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65378-01 - Seminar: African Politics Within and Beyond the State (3 CP)
| Semester | spring semester 2022 |
| Course frequency | Once only |
| Lecturers | Tobias Hagmann Leupin (tobias.hagmann@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | This interactive seminar introduces participants to the study of African states and politics, taking its point of departure in key debates and concepts that have emerged in the post-colonial period. Drawing on the comparative politics and Africanist political science literature, we explore key political processes on the African continent ranging from elections, political regimes, service delivery to state-society relations. Students engage with important theoretical debates, country case studies and reflect on the challenges of understanding both state and non-state politics in Africa beyond Eurocentric cliches. |
| Learning objectives | Student are familiar with main debates and concepts pertaining to the analysis of contemporary African politics, they familiarize themselves with different empirical contexts and sharpen their comparative analytical skills. |
| Bibliography | Chabal, P. and J.-P. Daloz (2006). Culture Troubles: Politics and the Interpretation of Meaning. Chicago, Chicago University Press. Hyden, G. (2012). African Politics in Comparative Perspective. 2nd edition. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. Mamdani, M. 1996. Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the Legacy of Late Colonialism. Pinceton: Princeton University Press. |
| Comments | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants is limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Admission requirements | Attention: All Seminars will be graded in the Department of Political Science. Grading scale 6.0 to 1.0, whereupon 4.0 is a pass. The number of participants is limited. The places are assigned according to date of enrollment and subject of study. Priority will be given to students of Political Science. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Tuesday | 12.15-13.45 | Bernoullistrasse 14/16, Seminarraum 02.004 |
Dates
| Modules |
Modul: Fields: Governance and Politics (Master's degree program: African Studies) Modul: Regionaler Fokus B.A. (Bachelor's degree subject: Political Science) Modul: Sachthemen der Ethnologie (Bachelor's degree subject: Anthropology) Modul: Vertiefung Politikwissenschaft B.A. (Bachelor's degree subject: Political Science) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment details | Oral presentation and written essay (explained in first course session) |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: not required |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,5 |
| Repeated registration | no repetition |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, studadmin-philhist@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Fachbereich Politikwissenschaft |