This course will offer an introduction to key political issues in the developing world/Global majority. It will be divided into three parts. The first part will present an overview of the main political, economic and social issues of the Global Majority. It will also cover the main theoretical approaches to the study of developing areas. The second part will focus on the trajectory of states, from pre-colonial time until today. It will highlight the main political, social and economic forces at play in the building, shaping and consolidating of states and regimes. The role of the military, revolutions, liberalization and democratization will be addressed. The third part of the class will cover selected themes to highlight crucial dynamics and challenges associated to refugees, non-state actors, gender, new technologies, health, environment, war and peacebuilding issues.
- Teacher: Sarah-Myriam Martin-Brûlé