COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 4119 POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT AND INEQUALITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF UZGÖREN

Offered to

Political Science and International Relations
International Relations

Course Objective

The course aims to study development, distribution of wealth and inequality from a political economy perspective in a historical context. The first part of the course is devoted to understand the theoretical ideas and debates about development and development strategies. The second part aspires to grasp economic and political implications of development strategies through covering the historical trajectories of peripheral countries from Asia, Latin America and Africa. Some of the topics that will be covered include dependency theory, developmental state, post-colonial theory, Washington consensus, post-Washington consensus and migration. How is development understood and practiced in different historical periods What are the main institutions and policies for developing countries Is the world more equal under globalization What policies are developed to prevent poverty

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students will be able to develop analytical and critical skills to grasp different theoretical ideas about development
2   Students will become knowledgeable about historical development of policies related to development and inequality
3   Students will gain knowledge about different regional trajectories related to political implications of development strategies
4   Students will understand causes of poverty and inequality as well as debates related to remedies and reforms
5   Students will develop their analytical skills to prepare and perform role simulation related to the particular historical figures of their own choosing
6   Students will write short essays as reflection paper

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical ideas and debates about development
3 Theoretical ideas and debates about development
4 Historical background: State-led development and developmental state
5 Historical background: Neo-liberal development strategy
6 Film Screening
7 General overview
8 Post Washington consensus and poverty reduction programmes
9 Trade liberalisation and the developing world
10 Financialisation and politics of aid
11 Liberalisation of agriculture, food regime and developing world
12 Migration and developing world
13 Film screening
14 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Tutorial
Presentation (role simulation)
Reflection papers
Term Project
Case Study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 ASS Assignment
3 PRS Presentation
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + ASS * 0.40 +PRS * 0.20


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Assignment: The Rubric that will be applied in the evaluation of the reflection papers
Rating scale
Reflection paper evaluation criteria a) Poor (0%) b) Fair (40%) c) Good (60%) d) Very Good (80%) e) Excellent
(100%)

1st criteria: Introduction / 20 points
a) No introduction written to present the aim of the reflection paper b) Does not introduce the aim, questions and objectives roughly established c) Introduce the topic, questions and objectives are fairly clarified d) Introduce the topic, question and objectives are fully clarified e) Presents the aim of the essay with clarifying research question and arguments fully

2nd criteria: Main text / Arguments and Analysis / 30 points a) No summary and no analysis b) A poor summary of the main arguments and analysis in the text c) A fair summary of main arguments of the text d) A good summary of main arguments and analysis e) Well organized presentation of the main arguments of the text in a systematic manner

3rd criteria: Conclusion / 20 points a) No conclusion of the reflection paper b) A poor conclusion c) Aim of the reflection paper and main arguments presented fairly d) Aims and arguments are presented in a systematic manner e) Aims and arguments are presented in a systematic manner; Student also develops her/his arguments

4rd criteria: Reflections / own ideas / 30 points a) No engagement with the topic, no personal reflections with the text b) Poor to engage with main arguments in the text c) Fair to present her/his own reflections d) A systematic engagement with main arguments and objectives in the text e) Very good to engage with the objectives and arguments of the text reviewed
Total 100 points



Presentation / Role simulation
Rating scale
Role simulation evaluation criteria
Maximum points a) Poor (0%) b) Fair (40%) c) Good (60%) d) Very Good (80%) e) Excellent (100%)

1st criteria: Presentation of the position of the institution related to the case selection / 40 points
a) Position of the institution is not presented b) Position of the institution is presented fairly c) Position of the institution is presented in a good manner d) Position of the institution is presented very well e) Position of the institution is systematically presented with reflections

2nd criteria: Discussion and presentation of main arguments / 30 points
a) No discussion b) Fair discussion c) A good discussion of the main arguments d) A very good discussion of the main arguments e) Well, systematic discussion with reflections

3rd criteria: Presenting in a structured manner / 20 points
a) The talk is not structured b) Fairly structured c) The talk is structured in a good manner d) The talk is structured in a very good manner e) Very well structured

4th criteria: References / 10 points
a) No references b) Fair amount of references to official documents c) Good amount of references to official documents d) Very good amount of references to official documents e) Well and relevant references to official documents
Total 100 points

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

elif.uzgoren@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Student Presentations 5 1 5
Project Preparation 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 3 5 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Reading 13 2 26
Final 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 154

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14
LO.24
LO.35
LO.44
LO.55
LO.6