Introduction to Renaissance Italy (ITAL0008)

Policy frameworks|international organisations|sustainable development|collective thinking|policy

This module will provide students with an introduction to the global humanitarian policy making process. The module focus on the major global humanitarian...

Humanitarian Policy Group Project (IRDR0039)

This module will provide students with an introduction to the global humanitarian policy making process. The module focus on the major global humanitarian frameworks (e.g. Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development Goals, Paris Agreement, World Humanitarian Grand Bargain). There will be a series of guest lectures from policy experts and practitioners in the humanitarian field. Lectures from leading global organisations within the humanitarian sector will provide students with real life examples and a solid background into the humanitarian policy setting. Students will interact directly with those who are involved in global humanitarian policy development to get a ‘behind the scenes’ view of the process. Seminars and tutorials will be used for discussion groups and feedback sessions. Fieldwork will include visits to humanitarian organisations or international NGOs during which students will be able to interact directly with those working at the front of policy making to get ‘behind the scenes’. The module will have assessments designed to encourage students to think both independently and collectively about policy debates in the humanitarian field but also to understand the policy impact on the ground and their implementation. Working in groups, students will prepare a policy briefing responding to a specific humanitarian disaster / issue from the position of one of the UN major groups (e.g., UN Women, UNFCCC, UNDRR). This will require students to undertake policy analysis of global framework documents and material from the wider humanitarian sector as well as familiarising themselves with current research and ongoing humanitarian crisis contexts around specific issues. Students will practice synthesising available information and evidence around humanitarian policy and develop skills around how to create an effective policy brief with clear key messages.