Samenvatting - Introduction to Development Studies
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Introduction to Development Studies
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Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen (RU)
The “Introduction to Development Studies” document provides a broad introduction to development studies, focusing on the characteristics, goals, concepts, and strategies of development research. It highlights the multidisciplinary nature of development studies and the complexity of development,...
Introduction to Development Studies
2023/2024 | Radboud University Nijmegen
, Wed 6 Sep Introductory lecture (LvK): What is Development Studies?
Development studies
• Characteristics
o Relatively new: originated in the 1950’s
▪ It gained prominence after World War II due to growing global inequality awareness.
▪ Initially, it focused on economic growth and modernization measured by GDP per capita.
▪ Critics argued for a broader view, including education, health, and well-being.
o Multidisciplinary
o Multilevel: From locally to globally focused
o Development encompasses economic, social, and political dimensions, not just wealth.
• Research in development asks…
o What development is happening or should be happening?
o Why is this development happening or should this development be happening?
• Goals of Development studies
o How can we make development happen?
o Diagnosis> Prescription
o Idealism: A better world, promoting emancipatory and inclusive social changes
• Development is complex, not uniform, and varies among countries.
o Goldin introduces the "developmental ladder" concept, depicting stages with unique challenges.
• Development is intertwined with globalization as nations become more interconnected and interdependent.
The Sustainable development goals (United Nations)
• The United Nations created a list of 17 goals promoting and inspiring worldwide development
o Commonly known and recognized within science fields and companies
o Fostering collaborations and actions
• The goals intentionally all stand at equal priority
o This raises the question; does this make the goals seem more unrealistic?
• Critics: These goals are superficial. Solving development problems is too complicated to be solved by a list
of goals.
o Improving on one problem based on the SDG, can cause another problem in the SDG to also be
solved, but it can also worsen other problems.
o It doesn’t include the complexity of solving problems in differently functioning societies;
sometimes the goals have to be adapted to differentiating cultures.
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