PS 337: Politics of Development
Professor:
What does it mean for a country to
develop? This course focuses on political change in the developing world. We
will begin by analyzing the different ways that development is defined in
academic literature, the media and the discourse of international lending
institutions, agencies and NGOs. We will proceed by studying development
processes such as economic growth, democratization, the expansion of human
rights and environmental sustainability. Among our course objectives will be to
identify the economic, state and non-state catalysts for development at local,
national and international levels. These range from particular political events
to the role of social movement in initiating change. Region of interest
includes but is not limited to