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Global Opportunities for Local Development
The master focuses on the analysis of the
interaction between external and local
actors at the interface of global and local
development processes, in order to identify
the changing opportunities for and constraints
to beneficial institutional change for inclusive,
sustainable development and poverty reduction.
In this context, special attention is paid to the
way in which these interactions can produce
inequality and poverty, as well as how they
can promote wellbeing. Each student can focus
on one or two policy challenges at the local–
global interface and follow a tailormade study
trajectory. (e.g. inclusive value chains and/or
microfinance; the global financial architecture;
international migration; impact of trade policies;
access to land; governance of natural resources;
the climate change challenge; promotion of
gender justice; anti-slavery movement; …)

local, national to international) or between
different arenas (e.g. civil society– government,
government–international forums and
institutions, INGOs–national NGO).

The programme is intended for participants
who have work experience or an interest
in pursuing careers in local, regional and/
or national government institutions; at
research institutes or universities; in
(social or green) businesses, local NGOs,
advocacy or entrepreneurial associations;
or in international organisations (e.g. with
international NGOs, bilateral and multilateral
institutions) or multinational corporations.
Candidates are actively involved in development
or poverty-reduction initiatives, in micro-level
or meso-level projects and programmes and/or
in macro-level policy makers. Professionally, the
candidates hold middle or upper management or
policy (or policy research) positions entailing at
least some experience at the interface between
different policy levels (e.g. international to
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