Tackling poverty, precariousness and vulnerability are currently core aims of both international and domestic policy. However, the question of how best to define and measure poverty remains of fundamental importance in the development of effective policies to eradicate them within Switzerland and internationally. This perspective will be illustrated through discussion of a variety of policy areas, including human rights, global development, social justice, gender and poverty across the life course.
This course seeks to provide participants with the knowledge, skills and understanding necessary to undertaking research into poverty, precariousness and vulnerability in both developed and developing countries. The focus is upon developing participants' critical awareness of the theories and methods necessary to researching poverty – and to the development of effective evidence-based policies for tackling poverty and precariousness at local, national, and international levels. The emphasis is upon understanding the relationship between empirical research and anti-poverty policy development.
- Enseignant·e: Monica Budowski
- Enseignant·e: David Gordon
- Enseignant·e: Daniel Künzler