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| Udgave: |
Forår 2013 |
| ECTS points: |
10/15 ECTS (the difference between 10 and 15 ECTS lies in the examination form and the scope of the syllabus - see exam form and the study curriculum) |
Semester: |
Spring 2013 |
| Institutter: |
Centre of African Studies, Købmagergade 46, 4., 1150 Copenhagen K. |
| Studieordning: |
2005 curriculum, revised version 1 Sep 2012 (www.teol.ku.dk/cas/studentinformation/study_curricula) |
| Uddannelsesdel: |
Kandidat niveau |
| Kontaktpersoner: |
Julie Oxenvad, Centre of African Studies, e-mail: cas@teol.ku.dk, tel: 35 32 25 86 |
| Andre undervisere: |
Lecturer: André Sonnichsen and Anders Bastholm |
| Skema- oplysninger: |
 Vis skema for kurset
Samlet oversigt over tid og sted for alle kurser inden for Lektionsplan for det Interdisciplinære kursusudbud Forår 2013 |
| Indhold: |
Why is the contemporary project of state-building so difficult? This course aims to build an understanding of the relatiomship between state and non-state forms of governance/authority in Africa, scrutinizing both the "official" structures of governance i.e. national states, regional and pan-African cooperation organisations and the "informal/unofficial" forms of authority which coexist in a dynamic way with these.
The course looks into the historiographic origins of the independent African national states and the attempts to conceptualize African statehood - with a focus on the challenges that African statehood has posed to traditional international relations theories and euro-centric definitions of state. In the context of the post-cold War globalization and liberalization of African societies, the course looks at the proliferation of trans-national and sub-national forms of social order which often reduce formal state structures to "simulated government" (Comaroff and Comaroff).
In addition, we will look at the manifestations of the the political dream of regional and pan-African cooperation exemplified in the regional cooperation organisations and the African Union.
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| Tilmelding: |
Please see: www.teol.ku.dk/cas/studentinformation/courses/course_registration |
| Eksamensform: |
10 ECTS: Written paper
15 ECTS: Oral examination with synopsis
Please see www.teol.ku.dk/cas/studentinformation/exams and the study curriculum |
| Kursus hjemmeside: |
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| Kursus hjemmeside: |
www.teol.ku.dk/cas/studentinformation/courses |
| Undervisnings- sprog: |
Kun engelsk
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| Sidst redigeret: |
15/11-2012 |