Universität Wien

140563 SE Post-development theory and practice (2008S)

Continuous assessment of course work

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 11.03. 13:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 08.04. 13:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 22.04. 13:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 06.05. 13:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 20.05. 13:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 10.06. 13:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06
  • Tuesday 24.06. 13:00 - 16:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 2 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-06

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Post-development approaches fundamentally reject ¿development' as a eurocentric construct and as the instrument of economic and cultural imperialism. The course will introduce post-development approaches as well as sharp critiques of their ideas.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Aim of the course is a well-founded evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of different post-development approaches.

Examination topics

Discussion and comparison of primary and secondary literature, presentations of case studies.
Six short essays, presentation, seminar paper.

Reading list

Sachs, Wolfgang (ed.) 1992: The development dictionary. A guide to knowledge as power. London: Zed Books.
Escobar, Arturo 1995: Encountering Development. The Making and Unmaking of the Third World. Princeton, Princeton University Press.
Rahnema, Majid (ed.) 1997: The Post-Development Reader. London, Zed Books.
Ziai, Aram (ed.) 2007: Post-Development: Theory and Practice, Problems and Perspectives.
A reader will be provided by the beginning of term.

Association in the course directory

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