
Convenor name: Touseef Mir
Convenor email: tm79@soas.ac.uk
Office room: C415
Office hours: Thursdays 4-6pm
Appointment booking link: https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/dfa6c2d47fbd47f0a8a14ac5fab3be5c%40soas.ac.uk?anonymous&ismsaljsauthenabled=true
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 actorsÂ
- Apply from above and from below thinking about what development is to specific empirical examplesÂ
- 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