[{"Course code":"P000059","Version":1,"English name":"Rural Development in the Global South","Higher education credits":7.5,"Syllabus":"Finalized by: Forskarskolan People, Society and Sustainability, 2023-10-23","Syllabus approved":"2023-10-23","Level within study regulation":"Third cycle","Subject":[{"Subject":"Rural Development"}],"Grading scale":"Pass \/ Failed","Language":"Swedish","Entry requirements":"Accepted as a PhD student.","Objectives":"This course gives a basic introduction to the subject rural development with a focus on the Global South. It covers the basics about the origins and evolution of development as a concept as well as its critiques, while also touching upon a variety of thematic areas central to contemporary debates in the field. The course is divided into three blocks (1) Rural development, post-colonialism, and beyond; (2) Rural transformations; (3) Politics of natural resources and the environment.\n\nTheory and discussion is oriented toward critical approaches within development studies that seek to foster debate about the idea of ‘development’ and its many manifestations, dimensions of power and politics within development processes and potential opportunities for cultivating more just, secure, and sustainable futures.\n\nUpon completion of this course, the students will be able to:\n\n- describe historical trends in theory and practice of rural development in the Global South;\n- critically engage with contemporary debates surrounding key development issues surrounding rural transformation and the politics of the environment;\n- apply theory used within contemporary discussion on rural development to analyze and investigate issues within their own area of research.","Content":"The course consists of three blocks where each takes place during one week with five activities (e.g. lectures, seminars). The first block focuses on a history of ideas in our subject while the latter two expand into two key contemporary themes developed in the field.\n\n1\\. Rural development, post-colonialism, and beyond<br>\nThe first block will provide an introduction to the evolution of thinking in rural development from more \"mainstream\" approaches to critical development studies, post-colonial critiques, and beyond.\n\n2\\. Rural transformations<br>\nThe second block will explore key thematic issues relating to rural transformations including: dynamics of agrarian change in the contemporary era; changing relationships between state, society, and the market; shifts in rural livelihoods; and social vulnerability and resilience.\n\n3\\. Politics of natural resources and the environment<br>\nThe third block will examine issues relating environmental politics, including: natural resource governance and contestation, the politics of \"participation\", and continuity and change in global environmental agendas and their implications for welfare and justice of resource dependent populations.\n\nThe course is based on the knowledge and current research that takes place at the Division of Rural Development, SLU and includes interaction with many of the lecturers and researchers who do research across Asia, Africa and Latin America.","Examination formats":"Examination is based on active participation in lectures and seminars and completion of a course essay (between 3500 – 4000 words) where course literature is discussed in relation to the PhD student’s own research project. \r\n- If a student has failed an examination, the examiner has the right to issue supplementary assignments. This applies if it is possible and there are grounds to do so.\r\n\r\n- The examiner can provide an adapted assessment to students entitled to study support for students with disabilities following a decision by the university. Examiners may also issue an adapted examination or provide an alternative way for the students to take the exam.\r\n\r\n- If this syllabus is withdrawn, SLU may introduce transitional provisions for examining students admitted based on this syllabus and who have not yet passed the course.\r\n\r\n- For the assessment of an independent project (degree project), the examiner may also allow a student to add supplemental information after the deadline for submission. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n","Organisation":[{"code":"595","Organisation":"Department of Urban and Rural Development"}],"Other information":"\r\n- The right to participate in teaching and\/or supervision only applies for the course instance the student was admitted to and registered on.\r\n\r\n- If there are special reasons, students are entitled to participate in components with compulsory attendance when the course is given again. Read more in the Education Planning and Administration Handbook.\r\n"}]