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课程名称：联邦主义与分权：评估非洲的成就 课程概述：在这门政治学课程中，您将学习联邦主义和分权这两个重要概念。课程的主要目标是帮助您理解这两者的核心思想，并研究使其运作的基本构建块。在对联邦主义和分权进行概述后，我们将探讨过去二十年中，联邦主义和分权如何在非洲改变政治格局，特别是在前所未有的经济增长背景下。 课程内容将解决以下问题：什么是联邦主义，它与分权有何不同？这两个概念的核心思想是什么？联邦主义和分权是否增强了民主、治理和多元化？这是否是为什么几乎所有撒哈拉以南国家现在都是联邦或分权国家的原因？我们将通过评估非洲的成就来回答这些问题。 完成课程后，您将掌握联邦主义和分权的一般知识，以及有关若干非洲案例的实证知识。您还将获得分析和理解发展中国家联邦主义和分权改革的潜在后果的能力。 课程大纲： 第1部分：欢迎参加本课程。联邦主义和分权的三大承诺 - 在本模块中，您将学习关于非洲的联邦主义与分权，并通过引导模块和讨论论坛与同学见面。 第2部分：联邦主义和分权的核心思想 - 本模块将涵盖重要概念，如共享治理和自我治理、自治、多重身份和分散权力。 第3部分：联邦主义和分权的构建块 - 本模块将讨论联邦主义和分权的法律、政治和社会基础，强调跨学科视角的重要性。 第4部分：后冲突社会中的联邦主义 - 本模块将通过尼日利亚、南非和埃塞俄比亚的案例研究，探讨联邦主义和分权在实际中的运作。 第5部分：分权、民主与经济发展 - 本模块专注于分权的经济影响，分析与联邦主义相关但又不同的动态。 第6部分：联邦主义和分权中的关键问题 - 本模块整合之前模块的知识，深入探讨国家能力的各个组成部分，并评估国际知识与地方传统的相对重要性。 通过本课程，您将获得丰富的知识与见解，为理解非洲的联邦主义与分权提供坚实基础。
Part: 1
Title:Welcome to this course. The Three Promises of Federalism and Decentralization
Description:Great that you are joining us. In this course you will learn about Federalism & Decentralization in Africa. Before you start, we invite you to first go through our intro module and introduce yourself in the forum to meet your fellow learners. If you encounter any difficulties while studying, please let us know in the forum. For technical difficulties or questions regarding the course certificate, you can always contact the Coursera Learner Helpdesk. Good luck & we hope you enjoy studying in this course. In this first module you can also find the introduction video and an exploration of the three promises of Federalism and Decentralization.
Part: 2
Title:Core Ideas in Federalism and Decentralization
Description:This module will cover important concepts such as shared-rule and self-rule, autonomy, multiple identities and distributed authority. Don't forget to keep up with the readings for optimal understanding and application of this week's material. Do you have any questions, statements, remarks or other points you would like to discuss? Do not hesitate to post them in the Discussion Forums and a staff member or other course participants will be able to help you out.
Part: 3
Title:The Building Blocks of Federalism and Decentralization
Description:In this module we will discuss the various legal, political, and social foundations of federalism and decentralization. As you can see, this topic requires a true interdisciplinary perspective.
Part: 4
Title:Federalism in Post-Conflict Societies
Description: In previous modules, you've learned the theory behind federalism and decentralization, as well as the most important concepts and building blocks, This module, we will look at three case studies to acquire insight into how federalism and decentralization work in practice: Nigeria, South Africa and Ethiopia.
Part: 5
Title:Decentralization, Democracy and Economic Development
Description:While previous modules focused on federalism, Module 5 is all about decentralization. We will analyze the related but different dynamics decentralization presents. In particular, we will focus on the economic implications of decentralization on Africa. We will cover various perspectives that highlight state capacity, international factors, design of decentralized institutions, unintended long-term consequences, and uncodified home-grown practices of local governance.
Part: 6
Title:Critical Issues in Federalism and Decentralization
Description:This module will cover critical issues in Federalism and Decentralization, and will bring the knowledge and insights from previous modules together. The notion of state capacity will be unpacked into political, administrative, infrastructural, and economic components. We will also evaluate the relative importance of international know-how and local traditions.
In this political science course you will learn about the twin concepts of federalism and decentralization. You will develop an understanding of the core ideas that federalism and decentralization rest on, and study the building blocks that make them both work. Following a general overview of both federalism and decentralization, we will examine a number of case-studies from Africa where federalism and decentralization have been changing the continent’s political landscape in the last twenty years, coinciding with unprecedented levels of economic growth. What is federalism and how is it different from decentralization? What are the core ideas behind these concepts? Do federalism and decentralization enhance democracy, governance and diversity? Is that why virtually all countries south of the Sahara are now either federal or decentralized? We will be looking at Africa's track-record in order to answer these questions. By the end of the course, you will have acquired a general knowledge of federalism/decentralization and additional empirical knowledge of a number of African cases. Upon completion you will also acquire the ability to unpack and understand a variety of potential consequences of federalism/decentralization reforms in the developing world.
