in Africa: Evidence from the Maputo Corridor, World Bank, Washington DC, USA.
Shadlen, Kenneth C (with Sebastian Hauss) eds (2011). Politics of Intellectual Property: Contestation over the Ownership, Use and Control of Information Edward Elgar.
Wade, Robert Hunter (2011) "Emerging world order?: from multipolarity to multilateralism in the G20, the World Bank, and the IMF". Politics & Society, 39 (3).
Assessment
Essay (100%, 5000 words) in the ST.
Important information in response to COVID-19
Please note that during 2020/21 academic year some variation to teaching and learning activities may be required to respond to changes in public health advice and/or to account for the situation of students in attendance on campus and those studying online during the early part of the academic year. For assessment, this may involve changes to mode of delivery and/or the format or weighting of assessments. Changes will only be made if required and students will be notified about any changes to teaching or assessment plans at the earliest opportunity.
Key facts
Department: International Development
Total students 2019/20: 1
Average class size 2019/20: Unavailable
Value: Half Unit
Personal development skills
- Problem solving
- Application of information skills
- Communication
