TAFANDA15U NGOs and Development in Africa
The aim of this course is to critically analyse NGOs and the various contexts in which they work (such as humanitarian contexts, development projects and advocacy work). The course provides a broad understanding of the policy and practice of NGOs in relation to internal systems and structures, principal activities, and relationships with other actors. The course applies relevant concepts and literature drawn from several research fields (development studies, anthropology, sociology and political theory) and is inter-disciplinary in its scope. In the beginning of the course we discuss the concept of civil society and relate it to larger debates around state-society relations in Africa. We use a number of case studies such as the genocide in Rwanda, the implementation and documentation of a development program in Ethiopia, the role of international advocacy in humanitarian work as well as the role of Ghanaian home-town and diaspora associations for local development in Ghana. The course uses a range of pedagogical tools and is based in active participation by students.
Academic goals
The aim is for the student to acquire the following
qualifications:
- Ability to select, in consultation with the instructor, a relevant sub-topic within the overall focus area of the thematic course. The sub-topic will often be empirical in nature and geared towards specific conditions in Africa, but it can also be more theoretical.
- Ability to independently and critically select relevant literature on the sub-topic to be studied.
- Ability to independently and critically analyse the sub-topic in question and to place it within the overall context of the thematic course in question.
- Category
- Hours
- Class Instruction
- 28
- Course Preparation
- 272
- Exam
- 120
- Total
- 420
For information on how to register please see www.teol.ku.dk/cas/studentinformation/courses/course_registration
- Credit
- 10 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignment
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Exam period
- June 2015
Criteria for exam assesment
The grade of 12 is given at the exam when the student demonstrates:
- Confident ability to identify and define a sub-topic and an issue of relevance to the overall theme of the thematic course.
- Confident ability to independently and critically select relevant literature on the sub-topic to be studied.
- Confident ability to independently and critically analyse the sub-topic in question and the chosen literature.
- Confident ability to conduct an interdisciplinary analysis of the sub-topic in question and to place it within the overall theme of the thematic course in question.
- Confident ability to communicate academic material in a clear, concise and well-argued manner.
- Credit
- 15 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Oral examination, 45 min.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
- Exam period
- June 2015
Criteria for exam assesment
The grade of 12 is given at the exam when the student demonstrates:
- Confident ability to identify and define a sub-topic and an issue of relevance to the overall theme of the thematic course.
- Confident ability to independently and critically select relevant literature on the sub-topic to be studied.
- Confident ability to independently and critically analyse the sub-topic in question and the chosen literature.
- Confident ability to conduct an interdisciplinary analysis of the sub-topic in question and to place it within the overall theme of the thematic course in question.
- Confident ability to communicate academic material in a clear, concise and well-argued manner.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- TAFANDA15U
- Credit
- See exam description
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Fridays 9-12
- Continuing and further education
- Study board
- Study board of African Studies
Contracting department
- African Studies
Course responsibles
- Julie Katrine Oxenvad (3-70757e467a6b757234717b346a71)
Head of Administration
Lecturers
Karen Lauterbach