Department of Political Science

Fall, 2000

Course Outline

• African Geography [map]
• Climate [map]
• Deforestation and Desertification [map]
• Population
  • Growth [map]
  • Age Distribution [map]
  • Infant Mortality [map]
  • Life Expectancy at Birth [map]
  • Religious affiliation [map]
  • Individuals, Groups and Community Ties
  • Traditional Loyalty Systems
  • Traditional Customs
• Colonialism and Independence [map]
  • Types and Styles of Colonialism and Colonial Experience
  • Writing, or Re-writing, History ... European Perspectives
  • Struggle for Independence - the African Identity
  • Road to Independence
  • Leaders and Followers
  • Which Way to go?  Revival of African Identity
• Independent Africa [map]
  • One or many states?
  • Writing, or Re-writing, History ... African Perspectives
  • The Question of Ethnicity
    • Civil Wars
    • Reuniting Divided Ethnic Groups
    • National Hegemony
    • Regional Identity
    • Preserving the Borders
  • Ideology and Modernity
    • East or West?
    • African Socialism
    • African Socialism - Revisited
    • Are Alliances Necessary
  • Leadership
    • Leadership Styles
    • Prominent African Leaders
    • Civilian or Military .. the role of the military in Africa's Life
• African Economy
  • Cash Crops [map] and Diversification of the Economy
  • Urban Vs Non-urban Population Distribution [map]
  • Labor Force [map]
  • Skill-Building
  • Community Building
  • Per Capita Income [map]
  • Income Parity [map]
  • Prioritization ... Allocation of Resources
• Africa Unity
  • Pan Africanism
  • Nationalism
  • Regionalism
  • Regional Economic Cooperation
• Future Prospects

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