Development and the State (L2128)
15 credits, Level 5
Spring teaching
On this module, you'll explore the role of the state in development, examining how states can pursue forms of development that either empower or marginalise different groups. You'll approach this topic through:
- theoretical perspectives: investigating key debates in state theory and the relationship between the state and development
- empirical analysis: studying historical and contemporary state forms and their impacts on development processes
- normative questions: considering what the role and nature of the state should ideally be.
The module covers major theoretical approaches to understanding the state, as well as historical state forms and their development experiences, in both the Global North and the post-colonial South.