International Development Studies

International Development Studies at Trent is an interdisciplinary program that studies human inequality in global perspective. Taking a comparative approach, it examines the sources and consequences of such inequality, looking at economic, cultural, political, historical, gender, environmental and social dimensions. We pay particular attention to the worldпПХs poorest and most vulnerable populations, especially those of Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and Latin America, regions increasingly known as the пПФGlobal SouthпПХ, and their complex relations with the most powerful regions, groups and international organizations. As CanadaпПХs first IDS program, it remains in the forefront with its coherent curriculum and dedicated faculty.

Field of study: Development Economics and International Development