Development studies
Development studies is an interdisciplinary branch of social
science. Development studies is offered as a specialized master's degree in a
number of reputed universities across the world, and, less commonly, as an
undergraduate degree. It has grown in popularity as a subject of study since
the early 1990s, and has been most widely taught and researched in developing
countries and countries with a colonial history, such as the UK, where the
discipline originated.[1] Students of development studies often choose careers
in international organizations such as the United Nations, World Bank,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs), media and journalism houses, private
sector development consultancy firms, corporate social responsibility (CSR)
bodies and research centers.
Throughout the world, a number of professional bodies for
development studies have been founded:
Latin America: Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales
(CLACSO)
Asia: Asian Political and International Studies Association
(APISA)
Africa: Council for the Development of Social Science
Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and Organization for Social Science Research in
Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA)
Arabic world: Arab Institutes and Centers for Economic and
Social Development Research (AICARDES)
The common umbrella organization of these association is the
Inter-regional Coordinating Committee of Development Associations (ICCDA). In
the UK and Ireland, the Development Studies Association is a major source of
information for research on and studying in development studies. Its mission is
to connect and promote those working on development research.
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