Module course for DEV7024_01_S1_202627 offered at LOC: by Development Studies (ORG:DEVS)
Convenor name: Subir Sinha
Convenor email: ss61@soas.ac.uk
Module dates: Semester 1, 2026-27
Intended learning outcomes:
1. To familiarize students with the debates on civil society in social and political theory, and so to provide them with a broader understanding of it than in mainstream development discourses.
2. To provide a framework to understand the relation between civil society and contemporary social movement politics.
3. To provide a framework for understanding the relation between social movements and development agendas, an important subset of the politics and sociology of development.
Assessment 1: Name: Article Review (AS1)
Assessment 1: Weighting: 40%
Assessment 1: Due date: 13/11/2026
Assessment 1: Release date: 04/12/2026
Assessment 1: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 1: Format: Article review 1000 words
Assessment 2: Name: AS2 Essay
Assessment 2: Weighting: 60%
Assessment 2: Due date: 15/01/2027
Assessment 2: Release date: 06/02/2027
Assessment 2: Permitted AI usage: Retrieval
Assessment 2: Format: 2000 word essay
Page template: On campus 2026/27
