Capital, Labour and Extraction

In this specialisation we explore the key challenges produced by contemporary capitalism: stagnant economic growth; rising debt; geographical inequalities; housing, labour, and resource scarcity; and climate crisis. We ask whether these challenges are endemic to capitalism? How do they unevenly impact different peoples and places? And how can we best tackle them and build more just economies?

In our one-year Master's program the first semester has a strong knowledge and theory gaining orientation, whereby guest lectures, in-class interaction, assignments and excursions provide an opportunity to also apply theoretical lenses to empirical cases.

The second semester is primarily devoted to your Master's thesis research. Your thesis is conducted as part of an internship experience with a relevant organisation in the field, and in most cases will call for extensive fieldwork to collect new and relevant data.

Future career opportunities

This specialisation hands you the scientific insights and practical skills for a professional career in jobs such as:

• Policy advisor in local or national government
• Position in local and international organisations tackling issues of labour rights, economic justice, local and regional development, and inequality.
• Consultant advising business on how to promote ethical, just, and sustainable practices.
• Our mission is also to nurture engaged citizens who drive social change through activism and critical thinking.

Courses include:

• Globalisation and Extractivism
• Preparing the Master's Thesis
• Geographies of Capitalism and Crisis

• Field Course

• Migration, Displacement and Justice
• Geographies of Care and (Un)livability
• Borders in a Postcolonial World