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S. Dodaro Development Studies 200 Fall 2005 Introduction to International Development Fall Term: The Global South
Instructor: Santo Dodaro
Office: Immaculata Hall, 401
Telephone: 867-3945
Email: sdodaro@stfx.ca
Office Hours
Monday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
At Other Times by Appointment
Course Description
This course will introduce students to development theory and practice in the South and in Canada, with particular reference to Atlantic Canada. During the fall term, the course will focus on the international context to provide students with a critical framework they can use to analyze development policies, programs, trends, and impacts. Students will explore the concepts of social and economic justice as they are linked to development. Some references will be made to the Antigonish Movement.
Course Evaluation (for the Fall Term)
Term Tests (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
Report Based on Group Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Essay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
Christmas Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
The mark obtained will make up 50% of the final grade for DEVS 200
Required Texts
Kingsbury, Damien, Joseph Remenyi, John McKay and Janet Hunt, Key Issues in Development (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004)
Barbara P. Thomas-Slayter, Southern Exposure: International Development and the Global South (Kumarian Press, 2003)
Supplementary Texts
Allen, T and Thomas A. (eds), Poverty and Development in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2000) HC 59.72 P6 P67
De Beer, Frik and Hennie Swanepoel (eds), Introduction to Development Studies 2nd edition (Oxford Univ. Press, 2001) HD 75 I64
Desai, Vandana and Robert B. Potter (eds), The Companion to Development Studies (Arnold,
Instructor: Santo Dodaro
Office: Immaculata Hall, 401
Telephone: 867-3945
Email: sdodaro@stfx.ca
Office Hours
Monday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Thursday: 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
At Other Times by Appointment
Course Description
This course will introduce students to development theory and practice in the South and in Canada, with particular reference to Atlantic Canada. During the fall term, the course will focus on the international context to provide students with a critical framework they can use to analyze development policies, programs, trends, and impacts. Students will explore the concepts of social and economic justice as they are linked to development. Some references will be made to the Antigonish Movement.
Course Evaluation (for the Fall Term)
Term Tests (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
Report Based on Group Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10%
Essay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
Christmas Examination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30%
The mark obtained will make up 50% of the final grade for DEVS 200
Required Texts
Kingsbury, Damien, Joseph Remenyi, John McKay and Janet Hunt, Key Issues in Development (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004)
Barbara P. Thomas-Slayter, Southern Exposure: International Development and the Global South (Kumarian Press, 2003)
Supplementary Texts
Allen, T and Thomas A. (eds), Poverty and Development in the 21st Century (Oxford University Press, 2000) HC 59.72 P6 P67
De Beer, Frik and Hennie Swanepoel (eds), Introduction to Development Studies 2nd edition (Oxford Univ. Press, 2001) HD 75 I64
Desai, Vandana and Robert B. Potter (eds), The Companion to Development Studies (Arnold,