UNSW Handbook Course - Developing Countries & the International System

Developing Countries & the International System - POLS5161


	Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
	School: School of Social Sciences and International Studies
	Course Outline: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/politics/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
	Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Fee Band: (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

The course examines the role of developing countries in the international system and the impact of global politics on development. It investigates the global politics of development through a focus on the agency of developing countries in world politics.
The course will examine tihe following topics:

Competing Perspectives on Development
International Relations Theory and the Developing World
What is the Developing World?
Sovereignty, Weak States and Failed States
Democratization and Governance
Human Rights and the Developing World
Security and Regionalism
Foreign Aid and Development Choices
The Global Trade Regime and Developing Countries
International Production and Development
Sustainable Development
Gender and Development

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