Civil Society, NGOs and the State
Subject DEVT90039 (2010)
Note: This is an archived Handbook entry from 2010.
| Credit Points: | 12.50 | ||||||||||||
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| Level: | 9 (Graduate/Postgraduate) | ||||||||||||
| Dates & Locations: | This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2010: Semester 1, Parkville - Taught on campus.
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| Time Commitment: | Contact Hours: One 1 hour Lecture and one 1 hour tutorial per week throughout the semester. Total Time Commitment: An average of 10 hours per week | ||||||||||||
| Prerequisites: | Completion of Understanding Development, or equivalent. Subject Study Period Commencement: Credit Points: | ||||||||||||
| Corequisites: | None | ||||||||||||
| Recommended Background Knowledge: | None | ||||||||||||
| Non Allowed Subjects: | This subject was previously known under the code 121-408. Students who have completed 1214-08 cannot enrol in this subject | ||||||||||||
| Core Participation Requirements: |
For the purposes of considering requests for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website : http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/ |
| Subject Overview: | In the nearly two decades since the end of the Cold War, the world has witnessed a remarkable rejection of the big plans and projects that characterized the period of high-modernization that existed between the Bretton Woods pact of 1944 and the end of the par value system in 1971. In place of hydroelectric engineering feats, geographically based industrial zones, and political experiments in &.amp.quot.third world welfare states&.amp.quot. a multitude of social policy initiatives and international development programs tied to smaller, more efficient, face to face, culturally appropriate, and voluntary civil society based organizations have proliferated. This has spawned a sea of buzzwords, acronyms, and theoretical assumptions such as social capital, capacity building, governance and accountability, empowerment, participatory development, and non-governmental, community based, and third sector organizations (NGOs, CBOs, and TSOs). These new civil society approaches to international development assistance have become hegemonic and ubiquitous across all sectors of the development industry from small grassroots organizations to large multilateral donors such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. For many policy scientists these changes represent a welcome move towards sustainability, development on a human scale, and an end to the outrageous geopolitically driven excesses of the Cold War. However, some have argued that these approaches are the harvest of an exhaustion of utopian energies, post-modern fatalism, and a retreat from enlightenment visions of rationalism, progress, and the perfectability of mankind. This subject will examine critically different perspectives. |
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| Objectives: |
Students who successfuly complete this subect will:
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| Assessment: | A 2000 word paper worth 30% (due at end of week 7), a 3000 word research paper 60% (due two weeks after the end of week 12), and a 15 minute group presentation 10% (working in a group on an allocated topic beginning in week 2 of semester) |
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| Breadth Options: | This subject is not available as a breadth subject. |
| Fees Information: | Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date |
| Generic Skills: |
Students who successfully complete this subject should
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| Links to further information: | http://www.pasi.unimelb.edu.au/development/ |
| Notes: | This subject is compulsory in 097AB Master of Development 200 point program and core in the 150 point program |
| Related Course(s): |
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)(Media and Communications) Master of Development Studies (Gender & Development) Master of Development Studies(CWT) Master of Global Media Communication Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Media and Communication) |
| Related Majors/Minors/Specialisations: |
Development Studies Development Studies Development Studies |
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