WISO002089 Gender and governance of natural resources in refugee-host settings (Summer School Uganda)

Type
Project course
Semester hours
4
Lecturer (assistant)
Klimek, Milena , Probst, Lorenz , Lemke, Stefanie
Organisation
Development Research
Offered in
Sommersemester 2026
Languages of instruction
Englisch
Content

This course is implemented as a summer school in refugee-host communities in Northern Uganda together with students of MUNI University, Arua.
It combines all fields of learning at BOKU-IDR:
concepts of gender and governance in research and practice;
applied research using participatory methods;
transdisciplinary collaboration;
intensive experiential learning.

What you will do:
#prepare in 4 seminars at BOKU for the stay in Northern Uganda
#spend 2 weeks in Uganda (July 5th-15th, 2026 +travel time) to investigate realities of gender and natural resource governance
Previous knowledge expected

Not obligatory, but recommended: all courses of the IDR, and in particular
934300 Gender, food systems and natural resources;
934301 Gender, nutrition and right to food;
934317 Participatory methods in development research and practice.
Objective (expected results of study and acquired competences)

- Understanding of gender, intersectionality and governance of natural resources.
- Basic understanding of and experience with participatory, qualitative date collection methods
- Introduction to and use of action research and participatory methods in gender, intersectionality and governance of natural resources practice
- contributions to scientific research (ongoing PhD research)
- applying a transdisciplinary and actor-oriented approach in a field setting
You can find more details like the schedule or information about exams on the course-page in BOKUonline.