POLS 5210
GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND WORLD ORDER
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Wednesdays 5:00-7:25 @ Waleed CP 73
Dr. Riham Bahi
rbahi@aucegypt.edu
Thursdays 11:00-2:00; and by appointment
HUSS 2014
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course examines global governance as both a paradigm that can be used to understand the
increasing role of international law, regimes, institutions, and non-governmental organizations in
international politics and as an emergent subfield in international relations that studies those
topics. The course begins by addressing how the major theories of international relations view
the structure of international politics, the prospects for international cooperation, and the means
by which cooperation occurs. The course also explores the ideas, institutions and practices of
global governance, multilateralism and world order. A range of theoretical frameworks and case
studies examine the role of social forces, state and non-state actors, issues such as cooperation
and regulation, discourses of imperialism and institutional mechanisms in the current world
order.
REQUIRED READINGS
A. Books
a. Alice D. Ba and Matthew J. Hoffmann (eds), Contending Perspectives on
Global Governance: Coherence, Contestation, and World Order (Oxon, UK:
Routledge, 2005)
b. Michael Barnett and Raymond Duvall (eds), Power in Global Governance
(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006)
c. Christian Reus-Smit (ed.), The Politics of International Law (Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press, 2004)
d. Andrew Kuper, Democracy Beyond Borders: Justice and Representation in
Global Politics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006).
e. Rosemary Foot, John Lewis Gaddis, and Andrew Hurrell (eds), Order and
Justice in International Relations (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003).
B. Articles:
In addition to the books listed above, I have assigned several articles from journals which will be
made available via Blackboard.
COURSE FORMAT
The class meets once a week for 2 hours and 25 minutes. Each class consists of an introductory
presentation by the instructor followed by interactive debates and discussions involving students.
It is absolutely essential for students to complete all the readings before the lecture in order to
fully benefit from discussions.
COURSE REQUIREMENT
1) Two critical essays: (2 X 20 = 40 percent)
Over the course of the term, students are required to hand in two critical essays. Each essay deals
with one specific reading to be assigned on a voluntary basis and in exclusivity to individual
students.
Critical essays, of a maximum length of 1,500 words, should include four parts: 1) a short
summary of the argument, including the thesis (max. 250 words); 2) an in-depth, analytical
critique of the argument; 3) an analysis of how the reading connects with other readings for that
week and the course in general; and 4) a set of critical and thought-provoking questions that the
reading sparks. In addition, each student will briefly present her/his essay to the class as a basis
for discussion and debate. Please note that because essays are to be discussed in class, late
submissions will not be accepted.
2) Research essay (40 percent)
Students are required to provide an in-depth theoretical reflection on a research question related
to Global Governance. The maximum length of the essay is 3,000 words, references included.
The essay is due on May 13.
3) Attendance and Participation (20 percent)
The participation grade is based on attendance, active and constructive involvement in
discussions and debates, as well as preparedness.
COURSE SCHEDULE
1. COURSE INTRODUCTION ( FEB.4)
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Lake, David. "Rightful Rules: Authority, Order, and the Foundations of Global
Governance." International Studies Quarterly 54, no. 3 (2010): 587-613.
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Thomas G. Weiss and Rorden Wilkinson, 'Rethinking Global Governance? Complexity,
Authority, Power, Change', International Studies Quarterly, 58: 2 (March 2014).
2. UNDERSTANDING GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
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AND WORLD ORDER (FEB.11)
James N. Rosenau, “Governance in a New Global Order”, In David Held and Anthony
McGrew, eds., Governing Globalization: Power, Authority and Global Governance.
Cambridge: Polity Press, 2002.
Craig Murphy, “Global Governance: Poorly Done, Poorly Understood,” International
Affairs, vol. 76(4), October 2000: pp. 789-803
Klaus Dingwerth and Philipp Pattberg, “Global Governance as a Perspective on World
Politics,” Global Governance, vol. 12(2), April 2006: 185-203
Foot, et. al., Order and Justice in International Relation, pp.1-23
THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
3. STRUCTURE, SOVEREIGNTY AND INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM (FEB.18)
- Waltz, Kenneth. “The Anarchic Structure of World Politics,” pp. 29-49. In Art and
Jervis’s International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues. New York:
Pearson.
- Helen, Milner. "The Assumption of Anarchy in International Relations Theory." Review
of International Studies 17, no. 1 (1991): 67-85.
- Krasner, Stephen. 2001. “Sovereignty.” Foreign Policy 122 (Jan/Feb).
4. LIBERALISM AND NEOFUNCTIONALISM (FEB.25)
- Keohane, Robert and Joseph Nye. “Power and Interdependence Revisited.” International
Organization 41(4): 725-753.
- Ikenberry, John “The Three Faces of Liberal Internationalism.” In A. Cooper and A.
Alexandroff’s Rising States, Rising Institutions. Washington, DC: Brooking Institution
Press, 2009.
- Moravcsik, Andrew. "Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International
Relations." International Organization 51, no. 4, 513–53.
- Slaughter, Anne-Marie. "International Law in a World of Liberal States." European
Journal of International Law 6, no. 1 (1995): 503-38.
5. THEORIES OF HEGEMONY, NEO-LIBERALISM, THE ENGLISH SCHOOL AND
CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACHES (MARCH 4)
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Keohane, Robert.. Chapters 1-7, & 11. After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the
World Political Economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press (1984).
Axelrod, Robert and Robert Keohane “Achieving Cooperation under Anarchy: Strategies
and Institutions,” World Politics 38(October1985): 226-254.
Bull, Hedley Chapters 1-2. The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics.
New York: Columbia University Press 1985.
March, James G. and Johan P. Olsen “The Institutional Dynamics of International
Political Orders.” International Organization 52, no. 4 (1998): 943-969.
6. THE REALIST CRITIQUE OF THE PROSPECT OF GLOBAL GOVERNANCE (MARCH 11)
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o Grieco, Joseph “Anarchy and the Limits of Cooperation: A Realist Critique of the
Newest Liberal Institutionalism.” International Organization 42, no. 3 (1998): 485-507. o
Mearsheimer, John “The False Promise of International Institutions.” International
Security 19, no. 3 (1994/95): 5-49.
PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICES
7. NEW NORMS FOR A ‘NEW WORLD’? (MARCH 18)
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Reimann, “A View from the Top: International Norms, Politics, and the Growth of
NGOs,” International Studies Quarterly, 50 (No 1, 2006)
Carsten Stahn, Responsibility to Protect: Political Rhetoric or Emerging Legal Norm?
The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 101, No. 1, 2007
Noel Dorr, The Responsibility to Protect: An Emerging Norm? Irish Studies in
International Affairs, Vol. 19, 2008
David Wippman, “The International Criminal Court,” in Reus-Smit, The Politics of
International Law, pp. 151-188
8. AMERICAN AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE (MARCH 25 )
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Himadeep Muppidi, “Colonial and Postcolonial Global Governance”, in Barnett and
Duvall, Power in Global Governance, pp. 273-293.
John Lewis Gaddis, “Order versus Justice: An American Foreign Policy Dilemma,” in
Foot, et. al., Order and Justice in International Relations, pp. 155-175
Daniel Green, “Liberal Imperialism as GG Perspective,” in Ba and Hoffmann,
Contending Perspectives in Global Governance, pp. 231-248.
9. ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES: REGIONAL AND GLOBAL GOVERNANCE (APRIL 1)
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Alice Ba, “Contested Spaces: The Politics of Regional and Global Governance,” in Ba
and Hoffmann, Contending Perspectives on Global Governance, pp. 190-212.
Ramesh Thakur and Ramesh Thakur and Luk Van Langenhove, “Enhancing Global
Governance through Regional Integration,” Global Governance, vol. 12(3), July 2006:
233-240 .
SPRING BREAK: APRIL 5-13
10. GLOBAL GOVERNANCE, GLOBAL CIVIL SOCIETY, AND THE PLURALITY OF AUTHORITY
(APRIL 15)
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Robert O’Brien, “Global Civil Society and GG,” in Ba and Hoffmann, pp. 213-230 .
Ronnie Lipschutz, “Global Civil Society and Global Governmentality,” in Barnett and
Duvall, pp. 229-248
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Scott Turner, “Global Civil Society, Anarchy and Governance: Assessing an Emerging
Paradigm,” Journal of Peace Research, vol. 35(1), January 1998, pp. 25-42.
11. DEMOCRACY, REPRESENTATION, AND AGENCY (APRIL 22)
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Robert O’Brien, et. al (eds) Contesting Global Governance: Multilateral Economic
Institutions and Global Social Movements (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
2000).
Kahler, Miles“Networked Politics: Agency, Power, and Governance,” pp. 1-20. In Miles
Kahler’s Networked Politics: Agency, Power, and Governance. Cornell: Cornell
University Press (2009).
Held, David. ‘Restructuring Global Governance:Cosmopolitanism, Democracy and the
Global Oder’, Millennium- Journal of International Studies, vol.37, no.3, 2009,pp.535547.
12. EMERGING TRENDS ( APRIL 29- MAY 6)
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Stephen G Brooks and William C Wohlforth, Reshaping the World Order, Foreign
Affairs, Volume 88, Issue 2, 2009
Van Langenhove, “The Transformation of Multilateralism: Mode 1.0 to Mode 2.0,”
Global Policy, 1 (October 2010).
John Ruggie, “Reconstituting the Global Public Domain,” European Journal of
International Relations, 10 (December 2004);
Ikenberry, “The Rise of China and the Future of the West,” Foreign Affairs, 87 (No. 1,
2010);
Xue, “Chinese Observations on International Law,” Chinese Journal of International
Law, 6 (No. 1, 2007);
Mukherjee & Malone, “From High Ground to High Table: The Evolution of Indian
Multilateralism,” Global Governance, 17 (July-Sept. 2011);
Cooper, “The G20 as an Improvised Crisis Committee and/or a Contested ‘Steering
Committee’,” International Affairs, 86 (No. 3, 2010).
13. COURSE CONCLUSION AND PAPER PRESENTATIONS (MAY 13)