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| SOCI1240-2 | Sociology of Interventions in Developing Countries
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Marc Poncelet |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| First part
- Presentation of the historical dimension of the North-South relationship: colonial interventions and the birth of the notion of development.
- Putting concepts of development, underdevelopment and co-operation towards development into perspective, using theoretical principles of development and the relevant political and institutional contexts.
- In conclusion, the following question will be addressed: How can current paradigms of international co-operation be situated and understood?
Second part
- The socio-anthropology of contemporary interventions in developing countries through international aid and co-operation policies and interventions of development and partnership institutions. Analysis of cases and examples drawn principally from African experiences.
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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- Knowledge of the evolution of main theories of development, international co-operation and North-South relationships.
- Acquisition of a capacity for historical, comparative and critical analysis of speeches, ideologies and methods used by co-operation institutions and development programmes.
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| An interest in the problems of development in the South. The course was originally designed in the context of a DES. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| None |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Direct teaching: presentations, interventions by researchers. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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- First and second parts - a portfolio of reading will be distributed at the start of the course
- Third part - Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan, Anthropologie et développement.
Karthala Editions, Paris, 2003.
- Portfolio 2: case studies
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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- First session: individual written exam, open questions.
- Second session: Individual oral exam.
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Organizational remarks :
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| Students will be systematically invited to take part in conferences, seminars etc organised in the department or in relation to University co-operation activities: conferences and seminars of Cecodel-Ulg, Métis courses and development education activities of NGOs and specialised organisations, programmes of Commission Universitaire au Développement (CUD), the Groupes de Recherche en Appui à la Politique Federale de Cooperation (GRAP-CUD) |
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Contacts :
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| Lecturer :
Prof. Marc Poncelet
Tel.: 04 366 30 74
Marc.Poncelet@ulg.ac.be
Researcher :
Dr. Géraldine André
Tel.: 04 366 30 79
Geraldine.andre@ulg.ac.be
Secretary :
Marina Salerno
Tel.: 04 366 31 61
Marina.Salerno@ulg.ac.be |
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