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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

International Development

Syllabus

Updated A.Y. 2024-2025

International Cooperation and Development

Prof. Maurizio Carbone

 

Module description

This module will investigate the interaction between the (Global) North and the (Global) South in the context of the changing system of International Relations. To do so, it will explore the main strategies adopted by the international community to fight poverty and tackle global inequalities, the different means of cooperation in North-South and South-South relations, the link between foreign aid and other development-related policies (e.g. trade, migration, environment and climate change), and the impact of key international organisations, emerging economies, multinational corporations and civil society actors in North-South relations. A section of the course will be devoted to the role of the European Union in international development.

The main aims of this module are to:

  • analyse different understandings and measurements of the concepts of development and inequality;
  • discuss the main theories in the field of International Relations and International Development and their prescriptions;
  • understand how the global architecture for development has evolved over the past six decades;
  • assess why and how traditional and emerging donors give foreign aid;
  • investigate the role of key international organisations (e.g. United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and the World Trade Organization) and civil society and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the promotion of international development;
  • explore the impact of selected policies of industrialised and emerging economies (e.g. trade, migration) on the economic and social development of developing countries;
  • examine the evolution of the EU’s policies towards developing countries.

 

Teaching method

This module is highly interactive. Students must do the assigned readings before each session as they will be asked to actively participate in class discussions.

 

Assessment

For attending students:

  • Quiz 1, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the first part of the course;
  • Quiz 2, in-class (20% of the final mark), covering the second part of the course;
  • Exam (60% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.

 For non-attending students:

  • Exam (100% of the final mark), with questions covering the whole course.

 

NB: Students who did not take either Quiz 1 or Quiz 2 will take the Exam as non-attending students or will receive a 0 for the missed quiz – unless they have been authorised by the Global Governance administration.

 

Textbook and Materials

  • There is no textbook for this module. Material will be available on DIDA.

 

Schedule of Topics

  • International development and global inequality
  • Theories of development
  • International organisations and development
  • Foreign aid and ‘traditional’ bilateral donors
  • South-South cooperation
  • Multinational corporations and international development
  • Civil society actors and international development
  • Trade and development
  • Migration and development
  • Environment and development
  • Special topic: The European Union and international development