This is the Dissertation module for the MA Education and International Development: Conflict, Emergencies and Peace.

The dissertation module aims to enable...

Dissertation. EID: Education, Conflict and Peace (EDPS0248)

This is the Dissertation module for the MA Education and International Development: Conflict, Emergencies and Peace.

The dissertation module aims to enable students to understand the contested nature of social/educational research (as applied to contexts of conflict and emergencies) and apply their learning by way of preparation and submission of a dissertation.

The module consists of a series of taught elements and supervision sessions to support students to conduct a small-scale study (such as that for their dissertation).

Students are expected to submit an account of their small-scale study by way of a dissertation. This is a maximum of 19,000 words and includes a write-up of the research, a research proposal and a focused summary of the study.

SOCIAL EQUALITY|SUSTAINABILITY|SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE|ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE

In the first term, you will acquire an in-depth understanding of current and historical debates on development and environmental sustainability, the notion of...

The Political Ecology of Environmental Change (DEVP0020)

In the first term, you will acquire an in-depth understanding of current and historical debates on development and environmental sustainability, the notion of alienation from nature and how to repair it, and an understanding of the meaning of crisis and how it could trigger a beneficial paradigm-shift. You will learn the tools for a critical analysis of discourses on sustainable development, exploring their environmental implications for countries of the global South and North.

The second term will further advance your understanding of the ways that sustainability concerns are both socially constructed and politically situated. You will develop the ability to evaluate, from a political ecology perspective, various approaches to governing environmental change at different scales and at different locations. You will develop conceptual tools to assess the social, environmental and political effects of different governing regimes. Term two will also facilitate your capacity to critically apply political ecology as an analytical framework to case studies of environmental change.

Issues of environmental justice, and the intrinsic link between social emancipation and ecological sustainability, will be central to the module throughout.

NOTE: This module is a mandatory component of the Environment and Sustainable Development Masters. If numbers taking this course are high, it may be necessary to close the module to students not taking the course. Any non-ESD student wishing to register for it should enquire early.

Delivery Methods: The sessions will comprise lectures, seminar presentations and group discussions.

Method of Assessment: One coursework essay (accounting for 50% of final mark) to be submitted in Term 1; One unseen written examination (accounting for 50% of final mark) to be taken in Term 2.

Module Leader: Robert Biel (Term 1) and Liza Griffin (Term 2)

Who to contact for more information: dpu@ucl.ac.uk