critique the notion that cities in the global south are not yet modern
Paragraphs:
1. Intro
2. What is modern? Academic views and what people in cities of the global south perceive as being modern(Bangkok example)
3. What is the global south- which cities belong to this category
4. Technological progress as a form of modernity using positive examples from India (Bangalore) and less positive views from Lagos
5. Employment structure e.g the informal sector often viewed as not modern. Robinsons view of cape town
6. Education- literacy rates Islamabad
7. Linking from Islamabad- religion how has religion played a part is it possible to be modern and have religion- Pervez Musharraf quotes
8. Linking from religion Afghanistan- cities PURPOSEFULLY not ‘modernising’ due to influence of Taliban. Back to the idea that modernity is intrinsically western http://www.kunstgeschichte.uni-muenchen.de/forschung/publikationen/pdf_publ/schadl_dev_of_kabul.pdf#page=55
9. Link into war and effects on modernity- sub Saharan Africa
10. Politics and political freedom modern ideals
11. The question seems to suggest they will be modern at some point by using the word ‘yet’- discussion of whether some cities will ever be considered modern by western standards of the word- going back to What is modernity
12. Conclusion.
Using examples, critique the notion that cities in the Global South are not yet modern
In order to effectively critique the notion that cities in the Global South are not yet modern, the term ‘modern’ needs to be understood. Some commentators argue that modernity is a western phenomenon, (Giddens 1990) whilst others argue that mainly western scholars of modernity and urbanisation are wrong to define modernity like this (Robinson 2006). In addition to a discussion of modernity, it is useful to look at the term ‘global south’ and identify which cities belong to this category and whether it is advantageous to divide cities like this. It is also necessary to look at the ways specific cities of the
1. Intro
2. What is modern? Academic views and what people in cities of the global south perceive as being modern(Bangkok example)
3. What is the global south- which cities belong to this category
4. Technological progress as a form of modernity using positive examples from India (Bangalore) and less positive views from Lagos
5. Employment structure e.g the informal sector often viewed as not modern. Robinsons view of cape town
6. Education- literacy rates Islamabad
7. Linking from Islamabad- religion how has religion played a part is it possible to be modern and have religion- Pervez Musharraf quotes
8. Linking from religion Afghanistan- cities PURPOSEFULLY not ‘modernising’ due to influence of Taliban. Back to the idea that modernity is intrinsically western http://www.kunstgeschichte.uni-muenchen.de/forschung/publikationen/pdf_publ/schadl_dev_of_kabul.pdf#page=55
9. Link into war and effects on modernity- sub Saharan Africa
10. Politics and political freedom modern ideals
11. The question seems to suggest they will be modern at some point by using the word ‘yet’- discussion of whether some cities will ever be considered modern by western standards of the word- going back to What is modernity
12. Conclusion.
Using examples, critique the notion that cities in the Global South are not yet modern
In order to effectively critique the notion that cities in the Global South are not yet modern, the term ‘modern’ needs to be understood. Some commentators argue that modernity is a western phenomenon, (Giddens 1990) whilst others argue that mainly western scholars of modernity and urbanisation are wrong to define modernity like this (Robinson 2006). In addition to a discussion of modernity, it is useful to look at the term ‘global south’ and identify which cities belong to this category and whether it is advantageous to divide cities like this. It is also necessary to look at the ways specific cities of the
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