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Opleiding: Master of Globalisation and Development

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The Master’s in Globalisation and Development approaches the phenomenon of globalisation from an eclectic perspective, considering both the opportunities it creates and threats it poses to development and poverty alleviation in low and middle-income countries, both at the national and the local level.

The objective of the Master’s is to provide students with a solid understanding of the globalisation phenomenon in its multiple dimensions (worldwide markets for goods and services, capital and labour/migration, the planetary challenge of the environment and sustainable development). It also offers them insights and tools to analyse and affect how globalisation impacts on local development and poverty alleviation in low and middle-income countries, taking due account of the complexity of local-global interactions in the multifaceted arenas of globalisation. Successful students shall be able to recognise the opportunities presented by globalisation, and to assess and remedy the risks and threats entailed. Moreover, they shall be able to identify and evaluate policy and programme interventions to exploit opportunities for more effective local and national development in the evolving global context, as well as identify and evaluate development interventions aimed at remedying the adverse effects of globalisation on development in general and on the poorer and weaker groups in society in particular, thereby strengthening the agency of the latter.

Programma

Courses

For more details about the courses: see www.ua.ac.be/iob

Track 1: Global Opportunities for Local Development

Module I (12 weeks – 18 credits)

• Theories of Development: provides an overview of recent evolutions in the literature on the politics and economics of development, and on poverty and inequality.
• Research Methods I and II: update of contemporary quantitative and qualitative research methods, possibilities for combining these methods and applying them within ongoing development processes.

Module II: Globalisation and Development (9 weeks – 12 credits)

Different dimensions of globalisation, such as trade, finance, labour/migration and environment, are covered in a multidisciplinary fashion. Case studies are used to demonstrate how developing countries can obtain significant benefits from globalisation in general, while reducing or remedying its risks and constraints through more effective development policies and programmes. The topic is discussed at all levels of analysis, from the global to the local level and drawing on insights from, among other methods, the “global chain” approach.

Module III: Local Institutions and Poverty Reduction (9 weeks – 12 credits)

The module analyses how the interactions of actor strategies and institutional structures generate inequality and poverty as well as well-being. It applies this analysis to specific policy domains: value-chain development, microfinance, land policies, gender, public services, role of local government, management of natural resources, migration and the impact of trade (the latter topic emphasises measurement and quantitative assessment, while the others involve qualitative and quantitative apporaches).

Module IV: Dissertation (15 weeks – 18 credits)

To be developed on the basis of one of the assignments written at the end of either module II or III.

Toelatingseisen

Applicants from the South must hold a university degree (Bachelor or Master) of at least 4 years of study in social sciences (Economics, Political Science, Sociology, International Relations, or related disciplines). Applicants from the South who hold a Bachelor’s degree of only 3 years of study must demonstrate very strong and relevant professional experience and/or have successfully completed additional training. Applicants from the North must hold a Master’s degree in Social Sciences. Only applicants with excellent academic records will be accepted.

• Our ideal participant has at least 2 years of professional experience in a sector relevant to the programme. Applicants from the North should have relevant field experience in the South.
• Applicants must be proficient in English. Special language facilities are offered for students from other language backgrounds.

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Opleiding kerngegevens

Opleidingstype

Master

Opleidingsvorm

Part-time, Full-time

Opleidingsniveau

WO

Opleidingslocatie(s)

IOB - University of Antwerp

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