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Doctoral Studies at the the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy
Cultural Policy; Development and International Cooperation; Gender studies; Philosophy; Political science; Social and public policy; Social work; Sociology
Research in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy is focused on the following three main research areas:
1. Traditions of Philosophical and Political Thought
2. Policies and Politics of Welfare and Care
3. Sustainable societies
University of Jyväskylä, Development and International Cooperation
The Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy offers postgraduate doctoral studies in the following disciplines:Cultural Policy; Development and International Cooperation; Gender studies; Philosophy; Political science; Social and public policy; Social work; Sociology
Research in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy is focused on the following three main research areas:
1. Traditions of Philosophical and Political Thought
2. Policies and Politics of Welfare and Care
3. Sustainable societies
DegreeLanguage
- English
University of Jyväskylä, Development and International Cooperation, Finland
Executive Master in International Strategy and Leadership - Tailor it to your needs (MAS)
- Become a visionary leader
- Embrace complexity and radically reframe the questions
- Develop an adaptive mindset to set a direction not a destination
- Master tools that call upon imagination and creativity to develop a innovative vision
- Experience a human-centered approach to leadership and test solutions – as well as yourself
- Gain a holistic understanding of world dynamics and lead change in business and society
- A tailor-made learning journey
Combination of building blocks | At your own rhythm
- A broad array of topics to choose from
Geopolitics & global governance | Environment | Sustainable finance | Global health | Conflict and fragility | Development | Gender | Policy and decision-making processes
- A portfolio of skills
Design thinking | Strategic foresight | Systems thinking | Advocacy | Multidimensional negotiation
- Diversity in approaches and perspectives
Economic | Political | Social | Legal | Cultural
- An intensive module on adaptive leadership
Inner agility | Complexity and question reframing | Vision building | Caring leadership
Who is this programme for?
Senior executives and mid-career leaders from all sectors and backgrounds who want to: Design their learning journey at their own pace as needs arise; Reinvent their professional path and become visionary leaders; Gain a holistic view of world affairs; Make a positive contribution to the world.
IHEID
Graduate Institute (IHEID)
Looking for an alternative to an MBA? This Master will bring you to a different level of leadership, one that focuses on impact and meaning.- Become a visionary leader
- Embrace complexity and radically reframe the questions
- Develop an adaptive mindset to set a direction not a destination
- Master tools that call upon imagination and creativity to develop a innovative vision
- Experience a human-centered approach to leadership and test solutions – as well as yourself
- Gain a holistic understanding of world dynamics and lead change in business and society
- A tailor-made learning journey
Combination of building blocks | At your own rhythm
- A broad array of topics to choose from
Geopolitics & global governance | Environment | Sustainable finance | Global health | Conflict and fragility | Development | Gender | Policy and decision-making processes
- A portfolio of skills
Design thinking | Strategic foresight | Systems thinking | Advocacy | Multidimensional negotiation
- Diversity in approaches and perspectives
Economic | Political | Social | Legal | Cultural
- An intensive module on adaptive leadership
Inner agility | Complexity and question reframing | Vision building | Caring leadership
Who is this programme for?
Senior executives and mid-career leaders from all sectors and backgrounds who want to: Design their learning journey at their own pace as needs arise; Reinvent their professional path and become visionary leaders; Gain a holistic view of world affairs; Make a positive contribution to the world.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
Graduate Institute (IHEID), Switzerland
IHEID
PhD Program in Development Studies (PDED)
What kind of themes can I study in the Program?
Research themes for the doctoral thesis and course units are grounded in a broad range of issues related to the development of contemporary societies and its methodological variables and analytical tools. The emphasis is on agriculture and contemporary agrarian transformation; poverty, inequality and equity issues; development economics and aid finance; development cooperation, policy and political issues; geography and urbanization; migration and gender; security- development nexus; sustainable consumption, food production and ecosystem services; and modernity theoretical challenges to development.
These themes are explored in our PhD programme through course units related to the development of contemporary societies, including: theories of development and modernity, the policy and politics of development, sustainability transitions and a focus on urban development. As a Development Studies programme, interdisciplinary links are established between economics, sociology, geography, social and economic history,
Centro de Estudos sobre Africa e do Desenvolvimento (CeSA)
The PhD in Development Studies is a 3rd cycle program of studies that aims to provide high quality training and produce original research in the area of Development Studies, a field of interdisciplinary research of the process of economic, social and political changes in modern societies. This PhD program was created in 2009 and accredited by the national agency A3ES in 2015. After 2017/18 this program became a joint PhD of ISEG (School of Economics and Management), ICS (Institute of Social Sciences), IGOT (Institute of Geographic and Spatial Planning) and ISA (School of Agriculture) of Universidade de Lisboa, with some changes in its content, recently approved by the national agency A3ES. This programme is lectured in English, but it will offer tutorials both in English and in Portuguese. The PhD thesis may be written in Portuguese or in English.What kind of themes can I study in the Program?
Research themes for the doctoral thesis and course units are grounded in a broad range of issues related to the development of contemporary societies and its methodological variables and analytical tools. The emphasis is on agriculture and contemporary agrarian transformation; poverty, inequality and equity issues; development economics and aid finance; development cooperation, policy and political issues; geography and urbanization; migration and gender; security- development nexus; sustainable consumption, food production and ecosystem services; and modernity theoretical challenges to development.
These themes are explored in our PhD programme through course units related to the development of contemporary societies, including: theories of development and modernity, the policy and politics of development, sustainability transitions and a focus on urban development. As a Development Studies programme, interdisciplinary links are established between economics, sociology, geography, social and economic history,
DegreeLanguage
- English
Centro de Estudos sobre Africa e do Desenvolvimento (CeSA), Portugal
MA Gender Analysis in International Development
We offer a broad training integrating theory and development policy experience which is both sectoral (eg education; land and property; credit and finance; rural livelihoods; sustainable development, environment and conservation; HIV/AIDS) and cross-cutting (eg migration, and male gender identities and masculinities in development).
Our graduates are employed in the World Bank, the UK DFID, and other bilateral aid agencies, and in large international NGOs like Oxfam as well as in developing country government departments and as academics.
The MA Gender Analysis of International Development degree is offered over one year full-time, or two years part-time.
School of International Development, University of East Anglia (DEV)
This degree incorporates a number of topics including concepts used in gender analysis of development, social justice, gender and power, poverty and inequality, and gendered approaches to social and human development such as capabilities, social exclusion and human rights, and violence, religion and identities.We offer a broad training integrating theory and development policy experience which is both sectoral (eg education; land and property; credit and finance; rural livelihoods; sustainable development, environment and conservation; HIV/AIDS) and cross-cutting (eg migration, and male gender identities and masculinities in development).
Our graduates are employed in the World Bank, the UK DFID, and other bilateral aid agencies, and in large international NGOs like Oxfam as well as in developing country government departments and as academics.
The MA Gender Analysis of International Development degree is offered over one year full-time, or two years part-time.
School of International Development, University of East Anglia (DEV), United Kingdom