DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION POL208-BAO: GLOBALIZATION AND WORLD POLITICS (A one term Lower-Level Liberal Studies) – F2023 Instructor Information Instructor: Dr. Abbas H. Gnamo Office Location: Jorg. Hall # 809 Office Hours: Office hours (virtual by appointment only) Phone: (416) 979–5000, ext. 2080 Email Address: : abbas.gnamo@torontomu.ca Course Description and Format Course Description This course examines political conflict and instability in world politics. What are the political consequences of globalization? Why is nationalism and ethnic intolerance on the rise? What explains the eruption of political unrest and war? These issues are explored through current examples of political upheaval around the world as well as the changing nature of economy, sovereignty, security and war and the repercussions of these transformations on the global political arena and national politics. In so doing, it will bring to light the complexities and contradictions of globalization and the kind of world in which live. Our first classes will analyze the historical and structural contexts in which politics has become more global by examining the mainstream International Relations paradigms. This will help students to acquire analytical tool to comprehend the international system, structure and process to interpret world politics both in the cold war and post-cold-war settings - the New World order and disorder. Then, important emphasis will be placed on the origins and development of globalization and more topical issues like the resurgence of nationalism with a focus on intra-state conflicts, trans-national threats to security, the interaction and clash of cultures, the meaning of human rights, humanitarian crisis and international intervention. We will finish with an exploration of global poverty, gender issues and environmental politics, which have become the bones of contention in international diplomacy and relations. Teaching Methods The teaching methods will include lectures, video clips, selected documentary, discussions, questions and answers. Page 1 of 10 Course Materials The course readings are based on custom publication by Oxford University Press (2023) for CPOL208. TMU Book store: Baylis: The Globalization of World Politics : An Introduction to International Relations 9/e • (PRINT) ISBN: 9780192898142 • (EBOOK) E-ISBN: 9780192653147 Email Policy Students are expected to monitor and retrieve messages and information issued to them on a frequent basis. All official or formal electronic communications from students must be sent from their official Ryerson Email account. Emails from other addresses may not be responded to. Topics and Lecture Schedule Week /Date Activity Readings Week 1, Sept 11, 2033 Introduction to the course Week 2 , Sept 18, 2023 Introduction to globalization Ch.1 Week 3, Sept 25, 2023 Global History/Politics Ch4 Ch5 Week 4, Oct 02, 2023 Theories of International Relations I (Realism) Ch 9 Week 5, Oct 9, 2023: Thanksgiving Page 2 of 10 • Anthony McGrew: Globalization and global politics • Len Scott: International history of the twentieth century • Michael Cox: From the end of the cold war to a new world disorder? • Tim Dunne and Brian Schmidt: Realism • Week 6, Oct 10-13, 2023 Study Week Week 7, Oct 16, 2023 Week 8, Oct 23, 2023 Theories of International Relations II (Liberalism and Marxism) Ch 7 and Ch8 Terrorism and Globalization Ch 29 • • Tim Dunne: Liberal Internationalism Hobden & Wyn Jones: Marxist theories of international relations James D. Kiras Week 9, Oct 31, 2023 Midterm test Week 10, Nov 06, 2023 Global Political Economy Ch16 • Nicola Phillips Week 11, Nov 13, 2023 Environmental issues Ch 24 • John Vogler Week 12, Nov 27, 2023 Poverty, Hunger and DVT Ch 27 • Tony Evans Human Rights and • Ratna Kapur • Alex J. Bellamy, Nicholas J. Wheeler Week 13, Dec 04, 2023 Humanitarian Interventions Week 14 Exam Period Ch 32 Ch33 Course Requirements Evaluation Breakdown Due date and exam date Test1 20% Oct 31, 2023, Quiz2 5% TBA Participation/attendance3 10% Throughout the term Final Exam4 30% During Dec exam Research Essay5 35% (12 pp.) (on Nov 13, 2023 Page 3 of 10 1.Test (20%) : will be based on the material covered before the test. It includes short answers (10%) and multiple choice (10%) 2. Quiz (5%) : multiple choice questions. 3. Participation (10%) : Answering the discussion questions posted on discussion board throughout the term 4. Final exam (30%): The final exam is not cumulative, and it will be based on the material covered after the mid-term test. The final exam includes multiple choice(10%), short answers and an essay (20%) out of the options provided. 5. Research essay (35%) Essay topics to be posted on Sept 22, 2023 This is a group project of 4 students who collectively choose one of the suggested topics and plan to come up with a well-researched and well written essay of (3500 words) 12 pp (excluding the cover page) and doubled spaced, written on 12 pts. It is expected that students will consult the relevant scholarly literature (beginning with, but not limited to, the course readings), and cite sources according to an acceptable format. (Journalistic sources are also allowed but should only supplement academic sources and not form the basis of your research). 8-10 academic sources minimum is required. Note that TMU Library may not have all the sources you require. Useful academic journals and e-books are available online. Your essay will be evaluated based on its format and on the content of your argument. The format consists of: a. clear, coherent and systematic presentation b. correct spelling and grammar, and a competent writing style which enables you to express your views and ideas clearly c. proper footnoting (or end noting) and bibliography It is expected that your paper will be logically structured and organized along the following lines: Introduction - The introduction will contain your thesis-statement. This is a vital element which essentially tells your audience what the paper will show or prove. The rest of the paper should be dedicated to revealing the veracity or truthfulness of this statement. Body - The body of your paper will contain the evidence and argument which will support your thesis statement. It should proceed first with the theoretical and/or historical context within which your argument is set. It should then develop that argument either by working from your weakest to strongest pieces of evidence, or in some other well organized, logical and coherent presentation of facts and evidence. It is in this section that you demonstrate a mastery of the material and reveal and refute any counterarguments to your own position. While developing this section of your paper, keep asking yourself "how does this relate to and support my thesis-statement?" Page 4 of 10 Conclusion - Your conclusion should simply summarize your main pieces of evidence (very briefly) and restate your thesis in a manner that suggests that your argument has successfully shown the veracity of your thesis. This is not the place to introduce new ideas or concepts; nor is it the place to make grandiose statements about life, the universe, and everything in it. Keep it simple, straightforward, and focused. The content of your paper should fulfil four criteria: a) adequately and fully address the essay question b) demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the topic c) explain the issue d) analyze the issue by locating it in the proper context (theoretical, historical, regional, national, etc.), and discuss the relevant implications, effects or significance of the problem or issue that you are examining. In addition, students are encouraged to consult the Encyclopedia of the Third World, The World Bank's World Development Report and the UN's Human Development Report published by the UNDP every year since 1990. *You should also have access to a writer's guide. One possibility is: J. Buckley, Fit to Print: The Canadian Student's Guide to Essay Writing (Toronto: Harcourt, 1995) Late penalty 3% late penalty per day will apply including during weekends and holidays for unjustified delays. Extensions may be granted on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. But no extension will be given 48 hours before the due date. No paper will be accepted 15 days after the due date except under special circumstances Missed Class and/or Evaluations Students are required to inform their instructors of any situation which arises during the semester which may have an adverse effect upon their academic performance and must request any considerations and accommodations according to the relevant policies and well in advance. Failure to do so will jeopardize any academic appeals. Medical Certificates If a student misses the deadline for submitting an assignment, or the date of an exam or other evaluation component because of illness, they must submit a Ryerson Student Medical Certificate AND an Academic Consideration form within 3 working days of the missed date. Both documents are available at (PDF) Student Medical Certificate Guidelines. If you are a full-time or part-time degree student, then you must submit your forms to your own program department or school. If you are a certificate or non-certificate student, then you submit your forms to the staff at the front desk of the Chang School. Religious Observance Page 5 of 10 If a student needs accommodation because of religious observance, they must submit a Request for Accommodation of Student Religious, Aboriginal and Spiritual Observance AND an Academic Consideration form within the first 2 weeks of the class or, for a final examination, within 2 weeks of the posting of the examination schedule. If the required absence occurs within the first 2 weeks of classes, or the dates are not known well in advance as they are linked to other conditions, these forms should be submitted with as much lead time as possible in advance of the required absence. Both documents are available at (PDF) Student Request for Accommodation of Student Religious, Aboriginal and Spiritual Observance. If you are a full-time or part-time degree student, then you must submit the forms to your own program department or school. If you are a certificate or non-certificate student, then you submit the forms to the staff at the front desk of the Chang School. Students who need Academic Accommodation Support Students who need academic accommodation support should register with Academic Accommodation Support. Before the first graded work is due, registered students should inform their instructors through an “Accommodation Form for Professors” that they are registered with Academic Accommodation Support and what accommodations are required. Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Ryerson’s Academic Integrity Policy applies to all students at the University. The policy and its procedures are triggered if the there is a suspicion that a student has engaged in a form of academic misconduct. Forms of academic misconduct include plagiarism, cheating, supplying false information to the University, and other acts. The most common form of academic misconduct is plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious academic offence and penalties can be severe. In any academic exercise, plagiarism occurs when one offers as one’s own work the words, data, ideas, arguments, calculations, designs or productions of another without appropriate attribution or when one allows one’s work to be copied. Plagiarism is a serious academic offence, which results in automatic failure of your essay. The following cases are plagiarized: a) using a term paper from another course b) c) d) handing in a paper written by someone else using someone else's original work without providing proper references to that person's work taking information verbatim (either word-for-word, or with only slight alterations) from a source and not providing references to that source All academic work must be submitted using the citation style approved by the instructor. Students may refer to the Ryerson Library’s list of Citations and Style Guides for more information. It is assumed that all examinations and work submitted for evaluation and course credit will be the product of individual effort, except in the case of group projects arranged for and approved by the course instructor. Submitting the same work to more than one course, without instructor approval, is also considered a form of plagiarism. Page 6 of 10 Students are advised that suspicions of academic misconduct may be referred to the Academic Integrity Office (AIO). Students who are found to have committed academic misconduct will have a Disciplinary Notation (DN) placed on their academic record (not on their transcript) and will be assigned one or more of the following penalties: • A grade reduction for the work, include a grade of zero for the work. • A grade reduction in the course greater than a zero on the work. o Note: this penalty can only be applied to course components worth 10% or less, that any additional penalty cannot exceed 10% of the final course grade, and that information explaining that such a penalty will be assigned must be included on the course outline. • • An F in the course. More serious penalties up to and including expulsion from the University. For more detailed information on these issues, please refer to the full online text for the (PDF) Academic Integrity Policy and to the Academic Integrity website. Turnitin Students who do not want their work submitted to this plagiarism detection service must, by the end of the second week of class, consult with the instructor to make alternate arrangements. Turnitin.com is a plagiarism prevention and detection service to which Ryerson subscribes. It is a tool to assist faculty members in determining the similarity between students’ work and the work of other students who have submitted papers to the site (at any university), internet sources, and a wide range of journals and other publications. While it does not contain all possible sources, it gives faculty some assurance that students’ work is their own. No decisions are made by the service; it simply generates an “originality report,” and faculty must evaluate that report to determine if something is plagiarized. However, as per the Senate's Policy, "Students who do not want their work submitted to this plagiarism detection service must, by the end of the second week of class, consult with the instructor to make alternate arrangements.” In addition, have in mind that "if instructor has reason to suspect that an individual piece of work has been plagiarized, the instructor is permitted to submit that work in a non-identifying way to any plagiarism detection service Important Resources Available at Ryerson • The Library provides research workshops and individual assistance. Inquire at the Reference Desk on the second floor of the library, or go to Research Skills Workshops. • Student Learning Support offers group-based and individual help with writing, math, study skills and transition support, and other issues. Page 7 of 10 • For more resources and information on significant dates, academic standings, exam schedules, etc., visit the Current Students website. • The Student Guide summarizes the policies, fees, procedures and services you’ll need to know as a Ryerson student. ++++ APPENDIX ++++ Important Resources available on campus USE THE SERVICES OF THE UNIVERSITY WHEN YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WRITING, EDITING OR RESEARCHING PAPERS, OR WHEN YOU NEED HELP WITH COURSE MATERIAL: The Library (LIB 2nd floor) provides research workshops and individual assistance. Enquire at the Reference Desk or at www.ryerson.ca/library/info/workshops.html The Writing Centre (LIB 272- B) offers one-on-one tutorial help with writing and Workshops www.ryerson.ca/writingcentre/workshops.htm Learning Success Centre (VIC B-15) offers individual sessions and workshops covering various aspects of researching, writing, and studying www.ryerson.ca/studentservices/learningsuccess/seminars/ English Language Support (VIC B-17) offers workshops to improve overall Communication skills www.ryerson.ca/studentservices/els/ Page 8 of 10 There is one general site where you may see and register for all the available workshops offered by all of these areas: https://runner.ryerson.ca/acadint/aiWorkshopSystem/aio_public.cfm Politics Department Performance Scale DEFINITION OF PERFORMANCE LETTER GRADE PERCENTILE RANGE (%) RYERSON GPA Excellent: A+ 90-100 4.33 A 85-59 A- 80-84 3.67 Good, but internal consistency is weak or more B+ specific elaboration is required 77-79 3.33 (fully achieves the four criteria listed above) 4 3 Satisfactory, but lacks analysis or clarity and coherence B 73-76 B- 70-72 2.67 C+ 67-69 2.33 2 Marginal\Danger Zone: C 63-66 C- 60-62 1.67 D+ 57-59 1.33 Does not address the topic Poor performance 1 D 53-56 D- 50-52 Page 9 of 10 0.67 0 Unsatisfactory/failure F 0-49 Please note that the first two pages of all papers will be carefully graded for English usage and stylistic correctness. If significant problems of grammar, syntax, structure, word usage or citation technicalities are discovered, the paper will lose one full letter grade. Page 10 of 10
