Research in Development Studies seeks to understand and explain the problems of developing countries and to find solutions to them. The problems are examined from the point of view of theory and practice, as well as history and the present. Studying the Development Studies is suitable for those who want to find backgrounds in world political and economic events and developments or who need basic knowledge of developing country societies in their work. Knowledge of developing countries and their specific characteristics is also an integral part of the ongoing globalization debate.
Development Studies is one of the disciplines of the Degree Program in Social Change.
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