Description:
| Aims: To introduce students to core concepts, ideas and theories used in the political analysis of development, and to familiarise them with relevant illustrations and case studies.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit students should:
* have a clear understanding of the political dimensions of development
* know and understand historical frameworks elaborated to study the politics of development
* be familiar with key theories and debates around the notions of the state, civil society, and state-society relations
* have a critical understanding of key political concepts such as power, authority, legitimacy, democracy
* be familiar with empirical illustrations and case studies.
Skills:
* Acquire bibliographic skills, identify and use relevant library and other bibliographic resources
* Understand issues posed by political research in relation to international development
* Ability to apply core political concepts and ideas to academic texts, as well as current news and affairs
* Develop writing skills in a manner informed and consistent with a political analysis of international development.
Content: Defining the 'political' of development; theories of the state; modernisation, dependency and globalisation; civil society; state-society relations; political legitimacy and authority; bureaucracy; political analysis and research; power.
Key Texts:
* Tornquist, O. (1999). Politics and Development. London: Sage Publications
* Smith, B. (1996). Understanding Third World Politics. London: Macmillan
* Cammack, P. Pool, D and Tordoff, W. (1993). Third World Politics: A Comparative Introduction. London: Macmillan .
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