COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 4119 POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR ELIF UZGÖREN

Offered to

International Relations

Course Objective

The course aims to study development, distribution of wealth and inequality from a political economy perspective in a historical context. The first part of the course is devoted to understand the theoretical ideas and debates about development and development strategies. The second part aspires to grasp economic and political implications of development strategies through covering the historical trajectories of peripheral countries from Asia, Latin America and Africa. Some of the topics that will be covered include dependency theory, developmental state, post-colonial theory, Washington consensus, post-Washington consensus and migration. How is development understood and practiced in different historical periods What are the main institutions and policies for developing countries Is the world more equal under globalization What policies are developed to prevent poverty

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to develop analytical and critical skills to grasp different theoretical ideas about development
2   Students will become knowledgeable about historical development of policies related to development and inequality
3   Students will gain knowledge about different regional trajectories related to political implications of development strategies
4   Students will understand causes of poverty and inequality as well as debates related to remedies and reforms
5   Students will develop their analytical skills to prepare and present paper as a group

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical ideas and debates about development
3 Theoretical ideas and debates about development
4 Historical background: Keynesianism, import-substitution and development strategy after World War II
5 Historical background: Neo-liberal restructuring and development strategy
6 Globalisation and poverty reduction programmes
7 Role of international organizations
8 Inequality and Poverty
9 Poverty and migration
10 Development and alternatives
11 Presentations - Development and global South (Latin America)
12 Presentations -Development and global South (Asia)
13 Presentations - Development and global South (Africa)

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Tutorial
Presentation
Mid-term exam
Final exam

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 FN Final
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + FN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.30 +TP * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

elif.uzgoren@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 10 3 30
Student Presentations 3 3 9
Project Preparation 1 20 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Reading 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14
LO.24
LO.35
LO.44
LO.55