Course Schedule Date Theme Lecturer Conference Week 1: Introduction September 3 (Wednesday) Introduction: Why Does the Study of Development Matter? All September 5 (Friday) What Is Development? Takamura Week 2: History of Development September 8 (Monday) Historical Context of Development: Colonialism Takamura September 10 (Wednesday) IDS Program and Resources ISID staff September 12 (Friday) Colonial Legacies and Development Takamura Week 3: Theories of Development September 15 (Monday) Theories of Development 1: Modernization and Dependency Theories Takamura September 17 (Wednesday) Theories of Development 2: Neoliberalism and Developmental States Erik Kuhonta September 19 (Friday) Theories of Development 3: Globalization and Development Takamura Week 4: Post-Development * Conference will begin this week; no classes on Fridays. Conference 1: Development Theories September 22 (Monday) Post-Development Takamura September 24 (Wednesday) Measurement beyond GDP: Development and the Participatory Approach Takamura Week 5: Actors and Stakeholders Conference 2: Development September 29 (Monday) Why Am I Even Here? Who I Am, What I Do, and Why October 1 (Wednesday) Civil Society, the State and Actors: Who Is in Charge Here?
Week 6: Conflict and Human Rights Conference 3: Actors and Stakeholders October 6 (Monday) War and Conflict: Genocide, Ethnic Cleansing and Cases of Extreme Violence October 8 (Wednesday) Human Rights and Development: Caste Discrimination Takamura Week 7: Humanitarian Action No conferences this week October 13 (Monday) No Thanksgiving Day October 15 (Wednesday) Reflections on Humanitarian Action October 17 (Friday) Midterm in-class exam! Week 8: Minorities and Development Conference 4: Humanitarian Action and Rights October 20 (Monday) Ethnic Minorities and Development in Asia Takamura October 22 (Wednesday) Indigenous Development in Canada Donald Nicholls Week 9: Global Health and Global Cooperation Conference 5: Ethnic Minorities October 27 (Monday) Globalization, Governance and Health October 29 (Wednesday) Polar Wisdom, Climate and Global Cooperation from the "Last" Wilderness Carol Devine Week 10: Urban Development and Environment Conference 6: Global Health November 3 (Monday) Urban Poverty and Inequality Takamura November 5 (Wednesday) Urban Development and Environmental Crisis in China Takamura Week 11: Health Crisis and Development Conference 7: Urban Development November 10 (Monday) Development and the Double Burden of Disease: Case Studies
from HIV/AIDS and Diseases November 12 (Wednesday) Access to Medicines: The Intersection of Trade and Health Week 12: Gender, Migration and, Development Conference 8: Health Crisis November 17 (Monday) Gender Inequality and Development Takamura November 19 (Wednesday) The Humanitarian Consequences of Migration: Refugees and the Internally Displaced Week 13: Gender, Migration, and Development (continued) Conference 9: Gender and Refugees November 24 (Monday) Gender and Labor Migration Takamura November 26 (Wednesday) Special Guest Speaker in Honour of World AIDS Day on 1, December 2014 Stephen Lewis Week 14: Conclusion: Ethical Dilemmas and the Future No conferences this week December 1 (Monday) Ethical Dilemmas in Global Health and Humanitarian Action December 3 (Wednesday) Conclusion: The Future of Development All