|
 Academic Year:
| 2012/3 |
| Owning Department/School:
| Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits:
| 6 |
| Level:
| Certificate (FHEQ level 4) |
| Period: |
Semester 2 |
| Assessment:
| CW 100% |
| Supplementary Assessment: | Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations) |
| Requisites:
| This unit is only available to students on politics degree programmes and students who have previously taken SP10204. |
| Description:
| Aims: To introduce students to core concepts, ideas and theories used in the political analysis of development, and to familiarise them with relevant illustrations and case studies. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students should: * have a clear understanding of the political dimensions of development * know and understand historical frameworks elaborated to study the politics of development * be familiar with key theories and debates around the notions of the state, civil society, and state-society relations * have a critical understanding of key political concepts such as power, authority, legitimacy, democracy * be familiar with empirical illustrations and case studies. Skills: * Acquire bibliographic skills, identify and use relevant library and other bibliographic resources * Understand issues posed by political research in relation to international development * Ability to apply core political concepts and ideas to academic texts, as well as current news and affairs * Develop writing skills in a manner informed and consistent with a political analysis of international development. Content: Defining the 'political' of development; theories of the state; modernisation, dependency and globalisation; civil society; state-society relations; political legitimacy and authority; bureaucracy; political analysis and research; power. Key Texts: * Tornquist, O. (1999). Politics and Development. London: Sage Publications * Smith, B. (1996). Understanding Third World Politics. London: Macmillan * Cammack, P. Pool, D and Tordoff, W. (1993). Third World Politics: A Comparative Introduction. London: Macmillan . |
| Programme availability: |
SP10205 is Compulsory on the following programmes:Department of Economics
SP10205 is Optional on the following programmes:Department of Economics
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