International Relations 350AS - International Assistance

This course analyzes the internal culture of international humanitarian organizations and selected - often heavily debated - issues, successes and failures. We examine the evolution of development thinking over the post WWII period and landmark events in health, education and human rights, the evolution of poverty and inequality indicators and concepts, policy responses and the emergence of ODA, and development assistance results during some humanitarian emergencies (East African Drought, East Asian Tsunami, Mongolian Dzud, Haiti earthquake).