Politics of Development

This course seeks to introduce students to the politics of development of the Global South from WWII to the present. It attempts to provide a balanced mix of current issues and structural problems of developing countries and theoretical and practical approaches to development that have shaped development strategies and outcomes. As part of that, it will examine specific issues such as the role of foreign aid and neo-liberal reforms as well as structural challenges including the politics of regime change, democratization, civil/ethnonational conflicts, environmental sustainability, and globalization.