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140305 KU Introductory Seminar: Transdisciplinary Development Research II (2009W)
Theories in Global Political Economy
Continuous assessment of course work
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TEF1 und TEF2 (PS I/nPS I) werden (wird) vorausgesetzt!Termine:
Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2009: 09:30-13:00
Mittwoch, 14. Oktober 2009: 09:30-13:00
Dienstag, 03. November 2009: 09:30-13:00
Dienstag, 15. Dezember 2009: 09:30-16:30
Dienstag, 12. Januar 2010: 09:30-13:00
Dienstag, 19. Januar 2010: 09:30-13:00Ort: Sensengasse 3, 1090 Wien, Seminaraum 1
Dienstag, 13. Oktober 2009: 09:30-13:00
Mittwoch, 14. Oktober 2009: 09:30-13:00
Dienstag, 03. November 2009: 09:30-13:00
Dienstag, 15. Dezember 2009: 09:30-16:30
Dienstag, 12. Januar 2010: 09:30-13:00
Dienstag, 19. Januar 2010: 09:30-13:00Ort: Sensengasse 3, 1090 Wien, Seminaraum 1
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Fr 25.09.2009 09:00 to Tu 06.10.2009 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.10.2009 16:00
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes
Currently no class schedule is known.
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The course introduces students on ways to analyse and intervene into local systems within the context of development aid and projects. Drawing from the interdisciplinary fields of social and political ecology it allows the students to conceptualise social and ecological systems in an integrated manner and to understand their subsystems, interrelations and dynamics. Based on these insights, we explore into some of the challenges and considerations that need to be reflected upon in order to design appropriate and effective interventions at the local level for (sustainable) development. The transdisciplinary component of the course allows for provocative discussions on questions such as legitimacy of development intervention and uses insights from anthropology and organisational theories to outline some of the opportunities and constraints in existing framework conditions when it comes to individual action in the context of development.
Assessment and permitted materials
Grades will be based on having read assigned texts, presentations on a topic as agreed during the course, group work, participation in the class, and a final written assignment to be submitted after the seminar.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
" To gain an overview of some of the approaches and concepts in inter-and-transdisciplinary research and action.
" A better understanding of the challenges and considerations of engaging scientific knowledge with development practice through examples, cases, and discussions
" Gain insights into existing opportunities and constraints in framework conditions to understand what enables or inhibits any meaningful action
" A better understanding of the challenges and considerations of engaging scientific knowledge with development practice through examples, cases, and discussions
" Gain insights into existing opportunities and constraints in framework conditions to understand what enables or inhibits any meaningful action
Examination topics
Lectures interspersed with discussions, guest inputs, working groups and presentations.
Reading list
Association in the course directory
TEF3, PS II, nPS II
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