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Д. А. Крячков
TERM PROJECT WORK
our particular perspective, and many of the scholarly and literary texts involved have fallen into 
oblivion. If they prove as instructive as we expect them to be, we intend to make them accessible 
to a wider public. As academic publications form an important part of our sources, our project 
will contribute to the history of science and will in particular shed new light on the prehistory of 
development studies. 
What further distinguishes our project is its comparative approach. To our knowledge, nobody 
has ever attempted to systematically compare the development concepts and policies of colonial 
France and Britain. 
The last two features of the proposed project which set it apart from similar endeavours are 
closely related: on the one hand its interdisciplinary approach, combining History with Develop-
ment, African and Literary Studies, on the other hand the wide array of sources we will consult, 
from government reports to scholarly and literary texts.
Our research project does not claim to cover all major aspects related to colonial development. 
Some issues, especially some of the ‘hard facts’ (institutional, economic), have already been suffi-
ciently described and analysed and there is no immediate need for re-examining these. Moreover, 
our study will concentrate on European perspectives on colonial development However, even if 
we for the most part look through a European lense, this does not preclude important insights 
into African views and responses — insights that might and should be followed up by further 
research based on African sources.
STAGE 2
Ex. 3. Working in small groups/pairs, sort the phrases from A and B into the 
following categories:
Aims and objectives
Rationale
Hypothesis
Limitations
A.
1. 
A full discussion of … lies beyond the scope of this study.
2. A group of sub-questions detailing the main problem will be important to look at as the re-
search progresses. 
3. By analyzing …. we hope to go some way beyond segmental perspectives that are not un-
common in regional studies on …. Therefore, we are confident that our findings will make a 
substantial contribution to…. 
4. Due to practical constraints, this paper cannot provide a comprehensive review of ……
5. Furthermore, it is hypothesized that …
6. However, much uncertainty still exists about the relation between ……
7. 
It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the …
8. It is beyond the scope of this study to examine the …….
9. Moreover, our analytical framework could serve as a stepping stone for further research into 
additional directions:
10. The major research question motivating this research concerns … . The pursuit of answers to 
this question involves three research activities: 
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