Syllabus—Spring 2010
University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW)
PLS 427: International Organizations
Days and Times: Tuesday-Thursday: 2:00pm-3:15pm
Location: LH 111
Course Homepage: http://people.uncw.edu/tanp/PLS427.html
Professor: Paige Johnson Tan, Ph.D.
Phone: (910) 962-3221
E-mail: tanp@uncw.edu
Professor's Homepage: http://people.uncw.edu/tanp/
Office Hours: Tuesday/Thursday 12:30pm - 1:45pm and by appointment
Office Location: Leutze Hall 257
Signpost put up by peacekeepers, Western Sahara (2003). From United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
Introduction
Absent an authority greater than the individual state, the inter-state system is often characterized as anarchical. Over time, however, states have created international organizations (IO’s) which, in addition to contributing to the solution of cross-national problems, also help to provide rules and structures to manage inter-state interaction. Further, IO’s serve as venues in which learning processes can occur and expectations about norms of international interaction can be created and reinforced. A more sanguine view of international organizations sees them as merely another venue in which states pursue their national interests. This course will explore and analyze a number of approaches to understanding IO’s.
The study of international organizations includes the exploration of formal international organizations (the United Nations), treaty organizations (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO), regional organizations (the European Union, EU, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN), and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), like Amnesty International.
From this course, students will develop an understanding of the field of International Organizations. They will understand the evolution of international organizations as well as their roles, processes, and functions in the contemporary world. Students will explore several organizations in greater depth and analyze how international and regional organizations are meeting the challenges posed by such developments as the end of the Cold War and globalization.
Course Requirements
Students will be evaluated on the basis of class participation, a map quiz, several papers, a midterm and a final examination. The distribution of the final course grade from the various assignments is:
Class participation. In the old days, students were seen to be an empty vessel into which the professor poured his or her knowledge (more than likely, it was “his”—since it was the old days!). However, this old-model of education has come under severe challenge in recent years. Rote memorization is now seen to offer little to students. How often have you “crammed” for a test and then forgotten everything you learned within a few weeks?
The philosophy behind this course is that students learn better when that learning is active. Students are expected to attend class (with a maximum of two absences for the semester). They are also expected to participate in class discussions, considering, manipulating, testing, and questioning the topics presented in class in order to develop their knowledge of the field of International Organizations and their familiarity with the tools and concepts of Political Science more broadly. Active class participation by all students has the advantage of helping to foster tolerance for divergent viewpoints and developing students’ abilities to formulate arguments in a well-reasoned manner. Class participation counts for 10% of the final course grade.
Map quiz. Americans in the 18-to-24 age group came next to last in a nine-nation survey of geographic literacy conducted by the National Geographic Society in 2002. This course aims to tackle this problem by encouraging students’ awareness of and familiarity with major world countries and geographical features. The map quiz is worth 5% of the final grade.
Negotiation. As preparation for the negotiation exercise, students will work in groups to prepare a paper, written as a memo to you (who will serve as your country’s chief negotiator) from your country’s Foreign Ministry (State Department). The paper should discuss your nation’s top four or five priorities for the negotiation and explain why, in relation to the country’s foreign policy or other factors, those priorities are the most important. Background information about the country should only be included insofar as it contributes to elucidating your priorities and the reasons for them. Fifteen to twenty sources are required--MINIMUM. Draw on primary documents from your country's government, news analysis of your country's foreign policy and the issue of the negotiation, and scholarly analysis of your country, its foreign policy, and its position on the issues (from scholarly journal articles and books). The paper may additionally discuss the group’s planned strategy or tactics for the negotiation itself. How do you plan to get what you want? Which countries will be your natural allies?
This paper should be 8-10 double-spaced pages in length. For group papers, each group member should write one paragraph on what he or she contributed to the paper, and this should be attached as an appendix to the paper. See my webpage on group work to learn more about how to collaborate successfully. The paper is worth 15% of the final course grade. This assignment is more demanding than students tend to believe, so I encourage you to get started early. See pictures from Spring 2009 negotiations here.
Research paper: The purpose of this assignment is to help you to develop your knowledge and outlook on a specific issue of significance within the topic in the field of International Organizations. The paper should be about twelve pages in length (no fewer than ten and no more than fourteen). Students can choose from one of the topics below or develop a topic on their own. If students follow the latter course, they should discuss their proposed topic with the instructor in advance to ensure that they are moving off in a productive direction.
Topics/Questions:
The research paper is worth 20% of the final course grade.
Midterm/Final Examination: The examinations are an opportunity to bring together and consider all that we have learned over the semester. Students will be given a series of both short (identification) and long (essay) questions to answer. The short questions will test students’ knowledge of international organizations, their history and development, structures, functions, and roles. The essay questions will ask students to integrate and think across topics of significance within the field of International Organizations. The midterm is worth 20% and the final worth 30% of the final course grade.
Getting Help
Students are encouraged to talk to me if they feel they need assistance with the course material. I can be reached by e-mail at tanp@uncw.edu or by phone at 910-962-3221. I am in my office most days at least 9-3 (with the exception of the times I am teaching). Dedicated office hours are Tuesday and Thursday 12:30-1:45pm.
The University Learning Center (ULC) also provides assistance to students in writing, math, and general academic skills. The ULC is located on the first floor of Westside Hall (WE 1056); phone 962-7857; web www.uncw.edu/ulc; hours: Mon–Thur 8am–9pm; Fri 8am–5pm; Sun 3pm–9pm.
Course Policies
Academic Honesty
This instructor believes academic honesty is the foundation of the entire enterprise of a university. Only in an environment of honesty can genuine learning occur and good citizenship be fostered. For further information, students should consult the online UNCW Code of Student Life at http://www.uncw.edu/stuaff/doso/documents/Code.Of.Student.Life.pdf. Students should also feel free to ask the instructor any questions they may have about academic honesty.
Because academic honesty is treated as a serious matter, the course policy is one of zero tolerance for academic DIShonesty. A violation of the Academic Honor Code will be pursued by the instructor and will result in a failing grade for the course.
The core principle of the Academic Honor Code is that student work represents the original work of the student. For this reason, plagiarism, using the work of another without proper citation, and cheating, the unauthorized use of information during an examination, are prohibited.
The Academic Honor Code works for both students and teachers. Students can expect that the instructor will treat them in a fair, honest, and impartial manner. The instructor also expects students to deal with her and with one another honestly. Plagiarism and cheating are violations of academic honesty because they steal from the original creator of the work. In addition, they violate the relationship of honesty between student and teacher as the student attempts to pass off work as his or her own which was produced by another. Further, plagiarism and cheating violate the bond of honesty among students themselves. Students who produce their assignments through long, hard work are being violated by those taking a shortcut through the misappropriation of another’s work or knowledge. Most sadly, students who violate academic honesty cheat themselves of the chance to learn.
Contacting the Instructor
Students are encouraged to call or e-mail with questions, or stop by office hours (listed above). I endeavor to be available to assist you with your course work. It’s my job. As a hint, e-mails are likely to guarantee a quicker response than phone messages. I am most happy to set up an appointment for a meeting in addition to those times listed as office hours. However, because I have a young toddler at home, students must understand that there are limits on my time.
A note on courtesy: When students receive assistance through any one of these extra-class channels, they should be sure to thank the instructor for her time, thought, and effort. This little trick will serve you well in the future. It is an expected part of social etiquette.
Late Papers
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO THIS POLICY!
Students are encouraged to plan in advance to make time to complete assignments. Things come up during the semester; relatives require our attention, cars break down, and students get sick. Students should begin their assignments early enough to allow for these foreseeable and unforeseeable eventualities. The instructor does not wish to receive any late assignments during the semester.
Papers are due at the start of class on the date listed on the syllabus. Each twenty-four hours that a paper is late may result in a penalty of one letter grade. Late papers must be submitted by e-mail (pasted into your message and attached in Word format) and must receive confirmation of receipt from the instructor to be considered "turned in." For your protection, submit your paper from an e-mail account which will keep a record of your outgoing e-mail. With this, you could demonstrate a true attempt to submit the paper that somehow disappears into the electronic ether. Do not submit papers to the instructor’s faculty snail mailbox, the department secretary, or under the instructor’s office door. After submitting papers electronically, students should bring a print-out of the late assignment to the next class meeting. Late assignments will not be graded on the same schedule as assignments submitted on time. Under no circumstances should students miss class to complete an assignment.
Extra Credit
Students are invited to attend lectures, panels, and movies on campus that deal with international affairs. Just check with the instructor beforehand as to whether you've picked a good event. After the event, submit a one-page single-space write-up that deals with your reactions to the presentation. How does it relate to what we are doing in class? How does it relate to other things you've studied? Did you agree or disagree with the speaker/s argument? What did the presentation make you think about? This extra credit will be used toward class participation or in the calculation of final grades in borderline cases.
Tardiness
Students are strongly encouraged to show respect for fellow students and the instructor by arriving for class on time. Late arrivals disturb fellow students and disrupt the learning process. It is better to come in late than not to come at all, but try to be respectful of classmates by making arrangements to be in class and in your seat at the start of class.
Excused Absences
An excused absence is one that is discussed with the professor IN ADVANCE and for which documentation can be provided. Only for excused absences will the professor allow work to be made up. All make-up work will be done at the instructor’s convenience.
Disabilities
The instructor understands that some students may have need of accommodation (for example, extended testing time or a quiet testing locale) due to a disability. If you feel that you are in need of an accommodation, please contact Disability Services in Westside Hall to make the appropriate arrangements. The phone number is 910-962-7555.
Electronic Devices
Students are permitted to use laptop computers during class to access PowerPoints, online notes, or to type their own course notes. Laptops are not to be used for surfing the internet or checking e-mail. Obviously, when tests and quizzes are being administered, laptops are not permitted. Use of cellphones, including texting, is never permitted. If students are found to be using electronic devices in a manner inconsistent with the professor’s assessment of the best environment for group learning, they may be penalized with a one-letter grade reduction in their final course grade.
UN Security Council Delegation in Ivory Coast (2007). From United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
Required Reading
Karns, Margaret P. and Karen A. Mingst, International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global Governance. Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 2004. This book is referred to as K & M in the course schedule.
McCormick, John. Understanding the European Union. New York: Palgrave, 2008. This book is referred to as McCormick in the course schedule.
Weiss, Thomas G., David P. Forsythe, and Roger A. Coate. The United Nations and Changing World Politics. Boulder: Westview, 2007. This book is referred to as Weiss et. al. in the course schedule.
Additional readings, as assigned in the course schedule.
In addition to the readings above, students are encouraged to read one quality international news source (such as the New York Times or the Washington Post) on a regular basis. In addition to this news source, students are further asked to examine media from a variety of countries. European dailies such as the Times of London, Deutsche Welle (Germany), Le Monde (France, in French), and El Pais (Spain, in Spanish) will widen students’ perspectives, as will non-Western media sources such as Pakistan’s Dawn, Saudi Arabia’s ArabNews, India’s The Hindu, Kenya’s Daily Nation, China’s People’s Daily, Singapore’s Straits Times, and Israel’s Jerusalem Post . World Press Review carries a selection of articles in English from publications around the world. A good source for monitoring the European Union is the EU Observer.
World Wide Web Resources
Because this is a course on international organizations, there are a lot of international organizations to which we can link. A meta-list of international organizations can be found at http://www.library.northwestern.edu/govpub/resource/internat/igo.html. Following, you will find links to a selection of scholarly resources, organizations, and news from the world of international organizations/international affairs:
Amnesty International (Human rights promotion INGO) http://www.amnesty.org/
Arab League (Official) http://www.arableagueonline.org/arableague/index_en.jsp
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC—Official) http://www.apecsec.org.sg
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN—Official) http://www.asean.or.id
Atlantic Online (Contemporary affairs publication) http://www.theatlantic.com/foreign/
Commonwealth (Official) http://www.thecommonwealth.org/
EU Observer (News about the EU) http://www.euobserver.com/
Euroguide (Guide to the European Union, United Kingdom) http://www.euroguide.org/
European Governments Online (from the EU) http://europa.eu.int/abc/governments/index_en.html
European Union Online (Official) http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm
Francophonie (Organization of French-speaking countries—Official) http://www.francophonie.org/oif.cfm
Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA—Official) http://www.ftaa-alca.org/Alca_e.asp
Freedom House (NGO) http://www.freedomhouse.org/
G-8 Information Center from the University of Toronto (Unofficial) http://www.g7.utoronto.ca/
G-77 (Group of 77 developing countries—Official) http://www.g77.org/
Global Policy Forum (NGO working on UN affairs) http://www.globalpolicy.org/
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC, Persian Gulf states—Official) http://www.gcc-sg.org/index_e.html
International Labor Organization (ILO—Official) http://www.ilo.org/
Missions to the UN (with links to missions’ websites) http://www.un.int/index-en/webs.html
Non-Aligned Movement (Official) http://www.nam.gov.za/
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com (site requires registration, but it’s free)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO—Official) http://www.nato.int
Organization of American States (OAS—Official) http://www.oas.org/
Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC—Official) http://www.oic-oci.org
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC—Official) http://www.opec.org/homepage/frame.htm
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC—Official) http://www.saarc-sec.org/
South Center (IO of developing countries) http://www.southcentre.org/
Transparency International (INGO working against corruption) http://www.transparency.org/
United Nations (Official) http://www.un.org/english/
United Nations Documentation Center http://www.un.org/documents/
United Nations News (Official) http://www.un.org/News/
United Nations News (Yahoo!) http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/World/United_Nations/
US Mission to the United Nations http://www.un.int/usa/
US Department of State, International Organization Affairs (Official) http://www.state.gov/p/io/
World Bank (Official) http://www.worldbank.org/
World Trade Organization (WTO—Official) http://www.wto.org
World Wide Web Virtual Library (WWWVL) International Affairs Resources http://www.etown.edu/vl/
Periodicals, Scholarly Journals, and US Government Publications
As wonderful as the web is for finding information, especially on international organizations, periodicals and scholarly journals still form the backbone of our academic work. Some periodicals and journals helpful for the study of International Organizations and International Affairs are listed below:
American Political Science Review
Asian Survey
European Journal of International Relations
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Policy
International Organization
International Security
International Studies Quarterly
International Studies Review
Journal of Conflict Resolution
PS Political Science
Pacific Review
Survival
Washington Quarterly
World Politics
Peacekeeper peers from pockmarked building. From United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
Course Schedule
I. Introduction
JAN 7 Course Introduction
Introduce course goals, schedule, and requirements. Review online syllabus.
Discuss: IOs in the news. New president and international organizations.
Reading: K & M, Ch. 1.
Looking ahead: Get set for map quiz.
JAN 12 History of International Organization
Lecture: The Development of International Organizations up to World War II.
Focus: The League of Nations and its Failings.
Reading: K & M, 63-84.
Recommended: David Armstrong, Lorna Lloyd, and John Redmond, From Versailles to Maastricht: International Organization in the Twentieth Century, New York: St. Martin’s, 1996, 7-61. This reading is on library e-reserve. It is in two parts, referred to as "The Origin of the League of Nations" and "The League of Nations."
JAN 14 Approaches to World Politics and International Organizations
Lecture: Theoretical Approaches to International Organizations and the Challenges of Global Governance.
Reading: K & M, Ch. 2. THIS READING IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR YOUR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING OF THE COURSE MATERIAL.
II. Contemporary International Organizations, Contemporary Challenges
JAN 19 An Introduction to the United Nations (UN)
Lecture: UN Development in the Cold War Years.
Reading: Weiss et. al., Ch. 2 (“The Reality of UN Security Efforts during the Cold War”). Also, view the United Nations Charter at http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/.
Looking ahead: Introduce Writing Well Handout.
JAN 21 The UN Secretary-General
Video: Kofi Annan: Center of the Storm.
Reading: K & M 118-122 on Secretary-General. Kofi Annan, “Nobel Lecture,” December 10, 2001 [ONLINE] http://www.nobel.se/peace/laureates/2001/annan-lecture.html [accessed July 19, 2003].
Recommended: Take a look at the United Nations Secretary-General’s homepage found at http://www.un.org/News/ossg/sg/.
JAN 26 UN: Structure and Functions
Lecture: Mapping Roles and Responsibilities in the United Nations System.
Reading: K & M, 97-118, 124-126.
View UN Webcast.
Recommended: Read the “UN in Brief” at the United Nations website, http://www.un.org/Overview/brief.html. A chart of the UN system can be found at http://www.un.org/aboutun/chart.html. For information on the Security Council, see http://www.un.org/Docs/scinfo.htm.
JAN 28 UN Performance
Discuss: The UN in the Post-Cold War Period.
Special Focus: The UN, the US and the Iraq War.
Reading: Weiss et. al., Ch. 3 (“UN Security Operations after the Cold War”).
Recommended: Simon Chesterman, "Bush, the United Nations and Nation-building," Survival, 46, 1, Spring 2004, 101-116. The Chesterman reading is available via the library's online journal databases or on e-Reserve. Also, if you want to understand how the Bush administration approached taking the issue of Iraq to the UN in 2001-2003, read Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004. Relevant sections on reserve at the library.
FEB 2 Introduction to the European Union (EU)
Lecture: Introduction to the European Union, including the Euro.
Reading: McCormick, Chs. 1-2, 7.
Recommended: Take a look at the European Union’s website, Europa, at http://europa.eu.int/index_en.htm.
FEB 4 Contemporary Challenges: The Constitution and the Lisbon Treaty
Lecture: Constitutional Development in the EU.
Discuss: The Constitution Drafting Process and the Lisbon/Reform Treaty.
Reading: McCormick, 3-4.
Recommended: For news on EU economic affairs, see the EU Observer.
FEB 9 Contemporary Challenges: Enlargement, the EU, and the World
Discuss: Enlargement and a Common EU Foreign Policy.
Reading: McCormick, 7-8. Glance at Ch. 9 on EU Foreign Policy.
Recommended: For news on enlargement, see the EU Observer. Also, take a look at the European Union’s enlargement website http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/index_en.htm.
FEB 11 European Union: Essay Questions
Discuss: 1) Describe the European Union's "model" of regional organization. How/Can it be copied by other regional groupings? OR 2) Is the European Union becoming a super-state? Should it? How do we see the tensions between state sovereignty and higher order cooperation in the Union's functioning? BRING YOUR BOOKS AND NOTES TO HELP YOU DEVELOP SOPHISTICATED ANSWERS.
Looking ahead: Introduce negotiation project.
FEB 16 Introduction to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Lecture: NATO and the Cold War.
Reading: Peter Duignan, NATO: Its Past, Present, and Future, Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 2000, 1-29, 43-56. This reading is online via the library's e-Reserves. The reading is in several parts, referred to as "The Origins of NATO, 1949-1960," "NATO: From Defense to Deterrence," and "NATO: From Defense to Detente."
Recommended: Take a look at the NATO website at http://www.nato.int/.
FEB 18 NATO Contemporary Challenges: Allied Against What or Whom?
Discuss: The Post-Cold War Relevance of NATO and Enlargement Issues.
Reading: Alan Dowd, "NATO after Kosovo," Policy Review, December 1999 [ONLINE] http://www.policyreview.org/dec99/dowd_print.html [accessed May 26, 2004].
Recommended: Take a look at the NATO website at http://www.nato.int/. What are some current issues the organization is confronting and how is it managing those issues?
FEB 23 Introduction to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Lecture: A Model Third World Regional Organization.
Discuss: Asian versus Western Diplomacy.
Reading: C. M. Turnbull, "Regionalism and Nationalism," Nicholas Tarling, ed., The Cambridge History of Southeast Asia (Volume 2), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1992, 585-645. The Turnbull reading is on the library's e-Reserves. It is referred to as "Regionalism and Nationalism."
Recommended: Take a look at the ASEAN website at http://www.asean.or.id.
Looking ahead: Introduce research paper.
FEB 25 ASEAN Contemporary Challenges: Whither ASEAN?
Discuss: ASEAN Post-Cold War Roles. Comparing Regional Organizations.
Reading: K & M, 189-200.
Recommended: To follow news from Southeast Asia, consider reading Thailand’s Nation, Singapore’s Straits Times, or Indonesia’s Jakarta Post.
MAR 2 Midterm Exam
PLEASE NOTE THE NEED TO READ THE DAVENPORT READING FOR THE FIRST POST-SPRING BREAK CLASS.
MAR 4 International Non-governmental Organizations (INGOs)
Discuss: Has New Diplomacy Replaced Old Diplomacy? Have INGOs Trumped the State?
Reading: K & M, Ch. 6. Also, David Davenport, “The New Diplomacy,” Policy Review, December 2002 [ONLINE]http://www.hoover.org/publications/policyreview/3458466.html [accessed January 10, 2008].
Recommended: Joseph S. Nye, "NGO's: Global Players with Soft Power," Straits Times (Singapore), 14 (on e-Reserve). Also, take a look at the websites of two prominent INGOs, Oxfam and Medecins sans Frontieres.
Looking ahead: Make sure you are moving on negotiation and research papers.
MAR 9, 11 SPRING BREAK. No Class
III. Roles
MAR 16 Global Security: Essay Questions
Discuss: Is the Theory of Collective Security Fundamentally Flawed? How Has the Bush Foreign Policy Conceived of International Organizations and Collective Security? Does the Obama approach differ?
Reading: Weiss et. al., Ch. 1 (“The Theory of UN Collective Security”). K & M, 277-306.
MAR 18 Global Security: Peacekeeping
Discuss: East Timor Peacekeeping Case Study.
Reading: Weiss et. al., Ch. 4 (“Groping into the Twenty-first Century”). We will also draw heavily upon what we read earlier in Weiss et. al., Ch. 3, so it might behoove students to review those pages as well.
Recommended: Take a look at the UN’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations at http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/home.shtml.
MAR 23 Global Security: International and Regional Organizations and the Challenge of Terrorism
Discuss: What Can International Action on Terrorism Tell Us about International Organizations?
Reading: No reading today.
MAR 25 Global Justice: War Crimes Trials and the International Criminal Court
Discuss: War Crimes Tribunals and the International Criminal Court.
Reading: K & M, 87-96. Henry Kissinger, “The Pitfalls of Universal Jurisdiction,” and Economist, “For Us or Against Us?” Richard W. Mansbach and Edward Rhodes, eds. Global Politics in a Changing World, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2006, 249-255. Also, keep an eye out for recent stories on this topic in the media. We will discuss current developments in class.
Recommended: Find the International Criminal Court here. The International Criminal Court for the Former Yugoslavia can be found here. The Rwanda Tribunal can be found here. A coalition of NGOs supporting the International Criminal Court can be found here.
MAR 30 Global Welfare: International Intervention in Somalia
Discuss: The Roles of the UN and Oxfam in Somalia.
Reading: Tony Vaux, The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and War, London: Earthscan, 2001, 137-158. This reading should be available online via the library's e-Reserves as "Somalia: Emotion and Order."
Recommended: For more information, see the website of Oxfam at http://www.oxfam.org.uk.
Get ready for the negotiation next time. Pre-negotiation discussions with other country representatives to get the lay of the land.
APR 1 Easter holiday. No class.
NEGOTIATION PAPERS DUE.
Pictures from the Spring 2009 negotiations available here.
APR 13 Global Economy: International Economic Architecture: The IMF and the World Bank
Discuss: Why Do Protesters Decry the IMF and the World Bank as Unfair?
Reading: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents, New York: Norton, 2002, 23-88. This reading is available on the library's e-Reserves in two parts, "Broken Promises" and "Freedom to Choose."
Recommended: For more information, visit the websites of the IMF (http://www.imf.org) and the World Bank (http://www.worldbank.org). An anti-globalization website can be found at http://www.whirledbank.org/.
APR 15 Global Economy: IMF and the Asian Financial Crisis
Discuss: Did the IMF Make the Asian Crisis Worse? Consider: What is the IMF doing to combat the current financial crisis?
Reading: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents, New York: Norton, 2002, 89-132. This reading is available on the library's e-Reserves as "East Asia Crisis."
Looking ahead: Research papers due in a week.
APR 20 Global Economy: WTO and Regionalism
Discuss: The Politics of Free Trade.
Reading: None for today.
Recommended: Find the WTO at http://www.wto.org.
RESEARCH PAPERS DUE.
APR 22 Global Welfare: Development
Lecture: The UN and Development.
Discuss: Sustainable Development.
Reading: Weiss et. al., Chs. 8 and pp. 261-284
Recommended: Visit the website of the United Nations Development Program at http://www.undp.org. There are additional readings on international organizations and development in K & M.
TBA Global Democracy: Democracy Promotion and Human Rights, the Roles of Selected IOs and INGOs
Discuss: Can Democracy be Fostered from the Outside? Should it Be?
Reading: K & M, Ch. 10 (selections). William F. Schulz, In Our Own Best Interest, Boston: Beacon, 2001, xiii-xviii, 38-65.
Recommended: Take a look at the websites of Amnesty International (http://www.amnesty.org), the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (http://www.accessdemocracy.org), or the International Republican Institute (http://www.iri.org).
APR 29 (Thursday) 3:00pm-4:15pm. Final Examination.
United Nations Electoral Assistance in Congo (2006). From United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
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Have a good summer!!!
Updated: October 27, 2009.
Author: Paige Tan tanp@uncw.edu
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