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The goal of the course is to gain understanding of the origins, structure and dynamics of complex organizations, and their relationship to their environment.
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Writing an effective proposal for independent international fieldwork coupled with a brief but intensive methods practicum
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This course explores two distinct but interrelated themes: 1) What leverage does international comparison bring to sociology (of any theoretical persuasion)? and 2) What are the foremost explicitly international/global theoretical debates for sociology?
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This course examines both the successes and challenges of statecraft on the African continent, focusing primarily on the post-Independence period, with some attention to colonial legacies
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This course unpacks the deceptively simple word “development” into different specific aspects, each with concrete outcomes for human well-being: economic/material wealth, education, health, political institutions, (in)equality, and happiness. We will look at how our understanding of the distribution of “development” among countries, and historically over time, changes when we view it through each of these different lenses.
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