Block seminar, Dec 16-18, Public domain Frankenhausen, Lecturer: Aram Ziai
Post-Development approaches can be conceived of as theories of imperialism focusing on the discourse and practice of ‘development’. They challenge the very foundations of development theory and policy as being Eurocentric and constituting relations of power between those defined as ‘developed’ and as ‘underdeveloped’. They propose ‘alternatives to development’ to be found in grassroots movements and indigenous communities which go beyond the Western models of the economy, politics and knowledge.
The seminar will deal with some of the main texts of Post-Development, current contributions to or critiques of PD, and presentations by the students of empirical examples