301555 (v.2) Anthropology 224 - Approaches to Development

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Area:	Department of Social Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	3.0
Lecture:	1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Workshop:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Anti Requisite(s):	9912 (v.4) Anthropology 317 - Applied Anthropology 9914 (v.4) Anthropology 217 - Applied Anthropology 11544 (v.3) Geography 320 - Sustainable Rural Development in the Third World 11545 (v.2) Geography 220 - Sustainable Rural Development in the Third World 301556 (v.2) Anthropology 324 - Approaches to Development
Syllabus:	An introduction to discourses of development that have underpinned development policy and practice over the past 100 years. Among the discourses examined are colonial development thinking, modernisation theory, dependency and world-systems theory, marxist and neo-marxist approaches, neo-liberalism, and post-colonial development theory.
Unit Outcomes:	On successful completion of this unit, students will have- Understood theories and approaches which have guided development thinking from colonial times to the present. A theoretical and methodological basis for the examination of development policies and practices in specific development programs and projects. Understood how processes of development and globalisation are shaped by, and shape, actual policies and practices of aid agencies, states, global governance bodies, NGO and other social movements and global business. Been provided with readings, websites and other sources of information on development issues. Skills in Internet use and library searching, oral presentation, working in small groups and formulation and preparation of a written reporton a selected project.
Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.
Unit References:	Arce, A. and Long, N. (eds)(2000), Anthropology, development and modernities. London, Routledge. Escobar, E. (1995), Encountering development: the making and unmaking of the third world. Princeton, Princeton University Press. Gardner, K and Lewis, D. (1996), Anthropology, development and the post-modern challenge. London, Pluto Press. Held, D. McGrew, A. Goldblatt, D and Perraton, J. (1999), Global transformations: Politics, economic and culture. Stanford, Stanford University Press. McMichael, P. (2000), Development and social change: a global perspective. Thousand Oaks California, Pine Forge Press. Newell, P. (2001). Environmental NGOs, TNCs, and the question of governance. In D Stevis and V J Assetto (eds): The international political economy ofthe environment. London, Lynne Rienner Publishers. Scott, J. (1998), Seeing like a state: How certain schemes to improve the human condition have failed. New Haven, Yale University Press. Scudder, T. (1999), The emerging global crisis and development Anthropology: can we have an impact? Human Organization, vol 58, no. 4: 351-364. US National Research Council, Board on Sustainable Development. (1999), Our common journey: a Transition towards sustainability Washington, DC, National Academy Press.
Unit Texts:	No prescribed texts.
Unit Assessment Breakdown:	Second years, one major and one minor assignment- Major Assignment 50%, Minor Assignment 30%, Workshop participation 10%, Workshop summary 10% OR one major assignment and final take-home examination- Final take-home Examination, Major Assignment 50%, Workshop summary 10%, Workshop participation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment. Third years, continuous assessment of one major project- Draft Major Assignment 20%, Major Assignment 60%, Workshop summary 10%, Workshop participation 10%. This is by grade/mark assessment.
Year Location Period Internal Area External Central External 2004 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y