Content:

• Property rights and land tenure in an international perspective
• Balance between public and private rights in land
• Applications of theory of property rights and institutions
• Different types of property rights arrangements: private, public, collective, mixed and other
• Continuum of land rights - formal, customary, informal, etc.
• Different land management and administration systems
• Innovative tools for land governance and secure tenure
• Land markets and land reforms
• Global issues and property rights ¿ intersection with climate change, conflict, global political economy, urbanization, natural resource management, etc.

Learning outcome:

After completing the class the students shall:

• Know basic English concepts and a theoretical foundation for studying and analyzing land tenure and property rights
• Know contemporary issues in the international debate on property rights and land reform
• Understand the multidimensional nature of property rights
• Understand basis for different land management and administration systems