STV 4344 – Politics in developing countries: contextual analyses in theoretical
perspective
●Responsible and main lecturer: Olle Törnquist.
●Additional lecturers: Kristian Stokke (on glocalisation) and Einar Braathen (Africa)
Literature:
C. 550 pp for the general part and c. 400 pp for the area-part (on top of which students
are expected to read additional texts related to their essays)
Students are expected to buy:
1) Grugel
2) Harriss, Stokke, Törnquist (in case a decent prince can be negotiated or if a pb
edition is coming out – please contact Palgrave’s Scandinavian representative
Wilf Jones wilf@dial.pipex.com)
3) Case
4) Harriss & Corbridge
5) Priyono (I shall fix special price…they can buy from me)
6) Thompson, Chapal&Daloz
In the compendium I also want some of the recommended readings in T-kvist (1999)
to be included (some students need access to more preparatory material). = Ch 5-9
and 11. pp 45-85 and 106-118
Compulsary general reading
Avritzer, L. (2002): Democracy and the Public Space in Latin America. Chapt.
2: Democratic Theory and the Formation of a Public Sphere, pp. 36- 54. (19
pp. )
Beckman, Björn (2004): Trade Unions, Institutional reform and Democracy:
Nigerian Experiences with South African and Ugandan Comparisons, in
Harriss, John et al Politicising Democracy: The New Local Politics of
Democratisation. Palgrave Macmillan. (25pp)
Beetham, David (1999): Democracy and Human Rights. Cambridge: Polity
Press.pp. 89-114. (25 pp.)
Carothers, Thomas (2004): Critical Mission: Essays on Democracy promotion,
Carnegie Endowment. (selected pages, c.30)
Chandhoke, N. (2005), ‘Seeing the State in India’, in Economic and Politicval
Weekly, Vol.XL, No 11, March 12. pp. 1033-1039. (6 pp.)
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Grugel, J. (2002): Democratization: A Critical Introduction, Houndmills and
New York: Palgrave. Selected pages (125 pp).
Harriss, J.; K. Stokke & O. Törnquist (eds.) (2004): Introduction: The New
Local Politics of Democratisation, in Harriss, J.; K. Stokke & O. Törnquist
(eds.): Politicising Democracy: The New Local Politics of Democratisation.
Houndmills and New York: Palgrave. (21 pp.)
Hefner, W. R. (2000): Civil Islam: Muslims and Democratisation in Indonesia.
Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press. pp x-xx, 3-20, 214-221.
(24pp.)
Mamdani, M. (1996) : Citizen and Subject: Contemporary Africa and the
Legacy of Late Colonialism, Princeton: Princeton University Press. Ch. 1 and
Conclusion, pp. 3-34 and 285-301. (47 pp.)
Mouzelis, N., (1986): Politics in the Semi-Periphery. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
(Selected pages; c. 40)
Migdal, J. S., Kohli, A, and Shue, V. (eds) 1994): State Power and Social
Forces, Domination and Transformation in the Third World. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press. pp. 293-323. (30pp.)
Nordholt, H.S. (2004) : Decentralisation in Indonesia: Less State, More
Democracy? in Harriss, J.; K. Stokke & O. Törnquist (eds.): Politicising
Democracy: The New Local Politics of Democratisation. Houndmills and New
York: Palgrave, (18 pp.)
Sidel, J, T (2004).: Bossism and Democracy in the Philippines, Thailand and
Indonesia: Towards an Alternative Framework for the Study of ‘Local
Strongmen’’, in Harriss, J.; K. Stokke & O. Törnquist (eds.): Politicising
Democracy: The New Local Politics of Democratisation. Houndmills and New
York: Palgrave. (20 pp.)
Mohan, G. & Stokke, K. (2005) The politics of localization: From
depoliticizing development to politicizing democracy. Forthcoming in K. Cox,
J. Robison, M. Low (2006) Handbook in Political. c. 30 pp.
Stokke, K., Törnquist, O, and Sindre, S. (2005): Conflict Resolution and
Democratisation in the Aftermath of the 2004 Tsunami. A comparative Study
of Aceh and Sri Lanka. Un iversity of Oslo, Mimeo 2005. (10pp.)
Törnquist, Olle (1999): Politics and Development. A Critical Introduction.
London, Thousand Oaks, New York. Chapter 4 and 10, (20pp.)
Törnquist, Olle (2004): The Political Deficit of Substantial Democratisation, in
Harriss, J.; K. Stokke & O. Törnquist (eds.): Politicising Democracy. : Local
Politics and Democratisation in Developing Countries. (Ch. 1). Houndmills and
New York: Palgrave. (20pp.)
Törnquist, Olle (2005): Assessing Democracy from Below: The Development
of an Alternative Framework for an Indonesian Pilot Study. Mss. 2005;
Forthcoming in Democratization Vol 13:3:2006. (30 pp.)
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Total c. 550 pp.
Recommended reading:
Avritzer, L.(2002): Democracy and the Public Space in Latin America.
Princeton: Princeton University Press. (additional readings)
Baiocchi, G.P. (2005): Militants and Citizens. The politics of participatory
democracy in Porto Alegre. Stanford: Stanford University Press.
Grugel, J. (2002): Democratization: A Critical Introduction, Houndmills and
New York: Palgrave. (additional readings)
Harriss, J. (2001) Depoliticising Development: The World Bank and social
capital. New Dehli: LeftWord Books. Also published by Anthem South Asian
Studies.
Harriss-White, B, (2003): India Working.Eassays on Society and Economy.
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Khan, M.H. and Sundaram, J.K. (eds) (2000). Rents, Rent-Seeking and
Economic Development. Theory and Evidence in Asia. Cambridge.
Cambridge University Press.
Kohli, A., Evans, P., Katzenstein, P.J., Przeworksi, A., Rudolph, S.H., Scott,
J.C., and Skocpol, T. (1995): The Role of Theory in Comparative Politics: A
Symposium. World Politics, 1:48.
Migdal, J. S., Kohli, A, and Shue, V. (eds) 1994): State Power and Social
Forces, Domination and Transformation in the Third World. Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press. (additional reading)
Putnam, R. (1993): Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy.
Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Rueschmeyer, D.; E. Stephens & J. Stephens: Capitalist Development and
Democracy, (1992). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Sidel, John (2001): " It takes a madrasah"? Habermas meets Bourdieu in
Indonesia: Review Article in South East Asia research, 9, 1 pp 109-122
Törnquist, Olle (1999): Politics and Development. A Critical Introduction.
London, Thousand Oaks, New York. (additional readings)
Compulsory reading for area studies:
Spring 2006: Focus on Asia and Africa. (Students select one.) Partial
accomadation may be possible for students focusing on Latin America
and the the Middle East. Contact the the course leader.
Africa:
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Thompson, Alex, 2000, An Introduction to African Politics. Routledge: London.
(246 pages) (reprint 2002)
Chabal, Patrick & Daloz, Jean-Pascal , 1999, Africa Works. Disorder as
political instrument. James Currey: Oxford. Pp 1-93 and 139-163 (117 pages)
Braathen, Einar & Orre, Aslak, 2001, “Can a Patrimonial Democracy Survive?
The Case of Mozambique”, Forum for Development Studies, No. 2-2001 (38
pages).
Total: c. 400 pp
Recommended:
Braathen, E., Bøås, M. & Sæther, G. (eds.): Ethnicity Kills? The Politics of
War, Peace and Ethnicity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Macmillan:London (pp.
Jones, P. & Stokke, K., 2005, Democratising Development. The Politics of
Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers: Leiden
and Boston (pp.1- 100)
Asia:
Case, W. (2002): Politics in Southeast Asia: Democracy or Less, Richmond:
Curzon. (Selected pages 150 pp).
Harriss, S. and Corbridge, S. (2000): Reinventing India:Liberalisation, Hindu
Nationalism and Popular Democracy, Oxford and Malden: Polity. (Selected
pages 150 pp. )
Priyono, Subono, Törnquist et.al. (2005). Making Democracy Meaningful.
Problems and Options in Indonesia. Jakarta: Demos. (Selected pages. 50 pp.)
Robision, Richard and Hadiz, Vedi R. ( 2004): Reorganising Power in
Indonesia: The Politics of Oligarchy in an Age of Markets, London and New
York: Routledge. (Selected pages 50 pp. )
Total: c. 400 pp
Recommended
Further readings in the compulsory titles.
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