2024/2025 KAN-CCBDO1004U Governance and Development
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Governance and Development |
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Language | English |
Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Mandatory (also offered as elective) |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | One Quarter |
Start time of the course | First Quarter |
Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
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Study Board for BSc and MSc in Business, Language and Culture,
MSc
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Last updated on 24-06-2024 |
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Knowledge of the political economy of globalisation and development is an advantage, but not a pre-condition. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The aim of Governance and Development is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of societal governance and development processes in countries and regions of the Global South. This includes a theoretical focus on (1) the main characteristics and variety of meanings of the concepts of development and governance (2) the actors, structures, institutions, policies and practices that frame the governance of development (3) the interplay between powerful actors such as governments, state agencies including donors, businesses, civil society networks, movements, NGOs and international organizations.
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The course is designed to present and discuss theoretical perspectives on governance and development together with analytical and empirical methodologies for assessing and validating these understandings and explanations. The course is conducted by CBS faculty who work and publish in the field of governance and development. The teaching includes active participation of students through student presentations, group discussions and plenum debates, and methodological exercises. The syllabus will comprise theoretical and empirical material, in which the obligatory literature will amount to approx. 900-1000 pages. Student are expected to purchase or borrow from the library the books required for the course. Additional obligatory articles will be available electronically on and through Canvas and CBS Library. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The principal way for students to receive feedback on their readings and work for this course is through active participation in discussions and assigned presentations in class and in the small breakout exercises to apply the theories. Students are expected to attend all lectures in person. Students also have the possibility of receiving individual and group feedback during the regular weekly consultation hours of all teaching staff. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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