As the development goals of different countries around the world move closer together and the concept of global governance takes on increasing meaning, it becomes increasingly important for future public managers in the international arena to have a clear grasp of both the similarities and differences in national and regional policies, different development strategies, and the role that different countries play in establishing a global agenda for governance. In this minor, the subjects of globalization, governance, and the role of government in promoting development in our increasingly integrated world will be addressed through a variety of both theoretical and regional lenses.

The theoretical approaches to be introduced in the first weeks of this course include globalization, global governance, post-colonialism, regionalism, and democracy. Primarily, the regions to be considered during this course will be those making up the Global South and newly emerging economies. As such, we will be covering governance and development topics in The Americas, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East (including northern Africa), and East Asia. A variety of topics will be covered, including national development strategies, the various meanings and ways of institutionalizing democratic norms in different national settings, and local forms of development and resistance.

Lecture topics will include: 

• Globalization and Regionalization 

• Democracy and Development  

• Colonialism and Post-Colonialism in Latin America 

• Colonialism and Post-Colonialism in Africa 

• Development in South-east Asia 

• Debates on Development Aid 

• International Institutions and Global Governance 

• Governance and Development 

• Governance and the Private Sector 

 Guest Lectures to include: 

• Local development strategies in Africa 

• The role of China in Africa 

• Migration and Diaspora Movements 

• Drug Cartels in Latin America 

• Green Criminology: Eco-justice and indigenous rights in Latin America 

• Politics and Development in Cuba 

• Students Movements in Indonesia 

• The legacy of Apartheid in South Africa 

It is expected that by the end of the minor, the student will have made use of and enhanced the following five of the eight programme competencies, achieving level 3:
 

• The graduate knows their way around the public sector.
• The Bachelor analyses social issues from different perspectives.
• The Bachelor makes a contribution to the development, implementation and evaluation of policy.
• The Bachelor has research capacity.

The Bachelor is self-directed and gives shape to their own professional development.

·        Fluent use of English language

·        Background knowledge of mainstream theories of international relations and politics, understanding of main policy debates regarding international development,

·        Students wanting to follow the course will be judged based on the contents of their previous coursework, and proven abilities in English (by previous coursework or interview, if necessary). If students have no coursework in the fields mentioned above, they can request an interview to provide sufficient evidence of a firm background in the required areas

The following literature is required for this course.

Bromell, D. (2022). The art and craft of policy advising: A practical guide (2nd ed.). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99562-1*

Dreier, L., Nabarro, D., & Nelson, J. (2019). Systems leadership for sustainable development: strategies for achieving systemic change. USA: Harvard Kennedy School. https://4sd.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Harvard_CRI_System_Leadership_Report_Sept_2019.pdf 

Önder, M., Nyadera, I. N., & Islam, M. N. (2022). The Palgrave handbook of comparative public administration: Concepts and cases. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1208-5

Persson, Å. (2019). Global adaptation governance: An emerging but contested domain. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 10(6), e618. https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/wcc.618 

Other literature will be made available digitally via Brightspace.

This course meets four times a week for a total of twelve hours per week for one term. The  twelve hours will be a combination of lectures, guest lectures, documentaries, and student workshops in which students will do presentations, debates, and discuss relevant readings.

            In addition to class time, students will meet on average four hours per week in small groups to prepare the workshop assignments. Outside of group time together, it is expected that an additional average of six hours per week will be spent researching and writing up the written components of the workshop assignments. An average of 8 hours per week are expected to complete all the assigned reading.

Class time (total per term): 96 hrs

Group preparation for class(total per term): 40 hrs

Individual preparation for class(total per term): 112 hrs

Individual preparation for exam: 42 hours

Individual research and report writing: 130 hrs

Testing:

There are 3 assessment methods in this minor:

• GGD Portfolio (40%)
• Written Exam (30%)
• Group Consultancy Project (30%)

To pass the minor, a minimum score of 5.5 is required for the three items.
Planning of the testing (per partial test when applicable):

Regular test:

• GGD Portfolio (40%) – Week 10 (Week 15)
• Written Exam (30%) – Week 7 (Week 12)
• Group Consultancy Project (30%) – Week 10 (Week 15)

This course makes use of a variety of guest lectures given by academics in the field of development studies, criminology, sociology, anthropology and political science.