| Dozent/in |
Dr. des. Mario Krauser |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Hauptseminar |
| Code |
HS201501 |
| Semester |
Herbstsemester 2020 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Politikwissenschaft |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Do, 17.09.2020, 10:15 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.B57
Do, 01.10.2020, 10:15 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.B57
Do, 15.10.2020, 10:15 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.B57
Do, 29.10.2020, 10:15 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.B57
Do, 12.11.2020, 10:15 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.B57
Do, 26.11.2020, 10:15 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.B57
Do, 10.12.2020, 10:15 - 14:00 Uhr, 3.B57 |
| Umfang |
2 Semesterwochenstunden |
| Turnus |
14-täglich; Start 17. September |
| Inhalt |
This course provides an introduction to contemporary research on the political economy of development by tackling big questions and theories in societal development. The overall approach is that of political economy: the intersection between political and economic interests and actors in shaping development and underdevelopment as historical and on-going processes. Conceptually, the seminar will contrast our current growth-led model of development with other dimensions such as inequality, sustainable livelihoods or life satisfaction. Thus, the course will draw on the notion of development for all economies and not exclusively for so called developing ones. Some questions to be addressed are: what is the legacy of historical institutions such as slavery and colonialism? How is inequality, natural resource extraction or the growing internationalization of markets linked to living standards? What is the role of religion or agriculture in the process of development? Does foreign aid improve wellbeing within recipient countries? The course should help students to understand how social scientists try to answer these questions and why the answers are sometimes unsatisfying. Students are encouraged to further their research skills as well as to identify, pose and pursue specific research questions of interest. As this is essentially a reading course, students are expected to come to class prepared to discuss all assigned readings.
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| Lernziele |
• Thinking critically about development theory and practice by working on three main questions: What is development? Should it be achieved? How is it accomplished?
• Understanding some of the competing policy prescriptions for the development of states, economies and societies
• Being able to connect development theory routinely to real world examples
• Appreciating that development is a contested idea and so are approaches to development |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Anmeldung |
Teilnahmebeschränkung vorbehalten: Studierende ab dem 3. Semester werden bevorzugt. |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
2 oral presentations, Class discussion / 4 Credits
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| Hinweise |
Studienschwerpunkt: Internationale Beziehungen |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
mario.krauser@doz.unilu.ch |
| Material |
wird auf OLAT zur Verfügung gestellt |
| Literatur |
- Acemoglu, Daron and James Robinson. 2012. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. New York: Crown Publishers - Banerjee, Abhijit V. and Esther Duflo. 2011. Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty. New York: Public Affairs. - Diamond, Jared. 1997. Guns, Germs and Steel. New York: W.W. Norton & Company. - Rodrik, Dani. 2017. Straight Talk on Trade: ideas for a Sane World Economy. Princeton; NJ: Princeton University Press. - Sachs, Jeffrey. 2015. The Age of Sustainable Development. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Scott, James C. 2017. Against the Grain: A Deep History of the Earliest States. New Haven: Yale University Press.
- Stiglitz, Joseph E. and Mary Kaldor, eds. 2013. The Quest for Security. Protection Without Protectionism and the Challenge of Global Governance. New York: Columbia University Press.
- Jackson, Tim. 2017. Prosperity Without Growth. Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow. New York: Routledge. |