865-0000-11L Fragile Contexts – From Humanitarian Aid to Development
| Semester | Autumn Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | F. Brugger, S. J. A. Mason |
| Periodicity | two-yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | Only for MAS/CAS in Development and Cooperation students, as well as specialists with at least 24 months of practical experience in international cooperation. ETH doctoral students working on topics related to poverty reduction in low- and middle income countries may also be admitted. Registration only through the NADEL administration office. |
| Abstract | The course explores characteristics of fragility and how they are measured and monitored. It further discusses cooperation between actors (peace building, security, humanitarian, development cooperation) and explores how development programming has to be adapted to these situations. |
| Learning objective | The course explores characteristics of fragility and how they are measured and monitored. It further discusses cooperation between actors (peace building, security, humanitarian, development cooperation) and explores how development programming has to be adapted to these situations. |