Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Description This module aims to introduce students to the key issues in politics and development in sub-Saharan Africa, providing them with the theoretical and conceptual tools to evaluate and analyse these issues. While the diversity of countries, languages, cultures, histories and political structures across the continent make this a challenging course, the commonalities of experiences across African states from colonialism through to the present facilitate an analysis and understanding of many important issues. The peculiarities of the African state and its relationship to both domestic societies, as well as to the international system, will provide a conceptual focus to the module. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Critically assess and discuss key features of African politics, such as the colonial legacy, neo-patrimonialism, ethnic identity, structural adjustment policies, democratisation and the politics of aid. 2. Analyze the state-society relationship in Africa in a variety of contexts and from different theoretical perspectives. 3. Engage with these theoretical debates and literature through concrete case studies from different African countries and regions. 4. Communicate independent research and reading orally in groups, and in written form, and engage in class debates on the subject. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
n/aIntroduction and review This module aims to introduce students to the key issues in politics and development in sub-Saharan Africa, providing them with the theoretical and conceptual tools to evaluate and analyse these issues. While the diversity of countries, languages, cultures, histories and political structures across the continent make this a challenging course, the commonalities of experiences across African states from colonialism through to the present facilitate an analysis and understanding of many of important issues. The peculiarities of the African state and its relationship to both domestic societies, as well as to the international system, provides a conceptual focus to the module. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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