AFST239

The program will focus on globalization and development issues in Ethiopia. Students will explore the historical, political, economic, and cultural dynamics of Ethiopian society and the specific development issues affecting Ethiopia, including public health, economic development, land and food politics, environment, and education. The instructors will be academics from Addis Ababa University as well as guest community organizers, politicians, diplomats, and NGO administrators. Class lectures will be supplemented with relevant reading and with field trips to historical sites, archeological sites, anthropological and ecological zones, interactions with local population of various ethno cultural communities, observations of families and children in rural communities, service activities, and visits to various NGOs and regional states.