Has more than half a century of aid to Africa worked? Some say yes, others a definite no. This seminar takes a deeper look at aid to Africa and the continents' developments: We shall examine the principles of aid and its consequences, the role of different aid agencies, old and new strategies, and discuss the potential alternatives to aid put forward by its critiques. Course offered by Department of Political Science, AU.

Period
01-08-2011 - 26-08-2011 (4 weeks)

Target group
Applicants must be at Master level

Course aim
The seminar module offers a more extensive and more thorough analysis of a topic from within political science. To this end, the seminar module provides an overview and a critical discussion of the literature and the issues relevant for the topic of the seminar.The objectives for this module are: By the end of the course, the participants are expected to be able to:

- Describe the relevant theories / thinking as regards development aid to Africa

- Discuss theoretical and methodological strengths and weaknesses



- Formulate independent and relevant research questions

- Develop workable research designs to answer / analyze research questions

Credits
10.0 ECTS credits

Course fee
EUR 0: See website for information regarding fees

Course leader
Marianne S. Ulriksen

Aarhus University International Centre
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City: Aarhus
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