Lehrende: M. A. Aleksei Pobedonostev
Veranstaltungsart: Seminar
Orga-Einheit: FB02 / Politikwissenschaft (Institut)
Anzeige im Stundenplan: 02-03-0162-se
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Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 35
Digitale Lehre: Why are some nations rich, while others are poor? The course ‘Political Economy of Development’ is dedicated to deal systematically with this oldest question of political economy. The course aims at introducing the academic study of development for general social scientists. The course presents major trends and changes in the development theory and their bearings on development policy and practice, critically discussing concepts of development and the emergence and evolution of paradigms in development thinking. The knowledge of economics or political science is not required to attend the course. The language of instruction is English. The course will be taught in Zoom. The link to the Zoom meeting will be sent via Moodle. Further information: cf. syllabus
Lehrinhalte: By the end of the course, students will be able to: ? Understand different basic perspectives, concepts, discussions, and theories about development. ? Be familiar with development problems such as democratization, inequality, military conflicts, capitalism, globalization, state-formation, etc. ? Discuss the implications of different theoretical perspectives for development policy in practice. ? Improve verbal communication skills through interactive class discussions.
Literatur: cf. syllabus
Online-Angebote: moodle
