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International Development Studies Concentration

Students interested in this concentration are concerned with administrative and policy issues in developing countries. CIPA fellows in the International Development Studies concentration explore a broad range of disciplinary perspectives such as anthropology, economics, regional planning, biotechnology and legal studies. This concentration helps students understand the broad context in which international development decisions are made.

In addition to the nine foundation courses, CIPA fellows who select the International Development Studies concentration take a minimum of five courses related to their specific area of focus. The course list below, organized thematically to facilitate course selection, is designed to help fellows develop a particular area of study, but should not limit choices. CIPA fellows may elect to substitute other relevant courses, by petition, with the approval of their advisor.

Course List

Administration Politics and Public Policy

Dept

Course

Title

Credits

Semester

Professor

AEM

451

Environmental Economics and Policy

4

S

Poe

ALS

661

Environmental Policy (also B&SOC 461 and BIOEE 466)

6

F,S

Pimental

ANTHR

784

Africa in the Global Economy

4

F

Schoss

AS &CR

504

Political Change in Africa

4

F

Mazrui

CRP

619

NGO’s: Current Issues and Debates

3

F

Kudva

CRP

627

Regional Impact Analysis

3

F

Mansury

CRP

643

Affordable Housing Policy and Programs

3

F

Pendall

CRP

672

International Institutions

3

F

Lynch

CRP

675

Project Planning in Developing Countries

4

F

Lewis

CRP

679

Public International Law

3

F

Wippman

CRP

670

Regional Planning and Development in Developing Nations

4

F,S

Staff

DSOC

560

Managing Local Environmental Systems: Social Perspectives and Research Bases

3

F

Francis

GOVT

490

International Organizations

4

F

Suh

GOVT

706

Labor in Global Cities

4

F

Turner

GOVT

687

International Environmental Policy

4

S

Carlson

ILRIC

533

Politics of the Global North

4

F

Turner

LAW

662

Law and Social Change

3

S

Greenberg

NBA

548

International Political Risk Management

1.5

F

Iankova

NS

642

Globalization, Food Security, and Nutrition

2

F

Pinstrup-Andersen

Economics and Public Finance

AEM

419

Strategic Thinking

3

F

Chau

AEM

464

Economics of Agricultural Development

4

S

Christy

AEM

762

Microeconomics of International Development

4

F

Barrett

CRP

512

Public and Spatial Economics for Planners

4

F

Drennan
Baer

CRP

637

Regional Development Planning

4

F

Vietorisz

ECON

361

International Trade Theory and Policy

4

F

Zussman

ECON

362

International Monetary Theory and Policy

4

S

Staff

ECON

473

Economics of Export-Led Growth

4

S

Staff

ECON

772

Economics of Development (also AEM 666)

4

S

Staff

NBA

524

Macroeconomics and International Trade

4

F

Azis

NBA

554

International Finance

4

S

Bailey

Focus Courses

AEM

555

Environmental Management and Policy

3

F

Chapman

AEM

651

Environment and Resource Economics

4

S

Schulze

AEM

665

Food and Nutrition Policy

2

F

Mount
Thomas

AS&RC

478

Family and Society in Africa

4

F

Assie-Lumumba

AS&RC

479

Women and Gender Issues in Africa

4

S

Assie-Lumumba

BEE

754

Watershed Management Integrating Science and Public Participation

4

S

Steenhuis
Pfeffer

BIO EE

469

Food, Agriculture and Society

3

Not offered 2005-2006

Power

CRP

474

Third World Urbanization (also CRP 674)

4

S

Lynch

CRP

614

Gender and International Development

4

S

Beneria

CRP

616

Globalization and Development

4

S

Beneria

CRP

659

Sp Topics: Community Dev. in Liberty

4

S

Driskell

CRP

672

International Institutions

4

S

Beneria

D SOC

305

Education, Inequality and Development

3

S

Eloundou-Enyegue

D SOC

638

Population and Development

3

F

Gurak

ECON

468

Economic Problems of Latin America

4

S

Cook

IARD

602

Agriculture in the Developing Nations II

3

S

Raman
Coffman

ILRCB

651

Global Industrial Relations in Transition

4

S

Katz

ILRCB

681

International Labor Law

3

S

Compa

ILRIC

635

Labor Markets and Income Distribution in Developing Countries

4

S

Fields

ILRIC

638

Labor, Free Trade and Economic Integration in the Americas

4

F

Cook

ILRIC

730

Research Seminar on Labor Markets and Economic Development

3

F,S

Fields

INTAG

402

Agriculture in Developing Nations I/II (also INTAG 602) [Note: This course includes a 2-week field study tour]

2

F

Raman
Coffman

LAW

652

International Business Transactions

2

F

Brennan

LAW

655

International Human Rights

4

S

Wippman

LAW

656

International Organizations and International Human Rights

3

F

Ndulo

LAW

657

International Protection of Intellectual Property

4

F

Ndulo

LAW

668

Legal Aspects of Foreign Investment in Developing Countries

3

S

Ndulo

LAW

679

Public International Law

3

F

Wippman

LAW

732

Immorality

3

F

Garvey

NBA

522

Negotiations: The Global Perspective

3

S

Fields

NBA

538

Inclusive Leadership

1.5

S

Stepp

NBA

576

World Geopolitical Environment

4

F

Katz

NS

306

Nutrition Problems in Developing Countries

4

Not offered 2005-2006

Stoltzfus

PL BR

403

Genetic Improvement of Crop Plants

3

F

Gracen

Recently Completed Theses:

"On Understanding Multi-Ethnic Conflict and Governance - The Case of Afghanistan" (Author: Raza Agha. Thesis Advisor: Prof. David Lewis; Prof. Steven Kyle)

"Program Evaluation and the Future of the Millenium Challenge Account" (Author: Brenda Bradberry. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Nicolas van de Walle)

"Community Involvement in Social Protection and Social Assistance Policies" (Author: Kaija Gu. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Jerome Ziegler)

"International Migration, Remittances, and Associated Developmental Impacts in Mexico" (Author: Nagisa Ishinabe. Thesis Advisor: Prof. David Just)

"Design of a Microfinance Program: Lessons from the Dominican Republic" (Author: Antonio Javier. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Lourdes Beneria)

"Policy Intervention for Ohio's Children: A Case for the Alleviation of Child Poverty" (Author: Evelyn Kinnah. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Colosi)

"Housing Policy, Housing finance and Systems Responsible for Creating Slums: A Comparative Case Study of Kenya and Brazil" (Author: Vaishali Kushan. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Lindy Williams)

"The Path Towards Democratization in Mexico: Recent Developments" (Author: Christopher Lackert. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Maria Cook) "The Informal Sector as a Double-Edged Sword" (Author: Maya Lerner. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Nancy Chau)

"An Analysis of the Unted States Tariff Rate Quota System Employed on Raw Cane Sugar" (Author: Alexandra Lewin. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Steven Jackson)

"Development and Problems of Venture Capital Industry in China" (Author: Xiaowen Lin. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Henry Wan, Jr.)

"The Impact of IMF Structural Adjustment Policies on Latin America in the 1990's: The Welfare of Argentinean and Bolivian Women" (Author: Elizabeth Mattern. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Lourdes Beneria)

"A Crisis in Confidence: Women’s Political Under-Representation" (Author: Ellen Matthews. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Steven Jackson)

"Utilizing Ecological Footprinting Methodology to Achieve Global Sustainability and Equity" (Author: Brian Ohl. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Steven Wolf)

"Public Participation in Biotech Policy in Mexico: Views for Key Stakeholders" (Author: Rafael Escalona Reynos. Thesis Advisor: Prof. David Pelletier)

"Telecenter Development and Sustainability: Promoting Partnerships for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMES)" (Author: Harvey Scott. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Royal Colle)

"Kantonsliegst and Secondos" (Author: Duane Wardally. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo)

"Socially Responsible Investment: Harnessing Instiuttional Investors as a Mechanism Promoting Sustainable Development" (Author: Naoko Yukihira. Thesis Advisor: Prof. McAdams)

"The Politics of the State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation: What Getting Listed is Supposed to Mean and the Reality of United States Foreign Policy Toward Particular States: The Cases of Syria and Iraq" (Author: Jenny Zide. Thesis Advisor: Prof. Ross Brann)


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