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| SOCI1240-2 | Sociology of Interventions in Developing Countries
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Advanced Master in Development, Environment and Communities | | Premier quadrimestre | | 5 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 3 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, didactic approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 3 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, specialized approach, 1st year | | Premier quadrimestre | | 3 |
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| Holder(s) : | Marc Poncelet |
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| Language : | Langue française |
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| Course contents : | First part
Presentation of North-South relationships in their historical context: colonial operations and the birth of the concept of development: Congo, Algeria, Rwanda, (5 hours)
Second part
Presentation of concepts of development, under-development and 'aid through development' using the main theories of development and the main political contexts and institutions.
In conclusion the following questions will be tackled: the end of the Third-World, development failure, revision of contemporary theories (15 hours).
Third part
The socio-anthropology of contemporary operations in developing countries through international politics of aid and co-operation and the operations of development institutions and partnerships. Case studies and main examples taken from African experiences. |
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| Course objective : | Knowledge of evolution of the main development theories, co-operation and relationships between the North and South.
The ability to undertake historical, comparative and critical analyses of speeches, ideologies and methods of aid organisations and development programmes. |
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| Prerequisites : | None |
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| Workshops : | None |
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| Organization : | First semester course
Direct teaching: presentations, lectures from researchers, seminar work. |
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| Written notes : | First and second parts
A reading portfolio will be distributed at the start of the course
Third part
Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan, Anthropologie et développement. Editions Karthala,Paris, 2003. |
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| Assessment : | - 1st session : individual written examination, essay-style questions.
- 2nd session : individual oral examination. |
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| Contacts : | Bénédicte Schoonbroodt, assistant
Phone 04 3664694- fax : 04 3664751
bschoonbroodt@ulg.ac.be(Bschoonbroodt@ulg.ac.be)
Dr. Grégor Stangherlin, Researcher
gstangherlin@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | Students will regularly be invited to participate in lectures, seminars etc organised in the Department or in relation to other University development-related activities: conferences and seminars of Cecodel-Ulg, Métis courses and activities of the Commission Universitaire au Développement (CUD), and the Groupes de Recherche en Appui à la Politique fédérale de coopération (GRAP-CUD). |
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