- Course Code :
PSC 303
- Level :
Undergraduate
- Course Hours :
3.00
Hours
- Department :
Department of Economics
Instructor information :
Area of Study :
This course critically analyzes prime topics in the field of political development. These include raising questions on: the meanings of development, stereotypical dichotomies and analogies of the developed-underdeveloped and the third-world versus "the west", as well as questioning the pre-given international categorization of the world countries with respect to economic standards and its influence on the political development. In light of this, the course aims at deconstructing the use of classical stereotypical conceptions such as the third world and the south-north dichotomy of the process of political development while placing emphasis on the how, why and what questions of factors of political development through focusing on what is the criteria of attaining political development and its obstacles.
Course Goals:
• Address the most enduring questions of political and economic development.
• Comprehend and analyze crucial issues and challenges facing political development in third world countries.
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This course critically analyzes prime topics in the field of political development. These include raising questions on: the meanings of development, stereotypical dichotomies and analogies of the developed-underdeveloped and the third-world versus "the west", as well as questioning the pre-given international categorization of the world countries with respect to economic standards and its influence on the political development. In light of this, the course aims at deconstructing the use of classical stereotypical conceptions such as the third world and the south-north dichotomy of the process of political development while placing emphasis on the how, why and what questions of factors of political development through focusing on what is the criteria of attaining political development and its obstacles.
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