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Instructors: Dr. Charlotte Dany
Event type:
Seminar
Org-unit: Politics, Administration & International Relations
Displayed in timetable as:
PublServ Dev.Countr.
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Note: In your exam regulations, differing credits may have been specified.
Location:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
10 | 35
Priority scheme: Standard-Priorisierung
Course content:
Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are key actors in development cooperation, not least as they provide a variety of public services in developing countries. This seminar will introduce students to this group of actors, with a focus on acknowledging its heterogeneity. It will further delve into the different functions of NGOs that manage public services in developing countries, evaluating the promises as well as the pitfalls these entail. Promising may be the link international NGOs provide between local communities and global and national policy makers, or the rise of local civil society organizations in developing countries. Pitfalls include reduced effectivity, security issues, legitimacy gaps, or the weakening of states, local civil society and economies. Students are encouraged to trace the ambivalent role of NGOs in developing countries on specific case studies, such as Haiti or Afghanistan.
Educational objective:
- know what nongovernmental organizations do in development cooperation
- differentiate between different organizations and contexts
- analytic reading and discussion of scientific texts
- make use of case study knowledge
Further information about the exams:
Midterm: A short oral presentation by a small study group, which presents for example an organization or a case in order to stimulate discussion in the seminar session. Endterm: an exam with open essay questions.
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