授業の目的 【日本語】
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | The major objective of this course is to consider the issues of development in African societies in broad comparative perspectives. Africa has been considered to be under-developed. However, in recent years, many African countries demonstrate rapid economic growth, albeit dependent on natural resource exports. While we constantly hear the news about political instability in this continent, the root causes of such phenomena are diverse. In sum, it is increasingly difficult to understand Africa and its development by applying uniform measures.
Therefore, in this course, students will learn theories and analytical perspectives to make sense of diverse African realities, drawing examples from different time periods in history and geographic locations. Particular attention will be paid to sub-Sahara African countries, while there will be some references to North Africa. Students’ active participation in the discussion, based on the self-guided reading of news articles and current debates, would be highly encouraged. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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到達目標 【英語】
Objectives of the Course | | | Students acquire the ability to consider developmental issues in African societies in broad comparative perspectives. |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | For all sessions, students are required to read the assigned readings and submit the comment paper before attending.
Session 1 Introduction
Structure of the course
Session 2 Development from African Perspectives
“Orientalism and African Development Studies: the ‘reductive repetition’ motif in theories of African underdevelopment” Stefan Andreasson, 2005.
Agenda 2063, Africa Union
Session 3 Cold War and its implication on African development
“Legacies, New Beginnings, and Unfinished Business” in A History of Modern Africa, Richard Reid. pp. 289-323.
“Kwame Nkrumah: Cold War Modernity, Pan-African Ideology and The Geopolitics of Development” Evan White 2003.
Session 4 Pan Africanism and Non-alignment
“The Asian-African Conference (Bandung) and Pan-Africanism: the challenge of reconciling continental solidarity with national sovereignty” Hongou
“Semi-peripheral countries and the invention of the ‘Third World’, 1955–65” Laron
Session 5 Interim summary and evaluation
Session 6 Governance
“The Good Governance Agenda: Beyond Indicators without Theory” Andrews
“Developmental Patrimonialism? The Case of Rwanda” Booth and Golooba-Mutebi
Session 7 National identities and citizenship
Principal agent and nation-state
“The construction of peoplehood” Wallerstein
“Voting for an ethnic identity: procedural and institutional responses to ethnic conflict in Ethiopia” Smith
Session 8 Citizenship and migration
“Instability in the Great Lakes Region” Reyntjens
“Higher Learning: educational availability and flexible citizenship” Ong
Session 9 Employment and decent work (microeconomics)
“Remaking Africa’s Informal Economies: Youth, Entrepreneurship and the Promise of Inclusion” Dolan and Rajak
“What is in a Job? The Social Context of Youth Employment Issues in Africa” Ismail
Session 10 International trade and industrial development (macroeconomics)
“Do global strategies for eradication of poverty in sub-saharan Africa work?” Apodaca
“The Cycle of Development in Africa: A Story about the Power of Economic Ideas” Paldam
Session 11 Aid and the relationship with donors
Anti-politics machine, Ferguson
“China and the World Bank” Kopinski 2014
Dead Aid, Dambisa Moyo.
Session 12 Work, employment, and skills
Developing youth skills for employment (African center for economic transformation)
Session 13 Education, health, and social development
“African Education: Dilemmas, Challenges & Opportunities” Kinyanjui, in Himmelstrand, Kinyanjui & Mburugu
“Decolonizing education and social platform in Africa” Abdi
Session 14 Conviviality vs. Universalism
“Incompleteness: Frontier Africa and the Currency of Conviviality” Nyamnjoh
“Human Rights and Development in Africa: moral intrusion or empowering opportunity?” Mohan and Holland
Session 15 Presentation of term papers |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | Preparation for class discussion 30%
Preparation includes (1) reading the assigned articles/book chapters; (2) submitting comment papers in response to the questions given by the instructor
Class participation 30%
In the class, the instructor will lead the discussion based on the opinions raised in students’ comment papers.
Individual paper 40%
Students are assigned to write a paper on educational issues in relation to one or some of the theories learned in the class. Details will be explained later. The submission deadline of the paper is January 31, 2021.
Credit is given to C- or C (where applicable) or higher grade for each criterion. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | Reading materials are listed in the schedule.
References for further study will be provided either in the class or at the time of providing the reading materials. |
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教科書・参考書
Textbook/Reference Book | | | There is no precondition to take this course |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | |
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注意事項
Notice for Students | | |
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使用言語
Language(s) for Instruction & Discussion | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | 原則として対面で行う。例外的に、遠隔授業（同時双方向）を行う。
遠隔授業は Teams、Zoom等で⾏う。
※履修登録後に授業形態等に変更がある場合には、NUCＴの授業サイトで案内します。
In principle, lecture and seminar course subjects are offered in-person.
Online participation in classes (interactive communication classes via Teams, Zoom, etc.) may be permitted by the instructor under exceptional circumstances.
*Guidance will be posted on NUCT if there are any changes in the class format, etc. after registration. |
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遠隔授業（オンデマンド型）で行う場合の追加措置
Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | |
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