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Seminar
WiSe 18/19: History of Global Development
Timothy Nunan
Comments
States have long sought to increase their wealth, and scholars have long reflected on international political economy and the wealth of nations. However, it was arguably only very recently that states have sought to raise the standards of living in lands beyond their borders, and more recent still that issues such as infectious disease, gender inequality, and fertility were managed as “global” issues with resources to match. Indeed, the rise of organizations like the WHO, UNICEF, and the UNDP means that not only state actors but also international organizations and NGOs are engaged in the promotion of “development.” In this course, we will look at the history of global development, addressing the question of how and why ideas and practices of “development” have gained so much traction since the mid-20thcentury. What do historians bring to the study of development that economists, anthropologists, and political scientists do not? How have socialist schemes for development differed from their capitalist cousins? And of what use might histories of development be today in light of precipitous wealth inequality between states, climate change, and the global refugee crisis? This course will engage these questions while providing students an overview of the recent literature on the global history of development. close
12 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Mon, 2018-11-12 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2018-11-19 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2018-11-26 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2018-12-03 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2018-12-10 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2018-12-17 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2019-01-07 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2019-01-14 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2019-01-21 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2019-01-28 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2019-02-04 18:00 - 20:30
Mon, 2019-02-11 18:00 - 20:30