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Archived Version 2023 - 2024
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Description Building on the concepts of sustainable development, citizenship and human rights, this course surveys humanitarian action in contexts of development from different geographical and geopolitical perspectives including human vulnerability, and risk of disaster. Humanitarian emergencies can be due to natural (e.g. earthquake, flood), human made (e.g. war, genocide, human rights abuse), and technological (e.g., nuclear and chemical accidents), or complex causes as with combinations of drought and war. The negative impact of such disasters is proportional to the level of development of the population affected. However there are major differences in the type of humanitarian assistance given to these populations often due to geopolitical factors. Ireland and the EU’s role in Humanitarian Action as well as case studies will be discussed. The course is divided into three major parts: (A) Development, Vulnerability and Risks; (B) Geopolitical Perspectives: Humanitarian Disasters and Actions; and (C) Conflict and Post-Conflict: Frameworks and Case Studies. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Analyse how relationships between physical environments and human geography intertwine creating processes at various scales - local to global – but within specific development and risk contexts, and how this is related to humanitarian action. 2. Understand, research and use sources and methodologies in the geography of development and disaster management 3. Relate holistic environmental, physical and human geographical perspectives to humanitarian crises and actions 4. Develop analyses of humanitarian aid from geopolitical perspectives and write reports 5. Assess IGOs and NGOs specializing in emergencies such as UNHCR and INEE (Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Learning Activities Key geographical concepts and theoriesRelating to environment, development, humanitarian action, geopolitics, conflict and peacebuilding from local to international actors and scalesCauses and categories of conflictDemography, famine and sustainable developmentInternational organizations: governmental and non-governmental and international humanitarian lawThe EU and Ireland’s role in humanitarian emergenciesPlanning and conducting research on report writing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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