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IthasgrowninpopularityasasubjectofThisarticleisconcernedwithsomeinitialreflectionsonthedistinctivefeaturesofDevelopmentStudies(DS)Inthis documentitisreferredtoas‘DS’forthesakeofconsistencyDevelopmentassociatedwithachievementofabilityofpeopletodothingstheyvaluedoingorbeing expansionofInitsbasicmeaningtheword'development'referstoaprocess,andincontemporarycontextstheprocessisamovementtowardsaconditionthat someoftheworld'snationsDevelopmentstudiesisofferedasaspecializedmaster'sdegreeinanumberofreputeduniversitiesaroundtheworldThisintroduction articleprovidesabriefhistoryofdevelopmentstudies,includingitsmainchallengesandcritiquesthroughtheyearsTheaimistotriggerfurtherdebate,ratherthan attemptFacultyofSciences,theDevelopmentNetworkofUdelaR,aquitenewBachelordegreeinDevelopment,andthecreationoftheEspacioInterdisciplinario aspartofareform(1)GeneralAssemblyresolutionA/73/L/RevadoptedonemberidedthatSãoToméandPríncipeandSolomonIslandswillgraduatesixyears afterthethereissomecommonunderstandingonDevelopmentStudiesbeingaboutdevelopmentandinter-disciplinaryaswellasnormativeinorientation,thereisa setofquitedifferentapproachesto,orcon-stellationsof,DevelopmentStudiesorwhatDevelopmentStudiesshouldbe.AndrewSumnerFacultyofArtsand HumanSciences,LondonSouthBankUniversity,BoroughRoad,London,SEAA,UKWHATISDEVELOPMENTSTUDIES?‘Development’asalong-term processofstructuralsocietaltransformationThefirstconceptualizationisthat‘development’isaprocessofstructuralsocietalchange, WhatisDevelopment Studies?Amultidisciplinarysubject,DevelopmentStudiesexaminesthepatterns,practices,policiesandtheoriesassociatedwithinequalitiesinDevelopmentas promotionofhumancapabilitiesThecontributionoftheInternationalDevelopmentStudiesaThisarticleexaminestheoriginsandevolutionofdevelopment studies,aswellasitsstatusandprospectsinthecomingadesThefirstsectiontracesthehistoryofdevelopmentstudiesovermorethantwocenturies,andidentifies threedistincttraditionsfocusedonpoorplacesabroad,progressathomeandglobalDevelopmentaspromotionofhumancapabilities.Focusonenhancing personalcapabilitiesandliftingexternalconstraintsDSisalsoknownas‘InternationalDevelopmentStudies’,‘ThirdWorldStudies’,‘InternationalDevelopment’, ‘ThirdWorldDevelopment’,‘WorldDevelopment’,‘GlobalPerspectives’,and‘InternationalStudies’andcombinationsofalloftheseThomas(,)referstothis meaningofdevelopmentas‘aprocessofhistoricalchange’AbstractandFiguresBasedonthis,weprovidesomeglobaldevelopmentDevelopmentassociated withachievementofabilityofpeopletodothingstheyvaluedoingorbeingexpansionofcapabilitiesAssociatedwithfreedomtochoosetoleadlifeintheway desired