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1 Syllabus Government and Politics in Africa Last update HU Credits: 2 Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor) Responsible Department: political science Academic year: 0 Semester: 2nd Semester Teaching Languages: Hebrew Campus: Mt. Scopus Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Y. Brudni Coordinator yitzhak.brudny@mail.huji.ac.il Coordinator Office Hours: Teaching Staff: Dr. Yael Abessira page 1 / 5

2 Course/Module description: The course examines the politics nowadays from various African perspectives: historical, economic, social and global. The course will provide an introduction of contemporary African politics and the core questions during the semester will be: why the state structures are weaker in Africa than elsewhere? Why some African countries are suffering from high levels of political violence? The aim of the course is to enable us to develop knowledge about various aspects of African politics from the pre-colonial period to the present in using comparative perspective of contemporary African politics. Course/Module aims: The aims of the course are to enable us to develop knowledge about various aspects of African politics in the pre-colonial period to the present. During the course we will discuss some different test cases from the continent to discuss theories of comparative politics and collect information about the uniqueness of the African political cultures. We will use analytical methods in the social sciences in order to understand the key issues on African politics in the 21st century. Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to: The aims of the course are to enable us to develop knowledge about various aspects of African politics in the pre-colonial period to the present. During the course we will discuss some different test cases from the continent to discuss theories of comparative politics and collect information about the uniqueness of the African political cultures. We will use analytical methods in the social sciences in order to understand the key issues on African politics in the 21st century. Attendance requirements(%): Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Course/Module Content: - African political cultures from the pre colonial period until today to the present page 2 / 5

3 day (political regimes, institutions, leadership, political culture, values, military, etc.) - colonialism and African politics (colonial heritage) - Political violence in Africa, ethnic wars - -democratization and liberalization in African politics in the 21st Century Required Reading: חלק ראשון: פוליטיקה אפריקאית עד המאה 19 - שיעור 2: פוליטיקה אפריקאית עד המאה 15 נ. לבציון וי. גרשוני (2003). מבוא להיסטוריה של אפריקה. יחידה 1 במסגרת הקורס "צמיחת המדינות החדשות באפריקה", האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, עמ' , 35-45, Ibn Khaldun ( ). The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History. Princeton University Press: Princeton pp שיעור 3: גילוי יבשות, סחר העבדים הטרנס אטלנטי והשינויים הפוליטיים באפריקה נ. לבציון וי. גרשוני (2003). מבוא להיסטוריה של אפריקה. יחידה 1 במסגרת הקורס "צמיחת המדינות החדשות באפריקה", האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, עמ' שיעור 4: המצב הקולוניאלי ופוליטיקה של דיכוי, שיתוף פעולה והתנגדות נ. חזן ונ. השמשוני-יפה וא. קרן (2003). קולוניאליזם באפריקה. יחידה 2 במסגרת הקורס "צמיחת המדינות החדשות באפריקה", האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ת"א. עמ' 1-22 Michael, Crowder (1964). Indirect Rule: French and British Style. Africa 34: או Marquis de Condorcet ( ). Daedelus, Vol. 133 No 3 on Progress. Translated by M. Baker (2004) in The Mit Press. pp חלק שני: המאה ה 20 : מדה-קולוניזציה לעצמאות ועד שנות ה 80 : משטרים, מוסדות ותרבות פוליטית אפריקאית - שיעור 5: דה קולוניזציה באפריקה ושורשי הלאומיות האפריקאית, ארגנוים וולונטריים כמסגרת הראשונה לפוליטיקה אפריקאית חדשה מ., אביטבול וד., זיסנווין (2006). מקולוניאליזם ללאומיות: תוניסיה, אלג'יריה, מרוקו. יחידה 6 במסגרת הקורס "צמיחת המדינות החדשות באפריקה", האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ת"א. עמ' שיעור 6: האידיאולוגיות הלאומיות האפריקאיות (5 מקרי מבחן) page 3 / 5

4 ב. נויברגר וא. קרן (1997). לאומיות אנטי קולוניאלית הממד הרעיוני. יחידה 4 במסגרת הקורס "צמיחת המדינות החדשות באפריקה", האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ת"א. עמ' Chachage, C. and Chachage, S. (2003). "Nyerere: Nationalism and Post-Colonial Developmentalism". African Sociological Review, 8(2), pp שיעור 7: עצמאות והגל הראשון של דמוקרטיזציה באפריקה וניאו קולוניאליזם Patrick Chabal and Jean-Pascal Daloz (1999). Whither the State? Chapter 1 in: Africa Works. Indiana University Press. pp חלק שלישי: גל הדמוקרטיזציה באפריקה והמאה ה 21 - שיעור 8: עלייתם ונפילתם של המשטרים הדיקטטורים ומלחמות אתניות (4 מקרי מבחן) ב. נויברגר (2003). צבא ופוליטיקה באפריקה. יחידה 10 במסגרת הקורס "צמיחת המדינות החדשות באפריקה", האוניברסיטה הפתוחה, ת"א. עמ' שיעור 9: הגל השני של דמוקרטיזציה באפריקה (שנות ה 80 ) Naomi, Chazan (1999). The Diversity of African Politics: Trends and Approaches. Naomi Chazan. R. Mortimer eds. Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa. Boulder Colorado: Lynne Reiner. Pp שיעור 10: סוף המאה ה 20 : דמוקרטיזציה (דרום אפריקה) מול רצח עם (רואנדה) James, Ferguson (2006). Global Shadows, Africa in the Neoliberal World Order. Duke University Press: London. pp או Jeffrey Herbst (2000). States and Power in Africa. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Chapter 9. Additional Reading Material: רשימה ביבליוגרפית מומלצת (רשות) ע., מזרואי (1985). "עול תת-הפיתוח". אפריקה: שקיעת גן העדן. מפרש: ירושלים. עמ' Hegel, G. W. F. ( ). Race, History, and Imperialism. In Race and the Enlightenment, ed. By Eze, E. C.(1997). Blackwell Publishing. pp page 4 / 5

5 Powered by TCPDF ( M. E. Chamberlain (1999). The Scramble for Africa. 2nd ed. New York: Longman. Part IV, Documents.pp Cooke, B. (2003). From Colonial Administration to Development Management. Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester: University of Manchester Precinct Centre. pp Franz Fanon (1963). The Wretched of the Earth, Colonial War and Mental Disorders New York: Presence Africaine, pp Goran, Hyden (2006). Big Man Rule, Chapter 5 in African Politics in Comparative Perspective. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press John Illife The Africans. Cambridge: Cambridge U.P. pp Yvan, Illitch (1997). Development as Planned Poverty in Rahnema M. and Bawtree V. (eds.) (1997). The Post-Development Reader, Zed Books, New York, pp Course/Module evaluation: End of year written/oral examination 0 % Presentation 0 % Participation in Tutorials 0 % Project work 100 % Assignments 0 % Reports 0 % Research project 0 % Quizzes 0 % Other 0 % Additional information: page 5 / 5

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