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| Semester | fall semester 2018 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Dominik Balthasar (dominik.balthasar@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Why are some countries rich, whilst others are poor? Why have some societies been more peaceful than others? And why are some states more democratic, whilst others are more autocratic? This seminar is dedicated to exploring diverse facets of development, ranging from economic to social to political. The course aims at providing students with an understanding of key theories of development, historical dynamics of (late) development, and some of the contemporarily prevailing policy debates. In order to achieve this objective, the seminar seeks to integrate the concepts and perspectives of a range of social science disciplines to demonstrate how their combination can further our understanding of challenges of development and change. Fundamentally, the course is geared at shedding light on the question how and under what conditions social, economic, and political change is possible, and what costs and consequences they entail. The seminar critically engages with different perspectives on development, and provides insights into dominant concepts and practices in international development. |
| Learning objectives | Students reflect on major challenges of (late) development and contemporary policy debates in the field of (international) development. Course participants come to understand key concepts and theories of past and current development thinking, and are able to approach complex issues of development thinking from different analytical perspectives. |
| Bibliography | A comprehensive syllabus including relevant literature will be provided to course participants at the start of the seminar. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul: Regionaler Fokus M.A. (Master's degree subject: Political Science) Module: Changing Societies Lab (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Conflicts and Peacebuilding (Master's degree program: Changing Societies: Migration – Conflicts – Resources) Module: Projects and Processes of Urbanization (Master's degree program: Critical Urbanisms) Vertiefungsmodul Global Europe: Staatlichkeit, Entwicklung und Globalisierung (Master's Studies: European Global Studies) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Departement Gesellschaftswissenschaften |