140360 SE Rethinking the Relationship between Political Corruption and Development (2012S)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 14 - Orientalistik, Afrikanistik, Indologie und Tibetologie

Continuous assessment of course work

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Registration is open from Mo 20.02.2012 11:00 to Mo 05.03.2012 10:00
Registration is open from Tu 06.03.2012 09:00 to We 07.03.2012 15:00
Deregistration possible until Sa 31.03.2012 23:59

Details

max. 25 participants

Language: English

Lecturers

Markus-Michael Müller

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    
    Monday
    04.06.
    13:00 - 16:00
    (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
    
    Tuesday
    05.06.
    10:00 - 13:00
    (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
    
    Monday
    11.06.
    13:00 - 16:00
    (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
    
    Tuesday
    12.06.
    10:00 - 13:00
    (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
    
    Monday
    18.06.
    13:00 - 16:00
    (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)
    
    Tuesday
    19.06.
    10:00 - 13:00
    (ehem. Seminarraum Internationale Entwicklung Afrikawissenschaften UniCampus Hof 5 2Q-EG-05)

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The notion of corruption holds a privileged place within the analytical repertoire of contemporary academic and policy discourses on postcolonial societies and their most pressing problems. But what actually is the problem with corruption? Has corruption always a negative impact on economic and political development processes? And why does it seem to be so endemic in postcolonial settings? By addressing these questions from a historically informed global and interdisciplinary perspective, this seminar wants to critically interrogate dominant perspectives on corruption by highlighting the complex and ambivalent nature of this phenomenon.

Assessment and permitted materials

Students are expected to attend all sessions and to come prepared for discussion. Active participation is essential. Students must write one essay and are asked to turn in one lead question for discussion on the week’s readings three days before the respective session. The final grade will be based on the quality of the paper, the discussion question and the participation in the seminar.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

By participating in this seminar, students acquire broad knowledge of current research on the relationship between political corruption from a global perspective; they will improve their ability to critically evaluate and apply different discplinary, theoretical and conceptual perspectives employed for the analysis of the impact of corruption of development proceses war-state formation nexus beyond the limits of the European experience.

Examination topics

With regards to methodology, particular emphasis will be given to historical comparative analysis and discourse analysis.

Reading list

M. Nuijten and G. Anders (eds.) (2008) Corruption and the Secret of Law. A Legal Anthropological Perspective, Farnham: Ashgate; A. J. Heidenheimer and M. Johnston (eds.) (2006) Political Corruption: Concepts and Contexts. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers; Harris, Robert (2003) Political Corruption. In and Beyond the Nation State. London: Routledge.
G. Blundo and J.P. Olivier de Sardan (eds) (2006) Everyday Corruption and the State. Citizens and Public Officials in Africa. London: Zed Books; J. Scott (1972) Comparative Political Corruption. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.

Association in the course directory

T III, T II

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