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HIGHLIGHT

2013 Report

The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World is available for free downloading

Schedule for Week 1

    Lecture
(45 min lecture -45 min disc.)
Class Applied Skills Exercise Evening
Week 1   9:00-10:30 11:00-12:30 14:00-15:00 15:00-16:00  
Mon
11
TEACHING UNIT 1 Conceptual foundations of HD The concept of HD

(the philosophical debate, the historical developments ...)

Human Development as an alternative paradigm HDR and NHDR in policy making Introduction to the MOCK-NHDR assignment
HDRO
(On six countries and six different themes, which are the core of the applied work of the course. See end note)
HDR 2000 discussion
Tue
12
  The message of the HDRs: an overview
1990-2000
Power-point Introductory and Advanced Class

specialised trainer from Oxford University
computing services.

 
Wed
13
  Measurement of HD

 

Panel on: 
Statistics for HD: national and international systems

 

Computing the indexes
  • Quantitative exercise [HDRO]
  • Measuring progress 
  • Disaggregation of the indexes
  •  
    Thu
    14
    TEACHING UNIT 2 
    Selected themes in a HD perspective
    Human Poverty

     

    Comparison of WDR 1990,2000 and HDR 1997 on poverty

     

    Analytical review of approaches to poverty in NHDRs.
    Review of 5 good NHDR examples on poverty analysis.
     
    Fri
    15
      Gender and HD- global and regional perspectives

     

    Analytical review of gender approaches in NHDRs.

    Review of 5 good NHDRs on gender.

    Internet resources on development, data CD-ROMs, CD-ROM exercise

     

     

    Schedule for Week 2

        Lecture
    (45 min lecture -45 min disc.)
    Class Class Exercise Evening
    Week 2   9:00-10:30 11:00-12:30 14:00-15:00 15:00-16:00  
    Mon
    18
    TEACHING UNIT 3 Economic growth for HD HD and economic growth
     
    Country experiences in promoting HD and growth 
    HD: a micro perspective
    Participants presentations
    Assessment of NHDRs
    ...
    Tue
    19
      Critique of the human development approach Presentations and panel discussion
    Participants presentations of their national experiences of critiques of the HD approach.  The role of the NHDR SURF and the knowledge network.  
    Wed
    20
    TEACHING UNIT 4
    Human rights and governance issues in HD
    Inclusive democracy and HR
    Human Development and horizontalinequalities
    Decentralisation and HD
    Study and preparation time Cry Freetown
    (film on Sierra Leone by Sorious Samura)
    Thu
    21
      Transparency and Participation in decision making
    Corruption and HD
    Participants presentations on human rights and human development. Study and preparation time  
    Fri
    22
      External shocks and their impact on human development – the effects and policy responses.
    Study and preparation time Study and preparation time

    Schedule for Week 3

        Lecture
    (45 min lecture -45 min disc.)
    Class Applied Class Exercise Evening
    Week 3   9:00-10:30 11:00-12:30 14:00-15:00 15:00-16:00  
    Mon
    25
    TEACHING UNIT 5 Globalisation: threat or opportunity for HD HD and global governance
     
    Financial instability and its impact on HD
     
    National assessments of countries, other than a NHDR.
     
    Study and preparation time  
    Tue
    26
      International and national inequalities – survey of recent evidence Panel discussion on globalisation from a human development perspective Study and preparation time Study and preparation time  
    Wed
    27
      Final preparations for the group assignments      
    Thu
    28
    Workshop on Advocacy and communication strategies Advocacy 
     
    Communication Strategies for HD
     
    Fictional press conference where the group assignments are presented Presentations continued. Farewell lecture by Richard Jolly
    Final dinner
    Fri
    29
    Final Workshop: A look to the future. The final day will consist of a workshop which will examine issues of relevance for the future evolution of the Global HDR and the NHDRs, in terms of process as well as substance      

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