ECN450 Development and Global Change
Credits (ECTS):10
Course responsible:Stein Terje Holden
Campus / Online:Taught campus Ås
Teaching language:Engelsk
Course frequency:Annually.
Nominal workload:300 hours
Teaching and exam period:This course starts in Spring parallel. This course has teaching/evaluation in Spring parallel.
About this course
The course focuses on global challenges and threats to/opportunites for sustainable development. It includes controversies in development where there are competing views and theories. The global challenges include climate change and policy responses, population growth and employment creation, migration and youth unemployment, land degradation and land policies, local and global food security, inequality and social stability/conflicts. Contradicting perspectives include theories on rationality of agents, Malthus versus Boserup, Hardin versus Ostrom, Free Trade versus Protectionism, human rights, national sovereignty and the role of UN.
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- Students will familiarize themselves with many of the big development challenges and learn about alternative perspectives related to these.
- Each student will select two issues that s/he will dig deeper into and write two scientific style papers.
- Learn to search for the most appropriate (high scientific standard) literature for the chosen topics. Get training in synthesizing the most relevant literature in a logical way.
- Learn to write in a scientific way and respond to comments through paper revision.
- Learn how to present their papers and comment on papers of others in a conference-style situation.
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