Stefan Kühl, LMU

The purpose of the course is to evaluate the main theories and concepts of development. Key questions of the sociology of development are: Is economic growth necessary and sufficient for development? How useful is the traditional/modern dichotomy for the study of the Third World? Does the First World underdevelop the Third World? To what extent can development be analyzed in terms of a global system?

However, until now the sociology of development lacks a specific organizational focus. Therefore, the course will have its main focus on international institutions like the World Bank, the International Monetary Fond and the United Nation as well as national development agencies in First and Third World Countries.

It is expected that every student will write a case study about one organization and link the history of this organization to the difference theories and concepts of development.

Required Reading
Harrison, D. (1988): The Sociology of Modernization and Development, Unwin Hyman.

Requirements
Students will do six short papers (3 to 4 pages each) during the semester, a short oral presentation and a final paper (10 to 15 pages).

Biography
Diplomsoziologie (Bielefeld), M.A. in History (Johns Hopkins), PhD (Bielefeld) with thesis on Scientific Racism and relationships among Eugenicists in the 20th century. Lecturer (wissenschaftlicher assistant) at the University of Munich, Institute of Sociology. Teaching and research interests in Sociology of Work, Sociology of Professions and Sociology of Organisations. Books published: The Nazi Connection. Eugenics, American Racism and German National Socialism. New York; Oxford: Oxford University Press; 1994. (Japanese translation published in 1999); Wenn die Affen den Zoo regieren. Die Tücken der flachen Hierarchien, Frankfurt a.M.; New York: Campus; 5. Auflage; 1998 (first edition 1994). (Dutch translation published in 1997); Die Internationale der Rassisten. Der Aufstieg und Niedergang der internationalen Bewegung für Eugenik und Rassenhygiene im zwanzigsten Jahrhundert. Frankfurt a.M.; New York: Campus, 1997; (with Gerhard Kullmann) Gruppenarbeit. München: Hanser, 1999; Das Regenmacher-Phänomen. Widersprüche und Aberglauben im Konzept der lernenden Organisation. Frankfurt a.M.; New York: Campus, 2000.