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International Development – Anthropology 3010Y – African culture and society
An introduction to contemporary African culture and society, focusing on culture history and indigenous institutions, the impact of colonial rule, and present-day problems of development. Prerequisite: ANTH 1001H or 1020H (or 1000Y or 100) or IDST 1001H or 1002H (or 1000Y or 100) or permission of instructor. Excludes ANTH-IDST 301.
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International Development – Indigenous Studies 3050Y – Indigenous and international community development
A study of various approaches to community development in Indigenous and Third World communities. Examines current initiatives in human resource, political, and economic development, and critical issues relating to local control, values, gender, government policies, and roles in social change processes. Prerequisite: INDG 1000Y (100) or both IDST 1001H and 1002H (or 1000Y or 100) or permission of instructor. Excludes INDG-IDST 305.
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International Development 3100Y – International Development Studies in an economic context
An examination of the economic dimensions of international development issues. Prerequisite: 4 credits including IDST 1001H and 1002H (o 1000Y or 100) or permission of the instructor.
Paul Shaffer
International Development – Sociology 3120H – Law, rights, and development
An analysis of the concept of rights and their role in social and political transformation. Includes social justice and citizenship struggles; critical perspectives on law and power; the foundations and implementation of human rights; development, the state, and multilateral agencies. Prerequisite: IDST 2000Y (200) or SOCI 2110H (or 2100Y or 210) or permission of instructor. Excludes IDST-SOCI 312H.
Chris Beyers
International Development – Sociology 3121H –Human rights - theory and practice
A survey of the history, philosophical foundations, critical social theories, and mechanisms for the implementation of international human rights, as well as of some of the main controversies regarding specific kinds of human rights. Topics include women’s rights and capabilities; culture and rights; economic and social rights; refugees and displacement; multinationals and international human rights activism. Prerequisite: IDST 2000Y (200) or SOCI 2110H (or 2100Y or 210) or permission of instructor.
Chris Beyers
International Development 3131H – The cinema of global change in history
An exploration of the historical experience of development and underdevelopment through documentaries, feature films, and ethnographic cinema, which focuses on the lived experiences of people who struggle with and against colonialism and imperialism. The work of filmmakers from developing and developed countries is used. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor. Excludes IDST 3130Y, 313.
LTA
IDST 3132H – The cinema of contemporary global change
An exploration of contemporary development and underdevelopment through documentaries, feature films, and ethnographic cinema, which focuses on the lived experiences of people who struggle with and against global inequalities, marginalization, urban poverty, alienation, and gender inequality. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor. Excludes IDST 3130Y, 313.
LTA
International Development – Politics 3220H – Global Political Economy
An examination of the historical development of the global political economy and of key debates in the field. Focuses on the ideas that underpin different political economic systems, the relationship between domestic and international political economy, finance and trade, and the political economy of warfare. Prerequisite: 7.0 university credits including 1.0 IDST or POST credit or permission of instructor. Excludes IDST-POST 322H.
International Development – Environmental & Resource Science/Studies 3230H – Environmental Problems and Solutions in Small Island Developing States: A Field Course
Barbados, like many islands in the West Indies, is facing a variety of challenges, such as overfishing, pollution, and loss of coral reefs and other habitats. This field course will introduce students to the challenges faced by Barbados and other islands, as well as potential solutions. This ERSC course may be taken as ERST with permission of the instructor. Students will pay a course fee in addition to travel costs. Prerequisite: ERSC 2230H (2210H, 221H, 220) or ERST-CAST 2520H (250) or IDST 2000Y (200).
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International Development – Politics 3290H – Causes of war
A survey of theories of the causes of war. Topics include structural realism, democratic peace theory, Marxism, domestic state structure and coalition-building, ideology, patterns of state formation, gender, and religion. Pays special attention to contemporary civil wars, terrorism as warfare, and twenty-first-century American foreign policy. Prerequisite: 2.0 POST credits at the 2000 level including POST 2230Y (223); or permission of instructor. Excludes POST-IDST 329H.
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International Development – Economics 3310H – The economics of developing countries
Examines alternative models of growth and development, sectoral problems of LDCs (agriculture, education, health, environmental issues, etc.), planning strategies for economic development, and the diversity of the development experience. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ECON 1010H (101H) and 1020H (102H).
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International Development – Economics 3330H – The economics of global interdependence
The world economy and the place of less developed nations in an increasingly interdependent global system. Topics include a market-friendly strategy for the poor; globalization and its impacts; the growing literature on foreign aid and debt; the oil crisis; water scarcity and the potential for international water conflicts. Prerequisite: 60% or higher in ECON 1010H (101H) and 1020H (102H).
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International Development – Cultural Studies 3032Y/3532H – Issues in global media
The uses of media for development; problems of global mass media; the Internet and the digital divide; and alternative media such as community radio. Emphasis on culture and mass media in Latin America, but some discussion of other parts of the developing world. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits.
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International Development – History 3401H – Southern Africa in the 19th century
An examination of major issues, including the gradual British colonial conquest of the Xhosa people in the Cape, the Boer trek into the interior, African military resistance to colonial expansion, and the impact of mineral discoveries. Prerequisite: 1.0 HIST credit at the 1000 level with at least a 60% or permission of the chair. Offered in alternate years
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International Development – History 3402H – Southern Africa in the 20th century
Themes will include the Union of South Africa in 1910, the development of African nationalism and trade unions, the rise of the Apartheid state from 1948, wars of liberation in Angola and Mozambique, the Rhodesian crisis, South Africa’s campaign to destabilize the Frontline States in the 1980s, and post-Apartheid issues. Prerequisite: 1.0 HIST credit at the 1000 level with at least a 60% or permission of the chair. Offered in alternate years
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International Development – Environmental & Resource Science/Studies 3602H – Environment and development
Examines environmental issues and conflicts in developing countries, applying a critical political ecology perspective to a range of current topics, including oil production, biodiversity conservation, and resource conflicts. There is also a special focus on agriculture and food systems. Prerequisite: IDST 2000Y or ERST-POST 2100H or ERST-CAST 2520H (250) or ERST 257H or POST 2200Y (200). Excludes ERST-IDST-POST 3601Y, 360.
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International Development 3700, 3710H, 3720H – Community-based research project
Students are placed in research projects with community organizations in the Peterborough area. Each placement is supervised jointly by a faculty member and a representative of a community organization. For details, see Community-Based Research Program (p. 251). Prerequisite: 10.0 university credits with a cumulative average of 75%.
International Development – Anthropology 3770Y – Society, culture and development in Africa
The historical dimensions of socio-cultural diversity in sub-Saharan Africa are examined, along with the changing economic relationship of the area with the global economy; the politics of sub-regional conflict and continental and regional integration; trends towards democratization; and the strengthening of civil society. Excludes IDST-ANTH 377. Offered only in Ghana.
International Development – Anthropology 3780Y – Ghana seminar
Contemporary Ghana is examined in the light of its historical background and its patterns of stratification, religion, ethnicity, and gender. Processes of structural change, including economic policy, social and political movements are explored. Excludes IDST 378. Offered only in Ghana.
International Development – Anthropology 3790Y – Local dynamics of change
The social, political, and economic conditions that encourage or block micro-level improvements are examined, as are the role of women’s organizations and other local institutions and their relations with local District Assemblies and other government authorities. Excludes IDST 379. Offered only in Ghana.
International Development– Anthropology - Environmental & Resource Science/Studies 3800D – Community development
The theory and practice of community development, with an extensive field placement. Excludes IDST 380D. Offered only in Ecuador and Ghana.
International Development 3870Y – Introduction to Kichwa language and culture
An introduction to the Kichwa language and culture for beginners. Prerequisite: HSST 2500Y (250) or 2502H or equivalent. Excludes IDST 387. Offered only in Ecuador.
International Development – Anthropology 3880Y – Ecuador seminar
An examination of the major features of Ecuadorian economic, political, and social life, with particular attention to regional and cultural diversity. Excludes IDST 388. Offered only in Ecuador.
International Development – Anthropology 3890Y – Andean economy, culture and society
An examination of the structure of agrarian production systems and market relations in selected Andean societies. The impact of mining and manufacturing industry, as well as the role of the state in shaping economic and social development, are explored, as are the emergence of political and ideological movements. Excludes IDST-ANTH 389. Offered only in Ecuador.