Emerging India:
From Gandhi to Globalization
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The UW System Context
The UWS Mission
The University of Wisconsin System is one of the
largest systems of public higher education in the
country, serving more than 178,000 students each
year and employing more than 32,000 faculty and
staff statewide.
within a liberal arts tradition that emphasizes
The UW System is made up of:
individual attention and embodies respect for
• 13 four-year universities
• 13 freshman-sophomore UW Colleges campuses
• statewide UW-Extension
The Liberal Arts Initiative
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Academic Service Learning
First-year Experience
Senior Experience
Writing Across the Curriculum
Global Awareness
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Foreign language faculty positions
Office of International Programs
Global Economic Development faculty
Global Studies Minor
Study Abroad Programs
The University of Wisconsin-Superior fosters
intellectual growth and career preparation
diverse cultures and multiple voices.
Liberal Education Learning Goals
• The ability and inclination to think and make
connections across academic disciplines
• The ability and inclination to express oneself in
multiple forms
• The ability and inclination to analyze and reflect
upon multiple perspectives to arrive at a
perspective of one's own
• The ability and inclination to think and engage as
a global citizen
• The ability and inclination to engage in evidencebased problem solving
Personal Context
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Peace Corps
Fulbright dissertation grant
CEERV (Ford Foundation)
International Honors Program (Global
Ecology)
• Future Generations
• Leadership Wisconsin
Emerging
India: From
Gandhi to
Globalization
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Course Development Resources
• Office of International Programs
• Faculty Development grants (international)
• Center for International Business Education and
Research
• Departmental support
• J-Term
• UWS Foundation support (Shippar-Beam Fund)
• Spooner Scholarships
• Intercultural Resources (based in Delhi)
Program Themes
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Globalization
Localization
Growth and/or development
Sustainability
Student-specific topics
Nehru’s Self-Sufficiency
The commanding heights, the mixed economy
and the need for planning
• Heavy engineering and machine-making
industry
• Scientific research institutes
• Electric power
• State as leader in the drive to industrialization
Gandhi and Swadeshi
Self-reliance
• Simple home production of basic goods
• Self-sufficiency in the village
• A spinning wheel in every hut
• Village as building block of Indian society
1991 Economic Liberalization
Spurred by a balance of payments crisis:
• Foreign investment was welcomed
• The license raj was dismantled
• Privatization began
The economy started to boom, led by:
• Software exports
• Call centers
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Segmentation of Indian Society
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Language
Region
Religion
Class
Caste
Tribals
Gender
Program Structure
• One-credit introductory and preparatory
course during Fall semester
• Four-credit residential study abroad program
in India during J-term
• One-credit synthesis and presentation course
during Spring semester
Fall Semester
• Directed readings and assignments
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globalization and localization
India’s history, economy, political system, culture,
religions, etc.
• An iterative process to select a tentative issue
or research project for the course
• Face-to-face sessions
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OIP orientation
Logistics and orientation specific to India and the
program itinerary
J-Term
• Foundation lectures, field visits, and home stays in
Delhi
• Introduction to Gandhi and Gandhian principles
• Field-based visits and lectures at two sites in eastern
Maharashtra
• Field-based visits and lectures at a variety of sites in
the Dahanu area of western Maharashtra
• Multiple sessions for reflection, learning, and sharing
• Directed readings
• Ongoing research related to each student’s
issue/research paper topic
Spring Semester
• Develop and complete the final issue/research
paper
• Face-to-face session for students to share and
present the findings of their issue/research
project and paper
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students interested in joining this program during
the subsequent year would be invited to attend
this session
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Bottom Line
• Program fee for J-Term is $2,500
• Other expenses
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air fare -- $1,600
passport -- $135
visa -- $120
consultation/immunizations -- $250
personal expenses
• TOTAL COST is $4,500 to $5,000 (includes tuition)
• Junior status with 3.0 GPA or higher
• ECON 235 or equivalent OR consent of instructor
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Student Comments
• I realize that I have been taking many things at
face value and changing my opinion simply by
listening to the opinions of others rather than
formulating my own judgment.
• There is so much to be learned from those
that live the life and I think it is these people
that are the real experts instead of those that
have read all the books.
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Student Comments
• Circumstances in different parts of the world
are completely different, therefore a case by
case study may be necessary to address the
development needs of different communities.
• I think the development we see from the
developed countries’ view is not the same
development others see.
India is a pluralist society that creates magic
with democracy, rule of law and individual
freedom, community relations and [cultural]
diversity. What a place to be an intellectual!
. . . I wouldn’t mind being born ten times to
rediscover India.
Robert Blackwell
Departing U.S. Ambassador, 2003
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