GDEV 6820 - [Community Organizing and Development]

Spring. Not offered: 2022-2023. Next offered: 2023-2024. 3 credits. Student option grading.

S. Peters.

This course is designed to provoke students from a wide variety of gradate fields to question and examine the cultural and political dimensions of development practice in everyday community settings and contexts. It’s specifically focused on the history, theory and practice of community organizing, and the roles NGO, government, academic, and other professionals do, can, and should play in the public work of democracy.

Outcome 1: Discuss the history, theory, and practice of community organizing.

Outcome 2: Discuss the roles that NGO, government, academic, and other professionals should play in the public work of democracy.