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POS260
Current Issues in International Politics:
International Organizations and Global Governance
Scott Swagerty
Arizona State University
School of Politics and Global Studies
e-mail: scott.swagerty@asu.edu
Fall 2013
Contents
1 Course Details
1.1 Class Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1.2 Instructor Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2 Course Overview
2.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2 Course Requirements and Grading . .
2.2.1 Assignments Overview . . . . .
2.2.2 Final Grade Rubric . . . . . . .
2.2.3 A Note on Written Assignments
2.2.4 Reading Quizzes . . . . . . . .
2.2.5 Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2.2.6 Peer-Review Report . . . . . .
2.2.7 Final Exam . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3 Classroom Policies . . . . . . . . . . .
2.3.1 Late Assignments . . . . . . . .
2.3.2 Grade Appeals . . . . . . . . .
2.3.3 Class Discussions . . . . . . . .
2.3.4 Academic Integrity . . . . . . .
2.3.5 Students with Disabilities . . .
2.3.6 Contacting Me . . . . . . . . .
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3 Detailed Schedule
3.1 Required Reading Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.1.1 Required Textbook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2 Detailed Weekly Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2.1 Introduction: August 22 - 23, 2013 – Course Introduction . . . . . . .
3.2.2 Week 1: August 26 - 30, 2013 – Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2.3 Week 2: September 3 - 6, 2013 – Theories of Global Governance . . .
3.2.4 Week 3: September 9 - 13, 2013 – Foundations of Global Governance
3.2.5 Week 4: September 16 - 20, 2013 – States in Global Governance . . .
3.2.6 Week 5: September 23 - 27, 2013 – The United Nations . . . . . . . .
3.2.7 Week 6: September 30 - October 4, 2013 – International Monetary Fund
3.2.8 Week 7: October 7 - 11, 2013 – Critics of the IMF . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2.9 Week 8: October 16 - 18, 2013 – The World Trade Organization . . .
3.2.10 Week 9: October 21 - 25, 2013 – Regional Organizations . . . . . . .
3.2.11 Week 10: October 28 - November 1, 2013 – Global Governance and
Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2.12 Week 11: November 4 - 8, 2013 – The International Court of Justice .
3.2.13 Week 12: November 12 - 15, 2013: Environmental Protection . . . . .
3.2.14 Week 13: November 18 - 22, 2013 – Problems with Global Governance
3.2.15 Week 14: November 25 - 27, 2013 – What is the Future of Global
Governance? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3.2.16 Week 15: December 2 - 6, 2013 – Final Review and Wrap-up . . . . .
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Course Details
**Note: This syllabus is subject to change (But I will notify you via email if it does.)**
1.1
Class Information
This is an online course and is operated through the Blackboard. Blackboard can be accessed
through your MyASU portal. You will be expected to check both your ASU e-mail address
(the one that the university provides to me when you register for the course) and Blackboard
at least twice weekly. The instructor bears no responsibility if you miss an announcement
or if you do not receive notification of changes to the syllabus because you have not checked
your e-mail. All pertinent course announcements will come via e-mail so I cannot stress
enough how important it is that you check it regularly. This is a 15-week course and will be
conducted completely online.
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Instructor Information
Instructor: Scott Swagerty
Office: Lattie Coor Hall, 6779
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m., and by appointment.
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Telephone: (480) 298-9424 (Please use only in case of emergencies)
e-mail: rswagert@asu.edu (e-mails receive the quickest response.)
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Course Overview
2.1
Introduction
This course provides a general overview of the globalization of international politics, particularly with the propagation and increasing importance of international organizations. What
role do international organizations (IOs) play in global governance? How are IOs designed
and controlled by states? When does international politics become “global governance?”
What is the role of regional organizations in all of this? These are but a few of the questions
we will address in this course.
Students need no familiarity with IOs or political science to do well in this course. Rather,
it serves as an introduction to the broad themes of international cooperation, international
organizations, and the mechanisms through which the international political economy is
maintained. Although we will encounter some major theoretical and empirical concepts
from international relations and comparative politics, they are not the primary focus of the
course. Rather, the objective of the course is to familiarize you with the various IOs that
presently operate in international politics and the competing explanations for their existence.
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
• Identify and briefly summarize the history and function of several major international
organizations;
• Interpret, apply, and critique the major competing theoretical explanations for IOs
and their existence;
• Read, analyze, and synthesize primary and secondary sources to develop, write, and
defend an argument;
• Think critically and autonomously about the concept of “global governance.”
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Course Requirements and Grading
Make no mistake, this course will require effort on your part. But in college, it should. The
purpose of higher education is to help students develop critical analytical skills: understanding nuance and being skeptical of points of view as well as writing and communicating clearly
and effectively. As such, I take the responsibility of educating you very seriously. Please
consider this a formal warning: if you are not fully committed to abiding by the requirements
set forth in this syllabus or any provision within, please find another class to take.
I abide by the standard university practice of a +/- scale from “A” to “E” to determine
your final grade. The following graded assignments are required for the course and constitute
your final grade:
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Assignments Overview
Reading Quizzes
Essay, First Draft
Essay, Final Draft
Peer-Review Report
Final Objective Exam (Comprehensive)
Course Total
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20 points
20 points
30 points
10 points
20 points
100 points
Final Grade Rubric
A+ = 97.0 - 100 A = 93.0 - 96.9 A- = 90.0 - 92.9
B+ = 87.0 - 89.9 B = 83.0 - 86.9 B- = 80.0 - 82.9
C+ = 77.0 - 79.9 C = 70.0 - 76.9 D = 60.0 - 69.9
E = < 60
Following, you will find a description and instructions for each assignment as well as when
they are due. Assignments are always due at 11:59p.m. Arizona time, without exception.
If the due date says October 1, that is October 1, 11:59p.m. Most of the assignments are
completed directly on Blackboard. For the essays, you will be required to turn them in via
Blackboard so that they can be checked for plagiarism.
2.2.3
A Note on Written Assignments
Believe it or not, I have used Microsoft Word before and know every trick in the book for
trying to exaggerate the length of an essay. Please do not try any fancy formatting to make
your essay miraculously expand to the required length. I can always spot it and it makes my
job harder because I have to reformat your paper to figure out what the penalty should be.
Thus, please always abide by these formatting rules when submitting any written
work for this course:
1. 12-point Times New Roman font
2. Double-spaced lines, but 0-point spacing before and after lines
3. Left, right, top and bottom margins of 1 inch.
4. No extra spacing between characters
2.2.4
Reading Quizzes
Due Fridays throughout the semester.
Every few weeks, there will be a quiz to test your knowledge of the readings. Each quiz will
have from 6-10 multiple-choice, fill in the blank, or True/False questions from the past few
weeks’ readings that you must answer in order to receive credit. Each quiz will be open for
the entire week it is assigned (Monday to Friday of that week) and must be completed by
Friday at 11:59p.m. There will be five quizzes throughout the semester (Week 4; Week 7;
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Week 9; Week 12; Week 14) and you will be required to take four of the five. Each
quiz will be worth 5 points for a maximum of 20. It is up to you to choose the quiz that you
do not take. If you take all five quizzes, your lowest quiz score will be dropped at the end
of the semester. If you miss the due date for any of the quizzes, I will not re-open them for
you. This means if you have not met the required four quizzes at the end of the semester,
you will have no opportunity to make it up.
The way the quizzes are structured, each is worth five points, but there are varying
numbers of questions (anywhere from 6 to 10). Thus, when a quiz has six questions, each
question is worth approximately 0.83 points; When a quiz has 10 questions, each question
is worth 0.5 points; and so on. Each quiz will cover material only since the last quiz. For
example, the first quiz will cover the readings from weeks 1 - 4; the second quiz will cover
the readings from weeks 5 - 7; and so on. It should be clear that these can affect your grade
negatively if you do not take the time to answer these questions. However, they also present
an opportunity for extra credit: If you take all five reading quizzes and score 100
percent each time, you will earn one additional point toward your final grade
(so a 90 final grade becomes a 91, etc). This is the only opportunity for extra
credit in this course.
2.2.5
Essay
First draft due Friday, October 11, 2013
Final draft due Wednesday, November 27, 2013
For this assignment you must write a 5-7 page essay. You are to choose a major
international or regional organization that you are interested in and will write a research
report about it. You should provide a brief summary of the functions of the IO (What does
it do? Where? How is it governed? Etc) and apply the concepts we learn in class to make
an argument about the operations of the IO; Who controls the organization? How does the
institution affect governance? What sorts of political issues are at stake (or not)? Does
the organization provide a useful service (or not)? And so on. In addition to the textbook,
you should cite 5-10 academic sources to support your main argument. You will get more
guidance about this assignment as the class progresses.
The first draft will be turned in to me for written feedback and will also be randomly
and anonymously exchanged with a classmate so that they can provide feedback as well.
The combination of my feedback and your classmate’s will constitute your grade for the
first draft. Out of a possible 20 points, I will award you up to 15 for your argument, the
thoroughness of your research, your writing style (including grammar, prose, spelling, etc),
and your compliance with the assignment guidelines. For the remaining 5 points, your
classmate will be responsible for evaluating your essay on the same criteria. Your classmate
will evaluate your report by completing the peer-review report, which is discussed further
below.
The final draft of your essay should incorporate the feedback you receive on the first
draft and should be thoroughly researched, professionally written, and closely edited. I will
evaluate your final essays and you can earn up to 30 points toward your final grade. An
important part of being an effective writer is to be able to meet page limits. Thus, I penalize
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essays that are under or over the declared page limit (5-7 pages). The essay is worth a full 50
percent of your grade. Start on it early and work on it regularly! The essays will be turned
in via Blackboard and will be checked with anti-plagiarism software.
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Peer-Review Report
Due Friday, October 18, 2013
As noted above, the essays will go through a peer-review process where you will read a
classmate’s essay and provide feedback on it. Each student’s first draft will be turned in
without identifying information on it (i.e. you will not include a header with your name at
the top – I will be able to see in Blackboard whether or not you turned in your first draft).
After the drafts are turned in, I will email each of you with a draft essay that is not your
own. You will not know who it belongs to, and the author will not know who evaluated their
essay. You are to evaluate the essay based on criteria that will be provided to you and write
a short 1-2 page (single spaced) report that the author can use to improve their work.
In addition to providing written feedback, you will be responsible for assigning your
classmate up to 5 points toward their grade based on the evaluation criteria. The short
1-2 page (single spaced) report is what you will prepare to justify why you assigned your
classmate the number of points you did rather than some other number. In other words,
you’ll be responsible for explaining to me how your classmate’s essay fulfilled or did not
fulfill the criteria we use to evaluate the essays. At the same time, however, you will use this
as an opportunity to provide your classmate with valuable and constructive feedback. To
encourage you to take this process seriously, I will evaluate your feedback to your classmate
by grading these peer-review reports, which will be worth up to 10 points toward your final
grade. You should take this seriously and provide thoughtful feedback to your classmate that
they can use to improve their essays. In the process of doing so, you’ll earn credit toward
your own grade.
It is very important that you be specific and constructive in your report. You are not to
write things like “The argument is stupid,” but rather things like “The argument needs more
evidence to be fully convincing.” Further, it is very important to use specific examples from
the essays to justify your decision to award or not award points. I will not accept things like
“There are many typos in the essay,” but will instead require that you identify these typos
so that they author will be able to fix them. I will post a sample essay and peer-review
report on Blackboard so you get a better idea of what the standards for these assignments
are. Finally, it’s important to note that I have ultimate say over whether you have awarded
your classmate an appropriate number of points. I reserve the right to modify your
allocation at will.
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Final Exam
Opens Thursday, December 5, 2013, 9:00a.m.
Closes Friday, December 6, 2013, 11:59p.m.
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The final exam will test your knowledge from both the readings and lectures comprehensively. There will be a variety of question types including multiple-choice, short answer,
true/false and fill in the blank. The exam will be open-book, open-note, but there is a
90-minute time limit. Also, you must COMPLETE the exam by 11:59p.m., not merely start
it. If you want the full 90 minutes, you need to begin the exam by 10:29p.m. on December
6. The final exam is worth up to 20 points of your final grade.
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Classroom Policies
We are all adults and expect to be treated as such. That is the golden rule in the classroom. However, other policies that I should point out are contained below. If there are any
questions, please ask.
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Late Assignments
I do not, as a rule, accept late assignments. Here are some examples of things that DO NOT
merit an exception to this rule: computer crashes, forgetfulness, pesky pets, intramural
sports, travel, weather conditions, and most other circumstances that you may think merit
an exception. I’ll judge on a case by case basis whether late assignments will be accepted,
but do yourself a favor and make sure to meet the deadlines in the course. There is almost
never an exception in the case of the final exam, so DO NOT MISS THE EXAM.
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Grade Appeals
I make mistakes. If you feel slighted by a grade I give you, I ask you to please abide by this
policy before and while you bring it to my attention so that we can resolve your situation in
the fairest and most painless way possible (for both of us!).
First, remain calm. If you get an assignment back and are dissatisfied with the grade,
please read my comments and feedback, wait a day, and read it again. If you still feel I have
missed something, gotten something wrong, or just treated you badly for whatever reason,
email me. State your case concisely and politely, taking special care to tell my a) why you
feel you deserve a different grade, b) where you think I made a mistake, and c) why you
believe it to be a mistake. I will respond to you within a reasonable amount of time (no more
than a day or two) with my decision to alter or not alter your grade. Please note, however,
that your grade can both increase and decrease in these situations, so as to prevent frivolous
appeals.
The logic of the policy is that while I do make mistakes and accept grade appeals, I
ask you to be very judicious about which grades you choose to appeal. An average or poor
grade does not reflect my personal feelings for you, but only the quality of work for that
assignment. Take it as a learning experience and work even harder to improve for the next
assignment.
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Class Discussions
Politics are controversial and we all have differing opinions about the world and how it works.
At times, discussions may become spirited. Everyone must remain civil, refrain from name7
calling or other disparaging comments, and generally keep an open mind to others’ points
of view. This is not to say that all points of view are valid of deserve attention – of course
not all do. But as our discussions are intellectual, and not strictly political, I expect that
students will use evidence and reason to articulate their points of view (not merely assertion),
and will maintain a professional and courteous tone throughout the discussion. Failure to
abide by this policy will result in a loss of all credit for any and all assignments/discussions
affected.
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Academic Integrity
I hate having to spell out this policy, because I would love to assume that each of you will
turn in as your work only work that you have completed. However, it happens from time
to time that someone is dishonest. In short, I have a zero-tolerance policy for academic
dishonesty. That is the ultimate signal that you have not put forth effort into learning and
retaining the material and will result in an immediate grade of E for the class, without
exception (and possibly an XE, depending on the heinousness of the transgression).
ASU’s “Student Academic Integrity Policy” manual defines “Plagiarism” as “...using
another’s words, ideas, materials or work without properly acknowledging and documenting
the source. Students are responsible for knowing the rules governing the use of another’s
work or materials and for acknowledging and documenting the source appropriately.” You
can find this definition at: https://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity/defined. Academic dishonesty, including inappropriate collaboration, will not be tolerated. In this class,
I use “Safe Assignment”, an anti-plagiarism detection software integrated in Blackboard to
safeguard against plagiarism and recycled papers. Plagiarism in any form will result in an
XE grade for this course on her or his transcript.
In addition to the traditional violations of academic integrity, it is also a
violation of academic integrity to explain to me how your grade in this course
impacts your current or future scholarship eligibility, current or future career
prospects, or graduate school applications. As such, it will not be tolerated. If
you know that your grade in this course matters for any of these things, it is
your responsibility to earn the grade you need.
2.3.5
Students with Disabilities
To request academic accommodations due to a disability, please contact the ASU Disability
Resource Center (Phone: 480-965-1234; TDD: 480-965-9000). Faculty are not authorized to
independently provide any accommodations nor can they approve any accommodations for
students in this class.
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Contacting Me
Email is best. In most cases, you can expect a response to your email the same day. If you
do not receive a response in two full days, please email me again and tell me that I must
have forgotten about you. I will respond with answers and apologies.
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Detailed Schedule
3.1
Required Reading Materials
All of the required readings for this course will be accessible either in the textbook, via the
ASU library, or posted on Blackboard. If you are unfamiliar with how to use the ASU library
site or the course Blackboard, please call the ASU Helpdesk. There is one required textbook
for the course that is available for purchase through the ASU Bookstore or (and I usually
recommend) online. You can buy them used and usually for much less than the bookstore
charges.
3.1.1
Required Textbook
Karns, Margaret P. and Karen A. Mingst. (2009). International Organizations:
The Politics and Processes of Global Governance, Second Edition. Boulder, CO:
Lynne Reinner.
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3.2.1
Detailed Weekly Schedule
Introduction: August 22 - 23, 2013 – Course Introduction
Lecture
• BB, Introduction
Reading
• Syllabus
3.2.2
Week 1: August 26 - 30, 2013 – Overview
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 1
Reading
• KM, Chapter 1: The Challenges of Global Governance, Entire Chapter
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3.2.3
Week 2: September 3 - 6, 2013 – Theories of Global Governance
**Note that classes are dismissed on September 2 in observance of Labor Day.**
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 2
Reading
• KM, Chapter 2: The Theoretical Foundations of Global Governance, pp. 35-52; 55-end
Assignments
• Two Week Notice: First reading quiz closes Friday, September 20.
3.2.4
Week 3: September 9 - 13, 2013 – Foundations of Global Governance
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 3
Reading
• KM, Chapter 3: Foundations of the Pieces of Global Governance, pp. 63-77
• BB, Stewart Patrick. Irresponsible Stakeholders?, Entire article
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Week 4: September 16 - 20, 2013 – States in Global Governance
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 4
Reading
• KM, Chapter 7: The Role of States in Global Governance, Entire Chapter
Video
• Online. Paddy Ashdown.The Global Power Shift, Available from
http://on.ted.com/Ashdown
Assignments
• Reading Quiz 1 (covers weeks 1-4), closes Friday, September 20.
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3.2.6
Week 5: September 23 - 27, 2013 – The United Nations
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 5
Reading
• KM, Chapter 4: The United Nations: Centerpiece of Global Governance, pp. 95-118;
131-end.
• Online. UN Charter. Read Preamble through Chapter III. Available from
http://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/
Assignments
• Two Week Notice: Second reading quiz closes Friday, October 11.
• Two Week Notice: Essay draft due October 11.
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Week 6: September 30 - October 4, 2013 – International Monetary Fund
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 6
Reading
• KM, Chapter 9: Promoting Human Development and Economic Well-Being, pp. 387410; 441-end.
• BB, IMF Factsheet.
• BB, Boughton 2004. The IMF and the Force of History, pp. 1-13.
Assignments
• Two Week Notice: Peer Review Report due October 18.
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Week 7: October 7 - 11, 2013 – Critics of the IMF
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 7
Reading
• BB. Council on Foreign Relations. The International Monetary Fund.
• BB. Kapur and Naim 2005. The IMF and Democratic Governance.
• BB. Jeffrey Sachs 2004. How to Run the IMF.
Assignments
• Reading Quiz 2 (covers weeks 5-7), closes Friday, October 11.
• Essay draft, due Friday, October 11, via Blackboard.
• Two Week Notice: Third reading quiz closes Friday, October 25.
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Week 8: October 16 - 18, 2013 – The World Trade Organization
**Note that classes are dismissed October 14 and 15 for Fall Break.**
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 8
Reading
• BB, Understanding the WTO, Chapter 1.
Video
• Online. YouTube documentary. Meeting the Millennium Development Goals. Available from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w-JRgntpeE&feature=relmfu
Assignments
• Peer Review Report, due Friday, October 18, via Blackboard.
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3.2.10
Week 9: October 21 - 25, 2013 – Regional Organizations
Reading
• BB. Ian Hurd, Regional Organizations: EU, AU, and ASEAN, entire chapter.
• BB. Hettne and Söderbaum, The UN and Regional Organizations in Global Security,
entire article.
Assignments
• Reading Quiz 3 (covers weeks 8-9), closes Friday, October 25.
3.2.11
Week 10: October 28 - November 1, 2013 – Global Governance and
Human Rights
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 9
Reading
• KM, Chapter 10: Protecting Human Rights, pp. 447-463; 475-end.
• BB. UN Declaration of Human Rights. (Recommended, but not required).
Video
• Online. YouTube documentary. A Path To Dignity. Available from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahE0tJbvl78
Assignments
• Two Week Notice: Fourth reading quiz closes Friday, November 15.
3.2.12
Week 11: November 4 - 8, 2013 – The International Court of Justice
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 10
Reading
• BB. Ian Hurd. The International Court of Justice, Entire Chapter.
• BB. History of the International Court of Justice.
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Video
• Online. YouTube documentary. Can International Law Change the World? Available
from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH8yIqcG13c
Assignments
• Two Week Notice: Revised essay due WEDNESDAY, November 27.
• Reminder: November 6 is the deadline to withdrawal from this course with a grade of
“W.”
3.2.13
Week 12: November 12 - 15, 2013: Environmental Protection
**Note that classes are dismissed on November 11 in observance of Veteran’s Day.**
Lecture
• BB, Lecture 11
Reading
• KM, Chapter 11: Protecting the Environment, Entire Chapter.
Video
• Online. Gordon Brown. Global Ethic vs. National Interest. Available from
http://www.ted.com/talks/gordon brown on global ethic vs national interest.html
Assignments
• Reading Quiz 4 (covers weeks 10-12), closes Friday, November 15.
• Two Week Notice: Fifth reading quiz closes WEDNESDAY, November 27.
3.2.14
Week 13: November 18 - 22, 2013 – Problems with Global Governance
Reading
• BB, Mearsheimer 1994. The False Promise of International Institutions, (Selection).
• BB, The Economist 2005. Corruption at the Heart of the United Nations.
Assignments
• Two Week Notice: Final Exam opens Thursday, December 5 at 9:00a.m.
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3.2.15
Week 14: November 25 - 27, 2013 – What is the Future of Global Governance?
**Note that classes are dismissed November 28 and 29 in observance of Thanksgiving.**
Reading
• KM, Chapter 12: Innovations in Global Governance for the Twenty-First Century,
Entire Chapter.
• BB, The Economist 2005. A Better UN, for a Safer World.
• BB, Council on Foreign Relations 2012. The United Nations and the Future of Global
Governance.
• Online. Boughton and Bradford 2007. Global Governance. Available from
http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2007/12/boughton.htm
Assignments
• Reading Quiz 5 (covers weeks 13-14), closes WEDNESDAY, November 27.
3.2.16
Week 15: December 2 - 6, 2013 – Final Review and Wrap-up
Reading
• BB, Final Exam Study Guide
Assignments
• Final Exam, opens Thursday, December 5, 9:00a.m.; closes Friday, December 6, 11:59p.m.
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