PART III: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

 

 

 

 

Class 9 (Monday, July 16): MIDTERM

 

 

 

 

 

Class 10 (Wednesday, July 18): Liberalization and Globalization

 

IR, Chapter 5, “Trade and Money,” pp. 174-230

* Taking Sides: Clashing Views in World Politics

 

o        ISSUE 2 “Does Globalization Threaten Cultural Diversity”

 

* Naim, “The Five Wars of Globalization,” pp. 65-70 (reserve)

* Yunus, “The Grameen Bank,” pp. 162-165 (reserve)

  

 

 

 

Class 11 (Friday, July 20): North-South Relations

 

* Debate II: Iraq Withdrawal, War on Terror, and Int'l Law

 

 

* IR, Chapter 7, “North-South Relations,” pp. 284-349

* Taking Sides:  Clashing Views in World Politics

 

o        ISSUE 12 “Is Capitalism the Best Model for Global Economy”

o        ISSUE 13 “Should the Rich Countries Forgive All the Debt Owed by the Poor Countries”

 

* Stiglitz, “Social Justice and Global Trade,” pp. 62-64 (reserve)

* The Millennium Development Compact

 

Recommended/Debate Readings

 

* A&W,Terror, Islam and Democracy,” pp. 299-319

* Carothers, “Promoting Democracy and Fighting Terror,” in Understanding the War on Terror, pp. 248-261

* Dobriansky, “Response: Democracy Promotion,” in War on Terror, pp. 262-269

* Roth, “The Law of the War on Terror,” in War on Terror, pp. 302-310

* Wedgewood, “Response: Combatants or Criminals?”, in War on Terror, pp. 311-317

* Larry Diamond, “What Went Wrong in Iraq,” Foreign Affairs, September/October 2004.

* Tony Smith and Larry Diamond’s Response, “Was Iraq a Fool’s Errand?Foreign Affairs, November/December 2004.

* Harold Hongju Koh, “On American Exceptionalism.” Stanford Law Review 55 (2003): 1479-1527.

* Hans Kelsen, “Recognition in International Law: Theoretical Observations.” American Journal of International Law 35, 4 (1941): 605-617.

 

* White House, The National Strategy for Combating Terrorism, 2003

* White House, "Winning the War on Terror" (Outline)

* Hawkins, "George Bush's Wildly Successful War on Terrorism"

* Paul Savoy, "The Moral Case Against the Iraq War," The Nation

* Richard Falk, "A Roadmap for War: A Flawed Debate"

* Truth Laid Bare, "Cross Blog of Issues on the Iraq War"

* Washington Post, "US Figures Show Sharp Global Rise in Terrorism"

 

* Global Policy Forum--Iraq Report

 

 

 


 

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