Globalization and Uneven Development

About this programme

No fees are charged for EU and EEA citizens, Swedish residence permit holders and exchange students. The course aims to provide deeper knowledge and understanding of the complex relations between globalization and uneven development from a North-South perspective. The course content will approach questions such as: What is globalization and uneven development? How are these processes played out in the everyday lives of people? Can one generalize in relation to questions relating to the ‘North-South’, especially those pertaining to ‘development’? What roles do economy, democracy, rights and conflicts play in understanding these processes? The course focuses on the processes (at various scales) that contribute to globalization and uneven development; with a particular emphasis on the consequences for access to and use of resources, inequality, poverty and redistribution. This focus includes gaining deeper knowledge and understanding of social, economic and political exclusion as uneven development occurs. Throughout, the course will also focus how the above processes articulate with issues of gender. A Bachelor's degree (180 credits) from an internationally recognized university in Human Geography, Geography, Development Studies, Global Studies or equivalent, including a thesis of minimum 10 credits. Applicants must prove their knowledge of English: English 6/English B from Swedish Upper Secondary School or the equivalent level of an internationally recognized test, for example TOEFL, IELTS.