731395 Introduction to development cooperation (in Eng.)

Art
Vorlesung und Übung
Semesterstunden
2
Vortragende/r (Mitwirkende/r)
Quinones-Ruiz, Xiomara-Fernanda , Fischer, Judith
Organisation
Nachhaltige Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Angeboten im Semester
Sommersemester 2025
Unterrichts-/ Lehrsprachen
Englisch
Lehrinhalt

The course aims to introduce the concept of development and to deepen the understanding of development efforts on national and international level. By analyzing case studies of the international agrarian sector we cast a critical view on power relations, participatory and sustainable approaches to 'development'. Students shall get a deeper understanding of development establishment and global interdependencies by actively participating in the course.

The course is divided in 6 modules:
MODULE (1) Deconstructing the meaning of 'Development'

MODULE (2) 'Development' cooperation in practice

MODULE (3) Sustainable 'development' approaches

MODULE (4) International players in development, the meaning of coloniality and decoloniality

MODULE (5) Exemplifying power relationships, coloniality and decoloniality with an agrarian global chain (including an excursion: A decolonial walk in Vienna)

MODULE (6) Socio-political alternatives to the establishment?
Inhaltliche Voraussetzungen (erwartete Kenntnisse)

A strong interest in development issues
Lehrziel

Learning Outcomes:
-to deconstruct the concept of 'development' and the structure of development cooperation nationally and internationally
-to be able to critically review development efforts and power relations, e.g. on the international agrarian sector
- to reflect on and recognize the legacy of colonial patterns that have shaped 'development'
- to explore alternatives to the 'development' status quo
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