Exclusion and Inequality (fusion on-site)

The course examines several fields that manifest profound inequalities (such as between the global north and global south; within labour markets; and within public institutions) and two interdisciplinary tracks for examining A) relational/experiential and B) historical/structural dynamics. Examining each field will uncover the intersecting issues of class, race, gender, age, ability, citizenship, and more. Students will form groups by field, and each group will have students assigned to each interdisciplinary perspective. For instance, students examining the field of global inequalities in Track A will look at poverty from the daily experiences of marginalised people as they navigate oppressive power relations, while students in the same group in Track B will analyse contemporary public policies that address or exacerbate poverty and colonial relations of wealth extraction.

This course is run by the Edinburgh Futures Institute.

SCQF Credits:  10

Credit Level: 11

Year Taken: Postgraduate

Not running in 2025/26