ONLINE: What can less-developed nations expect from the international order and donor countries today? This question is especially timely as development policy shifts and institutions such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) change. This course explores natural resource scarcity, civil conflict, and rural peace-building in some of the world’s most fragile states. We examine what “international development” means by looking at sovereignty, capitalism, and cooperation in U.S. history and the rise of the modern international order. We will compare traditional top-down development models with bottom-up approaches. Nobel laureate Elinor Ostrom challenged common assumptions that private property or state control alone can solve resource problems. Her eight principles for governing shared resources offer an alternative framework. Students will consider how these ideas apply to rural peace-building and report to the class on a fragile nation of their choice. | Lecture + Q&A, Facilitated discussion.
Max enrollment: 15.
Class sessions are recorded.
