Global Development (Politics, Governance and Development Policy) The University of Manchester

Overview

The Global Development (Politics, Governance and Development Policy) programme offered at The University of Manchester provides students with the tools to analyse and address the political dimensions that underpin and influence development outcomes, equipping them to engage with one of the most critical issues on the international development agenda.

The course focuses on the barriers and pathways toward achieving more legitimate, democratic, and pro-poor governance across global, national, and local levels.

It interrogates how political institutions, processes, and power dynamics influence development outcomes, as well as the evolution of governance as a central theme in international development since the 1980s, from discursive paradigms to material interventions.

Career opportunities

• Government and policy

Graduates can be found in national governments, multilateral organisations and policy influencing positions around the world, in organisations including DFID, the World Bank, African Union, United Nations and as civil servants around the world.

• Private sector

The focus on how businesses and the private sector can play a role in development enables you to gain employment in multinational organisations, private sector firms or to start your own organisations addressing some of the biggest global challenges.

• NGOs and third-sector organisations

The teaching and research aims are suited to work in non-government and civil society organisations where you take on a range of roles from policy advisors, project managers, HR and communications staff.

The alumni can be found at large international NGOs like Oxfam as well as in many smaller organisations.

Alumni find employment in research and teaching positions at universities and research institutes around the world. Top employers include:

• African Union;

• Oxfam;

• Inter-American Development Bank;

• Care;

• Mercy Corps;

• The British Council;

• the World Bank;

• the Department for International Development;

• United Nations;

• USAID.