KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY
GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
Cover Sheet (10/02/2002)
Course Number/Program Name INCM 9340/International Conflict Management
Department College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Degree Title (if applicable) Ph.D. in International Conflict Management
Proposed Effective Date Spring 2012
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Course Prefix and Number INCM 9340_____________________________
Course Title Transnational Civil Society and Conflict
Class Hours
3 ____Laboratory Hours___0____CreditHours__3_
Prerequisites INCM 9001 or INCM 9002
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
This course familiarizes students with the theory and operation of transnational
civil society (TCS). It introduces key theories of civil society campaign
formation and influence, as well as questions about TCS legitimacy,
representativeness, and agency. Students then apply these theories and address
these questions by examining the impact of international civil society on national
politics in fragile, conflict, and post-conflict states.
III.
Justification
Transnational civil society forms both an important venue for stakeholder input
into international processes and a key mechanism by which local populations can
seek to exert pressure on their own governments. Civil society organizations
(CSOs) can act as partners or agents of governments and institutions in this
international space, monitoring behavior and shaping and implementing aid
policy. This course provides the student with the concepts necessary to critically
examine the impacts of transnational civil society and to engage constructively
with NGOs, faith groups, and other CSOs.
IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor: _Dr. Christopher L. Pallas
Text: see syllabus
Prerequisites: INCM 9001 or INCM 9002
Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, students should:
Be able to articulate:
-Constructivist and realist theories for civil society campaign formation and influence.
-How the concepts of legitimacy, representativeness, and agency apply to transnational civil
society.
-Theories of social movements and the use of technology as they pertain to transnational civil
society.
Be able to apply these concepts to analyze the behavior and influence of transnational civil
society in fragile, conflict, or post-conflict states.
Instructional Method
-Class discussion, extended research project, and in-class presentations.
Method of Evaluation
-Short papers or policy briefs; extended research project; presentations; participation.
-Attendance and participation (15%)
-Two medium-length essays (25% each)
-One extended research project, including both a written component and an in-class
presentation (35%)
V.
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Amount
Faculty
Other Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
0
VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
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Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
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INCM
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Transnational Civil Society
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Spring 2012
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VII Attach Syllabus
INCM 9340: Transnational Civil Society and Conflict
Ph.D. Program in International Conflict Management
Kennesaw State University
I. Professor Contact Information
Christopher Pallas, Assistant Professor of Conflict Management
Department of Political Science and International Affairs, MD 2205, Bldg. 22, Rm. 3002
Email: cpallas@kennesaw.edu
II. Course Pre-requisites, Co-requisites, and/or Other Restrictions
INCM 9001 or INCM 9002
III. Course Description
Catalog Description:
This course familiarizes students with the theory and operation of transnational civil
society (TCS). It introduces key theories of civil society campaign formation and
influence, as well as questions about TCS legitimacy, representativeness, and agency.
Students then apply these theories and address these questions by examining the impact
of international civil society on national politics in fragile, conflict, and post-conflict
states.
Further Description:
Transnational civil society describes non-profit, non-governmental interactions taking place
between individuals and organizations across state boundaries. It includes traditional
international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) like the Red Cross and Human Rights
Watch; diaspora groups, like those supporting the Green Revolution in Iran; and loosely
organized 'social movements' of like-minded individuals, like the global justice and global
environmental movements. Over the past 25 years an increasing volume of policy making has
been conducted in the international sphere, as manifested by the creation of new international
regimes and institutions (like the Kyoto Protocol and the Global Fund) and the new assertiveness
of old institutions (like the IMF in Southeast Asia or NATO in Libya). In the midst of this
internationalization of policy and politics, transnational civil society forms both an important
venue for stakeholder input into international processes and a key mechanism by which local
populations can seek to exert pressure on their own governments. NGOs can also act as partners
or agents of governments and institutions in this international space, monitoring human rights
violations and environmental conditions or shaping and implementing aid policy.
We seek to study transnational civil society because of the increasing power of these third-party
actors and because their influence has raised important concerns about whom they represent, as
well as their transparency, accountability, and autonomy.
The course will proceed in three parts. The first will focus on policy making in the international
realm and introduce key theories and questions about civil society. We will look at such topics
as. environmental advocacy at the World Bank; Amnesty International and UN human rights
policy; and the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. We will examine both constructivist
and realist theories for civil society campaign formation and influence, and will introduce
questions about legitimacy, representivity, and agency.
In the second section we will focus on the impact of international civil society on national
politics in fragile, conflict, and post-conflict states. We will examine the tendency of local
NGOs to 'internationalize' national problems, the role of foreign actors in inspiring or supporting
local movements, and the use of NGOs for service delivery. We will apply the paradigms and
questions from the first section to these subjects, and also introduce theories on social
movements and the use of technology.
The third section of the course will revolve around student research. Working in teams, students
will assess the role of transnational civil society in the political context of their choice and
present their findings to the group for peer review. The primary goal will be for students to
assemble detailed information from secondary sources and apply the theories learned in the
course. However, students interested in developing original research and/or empirically-based
critiques of existing theory will be supported in doing so, with the possible option of conducting
additional research in the summer term.
IV. Student Learning Objectives/Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should:
Be able to articulate:
-Constructivist and realist theories for civil society campaign formation and influence.
-How the concepts of legitimacy, representivity, and agency apply to transnational civil society.
-Theories of social movements and the use of technology as they pertain to transnational civil
society.
Be able to apply these concepts to analyze the behavior and influence of transnational civil
society in fragile, conflict, or post-conflict states.
V. Textbooks and Materials
Required Textbooks:
Bob, Clifford (2005) The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International
Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Clark, Ann Marie (2001) Diplomacy of Conscience: Amnesty International and Changing
Human Rights Norms. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Additional Readings:
We will use some or all of the following textbooks and articles:
Anderson, Kenneth (2000) “The Ottawa Convention Banning Landmines, the Role of
International Non-governmental Organizations and the Idea of International Civil
Society,” European Journal of International Law 11:1.
Bexell, Magdelena, Jonas Tallberg, and Anders Uhlin (2010). Democracy in Global Governance:
The Promises and Pitfalls of Transnational Actors. Global Governance 16 (1)
Bowden, Brett (2006) Civil Society, the State, and the Limits to Global Civil Society. Global
Society 20 (2):155-178.
Fisher, William, ed. (1995) Toward Sustainable Development? Struggling over India's Narmada
River, New York: M. E. Sharpe.
Florini, Ann and P. J. Simmons (2000) "What the World Needs Now?" in Ann Florini, ed. The
Third Force: The Rise of Transnational Civil Society, Washington, D.C.: Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
Keck, Margaret and Kathryn Sikkink (1998) Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in
International Politics, Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Nelson, Paul (2000) Heroism and Ambiguity: NGO Advocacy in International Policy. Voluntas:
International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 13 (4). : Heroism and
Ambiguity.
Pallas, Christopher (2010) “Good Morals or Good Business? NGO Advocacy and the World
Bank’s 10th IDA,” chapter in Anders Uhlin and Eva Erman, eds. Legitimacy Beyond the
State? Re-examining the Democratic Credentials of Transnational Actors. London: Palgrave.
Pallas, Christopher (2010) “Revolutionary, Advocate, Agent, or Authority: Context-based
Assessment of Democratic Legitimacy in Transnational Civil Society,” Ethics and Global
Politics, Volume 3, Number 3, pp. 217-238.
Raustiala, Kal (1997) “States, NGOs, and International Environmental Institutions,”
International Studies Quarterly.
Risse, Thomas (2000) "The Power of Norms versus the Norms of Power: Transnational Civil
Society and Human Rights" in Ann Florini, ed. The Third Force: The Rise of
Transnational Civil Society, Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace.
Wade, Robert (2009) Accountability Gone Wrong: The World Bank, Non-governmental
Organisations and the US Government in a Fight over China. New Political Economy 14
(1):25-48.
VI. Course Outlines
Part I : TCS in Theory and Practice
Week 1: Introduction to the topic
Florini, Ann and P. J. Simmons (2000) "What the World Needs Now?" in Ann Florini, ed. The
Third Force: The Rise of Transnational Civil Society, Washington, D.C.: Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
Keck, Margaret and Kathryn Sikkink (1998) Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in
International Politics, Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
Week 2: Norms as Power: Constructivism and TCS
Clark, Ann Marie (2001) Diplomacy of Conscience: Amnesty International and Changing
Human Rights Norms. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Grzybowski, Candido (2000) “We NGOs: a controversial way of being and acting,”
Development in Practice, 10:3 & 4.
Week 3: Realist Theories of CSO Behavior and Influence
Anderson, Kenneth (2000) “The Ottawa Convention Banning Landmines, the Role of
International Non-governmental Organizations and the Idea of International Civil
Society,” European Journal of International Law 11:1.
Cooley, Alexander and James Ron (2002) “The NGO Scramble: Organizational Insecurity and
the Political Economy of Transnational Action,” International Security.
Pallas, Christopher (2010) “Good Morals or Good Business? NGO Advocacy and the World
Bank’s 10th IDA,” chapter in Anders Uhlin and Eva Erman, eds. Legitimacy Beyond the
State? Re-examining the Democratic Credentials of Transnational Actors. London: Palgrave.
Raustiala, Kal (1997) “States, NGOs, and International Environmental Institutions,”
International Studies Quarterly.
Week 4: Combining Approaches
Risse, Thomas (2000) "The Power of Norms versus the Norms of Power: Transnational Civil
Society and Human Rights" in Ann Florini, ed. The Third Force: The Rise of
Transnational Civil Society, Washington, D.C.: Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace.
Pallas, Christopher and Anders Uhlin (Forthcoming) “Mission and Interests: The Strategic
Formation and Function of North-South NGO Campaigns”
Additional readings on Jubilee 2000 or current movements.
Week 5: Accountability, Representation, and Effectiveness: Assessing the Legitimacy of TCS
Actors
Bexell, Magdelena, Jonas Tallberg, and Anders Uhlin (2010). Democracy in Global Governance:
The Promises and Pitfalls of Transnational Actors. Global Governance 16 (1)
Bowden, Brett (2006) Civil Society, the State, and the Limits to Global Civil Society. Global
Society 20 (2):155-178.
Nelson, Paul (2000) Heroism and Ambiguity: NGO Advocacy in International Policy. Voluntas:
International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 13 (4). : Heroism and
Ambiguity.
Steffek, Jens and Kristina Hahn (Forthcoming) “Satellites or Transmissin Belts?”
Wade, Robert (2009) Accountability Gone Wrong: The World Bank, Non-governmental
Organisations and the US Government in a Fight over China. New Political Economy 14
(1):25-48.
Part II: TCS and Conflict
Week 6: TCS and Local Protest
Bob, Clifford (2005) The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International
Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Week 7: TCS and Democracy Movements
Howard, Philip (2010) The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Information
Technology and Political Islam. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Week 8: TCS and Democracy, Continued: Recent Events in the Middle East
Guest Speaker: Maia Hayward
Week 9: TCS and Development Conflicts
Fisher, William. 1995. Development and Resistance in the Narmada Valley. In Toward
Sustainable Development? Struggling over India's Narmada River, edited by W. F. Fisher.
New York: M. E. Sharpe.
Patkar, Mehta. 1995. The Struggle for Participation and Justice: A Historical Narrative. In
Toward Sustainable Development? Struggling over India's Narmada River, edited by W.
F. Fisher. New York: M. E. Sharpe.
Udall, Lori. 1995. The International Narmada Campaign: A Case of Sustained Advocacy In
Toward Sustainable Development? Struggling Over India's Narmada River, edited by W.
Fisher. New York: M. E. Sharpe.
Patel, Anil. 1995. What Do the Narmada Valley Tribals Really Want? In Toward Sustainable
Development? Struggling over India's Narmada River, edited by W. F. Fisher. New York:
M. E. Sharpe.
Patel, Anil and Ambrish Mehta. 1995. The Independent Review: Was It a Search for Truth? In
Toward Sustainable Development? Struggling Over India's Narmada River, edited by W.
Fisher. New York: M. E. Sharpe.
Recommended:
Manji, Firoze, and Carl O'Coill. 2008. The Missionary Position: NGOs and Development in
Africa. International Affairs 78 (3):567-583.
Week 10: Representation versus Effectiveness
Grzybowski, Candido (2000) “We NGOs: a controversial way of being and acting,”
Development in Practice, 10:3 & 4.
Pallas, Christopher (2010) “Revolutionary, Advocate, Agent, or Authority: Context-based
Assessment of Democratic Legitimacy in Transnational Civil Society,” Ethics and Global
Politics, Volume 3, Number 3, pp. 217-238.
Additional readings TBA.
Discuss Student Research Proposals
Week 11: Workshop Research Proposals
Week 12: TCS in Action: Practitioner Guest Speakers
Invite guest speakers from CARE, Carter Center
Week 13: Student Presentations
Week 14: Student Presentations
Week 15: Student Presentations
VII. Grading Policy
Grades will be calculated on the basis of:
-Attendance and participation (15%)
-Two medium-length essays (25% each)
-One extended research project, including both a written component and an in-class presentation
(35%)
Grading Scale:
A = 90% - 100%
B = 80% - 89%
C = 70% - 79%
D = 60% – 69%
F = < 60%
VIII. Academic Integrity
Every KSU student is responsible for upholding the provisions of the Student Code of Conduct,
as published in the Undergraduate and Graduate Catalogs. Section II of the Student Code of
Conduct addresses the University's policy on academic honesty, including provisions regarding
plagiarism and cheating, unauthorized access to University materials,
misrepresentation/falsification of University records or academic work, malicious removal,
retention, or destruction of library materials, malicious/intentional misuse of computer facilities
and/or services, and misuse of student identification cards. Incidents of alleged academic
misconduct will be handled through the established procedures of the University Judiciary
Program, which includes either an "informal" resolution by a faculty member, resulting in a
grade adjustment, or a formal hearing procedure, which may subject a student to the Code of
Conduct's minimum one semester suspension requirement.
IX. ADA Statement
Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in
order to meet the course requirements should contact the instructor as soon as possible to arrange
the necessary accommodations. Students should present appropriate verification from KSU
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