Universität Wien

140360 SE VM2 / VM6 - Travelling Paradigms (2015W)

Reflecting and Enacting Development in Sub-Saharan Africa (Ghana)

7.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Schwerpunktthema: KOL

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Details

max. 25 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Dienstag 13.10. 11:00 - 15:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Mittwoch 14.10. 09:00 - 11:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Donnerstag 15.10. 15:00 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Freitag 16.10. 10:00 - 14:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Montag 19.10. 10:00 - 12:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Dienstag 20.10. 11:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SG3 Gender-Studies, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Mittwoch 21.10. 11:00 - 15:00 Seminarraum SG3 Gender-Studies, Sensengasse 3, Bauteil 1
  • Donnerstag 22.10. 15:00 - 19:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
  • Freitag 23.10. 12:00 - 16:00 (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Although theoretical approaches to capture the phenomenon of economic development go back to ancient times, the discipline of development economics as such is commonly assumed to have started in the 1940’s only. Since then, different schools of thought inspired by diverse philosophical assumptions, political aims and social visions have guided strategies and policies across the Global South. Over the latter half of the 20th century, the influence of modernization resp. dependency schools of thought in sub-Saharan African countries gave way to more nuanced reflections of developmental experiences of other world regions, e.g. Eastern Asia. In this process, fundamentally different assumptions e.g. about the role of the state in economic development achieved central importance. Competing development paradigms thus travelled across the globe, having different impacts in locally specific contexts. The seminar will reflect the history, changes and consequences of the application of theorems of economic development in Ghana and Ethiopia within the intellectual history of ‘development’ on the one hand, and the appeal of deviating strategies as enacted by governments across the globe, on the other hand.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Course requirements consist of active participation in all sessions (one absence will be allowed for without further consequences, though), in giving a presentation of 10 minutes, and in an essay of not more than 3.000 words. Topics of essays will be arranged individually according to personal interests but be related to the overall content of the seminar.

The overall grading will include the presentation and the final essay independently of each other. The grading of the presentation will account for 30%, the grading of the essay for 70% of the final grade. The essay should be submitted till 29th February 2016.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Prüfungsstoff

The seminar will be structured into two parts of 15 hours each (thus, in sum: 30 hours), relating to theories of economic development and case studies, respectively. Starting with a general introduction, week 1 will take off with reviewing theorems of economic development from the 1950’s onwards, and start to relate them to their critical reflection and application in the Ghanaian context. In week 2, specific theories concerning the relevance and role of institutions, and the question of state interventions versus market led interaction will be highlighted before giving an outlook into possible future debates on economic development. In parallel to that, the Ethiopian case will be highlighted and shed light on commonalities and differences to the Ghanaian one. At the end, a common summary will review the insights gained.
Methodologically, the seminar rests on inputs from lecturers, combined with the discussion of texts provided for each session. In week 2, students’ presentations will complement the sessions. The presentations will relate to selected texts, and will not exceed 10 minutes each. Depending on the number of participants, single and/or pair wise presentations are possible. Presentations will be arranged early in week 1.
Due to the block character of the seminar, a reader with all texts will be provided latest 1st October to allow for timely, self-organized reading. The quantity of texts for each session will be adjusted to the overall time frame of the seminar.

Literatur

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

VM2, VM6

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:35