Delivered at:: Department of Demography (Vishnevsky Institute of Demography)

Course type:: Compulsory course

When:: 1 year, 1, 2 module

Instructors

Kozlov, Vladimir A.

Lanshina, Tatiana

Semenov, Sergei

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The disciplines is devoted to the basic components of development studies: - population growth and it connection with the social transformation and economic development - human development indicators - the role of international organizations in development - climatic factor. «Educational program / course / master class was prepared in the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2020-978)».

Learning Objectives

To understand the basic theories of development and logic under them
To calculate the basic indexes of development
To distinguish the responsibility of international organizations and local actors
To estimate the role of climatic factor in development

Expected Learning Outcomes

To understand the roots and the posibilities of solution for the global problems
To know the basic role of population in development, the role of international organizations and the principles of sustainable development goals
The students can measure and compare the development

Course Contents

Indicators of development
The system of development indicators. The role of Human development index, advantages and disadvantages. The problems of inequality
Introduction. Population growth and development.
Population growth and demographic transitions. Sustainable development goals (the evolution of the concept). The role of international organizations
The concept of sustainable development
Global problems and the ways of solution in historical prospective and the curret situation with these problems. The main steps of the evolution of the concept. Sustainable development goals

Assessment Elements

Hometasks
Class activities
Group project
Including peer-reviewing
Test

Interim Assessment

Interim assessment (2 module)
0.25 * Class activities + 0.3 * Group project + 0.25 * Hometasks + 0.2 * Test

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Advancing human development : theory and practice, Stewart, F., 2018
Baker, B. (2011). World Development : An Essential Text. Oxford: New Internationalist. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=420203
Essentials of human development : a life-span view, Kail, R. V., 2014
Explaining long-term trends in health and longevity, Fogel, R. W., 2012
Global problems, smart solutions : costs and benefits, , 2013
Handbook of theory and practice of sustainable development in higher education, , 2017
How much have global problems cost the world? : a scorecard from 1900 to 2050, , 2013
The changing body : health, nutrition, and human development in the Western World since 1700, Floud, R., 2012
The creative wealth of nations : can the arts advance development?, Kabanda, A., 2018
The institutions curse : natural resources, politics, and development, Menaldo, V., 2016

Recommended Additional Bibliography

The future of world religions [Elektronische Ressource] : population growth projections, 2010-2050 / Pew Research Center. (2015). Washington/D.C: Pew Research Center. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.449000877
V. V. Perskaya. (2019). The World Economic Forum in Davos: Poverty and Inequality of Income Distribution as Evil Phenomena of Modern World Development. Экономика. Налоги. Право, (2), 49. https://doi.org/10.26794/1999-849X-2019-12-2-49-58

Master’s Programme 'Population and Development'

Development Studies. Introduction