Fascisms and Anti-Fascisms: Italy, Germany, Argentina (ELCS0027)

This module addresses a number of questions related to the ideological context in which moral and philosophical discourses are produced. In this respect, it considers a crucial event in twentieth-century European history, namely, totalitarianism, an issue for which Jorge Luis Borges expressed a deep concern during the 1930s and 40s in an increasingly pro-Fascist Argentina. In order to produce a critique of totalitarian ideologies, the course investigates various influential writings (both for and against fascism) as well as other important works on social and political theory written during the inter-war and post-war years, particularly in connection with Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany. A familiarity with twentieth-century political philosophy is recommended.

URBAN HEALTH PROMOTION|DISEASE PREVENTION|HEALTHY CITIES|STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT

Urban Health and Development Planning Strategies (DEVP0046 PART II)

This module aims to equip students with the knowledge, capacities and tools to critically...

Urban Health and Development Planning Strategies 2 (DEVP0046)

Urban Health and Development Planning Strategies (DEVP0046 PART II)

This module aims to equip students with the knowledge, capacities and tools to critically design and evaluate urban health interventions in different contexts. The premise is that effective interventions fundamentally depend on a robust evidence base on the links between urban living conditions and health inequities, and on the involvement of different stakeholders—especially low-income and marginalised communities—in planning and decision-making.

On completion of the module, participants will have:

• Knowledge of the demographic and health data needed to guide urban health interventions at the municipal scale (city-level) and intra-urban scale (within cities).

• Knowledge of the tools that can be used to critically plan, design and evaluate urban health interventions in partnership with communities and other stakeholders (formal and informal, public and private, and governmental and non-governmental).