Course # 32736 Section Number 1 Day(s) M Time(s) 3:00pm-5:50pm Term Spring 2024 Course Instructor James Robinson Specialization International Policy Syllabus Syllabus 1/29/24 This course has two objectives. First, we will try to convince ourselves that the lenses through which economics and political science have tried to explain “African” “development” are charged with presuppositions that have limited our ability to grasp the logic of those societies. There is nothing specific to those disciplines in that regard, they are part of a given cultural and historical context. In doing that, this course is also about the rich diversity of the societies lumped in the term Africa. Second, we will try to undo the learnings weaved through that lens, but at the same time engage with a fertile ground for research, with a focus on generating new research ideas that carry less, we hope, the heavy veil of our assumptions. This course is previously PPHA 37235 African Development. Recent News More news Q&A: Justin Marlowe on Chicago’s Looming Transit Funding Cliff Mon., October 06, 2025 Professor Anthony Fowler Delivers 2025 Aims of Public Policy Address Thu., October 02, 2025 Third Annual Harris Policy Innovation Challenge to Focus on City's Role in Supporting Sports Facilities Thu., October 02, 2025 Upcoming Events More events Coffee Chat in Atlanta Fri., October 10, 2025 | 9:00 AM Omni Coffee & Eggs 261 Peters St SW Atlanta, GA 30313-1229 United States Harris Part-Time and Credential Programs Information Session Fri., October 10, 2025 | 12:00 PM Policy Outlook: A Fireside Chat with Dean Sergei Guriev of the London Business School Fri., October 10, 2025 | 5:00 PM Harris School of Public Policy 1307 E. 60th St. The Keller Center Chicago, IL 60637 United States
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