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| SOCI1240-4 | Sociology of Interventions in Developing Countries
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| Duration : | 20h Th |
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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 interventions and the origin of the concept of development.
- Establishing perspective with respect to notions of development, underdevelopment and cooperation "for purposes of development", involving main theories of development, political contexts and major institutions.
- In conclusion, the following question will be discussed: How should we situate and understand the current paradigms of international cooperation?
Second Part
- Socio-anthropology of contemporary interventions in developing countries via international aid policy, cooperation and interventions by institutions focused on development and partnerships. Case studies and examples are drawn primarily from African experiences. |
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| Course objective : |
- Knowledge of changes in main theories of development, international cooperation and North-South relationships.
- Ability to do historical, critical and comparative analysis of discourse, ideology and methods of cooperation institutions and development programmes.
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| Prerequisites : | None. |
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| Workshops : | None. |
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| Organization : |
- Direct instruction through presentations and appearances by researchers.
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| Written notes : |
- First and second parts
Portfolio 1 of readings to be given to students at the beginning of the class
- Third Part
Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan, Anthropologie et développement.
Editions Karthala, Paris, 2003.
- Portfolio 2: Case studies
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| Assessment : |
- 1st session: individual written exam, open questions.
- 2nd session: Individual oral exam.
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| Contacts : | Instructor: Prof. Marc Poncelet
Tél.: 04 366 30 74
Marc.Poncelet@ulg.ac.be
Research assistant: Aurélie Konen
Tél : 04 366 30 79
aurelie.konen@ulg.ac.be
Secretary: Nathalie Pulgar
Tél. : 04 366 31 61
npulgar@ulg.ac.be |
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| Remarks : | Students will be invited to participate in all conferences and seminars, etc. Organized in the service of or in relation to university cooperation activities: conferences and seminars sponsored by Cecodel-ULg (http://www.cecodel.ulg.ac.be/, Metis courses and educational activities concerning development sponsored by the non-governmental organisation) ACDLg (http://www.acdlg.ulg.ac.be/, programmes of the )Commission Universitaire au Développement (CUD) (http://cud.ciuf.be/, research groups of the )Groupes de Recherche en Appui à la Politique fédérale de coopération (GRAP-CUD) (http://www.polesud.ulg.ac.be/recherche_fiche.php?id=9.) |
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