CP1. Context
CP2. Contemporary conditions and scientific thought
CP3. General structure of a dissertation
CP4. Context of the research problem
CP5. Conceptual and theoretical context
CP6. Methodology
CP7. Results and Conclusions
CP8. Formal issues

After the dissertation´s submission, a jury is chosen to assess the work done.
The final grade in this subject will be the one decided by the jury to assess the final work.

Mandatory

Albarello, L. 1997, Práticas e Métodos de Investigação em Ciências Sociais, Gradiva, Lisboa
Flick, Uwe 2005, Métodos Qualitativos na Investigação Científica, Monitor, Lisboa
Flyvbjerg, B. 2006, Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research, Qualitative Inquiry, Vol. 12, nº 2
Hancké, B. 2009, Intelligent Research Design: A Guide for Beginning Researchers in the Social Sciences, Oxford University Press, Oxford,
Quivy, Raymond e LucVan Campenhoudt 1992, Manual de Investigação em Ciências Sociais, Gradiva, Lisboa
Santos, B.S. 1987, Um Discurso Sobre as Ciências, Afrontamento, Porto
Silva, A.S., Pinto, J. M. (org.) 1986, Metodologia das Ciências Sociais, Afrontamento, Porto

Optional

Given the specific nature of the course, the supervisor will define a work program personalized for each student. However, it is possible to say that, in general, the syllabus is organized in the following points:
1. Choice and formulation of a research subject;
2. Study of the bibliography on the subject, as well as the reality surrounding the case study;
3. Preparation of research questions and of the general problematic;
4. Formulation of the analytical model and empirical methodologies;
5. Empirical data collection;
6. Analysis (quantitative/qualitative) of the data with the goal of answering the research questions;
7. Writing the dissertation, including a summary and discussion of the results and recomendations;
8. Public presentation of the dissertation (viva).

After the dissertation´s submission, the student has to present and defend the dissertation in public. At the end of this session, the jury decides - based on the dissertation and on the performance of the student during the public presentation - the classification of the curricular unit Project.

Mandatory

-Quivy, R. e Van Campenhoudt, L. (2008, 1995), Manual de investigação em ciências sociais, 2ª edição, Lisboa, Gradiva.

-Punch, K. F. (2007), Developing effective research proposals, 2nd edition, Sage Publications.

-Gustavsson, B. (2007), The Principles of Knowledge Creation ? Research Methods in Social Sciences, Cheltenham, Edward Elgar.

-Bui, Y. N. (2009), How to write a Master's Thesis, Sage Publications.

Optional

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Module 1: Introductions: anthropology and development
Module 2: Intersections (thematic approaches to development from anthropology)
Module 3: Geographies of development (grounded perspectives)

a) 30% of the final grade - Attendance and participation in classes;
b) 70% of the final grade - Essay (maximum 5,000 words including bibliography) on a selected topic or bibliography to be indicated during the semester.
c) Optionally, or in case of insufficient assessments - final exam (100%)

Mandatory

Arce, Alberto & Norman Long (eds). 2000. Anthropology, Development and Modernities. Exploring discourses, counter-tendencies and violence. London & New York: Routledge.
Brightman, Marc & Lewis, Jerome (orgs). 2017. The Anthropology of Sustainability: Beyond Development and Progress. New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
Escobar, Arturo. 2011. Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World. Princeton NJ: Princeton University Press.
Eversole, Robyn. 2018. Anthropology for Development: From Theory to Practice. London & New York: Routledge, 2018
Ferguson, James. 1990. The Anti-Politics Machine: “Development,” Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Gardner, Katy & Lewis, David. 2015. Anthropology and Development: Challenges for the Twenty-First Century. London: Pluto Press.
Grillo, R. D., and R. L. Stirrat, eds. 2020. Discourses of Development: Anthropological Perspectives. London: Routledge.

Optional

Blaser, Mario, Harvey A. Feit, and Glenn McRae (eds). 2004. In the Way of Development: Indigenous Peoples, Life Projects, and Globalization. London: Zed Books.
Chambers, Robert. 2013. Rural Development – putting the last first. London: Routledge.
Edelman Marc & Haugerud, Angelique (orgs.) The Anthropology of Development and Globalization: From Classical Political Economy to Contemporary Neoliberalism. Malden: Blackwell, 2005.
Escobar, Arturo. 2018. Designs for the Pluriverse. Radical Interdependence, Autonomy, and the Making of Worlds. Durham and London: Duke University Press.
Grillo, Ralph & Stirrat, Roderick L. (orgs.). Discourses of Development: Anthropological Perspectives. London: Berg, 1997.
Keeley, Brian. (2012). De l’aide au développement – La lutte mondiale contre la pauvreté. Paris: Les éditions OCDE.
Kothari, Ashish, Ariel Salleh, Arturo Escobar, Federico Demaria, and Alberto Acosta, eds. 2019. Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary. New York: Tulika Books.
Latouche, Serge. 2009. Farewell to Growth. Oxford: Polity.
Mosse, David & Lewis, David (orgs). 2005. The Aid Effect: Giving and Governing in International Development. London: Pluto Press.
Olivier de Sardan Jean-Pierre. 2015. Anthropology and Development. Understanding Contemporary Social Change. London & New York: Zed Books.
Olivier de Sardan, Jean-Pierre. 2021. La revanche des contextes : Des mésaventures en ingénierie sociale en Afrique et au-delà. Paris : Karthala.

The syllabus is divided into three modules:
The first module focuses on the origins and evolution of global development agendas from the end of World War II to the present day, looking in particular at the twenty-first century and the transformations of the last two decades in terms of policies, practices and actors; the second module reflects on and discusses the role of the European Union (EU) as a global actor and major donor in terms of regulations, economics and security; the third module looks at global development cooperation from the perspective of those who are seen as ""beneficiaries"" as in the case of sub-Saharan Africa.

The assessment will take place throughout the semester and these are the requirements:
a) 35% - Group Work - Modules 1 and 2; b) 35% - Group Work - Module 3; 3) 30% - Final Test

Instead of assessment throughout the semester, the student can opt for a final exam (100%).

Mandatory

China in Africa. London, Zed
Desenvolvimento e a Coerência das Políticas. Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, 34
Moçambique e os BRICS. Cadernos de Estudos Africanos, 36
O papel de Portugal na arquitetura global do desenvolvimento. Opções para o futuro da Cooperação Portuguesa, Instituto Camões e IMVF, Lisboa. Páginas 1-25
New Asian Approaches to Africa: Rivalries and Collaborations, Delaware, Vernon Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-62273-809-0. 296 pages
Africa in Transformation: Economic Development in the Age of Doubt. Palgrave Macmillan (tradução portuguesa 2021)

Optional

Making Development Co-operation Fit for the Future: A Survey of Partner Countries, OECD Development Co-operation Working Papers.

1. Introduction: modernity, change and development
I. Modernity in classical sociology
2. Modernity as differentiation
3. Modernity as commodification
4. Modernity as rationalization
II. Continuities and reformulations
5. Modernization and modernity
6. Dimensions of modernity
7. Multiple modernities
III. Beyond modernity?
8. The post-industrial age
9. The information age
10. The postmodern age

The essential moment of the assessment is the preparation, by each student, of an individual essay: (a) the theme of the essay is chosen by each student and approved by the teacher, with a list of suggestions being included in the curricular unit's support materials; (b) the treatment of the topic must allow the comparison between alternative conceptualizations of modernity, as well as the application of the results of this comparison to the study of development; (c) the maximum essay length is 16,000 characters, including spaces, but not cover, index and bibliographic references.
The assessment of the submitted essay may be complemented by an oral exam.
Information about student participation in classes can be used by the teacher to increase the final grade by a maximum of two values. Alternatively, or in case of failure in the essay, a two-hour final exam. Taking the exam depends on prior registration.

Mandatory

Bauman, Zygmunt (2000), Liquid Modernity, Cambridge, Polity.
Bell, Daniel (1973), The Coming of Post-Industrial Society: A Venture in Social Forecasting, New York, Basic Books.
Bock, Kenneth (1978), “Theories of progress, development, and evolution”, em Tom Bottomore e Robert Nisbet (orgs.) (1978), A History of Sociological Thought, Nova Iorque, Basic Books, pp. 39-79.
Castells, Manuel (1996), The Rise of the Network Society, vol. 1 de The Information Age: Economy, Society and Culture, Oxford, Blackwell.
Eisenstadt, Shmuel N. (2000), “Multiple modernities”, Daedalus, 129 (1), pp. 1-29.
Giddens, Anthony (1990), The Consequences of Modernity, Cambridge, Polity.
Parsons, Talcott (1971), The System of Modern Societies, Englewood Cliffs, Prentice-Hall.
Royce, Edward (2015), Classical Social Theory and Modern Society: Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Londres, Rowman & Littlefield.

Optional

1.The nature of the State
2.Developmentalism in the Post-WWII period
3.Neoliberalism
4. Developmental States
5. The return of the State(?) in a new global environment
6. Regional Development and Local Development
7. Global Governance

Assessment will consist of a group assignment and presentation (30% of the final grade) and a written exam (70% of the final grade). Final assessment will consist of an exam accounting for 100% of the grade. In repeat period, assessment will consist of a written exam (100% of the final grade).

Mandatory

Globalization, Development and the Role of the State. Zed Press
The Palgrave Handbook of Development Cooperation for Achieving the 2030 Agenda. Springer Nature.
The Process of Economic Change. 5th Edition. Routledge
Socialist planning. Cambridge University Press
Reshaping Decentralised Development Co-operation: The Key Role of Cities and Regions for the 2030 Agenda. OECD
The Oxford handbook of Industrial Policy.
Reinventing Leviathan: the politics of administrative reform in developing countries. North-South Center Press, University of Miami
UNCTAD (2021). World Investment Report: Investing in Sustainable Recovery

Optional

Bibliography specific to each topic will be provided.

1. What is "Development" ? The South in a Global World: From Colonisation to Globalisation
2. Changing from Within? Modernisation Theory and Post-WWII World Order
3. Blaming the System? Structuralism, Dependency and World-System Analysis
4. TINA - There is no Alternative? Neoliberalism and the Global Governance of Development
5. What´s wrong with Development? Post-Colonialism and Post-Development
6. Illimited Growth? Sustainable Development: History, Critique and Alternatives
7. A new South? Rebuilding a new global order
8. Final Discussion

Assessment throughout the semester:
Seminar Presentations (30%)
Workshop (30%)
Final Test (40%)

Final assessment:

Exam 1st and 2nd sittings (100%)

Mandatory

Clark, David A. (ed.) (2006). The Elgar companion to development studies. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.
Currie-Alder, B., R. Kanbur and R. Medhora (eds.) (2014). Interantional Development: Ideas, Experiences and Prospects. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Desai, V. and R. Potter (ed.) (2007). The Companion to Development Syudies, 2nd edition. London: Routledge.
Kothari, A., A. Salleh, A. Escobar, F. Demaria and A. Acosta (eds.) (2019). Pluriverse: A Post-Development Dictionary. New Delhi: Tulika Books.
Peet, R. & Hartwick, E. (2015), Theories of Development: Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives, Third Edition. New York: Guilford Press.
Rist, G. (2008). The History of Development: From Western Origins to Global Faith. London and New York: Zed Books.

Optional

Arndt, H.W. (1987) Economic Development :The History of an Idea. Chicago and London: University of Chicago Press. Babb, Sarah (2013). The Washington Consensus as transnational policy paradigm: Its origins, trajectory and likely successor. Review of International Political Economy, 20(2), pp.268-297.
Birdsall, Nancy and Francis Fukuyama (2011). The post-Washington Consensus: Development after de Crisis. Foreign Affairs. 90 (2), pp.43-53
Buch-Hansen, Hubert (2018), ?The Prerequisites for a Degrowth Paradigm Shift: Insights from Critical Political Economy?, Ecological Economics, 146: 157-163.
Chang, H. (2003), Globalisation, Economic Development and the Role of the State, London and New York: Zed Books. Cypher, J. M. (2020) The Process of Economic Development, 5h Edition. Routledge: London And New York.
Escobar, Arturo (2015), ?Degrowth, postdevelopment, and transitions: a preliminary conversation?, Sustainability Science, 10 (3): 451-462.
Estêvão, J. (2004). Desenvolvimento económico e mudança institucional: o papel de Estado. WP 08/2004. Dep- Economia, ISEG-UTL, Lisboa.
Evans, P. (1995), Embedded Autonomy: States and Industrial Transformation, Princeton: Princeton University Press. Friedmann, J. (1996) Empowerment, Uma Política de Desenvolvimento Alternativo, Oeiras: Celta Editora
Fukuda-Parr, S. (2003). The Human Development Paradigm: Operationalizing Sen´s Ideas on Capabilities. Feminist Economics, 9(2), pp.111-144.
Fukuda-Parr, S. (2015). From the Millenium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals: shifts in purpose, concept and politics of global goal setting for development. Gender and Development, 24(1), pp.43-52. Gudynas, Eduardo (2016), ?Beyond varieties of development: disputes and alternatives?, Third World Quarterly, 37 (4): 721-732. Jerónimo,
M.B. e J.P. Monteiro (2020). História(s) do Presente: Os Mundos que o passado nos deixou. Lisboa: Tinta-da-China. Krueger, Anne O. (1990). Government Failures in Development. Journal of Economic Perspectives, 4(3), 9-23.
Mamede, R. P. (2009), "Os desafios do desenvolvimento e o papel das políticas públicas", In Renato Miguel Carmo e João Rodrigues (coord.), Onde pára o Estado? Políticas Públicas em tempos de crise, Lisboa: Nelson de Mattos. Moreira, S. e N. Crespo (2012). Economia do Desenvolvimento: das abordagens tradicionais aos novos conceitos de desenvolvimento. Revista de Economia, 38(2), pp.25-50.
Meadows, D.H. et al. (Orgs.) (1972) The Limits to Growth. New York: Universe Books.
Payne, A. and N. Phillips (2010). Development. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Reinert, E., J. Ghosh and R. Kattel (ed.) (2015). Handbook o Alternative Theories of Economic Development. Cheltenham.
Ribeiro, Fernando Bessa (2017). Uma Sociologia do Desenvolvimento. V.N.Famalicão: Humus.
Sen, A. (1989). Development as Capability Expansion. Journal of Development Planning, 19, pp.41-58
Sen, A. (1999). Development as Freedom. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Simon, David (ed.),. Fifty Key Thinkers on Development. London: Routledge.
So, A. Y. (1990), Social Change and Development: Modernization, Dependency and World-Systems Theory, London: Sage.
Stiglitz, J. (1998). More instruments and Broader Goals: Moving Towards the Post-Washington Consensus. WIDER Annual Lecture 2, WIDER-UNU, Helsínquia.
Wade, Robert (1990). Governing the Market: Economic Theory and the Role of Government in East Asian Industrialization. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Willis, K. (2011). Theories and Practices of Development, Second edition. London and New York: Routledge.

1. Topic and problem of the internship
2. Internship plan
3. Theoretical and methodological framework
4. Evaluation
5. Report

The final assessment is the responsibility of the internal internship supervisor, taking into account the external supervisor's assessment, the report and its presentation/discussion.
The internship report, which the student must submit directly to the internal supervisor, has a maximum of 15 pages (5000 words) in A4 format (excluding annexes and references).
The report must include the following aspects:
a) Introduction;
b) Internship objectives
c) The trainee's work plan and how they fit into the organisation
d) Results of the internship (activities carried out, work products, degree of fulfilment of the work plan)
e) Reflection on the learning achieved with relevance to the master's programme, making a critical and theoretically grounded assessment of the internship
f) Lessons learnt (success factors, obstacles encountered)
g) Conclusions and recommendations
h) References

The final report must be submitted to the internal supervisor within the assessment timetable defined each year.
The report is presented/discussed in front of the internal supervisor and the coordinator of the 2nd Cycle Internship (Political Economy).
In this curricular unit there is no possibility of taking a final exam and no possibility of improving your grade.

Mandatory

Cameron, C., Freudenberg, B., & Brimble, M. (2013). Making economics real—The economics internship. International Review of Economics Education, 13, 10-25.
Maertz Jr, C. P., Stoeberl, P. A., & Marks, J. (2014). Building successful internships: lessons from the research for interns, schools, and employers. Career Development International, 19(1), 123-142.
Mruk, C., & Moor, J. (2020). Succeeding at Your Internship: A Handbook Written for and with Students. Bowling Green State University.
Reeher, G. & Mariani, M. (2002), The Insider's Guide To Political Internships: What To Do Once You're In The Door, Nova Iorque: Basic Books.
Stewart, A., Owens, R., O'Higgins, N., & Hewitt, A. (Eds.). (2021). Internships, employability and the search for decent work experience. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Optional

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1) Introduction to planning, management and evaluation of development cooperation projects
2) Planning and needs assessment
3) Two approaches to project management: Logical Framework and Theory of Change (I)
4) Two approaches to project management: Logical Framework and Theory of Change (II)
5) Two approaches to project management: Logical Framework and Theory of Change (III)
6) Challenges in project implementation
7) Monitoring and Follow-up
8) Evaluation
9) Specificities of various types of intervention
10) Ethical issues in planning, managing and evaluating development cooperation projects

Assessment will consist of a group assignment, based on classroom exercises (60% of the final grade) and an individual written test (40% of the final grade). Minimum attendance criterion: 75% of classes.


For the students opting for final assessment, an individual written exam will account for 100% of the final grade. In repeat period, assessment will also consist of a written exam (100% of the final grade).

Mandatory

Theory of Change Thinking in Practice – A stepwise approach, Hivos, The Hague
Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results, UNDP: New York
Project Cycle Handbook, Terre des Hommes, Lausanne
Um resumo da teoria por trás do Método do Quadro Lógico
PM4DEV, Project Management for Development Organisations - The Logical Framework
“Monitoring, evaluation and learning – A toolkit for small NGOs”, UKAid and INTRAC
“Strategic Planning – A toolkit for small NGOs”, UKAid and INTRAC
Project Cycle Management Guidelines
Can we know better, Practical Action Publishing
Revolutions in Development Inquiry, Earthscan, London

Optional

Revier, Rebecca (ed.) (1996) Needs Assessment. A Creative and Practical Guide for Social Scientists.Taylor & Francis
Teskey, Graham and Lavinia Tyrrel (2021), ?Implementing adaptive management: A front-line effort ? Is there an emerging practice??, The Governance & Development Practice, Working Paper Series, ACT, Australia: Abt Associates

S1. Global Development challenges in the 21st century
S2. Poverty and Inequality
S3. Global health
S4. Education for all
S5. Climate Emergency
S6. Finance for Development
S7. Migrations

Periodic evaluation:
a) Participation in seminars with presentation of 3 individual reports: 60% b) Individual essay (max 10.000 characters): 40%
Exam: Students may attend the exam as an alternative to periodic evaluation: 100%

Mandatory

Introduction: gender, humanitarian action and crisis response. Gender and Development, 27(2), 187–201.
“What works to improve the quality of student learning in developing countries?”
Global development trends and challenges: horizon 2025 revisited
Gender, poverty, and inequality: a brief history of feminist contributions in the field of international development. Gender & Development, 23, 2
Global Development: the basics
Give a Man a Fish

Optional

“Intellectual Property, Access to Medicines, and Health: New Research Horizons”. Studies in Comparative International Development, 50 (2): 143-156.
The World Health Organization between North and South. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.