POLITICS OF GLOBAL SOUTH
GRADO EN ESTUDIOS GLOBALES/GLOBAL STUDIES
Curso 2020/2021
1. Subject Information
(Date last modified: 11-07-20 12:52)- Code
- 109034
- Plan
- 290
- ECTS
- 4.00
- Type
- Opcional
- Year
- 3
- Duration
- Second semester
- Language
- ENGLISH
- Area
- CIENCIA POLÍTICA Y DE LA ADMINISTRACIÓN
- Departament
- Derecho Público General
- Virtual platform
Professor Information
- Professor
- Angela Suarez Collado
- Group/s
- Único
- Centre
- Fac. Derecho
- Office
- 209
- Office hours
- -
- Web address
- https://produccioncientifica.usal.es/investigadores/58040/detalle
- ascollado@usal.es
- Phone
- Ext. 1616
2. Association of the subject matter within the study plan
Curricular area to which the subject matter pertains.
Elective course in the BA in Global Studies
Purpose of the subject within the curricular area and study plan.
Elective course that provides the student with the necessary tools to analyze the current political dynamics of the regions of the Global South: Africa, the Arab-Islamic world and Asia
Professional profile.
Different fields such as media, think tanks, consulting, national or international agencies and non-governmental organizations.
3. Prerequisites
N/A
4. Learning objectives
The main objective of the course is to provide students with an overview of the contemporary political systems of some of the most relevant countries of the Global South, as well as the main political actors, institutions, processes that take place in them.
5. Contents
Theory.
Cluster I: Introduction to Global South’s politics
1: Major discussions on and by the Global South
2: Power and political legitimacy in the Global South
Cluster II: Politics in North Africa and Middle East
3: Geopolitical approach to the Arab-Islamic world
4. Case studies I: Morocco and Tunisia.
5. Case studies II: Egypt and Lebanon
Cluster III: Politics in Asia
5: Geopolitical approach to Asia
6: Case studies I: Iran and India
7: Case studies II: China and Hong Kong
Cluster III: Politics in Africa
7: Geopolitical approach to Africa
8: Case studies I: Nigeria and Uganda
9: Case studies II: Mozambique and South Africa
Cluster IV: Conflicts in the Global South
10: Conflicts in the Global South I: Palestine
12: Conflicts in the Global South II: Sudan
Practice.
- Debates and news analysis.
- Critical discussion on documentaries, films and academic papers.
- Active learning activities
6. Competences acquired
Basic / General.
Ability to reflect on political issues
Ability to analyze empirical information
Ability to link empirical analyses and normative reflections
Writing skills
Ability to present ideas and debate on them
Specific.
Analysis of political systems
7. Teaching methods
Lectures
Presentations
Debates
Essays
8. Anticipated distribution of the use of the different teaching methods
9. Resources
10. Assessment
Assessment criteria.
-Examinations: 50%
-Applied Exercises: 50%
Guidelines in the case of failing the subject.
The requirements will be the same for the second round of evaluations.
Adenda 109034. Politics of Global South (Fecha: 11-07-20)