Political and Developmental Geography

Year
0
Academic year
2023-2024
Code
01011313
Subject Area
Área Científica do Menor
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Elective
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Lessons with student participation and theoretical discussion of the themes, complemented with the analysis of practical examples and the use of texts, maps and other materials, in addition to practical issues investigated and presented by students.

Learning Outcomes

This class will discuss global development asymmetries, the main players involved, as well as the main tensions and conflicts that are directly or indirectly linked to these issues.  This class aims to help students develop skills and a capacity for critical analysis on multiple levels using  national and international examples and to compare development issues and related policies.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1 - General Notions of Political Geography and their relationship to the issues of development.

2 - Theories of development: political and ideological dimension.

3 - Global Inequalities of development: indicators and cartography.

4 - Players and intervention strategies: international organizations, States and the third sector.

5 - The multi-territoriality of players and the asymmetrical power relations: the states compared to the network of formal and informal players.

6 - Dynamics of de-reterritorialization, conflicts and vulnerable territoriality: the processes of involuntary confinement; the case of refugees.

7 - The control of the territory and territoriality as a condition for development: territorial disputes at multiple levels.

8 - Territorial disputes over natural resources - the case of water.  Brief notions of political ecology.

9 - Security as a condition of trust and development- the case of tourism.

Assessment Methods

Continuous Assessment
Research work: 50.0%
Frequency: 50.0%

Bibliography

AGNEW, J. (2003). Geopolitics. Re-visioning world politics. London: Routledge

 

AGNEW, J. (2002); Making Political Geography:London: Arnold

 

FERNANDES, J. (2011). Geografia, territorialidades difusas e insegurança. Geopolítica (pp.33-65). Aveiro: ISCIA.

 

FERNANDES, J. (2011); Teorias das Relações Internacionais; Almedina; Coimbra.

 

HAESBAERT, R. (2004). O mito da desterritorialização. Rio de Janeiro: Bertrand Brasil

 

ROBBINS, P. (2012). Political ecology. A critical introduction. London: Routledge

 

SACHS, W. (2000). Dicionário do desenvolvimento.Petrópolis: Editora Vozes.

 

SEN, A. (2003). O desenvolvimento como liberdade. Lisboa: Gradiva.

 

UNHCR (2012). The state of the world's refugees. Oxford: University Press.