Introduction to Development Studies
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Development concepts and debates; Civil Society; State and Market; Economic Development as Modern Structural Transformation; Underdevelopment; Dependence; Global inequality and cultural difference; Agricultural Transformation; Rural Society and Traditional Culture; The question of Population pressure; Poverty: Measures, Causes, Trends, and Alleviation; Rational Choice Theory; Transparency; Poverty Rights and Governance and Institutions; Women; Gender and Development; States and Politics; Critical Alternatives in development. |
Development Theories and Debates
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Development concepts and debates; Civil Society; State and Market; Economic Development as Modern Structural Transformation; Underdevelopment; Dependence; Global inequality and cultural difference; Agricultural Transformation; Rural Society and Traditional Culture; The question of Population pressure; Poverty: Measures, Causes, Trends, and Alleviation; Rational Choice Theory; Transparency; Poverty Rights and Governance and Institutions; Women; Gender and Development; States and Politics; Critical Alternatives in development. |
Research Methods in Development Studies
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Philosophy of Science and Social Sciences, Development Paradigm and Discourse Analysis; Quantitative methods (research design, descriptive measures – means, median, mode, variance variables and hypotheses, measurements and its levels; reliability and validity; index construction; scales and social indicators, random assignments, sampling, survey methods, organizing and analyzing quantitative data analysis); Qualitative method (participant-observation, observation of participation, ethnography, reflexivity, reflexive ethnography, critical ethnography, structural-functionalism, domain analysis, knowledge system, etic-emic, etc.). Development research (applied research; summative evaluation; formative evaluations; action research; farming and market research; mixed methodology techniques; participatory research; gender and feminist research; critical research; social impact assessment (SIA) and environmental impact assessment (EIA). |
Development and Economics
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Development and Social System; Technological and Institutional Innovations; Political Market and Dependency; Economic Growth and Structural Change; Investment, Saving and Prices; Human Capital, Population Growth, Natural Resources and Foods; Science-Based Agriculture, Green Revolution, Natural Resource Slack; Capital Accumulation (Adam Smith, Kuznets, Marx, Ricardo); Theory and Policies (Balanced Growth, Harrod-Domar Model, Low-equilibrium Trap, etc.); Neoclassical Production Function and Growth Accounting Test; Income Distribution and Inequality; Economic Stagnation, Environmental Problems, GDP and GNP and Poverty; Market and State (Market and Government Failure, Ricardo vs. Listian Trap, Import-substitution industrialization policy; Ideology and Populism); New paradigm (Structural Adjustment, Washington Consensus and East Asian Model); Community (Prisoner Dilemma, Social Capital, Private and Public Goods, Common Property Resources, Landlord-Tenant Relations). |
Poverty and Social Inequality
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The objective of the course is to equip the students with an analytical understanding of the different approaches to defining and assessing poverty and social inequality. It examines different theoretical approaches to the analysis of poverty and inequality. Concepts and measurement of poverty and inequality are treated in depth, focusing on the mutual relationship between poverty and social inequality. The course also looks at the impact of economic growth and social development on poverty and social inequality and vice versa. Current policy debates, including the origins and implementation of national Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs), are also looked into. |
Rural Development
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Different theories of Rural Development and its application in Bangladesh; Rural marginalization and development paradigm; agricultural restructuring; resource management; depopulation and out-migration; rural poverty; women and gender; community-based and grass-roots development strategies; development approaches (micro-credit, education, health, social mobilization, human rights, etc.); Rural-Urban Connectivity and Global labor market, Transformation of Rural Society and Market Question. re of Village |
Environment and Development
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Major global and national environmental issues; Sustainable Development and Economic Growth; Importance of People’s Participation; Conservation and Enhancement of Ecosystem; Carrying Capacity; Development and Human Health; Population pressure, Poverty and Environment; Environmental Conventions and Laws |
Gender Issues and Development
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Graduate |
This course situates the study of gender and development in the context of the social sciences, while addressing the challenges of policy-making and implementation. To do this it brings together experts from a range of academic disciplines and policy experiences. Toipcs covered include: Empowerment and Conscientization of Women; Gender and Planning process; Women and Development (WAD); Women in Development (WID); Gender, Environment and Development (GED); Gender and Development (GAD); Patriarchy and Misogyny; Feminism |
Communication for Development
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The course is designed with the purpose of guiding how practitioners work with communities, development partners and programme staff. The core principles are based on the human rights based approach to programming, particularly on the rights to information, communication and participation as enshrined, for example, in the Convention on the Rights of the Child. C4D has been accepted by the United Nations system as a systematic, planned and evidence-informed strategic process to promote positive and measurable individual behaviour and social change that is integral to all development programmes. |
Environment and Development
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Major global and national environmental issues; Sustainable Development and Economic Growth; Importance of People?s Participation; Conservation and Enhancement of Ecosystem; |
Governance and Development
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This course introduces the students to the basic concepts and issues associated with governance and how it affects and is affected by development. Major topics include the nature and role of the state; the concept of ‘governance’ and its role in development; democratization and participation; social and political movements; civil society, corruption; development advocacy; empowerment and promotion of human rights. Students are also introduced to various aspects of current thinking about governance reform |
Globalization and Development
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This course seeks to understand the ongoing process of globalization in terms of its nature and possible consequences. It looks into issues like market economy, free trade and the World Trade Organization; movement of labour and capital across borders; multinational and transnational corporations and organizations; the dwindling role of the nation-state and state boundaries and identities; the “new global ruling class�, social inequalities and the redundancy of the poor; McDonaldization of the world; global-local differences and resistance to globalization. |
NGOs and Development
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NGOs and different theories; NGO and Donors; NGO and Government; NGO and Business; NGO and Civil Society; NGO, State and Donor Partnership; Partnership and Interface Management; Development agencies (New Roles and Relevance); NGO and Village Community; Organization Development and Group Formation; Organization and Management of Microcredit and Finance; Organization and Health Management (Family Planning and Reproductive Health) Programs; Organization and management of Education Programs; Social Mobilization and Empowerment; Grassroots Democracy, Embankments (Cross Border and Internal) and Flood Control; Ecology of Sunderban; Natural Water Master Plan of 2002. |
Specialized Courses in Poverty and Gender Development
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Specialized Courses in Rural Development and Microfinance
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Specialized Courses in Population, Migration and Urbanization
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Specialized Courses in International Relations and Development
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Specialized Courses in Population, Migration and Urbanization
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