Development
Development aims to create social conditions for individual and social well being. How are development issues framed and what issues are involved in bringing about social change? What are the theoretical, conceptual and practical contestations around the political project that is development? This set of courses explores the many interdisciplinary fields like the humanities, social sciences, science and technology that inform development challenges.
Courses
Understanding Development
Minor
Introduction to development through case studies set in the Indian context
State and Governance in India
Minor
Analyse the role of the state in shaping development policy
Actions for Social Change
Minor
Understand the different forms, scales, approaches and strategies for development interventions.
The Practice of Development
Minor
Learn the 'hows' and 'whats' of programme planning and designing
Field Practice in Development
Minor
Explore if your ideas of a better world are in sync with the realities of rural India
