COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST FOR POLI 211: INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT STUDIES, FIRST SEMESTER 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

POLI 211: INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

1^ST SEMESTER, 2019/2020 ACADEMIC YEAR

LEGON/CITY CAMPUS

COURSE SYLLABUS

Course Instructors:

1. Dr. Maame A.A. Gyekye-Jandoh

     Office: Head of Department’s Office

     Office hours: Tuesdays and Wednesdays 11am-12noon and by appointment

     E-mail address: mgyekyej@yahoo.com ; mgyekye-jandoh@ug.edu.gh

2. Nene-Lomotey Kuditchar

      Office: Room 14, Department of Political Science.

      Office Hours:  Monday’s 12noon-2 pm; Thursdays 3-4 pm and by appointment

      Email address: nkuditchar@ug.edu.gh  

3. Graduate Course Assistant:  Philomena Osei.

Lecture venue and Time:

§  Venue: JQB Room 22

§  Group A: Mondays-13:30-15:20 hrs

§  Group B: Thursdays-09:30-11:20 hrs

§  Accra City Campus: Wednesdays-4:30-6:30 at NN1.

Purpose and Objectives Welcome to POLI 211 – Introduction to Development Studies. This course is designed to introduce you to the varied concepts and empirical manifestations of development processes through an interactive format. Each session will combine lectures and discussions to ensure a thorough understanding of the readings. Emphasis is thus placed on your ability to, and interest in, participating in discussion and informed debate. The main objective of the course is to familiarize students with the meaning and scope of development, analyses of the major theories and contending issues of development, as well as contemporary issues concerning rural development, foreign aid, structural adjustment, poverty reduction strategies, and the role of the state, market, and civil society, including NGOs, in development. At the end of the course, you are expected to be conversant with a wide array of concepts such as social, economic, and sustainable development, poverty reduction, and development planning, among others. In addition, you should be able to appreciate the dynamics involved in development and critically argue, analyze, and write about development in both global and national contexts. Note that we [the instructors] reserve the right to alter the structure and readings of the course outline in the course of the semester. In the event that such a change will happen, we will inform you on time for you to adjust accordingly. Course Expectations: Diligence is a basic requirement for an experience of academic empowerment. Among others you are expected to Complete all reading assignments by their due dates Participate in class discussions Regular attendance of lecturer sessions Participation in all examination. Regular attendance of tutorials. Grading scheme and scale: You will be assessed on the basis of the grade allocation formula as indicated below. §  One Interim Assessment (IA) 30%. §  One Final Exam 70% of total grade (to make 100%). Refer to the relevant section of the most current edition of the University of Ghana Undergraduate handbook for the grading scale.  Format of Final Exam: §  Section A       Short Answer Questions (45 points) §  Section B       An Essay (25 points) There will be two exams for POLI 211. The interim assessment (IA) component will be given in the middle of the semester. The format of this will be either essay questions or short answer questions on the material taught and discussed up to that point. This will constitute 30% of the total grade for the course. The final exam will consist of short answer and essay questions, and will constitute 70% of the total grade for the course. The exam will cover class and assigned readings and class discussions. A short review will be held in the class period prior to the date of the final exam. Success in POLI 211 will depend on timely preparation for reading and studying assignments, preparation for exams and attendance and participation in class discussion. You will be expected to spend about 8-10 hours on the reading assignments per week. An Active Learning Approach will be used in class to engage the course material. This requires your active interaction and participation in class discussion. In order for this method to be effective, it is necessary to read and reflect the lesson before coming to class. Please be punctual to class always. Students with Special Needs  Any student with an officially special need should make fitting arrangements with the Office of Students with Special Needs [OSSN] and inform the course instructors accordingly. The OSSN outfit can be reached through any of the commutation channels below: Contacts: §  Cell phone number: 0554663502 §  Whatsapp number: 0276121467 §  Link to Face book page:https://www.facebook.com/Office-of-Students-with-Special-Needs-UG-Legon-139612823316212/ Academic integrity Plagiarism, which is representing somebody’s work as your own, as well as cheating in all forms, must be avoided. The highest forms of academic integrity must be maintained at all times. Follow link for more information on the University of Ghana’s policy on this matter: http://www.ug.edu.gh/aqau/sites/aqau/files/images/UG%20Plagiarism%20Policy-April%202015.pdf Note: Texts in red are must reads. Course Schedule and Readings
Week No.	Lecture Theme	Venue	Mandatory /Recommended Readings
1   &2	Course Introduction: Understanding Development: Meanings, Scope and Contending Issues.	JQB 22	1. Todaro, M. and Smith,S. (2012) Economic Development. (12th edition) England: Pearson Education Limited.  2. Bellù, L.G. (2011) Development and Development Paradigms A (Reasoned) Review of Prevailing Visions Geneva: UNDP 3. Hyden, G. (1994) “Changing Ideological & Theoretical Perspectives on Development” in Ulf Himmelstrand, Kabiru Kinyanjui and Edward Mburugu (eds) African Perspectives on Development, pp. 308-320.
3, 4, 5 & 6	Theories of Development Modernization Theory Dependency Theory World Systems Theory. Globalization Theory. Sustainable Development Theory. Developmental State Theory. Feminist Theorization of Development: WID, WAD and GAD.	JQB 22	1. Eva M. Rathgeber (1989) WID, WAD, GAD: Trends in Research and Practice Ottawa: International Development Research Centre. 2. Reyes,G. (2001) “Four Main Theories of Development: Modernization, Dependency, Word-System, And Globalization”  in Revista Crítica de Ciencias Sociales y Jurídicas, pp. 1-16. 3. Klarin, K. (2018) the Concept of Sustainable Development: From its Beginning to the Contemporary Issues, Zagreb International Review of Economics & Business, pp. 67-94. 4. Caldentey, E.P. (2008) “The Concept and Evolution of the Developmental State” International Journal of Political Economy, pp. 27-53.
7&8	Interim Assessment Due §  Rural Development and International Land Deals in Africa	JQB 22	1.       Kachika, T. (2011) Land Grabbing in Africa: A Review of Impacts and the Possible Policy Responses at https://www.oxfamblogs.org/eastafrica/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/Land-Grabbing-in-Africa.-Final.pdf  [accessed: 8/24/2017] p. 17-46.
9	Foreign Aid, Structural Adjustment, and Poverty Reduction Strategies in the Quest for Development	JQB 22	1. Peter Bauer. 1991. “Foreign Aid: Central Component of World Development?” In Development Studies: A Reader by Stuart Corbridge. Ed. 1995. p. 359-368 2.       Paul Streeten. 1987. “Structural Adjustment: A Survey of the Issues and Options.” In Development Studies: A Reader by Stuart Corbridge. Ed. 1995. P.368-382.
10	The Sustainable Development Goals in the Quest for Development	JQB 22	1. CAFOD (2015) Sustainable Development Goals - Together 2030 at http://www.together2030.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/cafod_sdg_single.pdf  [accessed: 8/24/2017]
11	Climate Change and Development.	JQB 22	1. Ludwig, F., Terwisscha van Scheltinga,C.,Verhagen, J., Kruijt, B., van Ierland, E., Dellink, R., de Bruin,K., and Kabat, P., 2007) Climate change impacts on Developing Countries - EU available  at http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/etudes/join/2007/393511/IPOL-ENVI_ET(2007)393511_EN.pdf     [accessed: 8/23/2018]
12	Pan-African Development Initiatives: The Case of AU’s Agenda 2063	JQB 22	1. The African Union Commission (2014) AGENDA 2063: The Africa We Want available at http://www.iri.edu.ar/publicaciones_iri/anuario/anuario_2015/Africa/30-NEPAD.pdf [accessed: 8/24/2017]
13	Roundup/Revision	JQB 22