Historical and cultural background, and socioeconomic context (2h

Religion, gender and development (2h)

State building (2h)

Governance and decentralization (2h+ 2h seminar)

Economic development and transparency, informal economy and private sector growth(2h)

Security and development (4h+ 2h seminar)

Stabilization and peace building (2h+ 2h seminar)

From humanitarian assistance to long term development (2h)

Aid efficiency, development actors and aid (2h)

Pakistani perspectives on the Afghanistan/ Pakistan relation ship (2h+2h seminar)

Regional geopolitics and its influence on development in Afghanistan and its relationship with neighboring countries (2h)

Afghanistan 2014 and beyond (2h seminar)

To provide students with a hands-on understanding of the complex issues surrounding the development of the Afghan state. By the end of the course, participants should be familiar with the background to Afghan state building, economic development and security topics to a level at which participants can engage with fellow practitioners, researchers, advisors and those interested in Afghanistan and regional affairs of contiguous countries. The course will also be of interest to those looking at the more practical issues facing conflict/post-conflict and fragile states, from which general lessons can be drawn.

It then graduates onto the key stakeholders involved in the building of the modern afghan state. In addition, the course will explore current challenges to establishing a stable democratic afghan state and peace building initiatives, and discuss key opportunities and challenges for long term development. The discussions move forward beyond the withdrawal of international troops in 2014 in Afghanistan and scenarios for the future. It will seek to present case studies to present insight in actual problems and solutions followed by group works and student seminars.

Forelesninger, seminarer og gruppearbeid

Besøkstimerog prosedyreretableres ved kursstart

Utvalgte bøker og artikler

Generel kunnskap om internasjonale relasjoner, lavergradskurs i samfunnsvitenskap er en fordel

Intern og ekstern sensor vil være involvert i vurderingen.

150 timer