Convenor name: Touseef Mir
Convenor email: tm79@soas.ac.uk
Office room: C415
Office hours: Thursdays 4-6pm
Module dates: Semester 2
Intended learning outcomes:

On successful completion of the module, you be able to:

  • Develop a detailed understanding of how development interventions differ, overlap or conflict depending upon the divergent aims of different actors 


  • Apply from above and from below thinking about what development is to specific empirical examples 


  • Analyse the implications and consequences of different actors, strategies and modalities for trying to bring about change

Assessment 1: Name: Assignment 1 (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 100%
Assessment 1: Due date: 29 April 2026
Assessment 1: Release date: in four weeks
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Autonomy
Assessment 1: Format: 1500-word Reaction Paper Portfolio
Page type: Module
Study year: 2025/26
Librarian name: Farzana Qureshi
Librarian email: fq@soas.ac.uk
Page template: 2025/26 On campus