Unit name | The International Analysis of Poverty and Social Exclusion |
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Unit code | SPOLM1068 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Fahmy |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
Tackling poverty, inequality and social exclusion is currently a core aim of both international and domestic policy. This unit explores the range of issues relevant to researching in this policy field. Many of the theoretical and methodological themes are approached through discussion of illustrative international policy areas, such as health, human rights and development policy.
Upon completion of this unit the student should be able to:
Aims:
On completion of the unit, students will:
The unit will be delivered through blended learning involving a combination of lectures through narrated power point presentations, study group sessions for discussion and deeper engagement with the issues, and self directed exercises and activities.
The completion of a 4,000 word essay in which students must demonstrate an understanding of relevant concepts and theories and an ability to interpret data. They must exhibit a knowledge of the development and implementation of policy on poverty and social exclusion in an international context.
Andreß H (Ed) (1998) Empirical Poverty Research in a Comparative Perspective. Ashgate, Aldershot.
Banerjee A et al (2006) Understanding Poverty Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Gordon D, Spicker P (Eds) (1999) The International Glossary on Poverty. London, Zed Books
Gordon D, Nandy S, Pantazis C, Pemberton S, Townsend P (2003) Child Poverty in the Developing World, The Policy Press: Bristol.
Levitas R (1998) The Inclusive Society? New Labour and Social Exclusion Macmillan
Lister R (2004) Poverty. Cambridge, Polity Press.
Oyen E, Miller S, Samad S (1996) Poverty: A Global Review. Oslo, Scandinavian University Press.
Townsend P (1979), Poverty in the United Kingdom, London: Allen Lane and Penguin Books
Townsend P (1993) The International Analysis of Poverty, Hemel Hempstead: Wheatsheaf
Townsend P, Gordon D (Eds) (2002) World Poverty: New Policies to Defeat an Old Enemy. Bristol. Policy Press, pp 53-80."