Welcome to The International Politics of the Developing World!
The ‘developing world’ is a slippery concept. In this module, we will analyse it from an international political perspective. This means that we will uncover the international power relations that constitute the ‘developing world’ as such.
We will start by questioning the very concept of development and what it entails. In the first few weeks, we will read influential writers in international development, such as W.W. Rostow, Gunder Frank, Amartya Sen, and Arturo Escobar. Then we will look in closer detail at key topics in international development, such as gender, race, neoliberalism, and the return of developmental states, using the work of critical contemporary scholars and activists such as Naila Kabeer and Veronica Gago. Finally, we will discuss strategies of resisting imperial domination disguised under the name of ‘development’ and think of alternative ways to represent the global periphery.
In times of COVID, unfortunately this module will have to be delivered online. We prepared a mix of synchronous and asynchronous lectures and seminars for you. Do your readings, watch the lectures, go to the seminars, and stay safe.
We had a lot of fun preparing your lectures and seminars. We hope you enjoy the module as much as we enjoyed preparing it for you.
All the best,
Clive Gabay, Felipe Antunes de Oliveira and Rowan Lubbock
The ‘developing world’ is a slippery concept. In this module, we will analyse it from an international political perspective. This means that we will uncover the international power relations that constitute the ‘developing world’ as such.
We will start by questioning the very concept of development and what it entails. In the first few weeks, we will read influential writers in international development, such as W.W. Rostow, Gunder Frank, Amartya Sen, and Arturo Escobar. Then we will look in closer detail at key topics in international development, such as gender, race, neoliberalism, and the return of developmental states, using the work of critical contemporary scholars and activists such as Naila Kabeer and Veronica Gago. Finally, we will discuss strategies of resisting imperial domination disguised under the name of ‘development’ and think of alternative ways to represent the global periphery.
In times of COVID, unfortunately this module will have to be delivered online. We prepared a mix of synchronous and asynchronous lectures and seminars for you. Do your readings, watch the lectures, go to the seminars, and stay safe.
We had a lot of fun preparing your lectures and seminars. We hope you enjoy the module as much as we enjoyed preparing it for you.
All the best,
Clive Gabay, Felipe Antunes de Oliveira and Rowan Lubbock
