COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LISTS-POLI 211:INTRODUCTION TO DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

 

Department of Political Science

POLI 211 – Introduction to Development Studies

1^st Semester, 2017/2018

Main and Accra City Campuses

Instructor: Dr. Maame A.A. Gyekye-Jandoh

Office: Room 6 Political Science Dept.

Office hours: Wednesdays. 9:30 am-11:30 am and by appointment

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

Instructor: Nene-Lomotey Kuditchar

Office: Room 14, Political Science Dept.

Office Hours:  Mondays 12noon-2 pm; Thursdays 3-4 pm and by appointment

Email address: nkuditchar@ug.edu.gh

	Course Title : POLI 211 – Introduction to Development Studies
	Course Code : POLI 211
Purpose and Objectives Welcome to POLI 211 – Introduction to Development Studies. This course introduces students to the varied concepts and theories of development through an intensely interactive and discussion-driven format. Each session will combine lectures and discussion to ensure a thorough understanding of the readings. Considerable emphasis is thus placed on the student’s ability to, and interest in, participating in discussion and respectful debate. The main objective of the course is to familiarize students with the meaning and scope of development, the development debate and analyses of the major theories 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, students 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, students should be able to better appreciate the dynamics involved in development and critically argue, analyze, and write about development in both global and national contexts. Course Expectations: Complete all reading assignments by their due dates Participate in class discussions Come to class on a regular basis and take final exam Ask questions when you are unsure what the assignment is Write complete, clear, concise and well-organized prose on exams Grading: One Interim Assessment (IA) 30%, and One Final Exam 70% of total grade (to make 100%) 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. Note: Academic Dishonesty will not be tolerated in this class. (See Student Handbook for penalties). 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 cover the course material. This is an interactive mode of learning, which requires student interaction or participation in class discussion. In order for this method to be effective, it is necessary to prepare and study the lesson before coming to class. In order for an effective learning atmosphere, please do not come late to class. Students with Special Needs  Any student with an officially recognized social challenge should make fitting arrangements with the Office of Students with Special Needs and inform the course instructors accordingly. 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. Course Schedule and Recommended Readings
Week No.	Lecture Theme	Tutorials	Venue	Assessment/Recommended Readings
1 & 2	·   Course Introduction ·   Understanding Development: Meanings, Scope and Problems	One hour	JQB 14 (GROUP A) JQB 22 (GROUP B)	1) Coralie Bryant and Louise White. 1982. “Redefining Development.” In Managing     Development in the Third World. Boulder, CO: Westview. 2) Denis Goulet. 1992. “Development: Creator and Destroyer of Values.” World Development, Vol. 20, No. 3, p. 467-475. 3) Michael P. Todaro and Stephen C. Smith. 2012. "What Do We Mean by Development? in Economic Development. (11th edition). p. 14-25. England: Pearson Education Limited.  4) “What is Development?” World Bank. At http://www.worldbank.org/depweb/english/beyond/beyondco/beg_01.pdf [accessed 8/24/2017]
3, 4 & 5	• Theories of Development 1. Modernization Theory 2. Dependency Theory 3. World System Approaches 4. Post-colonialist 5. Post-modernist Theories	One hour	JQB 14 (GROUP A) JQB 22 (GROUP B)	1) Andre Gunder Frank. 1966. “The Development of Underdevelopment.” In Development Studies: A Reader by Stuart Corbridge. Ed. 1995. p. 27-37. London: Arnold 2) Andrew Webster. 1984. Theories of Underdevelopment.” In Introduction to the                     Sociology of Development. p. 81-93. 3) Andrew Webster. 1984. “Modernization Theory.” In Introduction to the Sociology of Development. London: Macmillan Publishers. 4) Peet, R. & Hartwick, E. (2009), 'Chapter 4 Development as Modernization' in Theories of Development: Contentions, Arguments, Alternatives, The Guilford Press, NY. (pp 103-141) 5) Rostow, W. W. (1959), 'The Stages of Economic Growth' in The Economic History Review, Vol 12. N 1, p1-16 6) Vincent Ferraro, "Dependency Theory: An Introduction," in The Development Economics Reader, ed. Giorgio Secondi (London: Routledge, 2008), pp. 58-64 7) Cardoso, F. and Faletto, E. (1979) Dependency and Development in Latin America, Berkeley: University of California Press. 8) Evans, P. (1979) Dependent Development, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press. Frank, A. G. (1966) ‘The Development of Underdevelopment’, Monthly Review, 18 (4): 17-31. 9) Wallerstein, I. (2000) “Globalisation or the age of transition? A long-term view of the trajectory of the world system” International Sociology, 15: p.249. 10)              Frank, A.G. (1994) “The world economic system in Asia before European hegemony” Historian, 94(56): p.259. 11)              Escobar, A. (1995) Encountering Development: the Making and Unmaking of the Third World, Princeton: Princeton University Press, Ch. 2 (Partly reprinted in M. Rahnema, The Post-Development Reader, London: Zed Books, Ch. 4). 12)              Peet and Hartwick (2009) Ch. 6 on ‘Post-structuralism, Post-colonialism and Post-developmentalism’.
6	·   The Role of the State, Market, and Civil Society in Development	One hour	JQB 14 (GROUP A) JQB 22 (GROUP B)	1) Michael Todaro and Stephen Smith. 2012. “Development Policymaking and the Roles of Market, State, and Civil Society.” In Economic Development. p. 511-516; 524-533. England: Pearson Education Limited. 2) Anthony Bebbington and Samuel Hickey. 2008. “Can NGOs Make a Difference?- The Challenge of Development Alternatives.” Zed Books.  3) Mark Turner and David Hulme. 1997. “Development and Its Administration.” In Governance, Administration and Development. New York, NY: Palgrave
7&8	Interim Assessment Due ·   Rural Development and International Land Deals in Africa	One hour	JQB 14 (GROUP A) JQB 22 (GROUP B)	1) Michael Todaro and Stephen Smith. 2012. “Agricultural Transformation and Rural Development.” In Economic Development. p. 416-457. England: Pearson Education Limited. 2) Cotula, L. (2011) Land deals in Africa: What is in the contracts? at http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/12568IIED.pdf [ accessed 8/24/2017] 3) 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. 50-63. 4) Tsikata, Dzodzi and Joseph Yaro. 2011. Land Market Liberalization and Trans-National Commercial Land Deals in Ghana since the 1990s. Land Deals and Policy Initiatives (LDPI). Paper presented at the International Conference on Global Land Grabbing I. at http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.469.1604&rep=rep1&type=pdf [accessed: 8/25/2017] ü Note: read articles on agriculture and development in the major newspapers
9	•Foreign Aid, Structural Adjustment, and Poverty Reduction Strategies in the Quest for Development	One hour	JQB 14 (GROUP A) JQB 22 (GROUP B)	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) Michael Todaro and Stephen Smith. 2012. "Foreign Finance, Investment, and Aid: Controversies and Opportunities." in Economic Development. p. 684-708. England: Pearson Education Limited. 3) 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	One hour	JQB 14 (GROUP A) JQB 22 (GROUP B)	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	One hour	JQB 14 (GROUP A) JQB 22 (GROUP B)	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 Accountability at http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/etudes/join/2007/393511/IPOL-ENVI_ET(2007)393511_EN.pdf     [accessed: 8/23/2017]
12	Pan-African Development Initiatives: The Case of AU’s Agenda 2063	One hour	JQB 14 (GROUP A) JQB 22 (GROUP B)	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	One hour	JQB 14 (GROUP A) JQB 22 (GROUP B)