POL8043 : Development, Environment and International Politics
- Offered for Year: 2025/26
- Module Leader(s): Dr Burak Tansel
- Lecturer: Professor Anthony Zito, Dr Laura Routley
- Owning School: Geography, Politics & Sociology
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
This module aims to:
Familiarise students with;
- the theory and politics of international development,
- the theory and politics of climate change and sustainability,
- the theory and politics of international institutions and global governance,
- and the political economy of inequality.
And foster the development of skills including research techniques, case study analysis and oral presentations.
Outline Of Syllabus
Topics may include:
- Political Economy of inequality
- Political Economic Processes
- Development in historical perspective
- Critiques of Development
- Global Environmental Problems and Solutions
- International Institution and Global Governance
- Global South/non-Eurocentric approaches to development
- Environmental justice and development
- Gender and development
- The political economy of sustainability with reference to climate finance, debt and resource governance.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 11 | 2:00 | 22:00 | PiP |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 178:00 | 178:00 | N/A |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The 2-hour weekly seminar will involve a combination of a presentation by teaching staff or students. As well as student-led discussion around the core theoretical, methodological and substantive issues. The seminar-based teaching and learning methods will enable students to develop employment-related skills such as interpersonal communication, oral presentation, teamwork, planning and organising, information literacy and problem solving.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research paper | 2 | M | 100 | 4,000-word research paper |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The 4,000 word research paper will give students the opportunity to demonstrate their analytical skills in examining a contemporary problem associated with international development and poverty reduction. The word count of 4,000 will enable students to develop a sophisticated case study component in order to fully examine the problem at hand in a particular country or region.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- POL8043's Timetable