Institute for the Study of International Development
McGill University
Fall 2014
INTD 200
Introduction to International Development
Class Times
September 3 – 18, 2014 (Weeks 1-3)
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 14:35-15:25
September 22 – December 3, 2014 (Weeks 4-14)
Monday and Wednesday 14:35-15:25
*Conferences begin in the fourth week. No class on Friday when there are
conferences.
Lecture Hall: Leacock 132
Instructors
Kazue Takamura
Office: Room 400, 3434 McTavish
Email: kazue.takamura@mcgill.ca
Office Hours: Thursday 12:00-14:00
Rachel Kiddell-Monroe
Office: Room 210, Peterson Hall, 3460 McTavish
Email: rachel.kiddell-monroe@mcgill.ca
Office Hours: Wednesday 13:00-14:00
Course Description
This introductory course is designed to familiarize students with key theories,
approaches, ideas, and issues in international development. The course is divided into
two sections. The first part of the course will cover the macro picture of international
development, focusing on colonialism and on the central theories of development,
including modernization, dependency, neo-liberalism, the developmental state, and
human development. We will also address some post-development critiques.
The second part of the course will examine empirical topics that are part of the broad
canopy of international development. These include humanitarianism and crisis, human
rights, ethnic minorities and indigenous populations, global health, climate change,
health crisis, urban development, environment, gender inequality, labor migration, and
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refugees. In the conclusion, we will discuss ethical dilemmas related to development as
well as the future of development.
The course involves lectures and mandatory conference sessions in which students are
expected to prepare questions based on course materials and actively participate in
discussion. By the end of the course, students should be familiar with the key concepts,
theories, historical background, and controversial issues that are part of the broad field
of international development.
Grade Distribution:
10% Conference participation
30% In-class Midterm exam
20% Opinion paper
40% In-class Final exam
Course Requirements:
1. Participation
Students are expected to come to class having done the required readings beforehand
in order to contribute to discussion in the conferences. Your participation is evaluated
based on attendance, preparedness, and active participation in weekly conferences.
2. Conferences
-Conferences start in the fourth week (September 22) of the semester.
-Each student will sign up for one of the conference groups on Minerva and attend it
throughout the term. Attendance at conferences is mandatory.
-The conferences are meant to facilitate the discussion of issues raised in the lectures
and readings. This is your opportunity to participate actively in class.
-In order to stimulate discussion in class, students are expected to prepare one question
related to lectures or readings and send it to the TA via email by 17:00 the day before
the conference.
-Grading for the conferences will be based on attendance and participation. There are 9
conferences in this course. To get full points for attendance, you must attend at least 8
conferences. In other words, you are allowed to miss 1 conference without penalty and
without having to give an explanation.
-To get full points for participation, you must participate consistently and thoughtfully.
-If a conference is missed because of illness, a doctor’s note must be provided to the TA.
-Students should refer to conference schedules on the INTD 200 MYCOURSE website for
details about each conference readings and topic.
-Please note that the conference discussions will deal with the lecture and reading
topics of the previous week. This is to ensure that all students are on the same page in
terms of the weekly topics.
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3. Midterm in-class exam
The midterm exam will be scheduled in class on Friday, October 17, 2014.
The exam will most likely be a combination of identification questions and short
answers. The identifications and short answers will focus on concepts and substantive
issues discussed in the course. We will provide the potential identifications in weekly
lectures. Further details will be announced in class.
If you are unable to take the midterm exam due to an illness, you must inform Professor
Takamura prior to the exam and must then provide an official medical note. Failure to
notify Professor Takamura of your absence prior to the exam will result in a “0” for the
midterm. Only medical problems will be considered legitimate excuses for taking the
makeup exam. Only one makeup midterm exam date will then be scheduled about one
week after the midterm exam.
4. Opinion paper
Students must submit a short opinion paper, maximum 800 words, on Monday,
November 17, 2014. The main purpose of this assignment is to encourage students to
develop their own ideas and deeper understanding of an actual development issue.
Students can pick any development issue they are interested in and must advance an
argument regarding the particular issue. This assignment will require the use of lecture
notes, course readings, or outside sources. Further details will be provided for this
assignment.
5. Final in-class exam
This will be a three hour exam to be scheduled by the university. The format of the
exam will most likely include identification questions, short answers, and short essays.
Warning to students planning a trip home for holidays: this exam is almost always
scheduled by the university near the end of the exam period because it is a large class
with students from many disciplines, and cannot be rescheduled for individual students
because of travel plans. Be sure to check the university exam schedule before making
your travel plans.
6. Attendance at McDonald Currie Lecture (October 23, 2014).
The Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID) annual McDonald Currie
Lecture will take place on Thursday, October 23, 2014, from 17:00-18:30. The location,
speaker and topic will be confirmed shortly and announced on MyCourses. Attending
students will receive an extra 1% that will count toward their participation grade. Please
note that the participation grade is never to exceed the percentage established for the
course. At the lecture, there will be a sign up sheet. Before the lecture begins, students
should sign up, providing their name, student ID number, and a signature. Attendance
for the full lecture is necessary to receive the extra credit.
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Required course materials:
The textbook and the coursepack will be available for purchase in the McGill Bookstore.
Copies of the textbook and the coursepack will be put on reserve in the McLennan
library.
1. Coursepack for INTD 200
2. Textbook: Haslam, P. A., J. Schafer, and P. Beaudet, Eds. (2012). Introduction to
International Development: Approaches, Actors, and Issues. Second edition. Don Mills
Ontario, Oxford University Press.
3. Required readings on MyCourses
In addition, required readings that are available on the internet or through the McGill
library as electronic journals will be posted on the MyCourses website.
Plagiarism
McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore, all students must understand the
meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under
the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures (see
www.mcgill.ca/students/srr/honest/ for more information)
Policy on Languages
In accord with McGill University’s Charter of Students’ Rights, students in this course
have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded.
General Information
If you have a hearing, visual and mobility impairment, please contact the instructor
immediately (in advance of any evaluations or other class requirements).
Notare Bene
This course syllabus is subject to change in case of unforeseen circumstances.
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Course Schedule
Date
September 3
(Wednesday)
September 5
(Friday)
September 8
(Monday)
September 10
(Wednesday)
September 12
(Friday)
September 15
(Monday)
September 17
(Wednesday)
September 19
(Friday)
September 22
(Monday)
September 24
(Wednesday)
September 29
(Monday)
October 1
(Wednesday)
Theme
Week 1: Introduction
Introduction: Why Does the Study
of Development Matter?
What Is Development?
Week 2: History of Development
Historical Context of Development:
Colonialism
Lecturer
Conference
All
Takamura
Takamura
ISID staff
IDS Program and Resources
Takamura
Colonial Legacies and Development
Week 3: Theories of Development
Theories of Development 1:
Takamura
Modernization
and Dependency Theories
Theories of Development 2:
Erik
Neoliberalism and Developmental
Kuhonta
States
Theories of Development 3:
Globalization and Development
Week 4: Post-Development
* Conference will begin this week;
no classes on Fridays.
Post-Development
Takamura
Measurement beyond GDP:
Human Development and the
Participatory Approach
Takamura
Week 5: Actors and Stakeholders
Why Am I Even Here? Who I Am,
What I Do, and Why
Civil Society, the State and NonState Actors: Who Is in Charge
Here?
Week 6: Conflict and Human
Rights
Conference 1:
Development
Theories
Takamura
Conference 2:
Human
Development
KiddellMonroe
KiddellMonroe
Conference 3:
Actors and
Stakeholders
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October 6
(Monday)
October 8
(Wednesday)
War and Conflict: Genocide, Ethnic
Cleansing and Cases of Extreme
Violence
Human Rights and Development:
Caste Discrimination
KiddellMonroe
Takamura
No conferences
this week
Week 7: Humanitarian Action
October 13
(Monday)
October 15
(Wednesday)
October 17
(Friday)
October 20
(Monday)
October 22
(Wednesday)
October 27
(Monday)
October 29
(Wednesday)
November 3
(Monday)
November 5
(Wednesday)
November 10
(Monday)
No Class! Thanksgiving Day
KiddellReflections on Humanitarian Action Monroe
Midterm in-class exam!
Week 8: Minorities and
Development
Ethnic Minorities and Development Takamura
in Asia
Donald
Indigenous Development in Canada Nicholls
Week 9: Global Health and Global
Cooperation
Globalization, Governance and
Health
Polar Wisdom, Climate and Global
Cooperation from the "Last"
Wilderness
Week 10: Urban Development and
Environment
Conference 4:
Humanitarian
Action and
Human Rights
Conference 5:
Ethnic
Minorities
KiddellMonroe
Carol
Devine
Conference 6:
Global Health
Takamura
Urban Poverty and Inequality
Urban Development and
Environmental Crisis in China
Week 11: Health Crisis and
Development
Development and the Double
Burden of Disease: Case Studies
from HIV/AIDS and NonCommunicable Diseases
Takamura
Conference 7:
Urban
Development
KiddellMonroe
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November 12
(Wednesday)
November 17
(Monday)
November 19
(Wednesday)
Access to Medicines: The
Intersection of Trade and Health
Week 12: Gender, Migration and,
Development
Gender Inequality and
Development
The Humanitarian Consequences
of Migration: Refugees and the
Internally Displaced
KiddellMonroe
Conference 8:
Health Crisis
Takamura
KiddellMonroe
Conference 9:
Gender and
Refugees
Week 13: Gender, Migration, and
Development (continued)
November 24
(Monday)
November 26
(Wednesday)
December 1
(Monday)
December 3
(Wednesday)
Gender and Labor Migration
Special Guest Speaker in Honour of
World AIDS Day on 1, December
2014
Week 14: Conclusion: Ethical
Dilemmas and the Future
Ethical Dilemmas in Global Health
and Humanitarian Action
Conclusion: The Future of
Development
Takamura
Stephen
Lewis
No conferences
this week
KiddellMonroe
All
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WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Introduction: Why Does the Study of Development Matter?
Goal: Introduce the aims of the course.
Friday, September 5, 2014
What Is Development?
Goal: Introduce the basic concepts of development.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 1, pp. 3-27 [Textbook].
World Bank. 2000. “New Directions in Development Thinking.” World
Development Report 1999/2000:13-30 [MyCourses].
https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/bitstream/handle/10986/5982/9
780195211245_introduction.pdf
Sachs, Jeffrey. 2005. The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our
Times. New York: Penguin Books, pp.5-25 [Coursepack Readings: #1].
Film (in-class): TBA
WEEK 2: HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT
Monday, September 8, 2014
Historical Context of Development: Colonialism
Goal: Examine the complex linkages between colonialism and development.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 2, pp. 28-44 [Textbook].
Emerson, Rupert. 1969. “Colonialism.” Journal of Contemporary History.
4(1): 3-16 [MyCourses].
Easterly, William. 2007. “From Colonialism to Postmodern Imperialism.”
The White Man’s Burden: Why the West’s Efforts to Aid the Rest Have
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Done So Much Ill and So Little Good. Penguin Books, pp.269-305
[Coursepack Readings: #2].
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Introduction to the IDS Program and Library Resources
Lisa Stanischewski, Student Affairs Advisor, ISID
Juanita Jara de Sumar, Liaison Librarian for International Development Studies
Friday, September 12, 2014
Colonial Legacies and Development
Goal: Understand how colonial legacies affect the political, economic, and social
conditions of contemporary developing countries.
Readings:
Kohli, Atul. 2004. State-Directed Development: Political Power and
Industrialization in the Global Periphery. Cambridge University Press,
pp.1-24 [MyCourses].
Mamdani, Mahmood. 2001. “Beyond Settler and Native as Political
Identities: Overcoming the Political Legacy of Colonialism.” Comparative
Studies in Society and History 43(4): 651-664 [MyCourses].
Optional:
Young, Crawford. 1988. “The African Colonial State and Its Political
Legacy.” The Precarious Balance: State and Society in Africa. Edited by D.
Rothchild and N. Chazan. Boulder: Westview Press, pp. 25-66.
WEEK 3: THEORIES OF DEVELOPMENT
Monday, September 15, 2014
Theories of Development 1: Modernization and Dependency Theories
Goal: Introduce the theories of modernization and dependency. Understand how these
key theories have shaped modern development discourses and practices.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds., Introduction to International Development.
2012. Chapter 3, pp. 45-59 [Textbook].
Rostow, W. W. 1959. “The Stages of Economic Growth.” The Economic
History Review 2(1): 1-16 [MyCourses].
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Ferraro, Vincent. 2008. “Dependency Theory: An Introduction.” The
Development Economic Reader. Edited by Giorgio Secondi. London:
Routledge, pp.58-64 [MyCourses].
https://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/depend.htm
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Theories of Development 2: Neoliberalism and Developmental States
Guest lecturer: Erik Martinez Kuhonta, Department of Political Science, McGill
Goal: Analyze two dominant, contrasting schools of thought in contemporary
development theory and practice.
Readings:
Williamson, John. 2008. “A Short History of the Washington Consensus.”
Washington Consensus Reconsidered: Towards a New Global Governance.
Edited by N. Serra and J. Stiglitz. Oxford Scholarship Online [MyCourses].
http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199
534081.001.0001/acprof-9780199534081-chapter-2
Evans, Peter. 1989. “Predatory, Developmental, and other Apparatuses: A
Comparative Political Economy Perspective on the Third World State.”
Sociological Forum 4(4): 561-587 [MyCourses].
Friday, September 19, 2014
Theories of Development 3: Globalization and Development
Goal: Understand the impact of globalization on ordinary people in developing
countries.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 6, pp. 107-115 [Textbook].
Helleiner, Eric. 2006. “Alternatives to Neo-Liberalism? Towards a More
Heterogeneous Global Political Economy.” Political Economy and the
Changing Global Order. Edited by R. Stubbs and G. Underhill. Oxford
University Press, pp.77-87 [Coursepack Readings: #3].
Optional:
Easterly, William. 2002. “How Did Heavily Indebted Poor Countries
Become Heavily Indebted? Reviewing Two Decades of Debt Relief.”
World Development 30(10): 1677–96.
Film (in-class): TBA
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WEEK 4: POST-DEVELOPMENT
*Note: Conferences will begin this week. No classes on Friday from this week
onwards.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Post-Development
Goal: Understand why the post-development perspective emerged. Analyze the main
critiques toward development. Discuss how a bottom-up approach is emerging in the
field of development.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 4, pp. 68-81 [Textbook].
Ferguson, James. 1994. “The Anti-Politics Machine: ‘Development’ and
Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho.” The Ecologist 24(5): 176-181
[MyCourses].
Harragan, Simon. “Relief and an Understanding of Local Knowledge: The
Case of Southern Sudan.” Culture and Public Action. Edited by V. Rao and
M. Walton. Stanford: Stanford University Press, pp.307-327[MyCourses].
Optional:
Escobar, Arturo. 1995. Encountering Development: The Making and
Unmaking of the Third World. Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp.
21-54.
Ferguson, J. 1994. The Anti-Politics Machine: Development,
Depoliticization, and Bureaucratic Power in Lesotho. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Human Development and the Participatory Approach
Goal: Explore how the idea of human development emerged as an alternative
development approach beyond the conventional income-driven approach. Assess the
effectiveness of the participatory development approach.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 13, pp. 237-259 [Textbook].
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Sen, A. K. 1999. “The Perspective of Freedom.” Development as Freedom.
Oxford University Press, pp.13-34 [Coursepack Readings: #4].
Ul Haq, Mahbub. 1995. “The Human Development Paradigm.” Reflections
on Human Development. Oxford University Press, pp.3-23 [MyCourses].
Veltmeyer, Henry. 2005. “Democratic Governance and Participatory
Development: The Role of Development NGOs.” The Whitehead Journal
of Diplomacy and International Relations (Summer/Fall): 89-109
[MyCourses].
Optional:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). 2013. Human
Development Report 2013. The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a
Diverse World. UNDP, pp21-41.
http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/reports/14/hdr2013_en_complet
e.pdf
Abraham A. and J. Platteau. 2004.” Participatory Development: Where
Culture Creeps In.” Culture and Public Action. Edited by V. Rao and M.
Walton. Stanford: Stanford University Press, pp.210-233.
WEEK 5: ACTORS AND STAKEHOLDERS
Monday, September 29, 2014
Why Am I Even Here? Who I Am, What I Do, and Why.
Readings:
Orbinski, James. 2009. “Stories Are All We Have” and “Searching for
Humanitarian Space: MSF in Somalia.” An Imperfect Offering:
Humanitarian Action in the 21st Century. Doubleday, pp. 3-15 and 67-133
[Coursepack Readings: #5 & #6].
Listening:
William Easterly
http://www.wnyc.org/story/economists-dictators-and-rightspoor/?utm_content=bufferc8671&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twi
tter.com&utm_campaign=buffer
Browse some of the organizations I work with:
www.msf.org
www.uaem.org
www.ypchronic
www.dndi.org
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Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Civil Society, States and Non-State Actors: Who Is in Charge Here?
Goal: Review the different types of non-State actors, their actions, their legitimacy, and
how they impact peoples’ lives.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 10, pp.175-196 and Chapter 12, pp. 217- 233 [Textbook].
Optional:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to Development. Chapter 11.
Multinational Corporations, pp.197-214.
General review of vision, mission, and activities of background on
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) (www.msf.org) and Universities Allied
for Essential Medicines (www.uaem.org)
WEEK 6: CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Monday, October 6, 2014
War and Conflict: Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing, and Cases of Extreme Violence
Goal: Using case studies, we will reflect on some major humanitarian crises
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 22, pp. 415-434 [Textbook].
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) “Central African Republic: A Year of
Continuing Violence against Civilians.” MSF Briefing Paper, March 2014.
http://www.msf.org/sites/msf.org/files/car_oneyear_report_final_en.pdf [MyCourses]
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Ebola Crisis.
http://www.msf.org/diseases/ebola [MyCourses]
Optional:
Peruse sites on issues in South Sudan, DRC and Syria on the internet with
Google search.
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Wednesday, October 8, 2014
Human Rights and Development: Caste Discrimination
Goal: Understand how the idea of human rights emerged in development. Explore why
caste discrimination in India has been recognized as a new human rights issue.
Readings:
Uvin, Peter. 2007. “From the Right to Development to the Right-Based
Approach: How ‘Human Rights’ Entered Development.” Development in
Practice 17(4/5): 597-606 [MyCourses].
Sen, Amartya. 2005. “Human Rights and Capabilities.” Journal of Human
Development 6(2): 151-166 [MyCourses].
Bob, Clifford. 2007. "’Dalit Rights are Human Rights’: Caste
Discrimination, International Activism, and the Construction of a New
Human Rights Issue,” Human Rights Quarterly 29 (1): 167-193
[MyCourses].
WEEK 7: HUMANITARIAN ACTION
Note:
1. NO CLASS on Monday due to Thanksgiving Day.
2. MIDTERM in-class exam on Friday
3. No conference sessions this week.
Wednesday, October 15, 2014
Reflections on Humanitarian Action: History and Future
Goal: Reflect on how humanitarianism has changed in the past 20 years and what the
future holds.
Readings:
Barnett, Michael and Thomas Weiss. 2008. “Humanitarianism: A
Brief History of the Present.” Humanitarianism in Question: Politics,
Power, Ethics. Edited by Michael Barnett and Thomas Weiss. Ithaca:
Cornell University Press, pp. 1-48 [Coursepack Readings: #7].
Aurelie Ponthieu et al. 2014. “Without Precedent or Prejudice? UNSC
Resolution 2098 and its Potential Implications for Humanitarian Space in
Eastern Congo and Beyond.” The Journal of Humanitarian Assistance
(January 21, 2014) [MyCourses].
http://sites.tufts.edu/jha/archives/2032
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Friday October 17, 2014
Midterm in-class exam
WEEK 8: MINORITIES AND DEVELOPMENT
Monday, October 20, 2014
Ethnic Minorities in Asia
Goal: Understand the conditions of ethnic minorities in Asia. Examine the troubled
relationship between states and ethnic minorities.
Readings:
Zhu, Y. and Blachford, D. 2012. “Economic Expansion, Marketization, and
Their Social Impact on China’s Ethnic Minorities in Xinjiang and Tibet.”
Asian Survey 52(4): 714-733 [MyCourses].
Vital Voices Global Partnership. 2007. “Stateless and Vulnerable to
Human Trafficking in Thailand.” Vital Voices Global Partnership.
Washington, DC. [MyCourses].
“Statelessness: Nowhere to Call Home.” 2014. The Economist (May 17)
[MyCourses] .
http://www.economist.com/news/international/21602251-changingface-worlds-non-citizens-nowhere-call-home
“Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar: No Place Like Home.” 2012. The
Economist (November 3) [MyCourses].
http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21565624-rohingyas-needhelp-burmese-government-aung-san-suu-kyi-and-outside-world-no
Optional:
Clarke, Gerard.2000. “From Ethnocide to Ethnodevelopment?
Ethnic Minorities and Indigenous Peoples in Southeast Asia.” Third World
Quarterly 22(3): 413-436,
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Indigenous Development in Canada
Guest Speaker: Mr. Donald Nicholls, Justice Minister, Cree Nation Government
Goal: Understand indigenous development issues in the Canadian context.
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Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 24, pp. 454-472 [Textbook].
WEEK 9: GLOBAL GOVERNANCE: HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Monday, October 27, 2014
Globalization, Governance, and Health
Goal: Introduce concepts of global health and examine development over the past 30
years.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 20, pp.373-398 [Textbook].
Benatar, Solomon & Ross Upshur. 2011. "What Is Global Health?" Global
Health and Global Health Ethics. Edited by S. Benatar & G. Brock. UK:
Cambridge University Press, pp.13-23 [Coursepack Readings: #8].
Koplan, Jeffery P. et al. 2009. "Towards a Common Definition of Global
Health" The Lancet 373: 1993-1995 [MyCourses].
http://www.ianphi.org/documents/articlesArchives/2009Koplan%20Lanc
et.pdf
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Polar Wisdom, Climate and Global Cooperation from the “Last” Wilderness
Guest Speaker: Carol Devine
Readings:
The Antarctic Treaty and The Madrid Protocol
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/law-and-treaty/our-treaty-obligations
Parties to the Antarctic Treaty have adopted a Protocol which provides for
comprehensive protection of Antarctica, the last great wilderness on
earth.
http://www.antarctica.gov.au/law-and-treaty/the-madrid-protocol
[MyCourses]
Peruse:
The Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition (ASOC) was founded in 1978
during an important decade for the worldwide environmental movement.
Public awareness of environmental issues was growing worldwide, and
important legislation to protect the environment had been passed in
many countries. http://www.asoc.org/
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WEEK 10: URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Monday, November 3, 2014
Consequences of Urban Development: Urban Poverty and Inequality
Goal: Explore how urban development often leads to economic inequality in developing
countries.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 19, pp. 355-371 [Textbook].
Anderson, Jeanine. 2010. “Incommensurable Worlds of Practice and
Value: A View from the Shantytowns of Lima.” Indelible Inequalities in
Latin America: Insights from History, Politics, and Culture. Edited by P.
Gootenberg and L. Reygadas. Durham: Duke University Press, pp.81-105
[Coursepack Readings: #9].
Chaves, Carmeli Marie. 2009. “Those that Urbanization Left Behind: A
Case Study of Spatial Disparities and Rising Dependency in Coastal Areas
in Mindanao.” Sojourn: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia 24(2):
251-268 [MyCourses].
Optional:
Chan, K.W. and Zhang, Li. 1999. “Hukou System and Rural-Urban
Migration in China: Processes and Changes.” The China Quarterly 160:
818-855.
Martinez, J. et al. 2008. “Trends in Urban and Slum Indicators across
Developing World Cities, 1990–2003.” Habitat International 32(1): 86–
108.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Urban Development and Environmental Crisis in China
Goal: Explore why the environmental crisis has emerged in China in the past two
decades and how this crisis affects everyday lives at the margins of society. Discuss the
role of civil society in China.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 17, pp. 313-330 [Textbook].
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Gorrie, James. 2013. “China’s Extreme Environmental Degradation.” The
China Crisis: How China’s Economic Collapse Will Lead to a Global
Depression. Hoboken: John Wiley & Sons, pp.177-199 [MyCourses].
Yang, Guobin. 2005. “Environmental NGOs and Institutional Dynamics in
China.” The China Quarterly 181: 46-66 [MyCourses].
Hook, Leslie. 2013. “China’s Environmental Activists.” Financial Times
(September 20) [MyCourses].
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/00be1b66-1f43-11e3-b80b00144feab7de.html#axzz3Ag3Y5OAB
Optional:
Clark, Pilita. “Troubled Waters: The Mighty Mekong River is the New
Front Line in the Global Battle over Water.” 2014. Financial Times (July
19) [MyCourses].
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/1add7210-0d3d-11e4-bcb200144feabdc0.html#slide0
WEEK 11: HEALTH CRISIS AND DEVELOPMENT
Monday, November 10, 2014
Development and the Double Burden of Disease: Case Studies from HIV/AIDS and
Non-Communicable Diseases
Goal: Understand key issues of global access to medicines crisis, the actors, and the
impact of the double burden of disease on development.
Readings:
Médecins Sans Frontières. 2010. “No Time to Quit: HIV/AIDS Treatment
Sap Widening in Africa” (Geneva: MSF Report): 6-13 [MyCourses].
http://ec.europa.eu/health/eu_world/docs/ev_20101013_rd04_en.pdf
Beaglehole, Robert et al. 2011. “Priority Actions for the NonCommunicable Disease Crisis” The Lancet 377: 1438-1447 [MyCourses].
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS01406736%2811%2960393-0/fulltext
Optional:
Lieberman, Evan S. 2009. Boundaries of Contagion: How Ethnic Politics
Have Shaped Government Responses to AIDS. Princeton: Princeton
University Press, pp.110-48 and pp.165-72.
Listening:
Dr. Sandeep Kishore, Ph.D. http://www.tedmed.com/talks/show?id=7333
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Access to Medicines: The Intersection of Trade and Health
Goal: Understand how access to medicines policies are influenced by trade policies and
how the access to medicines movement has influenced global health and the global
governance debate.
Readings:
Pécoul, B. et al. 1999. “Access to Essential Drugs in Poor Countries Lost a
Battle.” Journal of American Medical Association 281 (4): 361-67
[MyCourses].
Davies, Sara E. 2010. “Health as a Business.” Global Politics of Health.
Cambridge: Polity Press, pp.161-172 [Coursepack Readings: #10].
Optional:
Stiglitz, Joseph. 2007. “Patents, Profits, and People,“ Making
Globalization Work. New York: Norton, pp.103 – 112; 120-124; 128-132.
MSF. 2013. “Untangling the Web of Antiretroviral Price Reductions.” 16th
edition (July), pp.1-17.
http://www.msfaccess.org/sites/default/files/AIDS_Report_UTW16_ENG
_2013.pdf
WEEK 12: GENDER, MIGRATION, AND DEVELOPMENT
Monday, November 17, 2014
Gender Inequality and Development
Goal: Understand the background for the emergence of gender in development
discourse. Explore the distinct role of a gender approach in analyzing development
issues.
Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Chapter 5, pp. 86-104 [Textbook].
Karim, Lamia. 2011. Microfinance and its Discontents: Women in Debt in
Bangladesh. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, pp. xiii-xxxiiii
[MyCourses].
Sen, Amartya. 2001. “Many Faces of Gender Inequality.” Frontline 18, 22
(18 pages) [MyCourses].
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Bharracharya, Rahul. 2012. “A Class of Her Own.” The Economist (October
12). [MyCourses]
http://moreintelligentlife.com/content/ideas/anonymous/class-her-own
Optional:
Kelly, Patricia Fernandez. 1989. “Broadening the Scope: Gender and
International Economic Development.” Sociological Forum 4(4): 611-635.
Monday, November 19, 2014
The Humanitarian Consequences of Migration
Goal: Consider migration from conflicts, addressing issues of refugees and internally
displaced populations, using examples from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Syria,
and Central African Republic (CAR).
Readings:
Davies, Sara E. 2010 “Cross-Border Migration.” Global Politics of Health.
Cambridge: Polity Press, pp.87-104 [Coursepack Readings: #11].
WEEK 13: GENDER, MIGRATION, AND DEVELOPMENT (continued)
Wednesday, November 24, 2014
Gender and Labor Migration
Goal: Examine the contemporary patterns of low-end labor migration from developing
countries. Analyze the complex trajectories of female labor migration that is deeply
shaped by poverty and global inequality.
Readings:
Gamburd, Michele Ruth. 1995. “Sri Lanka's ‘Army of Housemaids’:
Control of Remittances and Gender Transformations.” Anthropologica
37(1): 49-88 [MyCourses].
Parreñas, Rhacel. “Homeward Bound: The Circular Migration of
Entertainers between Japan and the Philippines,” Global Networks 10, 3
(2010): 301-323 [MyCourses].
Ho, Christine. 1999. “Caribbean Transnationalism as a Gendered
Process.” Latin American Perspectives 108(26-5): 34-54 [MyCourses].
Optional:
DeParle, Jason. 2007. “A Good Provider Is One who Leaves.” The New
York Times (April 22) [MyCourses].
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Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Special Guest Speaker in Honour of World AIDS Day on December 1, 2014:
Stephen Lewis, Professor of Practice in Global Governance at ISID; former UN Special
Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
Readings:
Lewis, Stephen. 2006. “Context: It Shames and Diminishes Us All.” Race
against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS. Toronto: House of Anansi Press,
pp.1-36 [Coursepack Readings: #12].
http://www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/who-we-are/about-stephenlewis
http://www.aidsfreeworld.org/
[MyCourses]
WEEK 14: CONCLUSION: ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND THE FUTURE
Note: No conferences this week
Monday, December 1, 2014
Ethical Dilemmas in Global Health and Humanitarian Action
Goal: Highlight, recognize, and address some of the ethical dilemmas seen during the
course.
Readings:
Hurst, Samia, Nathalie Mezger and Alex Mauron. 2011. “Allocating
Resources in Humanitarian Medicine.” Global Health and Global Health
Ethics. Edited by Solomon Benatar and Gillian Brock. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, pp.173-183 [Coursepack Readings: #13].
Koivusalo, Meri, 2011. “Trade and Health: The Ethics of Global Rights,
Regulation and Redistribution.” Global Health and Global Health Ethics.
Edited by Solomon Benatar and Gillian Brock. Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, pp.143-154 [Coursepack Readings: #14].
Optional:
Singer, Peter. 2008. “Famine, Affluence, and Morality.” Global Ethics:
Seminal Essays. Edited by Thomas Pogge and Keith Horton. Paragon
House.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Conclusion: The Future of Development
Goal: Discuss the potential directions of development.
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Readings:
Haslam, P. A. et al., eds. 2012. Introduction to International Development.
Epilogue: The Future of Development, pp. 526-535 [Textbook].
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