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MA in Development Studies
Critical thinking
MA students are encouraged to develop a critical understanding of major debates, theories and strategic interventions and of the skills to analyze the issues, and to design and assess interventions aimed at tackling these issues. An essential part of this process is to develop skills in research methodology, which will be applied in a research paper prepared as a requirement for the Masters degree.
Majors
The MA Programme in Development Studies is organized into five Majors and an MA track in Migration and Diversity. You must select one of these when you apply to the MA programme.
- Agrarian, Food and Environmental Studies (AFES)
- Economics of Development (ECD)
- Governance and Development Policy (GDP)
- Human Rights, Gender and Conflict Studies: Social Justice Perspectives (SJP)
- Social Policy for Development (SPD)
- Migration and Diversity Track MIG
ISS
International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)
The Master of Arts in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies offers a solid academic and professionally relevant training in theory and methods for development studies. It is designed for those wishing to start or continue their professional careers in the area of development. In the MA programme you learn about the most recent theories and debates. You will also learn to apply this knowledge to practical issues of development and social change.Critical thinking
MA students are encouraged to develop a critical understanding of major debates, theories and strategic interventions and of the skills to analyze the issues, and to design and assess interventions aimed at tackling these issues. An essential part of this process is to develop skills in research methodology, which will be applied in a research paper prepared as a requirement for the Masters degree.
Majors
The MA Programme in Development Studies is organized into five Majors and an MA track in Migration and Diversity. You must select one of these when you apply to the MA programme.
- Agrarian, Food and Environmental Studies (AFES)
- Economics of Development (ECD)
- Governance and Development Policy (GDP)
- Human Rights, Gender and Conflict Studies: Social Justice Perspectives (SJP)
- Social Policy for Development (SPD)
- Migration and Diversity Track MIG
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Netherlands
ISS
Introduction to Migration Studies
This course is geared towards practitioners in the field but is also open to other types of students interested in learning more about migration studies. This course covers eight weeks. You will receive weekly assignments and online lectures. You are free to work at your own pace and within the confines of your own schedule. Over eight weeks you will cover: important terms, concepts, definitions, data and flows. Theories across disciplines will be covered including theories on:
1) Causes of migration: functionalist and structuralist perspectives,
2) Impacts of migration: migration and development,
3) The continuation of migration: networks, migration systems and cumulative causation, and
4) Migration as an intrinsic part of development and change.
The course finishes up with country case studies from both migrant sending countries and migrant receiving countries.
After completing this course, you will have the opportunity to take other online migration courses including: Course 2: Migration and Remittance Effects and Course 3: Comparative Migration Policy
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)
Take courses from the comfort of your own home or office! Perfect for those of you who want to increase your knowledge about migration, immigration and emigration without having to follow a full-time course.This course is geared towards practitioners in the field but is also open to other types of students interested in learning more about migration studies. This course covers eight weeks. You will receive weekly assignments and online lectures. You are free to work at your own pace and within the confines of your own schedule. Over eight weeks you will cover: important terms, concepts, definitions, data and flows. Theories across disciplines will be covered including theories on:
1) Causes of migration: functionalist and structuralist perspectives,
2) Impacts of migration: migration and development,
3) The continuation of migration: networks, migration systems and cumulative causation, and
4) Migration as an intrinsic part of development and change.
The course finishes up with country case studies from both migrant sending countries and migrant receiving countries.
After completing this course, you will have the opportunity to take other online migration courses including: Course 2: Migration and Remittance Effects and Course 3: Comparative Migration Policy
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands
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
Security-Development-Migration Nexus
Dieses eLearning-Angebot ist das Ergebnis eines standortübergreifenden Ringseminars der Universitäten Freiburg, Tübingen, Mainz, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Marburg und Magdeburg im Sommersemester 2018, mit dem Ziel aus der Perspektive der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Grundlagen, Akteure und Folgen diesen Nexus in neun Modulen zu erarbeiten und kritisch zu reflektieren.
Seminar für Wissenschaftliche Politik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Im Zuge transnationaler Herausforderungen wie Terrorismus, Entwicklungsdefizite oder regionale Konflikte, sind Entwicklung und Sicherheit zentrale Bestandteile einer Afrikapolitik externer Akteure. Während traditionell eine starke Verbindung zwischen diesen beiden Politikfeldern, ein Nexus, besteht, der insbesondere um die Frage kreist, wie viel oder ob Sicherheit für Entwicklung notwendig ist, wird dieser Nexus seit kurzer Zeit um das Politikfeld Migration ergänzt. Die Asylkrise in der Europäischen Union hat dazu geführt, dass Afrika verstärkt aus einer Migrationsperpsektive in den Blick gerät. In diesem Zusammenhang fokussiert deutsche Außenpolitik vermehrt auf die Sahel Zone und Transitstaaten von Afrikanischer Migration, aber auch die Außenpolitik der EU oder Frankreichs weisen einen solchen Fokus auf. Diese neue Zielrichtungen generieren einen "security-development-migration nexus", indem die verschiedenen Politikfelder miteinander verwoben werden.Dieses eLearning-Angebot ist das Ergebnis eines standortübergreifenden Ringseminars der Universitäten Freiburg, Tübingen, Mainz, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Marburg und Magdeburg im Sommersemester 2018, mit dem Ziel aus der Perspektive der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung Grundlagen, Akteure und Folgen diesen Nexus in neun Modulen zu erarbeiten und kritisch zu reflektieren.
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- German
Seminar für Wissenschaftliche Politik, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Bergen Summer Research School, 17-27.06.2019
June 17-27, 2019 at the University of Bergen
Deadline for applications: 24 February, 2019
We, as researchers, have an important role to play in the interface between science and policymaking. There is an urgent need to connect research to the 2030 Agenda. Next summer, we select 100 PhD candidates to discuss and explore science advice with some of the best international practitioners. BSRS 2019 offers a series of parallel multidisciplinary working groups with top international lecturers, and cutting-edge keynotes to help you make your research play a role for a sustainable future. The research school is tied together with common sessions on research tools, presentation skills, keynotes by high-profile researchers, plenary discussions, and an excursion into the Norwegian waterscape.
Courses:
- Agenda 2030: Poverty, Climate Change and Sustainability
- Migration Processes and Practices: Theories, methods and ethical conduct
- Cultural Policy: Arts Heritage & Sustainability
- The unfinished agenda of maternal and child health: Getting research into policy
- Water management and sustainable development
- Ocean, Climate, Society: Instabilities and mobilities on the climate change frontline
UiB Global, University of Bergen
How would you frame your research to make an impact on policies for a sustainable future?June 17-27, 2019 at the University of Bergen
Deadline for applications: 24 February, 2019
We, as researchers, have an important role to play in the interface between science and policymaking. There is an urgent need to connect research to the 2030 Agenda. Next summer, we select 100 PhD candidates to discuss and explore science advice with some of the best international practitioners. BSRS 2019 offers a series of parallel multidisciplinary working groups with top international lecturers, and cutting-edge keynotes to help you make your research play a role for a sustainable future. The research school is tied together with common sessions on research tools, presentation skills, keynotes by high-profile researchers, plenary discussions, and an excursion into the Norwegian waterscape.
Courses:
- Agenda 2030: Poverty, Climate Change and Sustainability
- Migration Processes and Practices: Theories, methods and ethical conduct
- Cultural Policy: Arts Heritage & Sustainability
- The unfinished agenda of maternal and child health: Getting research into policy
- Water management and sustainable development
- Ocean, Climate, Society: Instabilities and mobilities on the climate change frontline
DegreeLanguage
- English
UiB Global, University of Bergen, Norway
Short Courses (Master) in Public Policy and Human Development
Courses offered:
– Public Policy
– Public Economics
– Public Policy Analysis
– Introduction to Migration Studies
– Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
– The Global Social Challenge: Beyond Poverty and Inequality
– Innovation and the Global Income Distribution
– Introduction to Regions
– International Trade: Theory, Policy, Environment and Development
– Migration and Remittance Effects
– Building Resilience and Adaptive Governance
– Understanding Social Protection
– Innovation and Development Patterns around the Globe
– Comparative Regionalism
– The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization
– Data Collection and Analysis for Migration Studies
– Risk Management in Crisis Situations
– Quantitative Techniques for Social Protection Policy Design
– Innovation Systems in the Global Economy
– Regionalism and Multi-Level Governance
– International Intellectual Property Law and Policy
– Comparative Migration Policy
– Risk Communication
– Financing Social Protection
– Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
– Research Seminar: Topical Issues in Comparative Regionalism
– Development and Human Rights
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT)
The Master Programme in Public Policy and Human Development is organised in such a way that students can also enroll in the separate courses. Most courses run for 4 weeks (some longer) and are concluded with a written exam and/or assignment. Students receive a certificate and credits for every course completed successfully.Courses offered:
– Public Policy
– Public Economics
– Public Policy Analysis
– Introduction to Migration Studies
– Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
– The Global Social Challenge: Beyond Poverty and Inequality
– Innovation and the Global Income Distribution
– Introduction to Regions
– International Trade: Theory, Policy, Environment and Development
– Migration and Remittance Effects
– Building Resilience and Adaptive Governance
– Understanding Social Protection
– Innovation and Development Patterns around the Globe
– Comparative Regionalism
– The Law and Policy of the World Trade Organization
– Data Collection and Analysis for Migration Studies
– Risk Management in Crisis Situations
– Quantitative Techniques for Social Protection Policy Design
– Innovation Systems in the Global Economy
– Regionalism and Multi-Level Governance
– International Intellectual Property Law and Policy
– Comparative Migration Policy
– Risk Communication
– Financing Social Protection
– Science, Technology and Innovation Policy
– Research Seminar: Topical Issues in Comparative Regionalism
– Development and Human Rights
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands
Advanced Master Globalisation and Development
The first module (Theories of Development Research methods I and II) provides an overview of theories of development and gives students up-to-date knowledge of research methods and techniques, both general and programme-specific.
In modules II (Globalisation and Development) and III (Local Institutions and Poverty Reduction) research-driven interactive education is offered.
In module IV (Dissertation), each student conducts an individual development research project under the guidance of a supervisor. The topics covered relate to the thematic focus of modules II and III. A limited number of students receive IOB travel grants in order to conduct fieldwork or participate in an internship for their research project. The dissertation is the subject of a public presentation and defence. This Master offers only one track: Global opportunities for local development. This track focuses on the analysis of the interaction between external and local actors at the interface of global and local development processes.
The objective of the Master programme is to provide students with a solid understanding of the globalisation phenomenon in all of its dimensions (worldwide markets for goods and services, capital and labour/migration, the planetary challenge of the environment and sustainable development). It also offers insights and tools with which to analyse and affect the impact of globalisation on local development and poverty alleviation in low- and middle-income countries. As such due consideration is given to the complexity of local-global interactions in the multifaceted arenas of globalisation.
The Master’s programme comprises 12 months, starting and ending mid-September, and consists of four modules.The first module (Theories of Development Research methods I and II) provides an overview of theories of development and gives students up-to-date knowledge of research methods and techniques, both general and programme-specific.
In modules II (Globalisation and Development) and III (Local Institutions and Poverty Reduction) research-driven interactive education is offered.
In module IV (Dissertation), each student conducts an individual development research project under the guidance of a supervisor. The topics covered relate to the thematic focus of modules II and III. A limited number of students receive IOB travel grants in order to conduct fieldwork or participate in an internship for their research project. The dissertation is the subject of a public presentation and defence. This Master offers only one track: Global opportunities for local development. This track focuses on the analysis of the interaction between external and local actors at the interface of global and local development processes.
DegreeLanguage
- English
Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp (IOB), Belgium
Call: Opportunities for Refugees With Academic/Scientific Background (PDF)
DIE
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
The German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) is offering those refugees in the Bonn area with academic reference to DIE’s topics the possibility to get involved with the Institute’s activities. The Institute could integrate interested refugees with according qualifications into its activities on different levels.DegreeLanguage
- English
German Development Institute, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Germany
DIE
Short Courses in Social Protection- 5-12 September 2018, Summer School,
The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences invites you and social protection practitioners as well as young professionals from relevant fields of study or discipline to a three-week summer school, in partnership with renowned social protection experts (UNFCC, WHO, OPM, Maastricht university and more).
The courses take place two weeks online and one week on campus.
Applicants can choose a specialization among the following:
• Migration Return to Work
• Climate Change
• Vulnerability
• Health
• Old Age
• Implementation of social transfers1
ODI
International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE); Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Application Deadline: 31 May 2018.The Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences invites you and social protection practitioners as well as young professionals from relevant fields of study or discipline to a three-week summer school, in partnership with renowned social protection experts (UNFCC, WHO, OPM, Maastricht university and more).
The courses take place two weeks online and one week on campus.
Applicants can choose a specialization among the following:
• Migration Return to Work
• Climate Change
• Vulnerability
• Health
• Old Age
• Implementation of social transfers1
DegreeCourse TypeLanguage
- English
International Centre for Sustainable Development (IZNE), Germany
Overseas Development Institute (ODI), United Kingdom
ODI
Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP)
The programme includes three courses:
1. Introduction to migration trends, policies and legal frameworks
2. Migration and development
4. Migration policy design Classes within
MMDP are provided by world renowned scholars and practitioners on a range of issues relating to migration. Moreover the MMDP aims to provide a platform for networking through field trips across Europe including a tour of Dutch Ministries in The Hague, EU institutions in Brussels, the UN and other intergovernmental agencies in Geneva, and Schiphol airport.
MMDP is sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice. MMDP scholarships are only offered to government officials from low, lower-middle and upper-middle income countries working in the field of migration and/or asylum. The programme is also open to practitioners and students interested in migration issues that do not qualify for scholarships on a self-paid basis.
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT); Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, Maastricht University
The Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP) is a three-month course designed for practitioners and civil servants working in the field of migration and/or asylum run by UNU-MERIT/School of Governance. The programme aims to build capacity of those working in the field of migration but is also available to those who would like to upgrade their knowledge in the field.The programme includes three courses:
1. Introduction to migration trends, policies and legal frameworks
2. Migration and development
4. Migration policy design Classes within
MMDP are provided by world renowned scholars and practitioners on a range of issues relating to migration. Moreover the MMDP aims to provide a platform for networking through field trips across Europe including a tour of Dutch Ministries in The Hague, EU institutions in Brussels, the UN and other intergovernmental agencies in Geneva, and Schiphol airport.
MMDP is sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Security and Justice. MMDP scholarships are only offered to government officials from low, lower-middle and upper-middle income countries working in the field of migration and/or asylum. The programme is also open to practitioners and students interested in migration issues that do not qualify for scholarships on a self-paid basis.
Maastricht Graduate School of Governance, Maastricht University, Netherlands
United Nations University, Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), Netherlands
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