Course Lecturer: Swrk 626 - Québec, Canada - McGill University

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School of Social Work

Course/Term:
SWRK 62- International & Community Development, Section 001, Fall 2023

Location/Time:
Thursdays, 08:35 am-11:25 am, FERRIER 476

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MSW degree or equivalent.
At least 5 years of demonstrated social work, community development or advocacy experience with a focus on international and community development.
The role of international and community development theories, policies, actors and intervention in social work practice.
Levels of Intervention: Personal, Organisational, Local, Provincial, National, and International.
Economic theories of development: Colonialism, Modernization, Development and Underdevelopment, Neoliberal Development, "Third Way" Development.
Social location as a variable in development: Gender and development, Racism and development, and Indigenous development.
Theories of Development, including: Assetsbased development, Social capital, Community Economic Development (CED), and Empowerment.
Major Actors in International and Community Development and their respective roles, including: Governmental (International, national, provincial and local), Nonprofit (International NGOs, development NGOs, community organisations), Private (International, national and local business interests), and Informal (Individual, family, community networks).
Objects of development, including: Economy (International, national, regional and local), Government (Democratic institutions, policy, management), Infrastructure (Transportation, communication, housing, sanitation, energy, health), and Social capital (Community organizations, popular education, formal training).
Structures for community development in Quebec, including: History of the community sector (church, state, community, state, community/private); Government ministries; and Debates (Community/State partnerships, PPPs, future of the welfare state).
International Policy frameworks for development, including: UN Agencies (UNDP, UNIFEM, UNICEF, UNHabitat, etc); Financial Actors (World Bank, International Monetary Fund, private lenders); and Paragovernmental (World Health Organization, International Labour Organisation).

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