The following topic outline (and associated reading assignments) will be covered in the period between February 6, 2002 and March 8, 2002.

Click here for a guide to the relationship of the readings to the topics to be discussed in class

February 6, 2002:
GENERAL ORIENTATIONS

Who are the Hausa, and Where are They in the World?

READING: Charlick, 1974, selection 1

WEB EXERCISE: Go to the Niger Hausa Slide Show and answer as many of the questions you find there as you can, completing the assignment BEFORE coming to class.

Friday February 8, 2002:
PRINCIPLES OF POWER AND AUTHORITY IN HAUSA SOCIETY: TRADITIONAL AND MODERN

Web exercise: Compare the identities of CSU students with Hausa Identities.  What strikes you the most?  Click here to do this exercise.

READING: READING: Charlick (1974), Selection 2; Charlick (1991), pp. 18-23, 68; Robinson (1983), pp. 106-118, 122-123

Monday February 11, 2002:
LOCAL LEVEL HAUSA POLITICS

What are the Basic Principles of Power and Authority in Hausa Culture? What Roles and Functions Do Hausa Authorities Fulfill?

Read: Mary Smith (1954), pp. 27-31, 240-241; Gregoire (1992), pp. 32-34; Miles (1993), pp. 39-47; Miles (1994), 146-154,157-163, 167-168; 

Wednesday February 13, 2002:
HAUSA CHIEFS AND VILLAGE HEADMEN

Video Segment from "Ta Dona"

READING: The Role and Status of the Chief (Sarki): Charlick, 1991, 18-20 and 22-23 (gift giving); Robinson, 1983, pp. 106-113; The Royal Court and Administrative Structure: Miles, 1994, pp. 160-163; A. Hausa Woman's perspective: Smith, 1954, pp 27-31 and 240-241 (Baba's story)

Friday February 15, 2002:
PERSONAL QUALITIES OF THE POLITICALLY INFLUENTIAL HAUSA AUTHORITIES AND "MODERNIZATION" / "WESTERNIZATION" (Part I)

READING: Miles, 1994, pp 146-160

Monday February 18, 2002:
PERSONAL QUALITIES OF THE POLITICALLY INFLUENTIAL HAUSA AUTHORITIES AND "MODERNIZATION" / "WESTERNIZATION" (Part II)

Using "Traditional" Authorities: Hausa Authorities and the Modern Nation/State

READING: Charlick (1974) Selection 3, from Power and Participation in Rural Hausa Communities; Colonial era and nationalist period: Charlick, 1991, 20-22 and 42-52; Robinson, 1983, pp. 110-112; Miles,1993, p.39; Chiefs under a Single Party State: Robinson, 1983, pp. 110-118; Hausa Sarkis today: Miles, 1994, pp. 167-68; Sarkis and the Military Regime: Robinson, pp.122-23; Miles 1993, pp. 39-40; Charlick 1991, p. 68; Sarkis and the Era of Democracy: Miles, 1993, pp.41-47

Wednesday February 20, 2002:
EXPANDING MASS PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY

READING: Community Development (animation rurale) and the Single Party State: Charlick, Selection 5; The Military and the "Development Society" (Société de Développement): Charlick, Selection 6; "Elections": Charlick, Selection 7 and Charlick, Selection 8

Friday February 2002

SOLVING PROBLEMS IN HAUSA SOCIETY : Challenging a Headman

READING: Charlick / Faulkingham, Selection 4

Monday, February 25, 2002
Family Feuds and The Struggle for PowerI)

Wednesday, February 27, 2002:
Principles of Land Use and Sources of Disputes
Read: Saunders / Charlick, Selection 9

Friday, March 1, 2002
Deciding Among Conflicting Principles- the Role of Power
Tidiane Ngaido, "Implementing the Rural Code: Perceptions and Expectations in Rural Niger," Madison, WI: Land Tenure Center, Discussion Paper 7, 1993, pp 20-32; Allocation of Land in Maradi: Claude Raynaut / Charlick, Selection 10

Monday, March 4, 2002
Governing Public Resources-- Disputes over use of the forests and grassland

Wednesday, March 6, 2002:
More Disputes: Government versus villagers

READING: Thomson / Charlick, Selection 11

Friday, March 8, 2002
Norms and Accountability: Summarizing Hausa Authority Patterns

ASSIGNMENT TWO (DUE March 8)