POL 4601-01 - AFRICA RISING?

Academic Period:

Fall 2025

Section:

POL 4601-01 - AFRICA RISING?

Title:

AFRICA RISING?

Meeting Patterns:

Mon/Wed | 16:45 - 18:15

Locations:

Tomasso Hall 103 Can be several values or empty

Start Date:

Monday, August 25, 2025 Date format can be changed

End Date:

Friday, December 12, 2025 Date format can be changed

Instructor Name:

Dennis Jjuuko

Instructor Email:

djjuuko@babson.edu

Academic Unit:

H&S - History and Society

Academic Level:

Undergraduate

Maximum Credits:

4

Delivery Mode:

In-Person

Allowed Grading Bases:

Graded

Section Status:

Open

Enrollment Count:

18

Section Capacity:

20

Description:

POL4601 Africa Rising? 4 Advanced Liberal Arts Credits This interdisciplinary course on contemporary Africa examines political, economic and social developments in the context of the now common mantra “Africa Rising.” It takes a historical look at Africa’s relations with global development actors and how these have impacted individual states and the entire continent. It includes a comparative analysis of Africa’s partnership(s) with the different regions of the world (broadly categorized into East and West, Global South and Global North) and time spans (broadly grouped into colonial and post-colonial). It also examines processes, actors, events and partnerships within independent Africa and how they have contributed to the present state of the continent, which observers have described as rising. The course interrogates this observation. How truly is “Africa rising”? What is the cost of the rise? What does it mean for individuals, states and the entire continent? Why/how does it matter? The course focuses on these (and other important) questions, considering examples from various sectors, events, countries, bilateral and multilateral arrangements with African states and in relation to the rest of the world. It uses a variety of materials including texts, news and journal articles, as well as electronic and internet-based resources. Prerequisites: Any combination of 2 ILA (HSS, LTA, CSP, LVA, CVA)

HTML Description:

POL4601 Africa Rising?
4 Advanced Liberal Arts Credits

This interdisciplinary course on contemporary Africa examines political, economic and social developments in the context of the now common mantra “Africa Rising.” It takes a historical look at Africa’s relations with global development actors and how these have impacted individual states and the entire continent. It includes a comparative analysis of Africa’s partnership(s) with the different regions of the world (broadly categorized into East and West, Global South and Global North) and time spans (broadly grouped into colonial and post-colonial). It also examines processes, actors, events and partnerships within independent Africa and how they have contributed to the present state of the continent, which observers have described as rising. The course interrogates this observation. How truly is “Africa rising”? What is the cost of the rise? What does it mean for individuals, states and the entire continent? Why/how does it matter? The course focuses on these (and other important) questions, considering examples from various sectors, events, countries, bilateral and multilateral arrangements with African states and in relation to the rest of the world. It uses a variety of materials including texts, news and journal articles, as well as electronic and internet-based resources.

Prerequisites: Any combination of 2 ILA (HSS, LTA, CSP, LVA, CVA)

Format:

In-Person Can be several values or empty

Session:

Full Session Can be several values or empty

Elective:

Advanced Elective (UGrad) Can be several values or empty

Program:

Advanced Liberal Arts (UGrad) Can be several values or empty