| Kommentar |
The main target group are students of MA IBEP and MA DevGov within the regional module Sub-Saharan Africa. Regular participation in class is expected.
The seminar will be held according to the following schedule: 17.4., 15.5., 29.5., 12.6., 19.6., 3.7., 17.7. |
| Bemerkung |
The seminar provides an analysis of developmental dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa, and of selected national and international strategies to tackle a variety of challenges. The seminar will not present an overview of extant theoretical approaches for explaining ‘African’ developmental performance but rather consist in discussing selected and quite specific developmental aspects such as land rights, industrialization, taxation or social protection. By combining relevant theoretical approaches with the study of empirical cases we aim to get a better idea of how a combination of international, national and local factors facilitate and block development and how this varies across Africa. Each session will include a reflection about strategic consequences. |
| Leistungsnachweis |
MA IBEP students write a seminar paper that counts as module exam for both this seminar and the lecture on African politics. The topic and RQ of the seminar paper must refer to the themes discussed in class (seminar or lecture). Within the seminar paper you will be asked to include a short section which discusses policy transfer or strategic consequences. Deadline for submission of seminar paper is 30 September 2026.
MA DevGov students write either a short research paper (10 pages) or a policy brief (8-10 pages) on one of the topics discussed in class. For MA DevGov students, deadline for submission of the short paper or policy brief is 31 July 2026. |
