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SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT SOC3331A Sam Alvaro Summer 2020 COURSE OUTLINE Class schedule:

Monday and Wednesday 4:00- 6:50 PM

Location:

Virtual Campus via Adobe Connect

Professor’s office hours:

Wednesday 7-8 p.m. by appointment via Adobe Connect

E-mail:

[email protected]

Teaching assistants:

Sedi Soga [email protected] Ruishu Cao [email protected]

OFFICIAL COURSE DESCRIPTION Critical approach to development using sociological and anthropological concepts and analytical methods. Analysis of power relationships emerging from dominant expert knowledge and social relations of poverty from an institutional perspective. Broadening the concept of development as a set of social relationships based on a variety of practices, knowledge and actors to diverse socio-cultural contexts using ethnographic and qualitative case studies. COURSE OBJECTIVES Welcome to Sociology 3331! The Sociology and Anthropology of Development. This is one of the fastest growing areas in the Sociological discipline and the course will introduce students to development through the touchstones of inequality, culture, institutions, social mobilization, globalization and practice. We will use a critical lens to examine development and how power relations flow in an increasingly globalized world. While this course will cover a wide range of topics, the main goal will be to challenge the students’ views of development and acquire some intellectual tools and analytical skills to foster a better understanding of development as a tool in the sociological imagination toolkit.

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A NOTE ABOUT THE NEW NORMAL We are in unprecedented times and I’m sure everyone expected to be in class this summer and not in front of their computers. We will need to be patient and flexible as we adapt to our current circumstances. If you have concerns, comments or suggestions please feel free to bring them up in class as I am sure other students or myself are thinking about the same issues. Please check your email and virtual campus on a regular basis for Brightspace announcements. TEXTS Required Text: Paul Haslam, Jessica Shafer, and Pierre Beaudet (2016) Introduction to International Development: Approaches, Actors, Issues, and Practice Third Edition (Don Mills: Oxford University Press). You can purchase text from the publisher or an online retailer. Additional Readings: Any additional readings will be announced in class throughout the duration of the course and will be accessible via Brightspace. QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS I will be available after class for questions regarding the lecture and its materials. I can be reached via email at [email protected]. However, e-mail is not a preferred method of communication; e-mail should be used in situations in which quick responses can be made to singular questions. If you do e-mail me, please indicate the course code in the e-mail subject heading to facilitate immediate identification. If you do not receive a response within 48 hours, assume that I did not get your e-mail and re-send it. Also, please do not send me any attachments. A student’s initial contact should be with the Teaching Assistant. Any matters which the TA cannot effectively resolve will be forwarded to the professor. Students should note that the following e-mails will NOT receive a response: 1) questions which can be answered had the student referred to the course syllabus; 2) requests for ‘bonus mark’ assignments to raise their grades; 3) requests for information/course notes for classes in which the student was absent; 4) for technical questions about Virtual Campus (please contact Teaching and Learning Support Services) who maintains Virtual campus for these queries).

COURSE EXPECTATIONS Class attendance is mandatory. Students are also expected to read the material; take notes; ask questions; and, engage in class discussions on the topics and themes that form the basis of this course. This means taking part in a professional and informed debate or discussion with one’s classmates. Occasionally, and without warning, I will call upon students to discuss a point or contribute to a discussion, so please be prepared. Note: In the past I have given bonus marks for outstanding participation during various in-class activities. Course notes are the responsibility of each student. The lectures are not posted on any website, nor are they made available through the library reserve. If you are unable to attend a lecture, you should make the effort to obtain notes from a classmate. Students

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will be responsible for all assigned readings and material presented in class, including this outline. All students are required to have a university email and internet account. Please contact the University computing center if you do not have one. Please ensure whatever email address you choose to use is one that will work with your university account (if not this account then your university account should be forwarded to your main account). The dates for evaluations are indicated below. If you are unable to turn in any of the evaluations on the dates as scheduled below, it is strongly recommended that you consider taking the course at a more convenient time. You must complete all of the assignments in order to obtain credit for this course. Failure to complete all of the components of evaluation will result in an incomplete being assigned for the course. METHODS OF EVALUATION AND DUE DATES 1. Mid-Term Examinations (2 x 25= 50%) There will be two Mid-Term examinations scheduled during the regular class period on July 8th and July 20th. Note: the option to submit a paper in-place of the second exam will be provided and discussed during lecture. 2. Virtual Campus Exercises (20%) In the past, these exercises have taken the form of in-class work, breakout rooms and discussion boards, media analyses, and mini research assignments. This will be discussed in detail during lectures throughout the term. 3. Final Examination (30%) The final examination will be held during the official examination period on August 5th at 7:00 PM This examination will be based on all material presented in class and assigned readings during the term Note: Students should expect a two week turn around for evaluations SUPPLEMENTAL AND GRADE RAISING EXAMINATIONS ARE NOT AVAILABLE Criteria for the Evaluation of Grades A+ 10 Outstanding performance. Represents work of exceptional quality. Content, A 9 organization and style all at a high comprehension of subject and use of A- 8 existing research and literature where appropriate. Also uses sound critical thinking, has innovative ideas on the subject, and shows personal engagement with the topic. B+ 7 Good performance. Represents work of good quality with no major B 6 weakness. Writing is clear and explicit and topic coverage and comprehension is more than adequate. Shows some degree of critical thinking and personal involvement in the work. Good use of existing knowledge on the subject. C+ 5 Satisfactory performance. Adequate work. Shows fair comprehension of the C 4 subject, but has some weaknesses in content, style and/or organization of the paper. Minimal critical awareness or personal involvement in the work. Adequate use of the literature. D+ 3 Marginal performance. Minimally adequate work, barely at a passing level. D 2 Serious flaws in content, organization and/or style. Poor comprehension of the subject, and minimal involvement in the paper. Poor use of research and existing literature.

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Failing work

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LECTURE OUTLINE June 22 Readings

Introduction to Development and Course Administration Haslam: Chapter 1 and 2 Jocelyn Viterna and Cassandra Robertson (2015) New Directions for the Sociology of Development. Annual Review of Sociology 41:243–69.

June 24 Readings

Exploring the Sociology of Development Haslam: Chapter 3 and 4 Pritchett, Lant; Woolcock, Michael; Andrews, Matt. (2013) Looking Like a State: Techniques of Persistent Failure in State Capability for Implementation. The Journal of Development Studies; Abingdon Vol. 49, 1

June 29 Readings

Globalization and Development Haslam: Chapter 6, 12, 22 Lange, Matthew, James Mahoney, and Matthias vom Hau. (2006) "Colonialism and Development: A Comparative Analysis of Spanish and British Colonies". American Journal of Sociology. Vol. 111, No. 5

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State of Development Haslam: Chapter 7 and 16

Readings Charles Tilly (1985) War Making and State Making as Organized Crime in Bringing the State Back In edited by Peter Evans, Dietrich Rueschemeyer, and Theda Skocpol (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press) Harold D. Lasswell (1941) The Garrison State. American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 46, No. 4 pp. 455-468 July 8

MID-TERM EXAM

July 11

Financing Debt and Development Haslam: Chapter 9, 11, 14

Readings July 13 Readings

Intersectionality as a lens to Development Haslam: Chapter 23 Minnick, D.J., O’Brien, P. (2018) Domestic Violence, Human Rights, and Postcolonial Intersectionality of Afro-descendent and Indigenous Women in Cuba and Guatemala. J. Hum. Rights Soc. Work 3, 216–228. Icaza R., Vázquez R. (2016) The Coloniality of Gender as a Radical Critique of Developmentalism. In: Harcourt W. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Development. (London: Palgrave Macmillan)

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July 15 Readings

Durable Inequality Haslam: Chapters 24, 25, 26 Brown, Y.A. (2011) “The Reproduction of Inequality: Race, Class, Gender, and the Social Organization of Work at Sites of Large-Scale Development Projects”, Social Problems, Vol. 58(2) pp. 281-303

July 20

MID-TERM EXAM II/PAPER DUE

July 22 Readings

How Culture Powers Development Haslam: Chapter 23 Rukmalie Jayakody (2019) Television and Development: Anticipated Changes at the Local Level. Sociology of Development. 5 (3): 248–264. Richey, L.A and Brockington, D. (2019). Celebrity Humanitarianism: Using Tropes of Engagement to Understand North/ South Relations. Perspectives on Politics

July 27

War and Military Intervention as Drivers of Development

Readings

Haslam: Chapter 21 Gregory Hooks (2016) War and Development: Questions, Answers, and Prospects for the Twenty-first Century. In Hooks, G., Makaryan, S., & Almeida, P. (2016). The Sociology of Development Handbook. University of California Press. Uk Heo and Min Ye (2019) U.S. Military Deployment and Host-Nation Economic Growth. Armed Forces & Society. Vol. 45(2) 234-267.

June 29

Exam Review

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COURSE POLICIES Students should review the undergraduate calendar, particularly the sections concerning requirements relating to courses. LECTURE HALL BEHAVIOUR 1.

Only one person should be talking at a time. If you must talk in class, you should do so in a quiet manner or pass notes. People who are disrupting class will be asked to leave.

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All communication and other technological devices (cellular phones, ipads/ipods, cameras, musical devices) should be shut off or silenced during the lecture to minimize disruption. Laptops are permitted for note taking only, frequenting social media websites/or surfing the internet during lectures and, or displaying inappropriate imagery is not permitted.

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The use of recording (audio or visual) devices and/or photo taking is NOT permitted. Lectures are not allowed to be recorded; this also applies to any invited guest speakers.

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If you are late for a class, please quietly enter the lecture hall and locate the nearest open seat to minimize disruption.

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Please feel free to eat or drink in class; however, please be as quiet possible.

ASSIGNMENTS & EXAMINATIONS

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Absences from exams and the late submission of assignments must be supported by a medical certificate. See the University policy on this matter.http://www.uottawa.ca/governance/regulations.html#r36. Absences for any other serious reason must be justified in writing using the online deferral system, within five business days following the date of the exam or the assignment deadline. The department or the faculty reserve the right to accept or refuse the reason put forward. Justifications such as travel, jobs or the misreading of the examination timetable are not acceptable.

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Student-athletes need to have a note from their coaches if they are going to miss an evaluation.

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Students are asked to hand in typed assignments. As computers sometimes need to be fixed - you should always have a back-up (memory stick or a printed copy). If your computer needs to be fixed near your deadline, you must have proof that you have been working on your assignment. You will need to show to the professor that you have been duly diligent in this situation to get an extension, for example by producing a completed draft of the assignment. If you have an issue with the marking of your evaluations, see the person who marked it first and if you still have an issue then see the professor. Prior to meeting about your evaluation, you should have a typed, 600-word summary of the issue you have with your evaluation, point out specifically where the issue is and what you believe the grade should be. In addition, asking for your grade to be reviewed does not guarantee that the grade will be raised. Your evaluation will be entirely reappraised and the grade can go up, down or stay the same.

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Note: Students have five business days from the time marks are released to contact the professor or the person who marked the paper to resolve the issue. 4.

Course Failure - EIN (F): In accordance with article 10.6 (https://www.uottawa.ca/administration-and-governance/academic-regulation10-grading-system), students receive a failing grade when they have not completed a significant portion of the course work. According to the policy established by the School, a significant portion of the work involves: either one or all exams (mid-term, final) or any other assignments (quizzes, tests, presentations, research, etc.) worth 15% or more of the final grade. Note that a refused request for a deferral can therefore lead to a failure.

Policy on language quality and late submissions Class attendance is necessary to successfully complete this course. You will also be judged on your writing abilities. It is recommended to take the appropriate measures to avoid mistakes such as spelling, syntax, punctuation, inappropriate use of terms, etc. You may be penalized up to 15%, to the professor’s discretion. Late submissions are not tolerated. Exceptions are made only for illness or other serious situations deemed as such by the professor. There will be a penalty for late submissions. University regulations require all absences from exams and all late submissions due to illness to be supported by a medical certificate. Students who are excused for missing an exam will be required to write a deferred exam, except where the professor offers a re-weighting scheme which applies to the student’s case. Professors may decline to offer a deferred exam and instead re-weight the remaining pieces of work only if (i) the re-weighted scheme is indicated on the syllabus and (ii) it respects both the 25 percent rule (Academic Regulation 9.0) and the final exam rule. DFR forms must be completed for both midterms and final exams. The form can be obtained at https://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/students/undergraduate-forms . Once completed, the form with supporting documentation (ex. medical certificate) will automatically be sent to the academic unit which offers the course. The request must be completed within five working days of the exam and must respect all the conditions of Academic Regulation I9.5 (https://www.uottawa.ca/administration-andgovernance/academic-regulation-9-evaluation-of-student-learning). Absence for any other serious reason must be justified in writing, to the academic assistants of the Faculty, within five business days following the date of the exam or submission of an assignment. The Faculty reserves the right to accept or refuse the reason. Reasons such as travel, jobs, or any misreading of the examination timetable are not acceptable. Deferred exam period:  Midterm exams session (including quizzes, tests and other evaluations): o Session B: June 29 & 30, 2020 o Session C: August 17, 2020  Final exams: o October 25 to 31, 2020

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ACADEMIC VIOLATIONS 1. The University of Ottawa Academic Calendar states that: “Academic fraud is an act by a student, which results in a false academic evaluation of that student or of another student”. Please read the relevant sections concerning academic fraud in the Undergraduate Calendar. Last session, most of the students found guilty of fraud were given an “F” for the course and had between three and 12 credits added to their program requirements. 2. Plagiarism is a serious matter and will be dealt with accordingly. All material quoted or paraphrased from any source must be properly credited. The instructor also reserves the right to orally examine any student.

3. For more information on that which constitutes academic fraud as well as strategies for avoiding this act, students are encouraged to consult the University of Ottawa website at http://web5.uottawa.ca/mcssmc/academicintegrity/home.php or the Faculty of Social Sciences guide to avoiding plagiarism at :http://www.socialsciences.uottawa.ca/undergraduate/student-life-academicresources 4. In cases where students are unsure whether they are at fault, it is their responsibility to consult the “Writing and Style Guide for University Papers and Assignments.” It can be found at: http://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/undergraduate/writing-style-guide

WHERE TO GET HELP 1.

If you are having problems with the class, see me during office hours or contact one of the teaching assistants.

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If you are having general academic problems see the Centre for Academic Success or the Writing Centre.

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If you are having other problems, see an academic advisor.

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Accommodation for students with disabilities and/or special needs is available provided students requiring accommodation register first.

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RESOUR RESOURCES CES FOR Y YOU OU The University of Ottawa does not tolerate any form of sexual violence. Sexual violence refers to any act of a sexual nature committed without consent, such as rape, sexual harassment or online harassment. The University, as well as student and employee associations, offers a full range of resources and services allowing members of our community to receive information and confidential assistance and providing for a procedure to report an incident or make a complaint. For more information, visit www.uOttawa.ca/sexual-violence-support-and-prevention FACULTY MENTORING CENTRE - http://socialsciences.uottawa.ca/mentoring The goal of the Mentoring Centre is to help students with their academic and social well-being during their time at the University of Ottawa. Regardless of where a student stands academically, or how far along they are in completing their degree, the Mentoring Centre is there to help students continue on their path to success. A student may choose to visit the Mentoring Centre for very different reasons. Younger students may wish to talk to their older peers to gain insight into programs and services offered by the University, while older student may simply want to brush up on study and time management skills or learn about programs and services for students nearing the end of their degree. In all, the Mentoring Centre offers a place for students to talk about concerns and problems that they might have in ...