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Anthropology of Development: Decolonial Perspectives - Period 1
STEM in Amsterdam Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: mid Aug 2026 - late Dec 2026
Anthropology of Development: Decolonial Perspectives - Period 1
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Anthropology
Instruction in: English
Course Code: S_ADDP
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
DESCRIPTION
This course looks from an anthropological perspective at the interrelated themes of develop-ment and globalization. We will analyse “development” as concept, discourse, and assemblage of practices, looking at their local and global effects. We will untangle how different actors—governments, supranational agencies, NGOs, multinational corporations, activists, local populations, etc.—interact and negotiate in development processes, with special attention to power asymmetries and socioeconomic inequalities. We also highlight potential and experienced gaps between intentions and outcomes of development policies and look at what anthropology can contribute to “development” debates and policy implementation. And, finally, while studying development, we also seek to grasp what globalization actually is and does—and, likewise, what it is not.