SOCIOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT

SOCI436

Course Code: SOCI436
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Olgu Karan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Evaluate sustainable development from a sociological perspective.
Examine the discussions about sustainability and development in a multifaceted way in the 21st century.
Resolve the place of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the present day and evaluate these goals historically and socially.
Analyze development with an economic, social, and cultural understanding.
Discuss the effect of the change(s) triggered by the understanding of sustainable development in the social structure and institutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No.

Course Description

This course introduces students to a broad range of topics in development from the sociological perspective. The development field is interdisciplinary, so we draw on work conducted by economists, sociologists, and political scientists in this course. Global development primarily refers to systematic and worldwide efforts to alleviate poverty, reduce global inequality, and improve the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable people. So, what exactly are people doing to combat poverty and mitigate suffering worldwide? What are development actors, and what roles do they play in shaping development processes? Can these development efforts make a difference? Why or why not? The course guides students to explore these critical questions. The issues mentioned above will be discussed with a particular focus on Africa.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
2^nd Week	Meaning, Measurement, and Morality in lnternational Development
3^rd Week	lmperialism and the Colonial Experience
4^th Week	Theories of Development
5^th Week	Theories of Development
6^th Week	Post-Development and Alternatives to Development
7^th Week	Mid-term
8^th Week	Economic Independence Museum Visit
9^th Week	Presentation: Globalization, Development, Africa
10^th Week	Neo-colonialism, Development, African and Caribbean Politics
11^th Week	Presentation: Political Economy of Africa
12^th Week	Presentation: Decolonization in Africa
13^th Week	Presentation: - Post development
14^th Week	Presentation: Commons, Collective Action, Development
15^th Week	Presentation: Alternative to development
16^th Week	General Overview

Recommended or Required Reading

Main Text
Haslam, Paul, Jessica Shafer, and Pierre Beaudet. 2017. Introduction to International Development: Approaches, Actors, Issues, and Practice. Toronto: Oxford University Press.
Acemoglu, D., & Robinson, J. A. 2013. Why nations fail. Profile Books.

Further Reading
McMichael, P. 2004. Development and Social Change. Pine Forge Press: California. (Ch.1)
Rapley, J. 2007. Understanding Development: Theory and Practice in the Third World, 3rd Edition. Boulder: Lynne Rienner.
Munck, Ronaldo and Denis O?Hearn. 1999. Critical Development Theory: Contributions to a New Paradigm. London: Zed Books.
Olle Tornquist, Politics and Development: A Critical Introduction (Sage, 1999)
Colin Leys, The Rise and Fall of Development Theory (James Currey, 1996)

Books for Presentations
Arturo Escobar, Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World
Giovanni Arrighi and John S. Paul, Essays on the African Political Economy
Kin-Ling Tang, Encountering Development in the Age of Global Capitalism
Stefan Andreasson, Africa?s Development Impasse
Manning Marable, African and Caribbean Politics
Eunice N. Sahle, Globalisation and Socio-Cultural Processes in Contemporary Africa
Mark Langan, Neo-Colonialism and the Poverty of Development in Africa
Elinor Ostrom, Governing the Commons
Peter C. W. Gutkind and Immanuel Wallerstein, The Political Economy of Contemporary Africa
Sabelo J. Ndlovu- Gatsheni and Morgan Ndlovu (Eds.), Marxism and Decolonisation in the 21st Century
Walter Rodney. How Europe Underdeveloped Africa
Diana Rosenberg (Ed.), Reader Development and Reading Promotion: Recent Experiences from Seven Countries in Africa

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Project	1	25
Presentation of Case Study	1	10
Total(%)		55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		45
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	12	3	36
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	30	30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	20	20
Total Work Load			160
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.33
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2
K3
K4	X	X	X	X	X
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10
K11	X	X	X	X	X
K12