| Course Title: Topics in Politics: 'Economic Development and a Global Green New Deal' |
| Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2026 |
| Description: As recently as 300 years ago the world had a roughly equal level of development. Today, there are vast differences in average income between the richest and poorest countries. What are the reasons behind this divergence? How have the 'poor' countries attempted to reverse the gap and how have these attempts transformed societies within those countries? The course examines these general themes and consists of two components: First, we will survey contemporary debates in development, including such topics as development ethics, development theory and models, the role of international organizations, with a focus on a Global Green New Deal and the question of environmental reparations. Second, student research teams will choose a developing country at the beginning of the course to study in depth, applying the ideas discussed in class. |
| Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences , MP - Multicultural Perspectives , SI - Speaking-Intensive , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Instructor To Be Announced |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026 | Discussion | Monday and Wednesday | 09:00AM - 10:15AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| IR0005 | INTREL-PE: International Political Economy | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's International Political Economy focus. |
| IR0002 | INTREL-GC: Global Commons | This course has been approved to count towards the International Relations major's Global Commons focus. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 0 | Available: 18 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |