Indigenous Peoples, Development (025IRAID)
Indigenous Peoples, Development and the International
Module 025IRAID
Module details for 2023/24.
30 credits
FHEQ Level 6
Module Outline
This module will explore the way in which Indigenous peoples and communities are embedded within
International Relations. It also examines the way in which Indigenous subjectivities seek to contest
dominant assumptions and practices within international development. The module begins by exploring
the role of European colonialism and manner in which modern nation-state formation was based upon
Indigenous territorial dispossession. However, the module also emphasises the active role of
Indigenous agency and contestation. It will also cover a range of issues from neoliberal
multiculturalism, neo-extractive development, debates around plurinationalism, the politics of autonomy
and contemporary scholarship on decolonisation.
Full Module Description
This module will explore the way in which Indigenous peoples and communities are embedded within
International Relations. It also examines the way in which Indigenous subjectivities seek to contest
dominant assumptions and practices within international development. The module begins by exploring
the role of European colonialism and manner in which modern nation-state formation was based upon
Indigenous territorial dispossession. However, the module also emphasises the active role of
Indigenous agency and contestation. It will also cover a range of issues from neoliberal
multiculturalism, neo-extractive development, debates around plurinationalism, the politics of autonomy
and contemporary scholarship on decolonisation.
Module learning outcomes
Share a systematic understanding of key aspects of Indigenous peoples,
development and international relations
Demonstrate an ability to deploy accurately established techniques of analysis
and enquiry within this area of study
Demonstrate the ability to manage their own learning, and to make use of
scholarly literature and key sources on the topic of Indigenous peoples,
development and the international.
Critically evaluate arguments, assumptions, abstract concepts and data as it
pertains to Indigenous peoples, development and the international
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