The seminar focusses on critical approaches (feminist/postcolonial) to development and obstacles to development in post-conflict settings. The broader development project and its various facets (socio-economic, political, institutional, historical) are critically reviewed until their culmination to the adoption of the Agenda 2030.
We will discuss the debates and narratives around development policies and issues, for example the rise of the "local turn" and the narrative of "women's empowerment", as well as the Western imaginary surrounding development. To do so, we will work with reports and documents from the UN and other agencies, but also with visual material and promotional images legitimizing and supporting development financing, projects and investments.
The focus here is on the implementation of the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): 4 (Quality Education), 5 (Gender Equality), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and 16 (Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions). Synergies and trade-offs between these specific goals in case-study contexts will also be thematized. The seminar will deal with selected case studies (presumably: Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Colombia, Haiti), applying insights from feminist and postcolonial theories. In addition, solutions and alternatives based on these critical theories and new approaches to international relations will be discussed. The examination requirements are based on the module handbook and will be elaborated upon in the first session. Further information will be forwarded by e-mail.
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Um erfolgreich am Seminar teilzunehmen, werden folgende Leistungen von Ihnen erwartet:
- die regelmäßige Teilnahme an den Seminarsitzungen sowie die Beteiligung an Diskussionen und Gruppenarbeiten;
- die Bearbeitung der Aufgaben zu Vor- und Nachbereitung;
- die Prüfungsleitstung ist eine Hausarbeit (für 5CP). |
