New Global Players in International Cooperation and Development - Development Cooperation Policies of Asian Countries - Einzelansicht

Schedule (revised!):

6 April 2020, Monday, 14-16:00

13 April 2020, Monday, 14-16:00

20 April 2020, Monday, 14-16:00 (ONLINE)

27 April 2020, Monday, 14-16:00 (ONLINE)

4 May 2020, Monday, 14-16:00 (ONLINE)

11 May 2020, Monday, 14-16:00 (ONLINE)

23 May 2020, Saturday, 9-16:00 (4), Group report

15 June 2020, Monday 14-16:00

27 June 2020, Saturday, 9-16:00 (4), Poster presentation

13 July 2020, Monday 14-16:00

Attendance in both block sessions is required. No attendance no examination.

Course Objectives:

Several developing countries with emerging economies transitioned from being recipients of international aid to lenders and donors. Many of them are currently developing their global development strategy to provide financial and technical assistance to other countries. For example, in 2011 the Philippines lent over US$ 125 million to several European countries such as Ireland, Portugal and Greece through the International Monetary Fund (IMF). A more prominent example is Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) adopted by China in 2013 that involves infrastructure development and investments in almost 70 countries. Moreover, India’s aid to other developing countries aims to increase its geopolitical influence and economic competitiveness in South Asia and Africa. So far, India has extended concessional credit lines worth US$ 8.7 billion to African countries.

The course employs a slightly different format. As a research course (Forschungsseminar), students will be directly engaged in research. Upon completion of the course, students are expected to have developed strong research skills as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the international development policies of selected countries.

Students will write two-pagers addressing the challenges to these new players in international development and cooperation. These two-pagers will be collected and synthesized as a discussion paper and will be considered as publication of the German Development Institute.

Content:

Part 1: Introduction to Development Policies

Part 2: Research Methodologies

Part 3: Case Studies: Comparative Analysis

Part 4: Analysis

Content:

Group research project: Students are distributed into groups (2-3 students per group). They will be given a case study as research topic. Case studies (selection): India, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Qatar

Obligatory Reading Materials:

Contact sessions are discussion sessions. Students are required to read the obligatory materials as recitation is conducted during discussion. These materials will be provided by the instructor.

Barnett, Jon (2008): The Effect of Aid on Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change: Insights from Niue, Political Science, Vol. 60, pp. 31-45.

Booth, David (2012): Aid Effectiveness: Bringing Country Ownership (and Politics) Back In, Conflict, Security & Development, Vol. 12, Issue 5, pp. 537-558

Easterly, William (2007): Was Development Assistance a Mistake? American Economic Review, Vol. 97, pp. 328-332.

Tandon, Yash (2008): Ending Aid Dependence, Fahamu: Cape Town, Nairobi and Oxford

Assessment Methods:

Recitation: 20%

Group Paper (2-Pager): 50%

Poster presentation: 30%