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Third World Politics

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The Third World has become the focus of extensive debate and scholarship in the international political sphere; when attempting to study the topic of the Third World, questions can be raised about what geographical area the term even encompasses, if any. There is no real strategy that one would be able to consult when trying to create a course that looks at the nature of the Third World. Thus courses in Third World politics have to be incredibly careful to not homogenize, generalize or stereotype any nations within this political realm. An ideal course would be one that encompassed the history of nations deemed as Third World countries, the contrast between tribal and western politics, the variety of the nations within the Third World (relating …show more content…

This course aims to provide the frameworks for understanding the political processes within the developing world – this will teach students the different theories that are pertinent to any political studies course, while also attempting to make them aware of the different consequences that each different approach to the study of non-western politics can lead to. This course will also use films, lecture-discussions, and a problem based exercise relating to the political and economic issues in the country of Chile in order to adequately explain the impact of colonialism of countries in both Latin America and Africa and how this process has lead to the occurrence of certain events in recent history and the structure of political and economic systems within developing nations. Although this course in taught in different sections, it will be taught in a manner that students should be able to see one big picture that has integrated a large range of issues and ideas of the structure of politics in the developing world; instead of merely understanding certain theories and ideas relating to this …show more content…

It is also very easy to type up a list of aspects that seem appropriate and necessary to have in a course that is supposed to explain the politics in Third World nations; but again, it is only easy to do that when you do not actually have to attempt to put a real life course together. In an entirely hypothetical scenario, the perfect Third World course would be one that is rich in texts, speeches and films that explain and portray the reality of the Third World; the course should compare and contrast the views of western scholars with that of scholars originating from developing nations while also assessing the validity and reliability of the sources that are being studied. The course should not aim to merely blame the west and colonialism for the historical and current downfalls, both politically and economically, of nations within the Third World but these arguments should merely create a platform on which to begin the course. In order to be a worthwhile course, the students need to come out of it questioning their original ideas and thoughts that they had before the course began – they should not merely have a basic understanding of concepts and theories, and have

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