Department of Social & Policy Sciences, Unit Catalogue 2010/11 |
SP20208: International politics of development |
 Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Intermediate |
| Period: | This unit is available in... |
| Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
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| Description:
| Aims: To introduce students to the international dimension of development and familiarise them with key issues in the international politics of development. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students should * have a clear understanding of how the concept of development has to be understood in the context of politics at international level * develop analyses of connections between practices of development and that of politics at international level * be familiar with the debates over First World, Third World and development * have a critical understanding of key issues such as aid, conditionalities, international organisations, human security, war, and inequality. Skills: * Critical thinking * Proactive 'reading' of the written and visual texts * Relating academic learning to everyday life * Managing time effectively to optimise knowledge and understanding of a syllabus * Writing clearly and concisely and presenting an argument logically and succinctly Content: The topics will include: conceptualising the 'international' of development; development in the context of international politics; the idea of first world, third world and Developmentalism; postcolonial states and developmentalism; aid and conditionalities; security and development; women, war and development; the role of international organisations; inequality, poverty and hunger as international development as well as international political issues. Key Texts: * Escobar, A. (1995) Encountering development. Princeton. Princeton University Press. * Hoogvelt, A. (2001). Globalization and the postcolonial world. London. Palgrave. * Duffield, M. (2002) Global Governance and the New War. London. Zed. |