Weeks 5, 6, & 8: Development Policy & Analysis: Peace Medie Monica Jacobo Suarez Brandon Boylan

Weeks 5, 6, & 8:
Development Policy &

Analysis
Peace Medie
Monica Jacobo Suarez
Brandon Boylan
PIA 3395: Development Theory
The Golden Oldies
Gabriel A. Almond & G. Bingham Powell, Jr.

Comparative Politics: A Development
Approach
David Lerner
The Passing of Traditional Society
Almond & Powell

Functional Approach to Comparative Politics
The functional approach to

comparative politics includes a
separation of powers (legislation,
administration, and adjudication).
Authors add three other functions to

this approach: interest articulation,
interest aggregation, and
communication. This new approach
is called conversion processes.
Almond & Powell

Political Systems
Government, state, and nation are

too parochial, static, and limited. Political
systems is fluid, clear, and
comprehensive and encompasses structure
(observable actions) and culture
(population traits).
Environment
Input
Conversion
Output
Political System
Feedback
Environment
David Lerner
Modernizing styles of life: A theory
Attempt to apply modern techniques of social

science to the study of the Middle East.
The challenge of modernization: Rationalist spirit
Key concepts
Mobile personality and empathy (the ability to see oneself in the

other individuals situation).
Stages toward a modernizing participant society

Urbanization
2. Literacy
3. Media growth
1.
David Lerner
Modernizing styles of life: A Survey
Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iran.
Methods:
1,600 interviews
Overrepresentation of movie-goers, radio listeners and newspaper readers.
Statistical analysis
Who is changing, in what direction, at what rate?
The more modern individuals score higher in one or all of

the next characteristics: opinion range, urbanization,
literacy, media participation, and empathy.
Modern societies in the Middle East tend to be also more
stable and dynamic.
Validity of the results?
David Lerner
Retrospect and Prospect
Traditional society is passing from the Middle East

because few want to live by its rules
The media is engaging empathy among Middle Easterners
Transitionals seek modernization but rigid societal

structures hinder their mobility and cause some to
become violent
Middle East is diverse and a collective Pan-Islam identity

is not viable, the key is modernization
David Lerner
Retrospect and Prospect
Contd.
Middle East is in need of a great rational

prophecy that will show how Islam can be
made compatible with secular doctrines
Spokesmen (transitionals) are needed to define

the new identity but Western educated Middle
Easterners are stifled by rivalries
Modernization aims to create a Middle Sector

(Transitionals). Governments should also create
conditions that reward new lifestyle
Synthesis of
Development Policy &
Analysis
Themes
1) Government in Development:
The
government has a role to play in fostering

development.
2) Policymaking:
3) Development Analysis:
4) Civil Society:
Policy analysts need to

consider contextual differences when assigning
recommendations.
Development
theories need to have theoretical coherence and
clear, basic concepts to have power.
Northern NGOs need to better
understand the issues of their Southern counterparts
Government in
Development
Turner and Hulme

The existence of effective public sector organizations is a key facet to
promote development in developing countries. Although, organizational

improvement doesnt guarantee development.
Lerner
Government fosters development, pushing society through the stages of
modernization. Urbanization, literacy, and communication media bring

about emphatic individuals, which move out of traditional settings
towards modernization.
Ferguson
Lesotho is a case study to exemplify how the World Bank can
misrepresents a developing country and how governments can misuse

NGOs and other development projects for their own benefit.
Government in
Development
Martinussen
Government action is needed to create an
environment that fosters economic

development
Inequality within and between states is a
source of conflict and development can be a

peace-promoting process
Armament can become part of a states
development strategy. E.g. Indias nuclear
Policymaking
Turner and Hulme

Donors play a crucial role shaping policy-making in developing
countries. Often, the policies adopted have been dysfunctional because

donors disregard contextual differences.
Almond and Powell

A political system consists of interacting roles, structures, and
subsystems, and of underlying psychological propensities which affect

these interactions. To compare political systems, one must understand
inputs, conversion processes, outputs, and feedback loops.
Isbister
Northern states should acknowledge that their levels of consumption are
unsustainable and make development impossible. They should pursue

development policies in the South that are less predatory and selfinterested.
Development Analysis
Leys, chapter 2
UDT are not useful for development analysis today due to their
conceptual imprecision and lack of theoretical coherence. UDT result

from a very specific historical period. Because UDT constitute a
particular form of political practice, they are not functional for current
analysis.
Civil Society
Clark
Northern NGOs need to develop new lobbying techniques to help their
Southern counterparts.
A blend of academia and NGO officials experiences should provide the
basis for effective advocacy.
Good lobbying demands choosing the issue carefully, constructing the
expert case, and generating public support.
Dolan
British NGOs often enter into competition, rather than collaboration.
NGOs, fearing that they may lose their charitable status, do not fully
engage or challenge governmental institutions.

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Weeks 5, 6, & 8:

Development Policy &

PIA 3395: Development Theory

The Golden Oldies

Gabriel A. Almond & G. Bingham Powell, Jr.

Almond & Powell

The functional approach to

Authors add three other functions to

Almond & Powell

Government, state, and nation are

Attempt to apply modern techniques of social

Mobile personality and empathy (the ability to see oneself in the

Stages toward a modernizing participant society

Who is changing, in what direction, at what rate?

The more modern individuals score higher in one or all of

Traditional society is passing from the Middle East

The media is engaging empathy among Middle Easterners

Transitionals seek modernization but rigid societal

Middle East is diverse and a collective Pan-Islam identity

Middle East is in need of a great rational

Spokesmen (transitionals) are needed to define

Modernization aims to create a Middle Sector

government has a role to play in fostering

Policy analysts need to

Turner and Hulme

promote development in developing countries. Although, organizational

modernization. Urbanization, literacy, and communication media bring

misrepresents a developing country and how governments can misuse

environment that fosters economic

source of conflict and development can be a

development strategy. E.g. Indias nuclear

Turner and Hulme

countries. Often, the policies adopted have been dysfunctional because

Almond and Powell

subsystems, and of underlying psychological propensities which affect

unsustainable and make development impossible. They should pursue

conceptual imprecision and lack of theoretical coherence. UDT result

engage or challenge governmental institutions.

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