Department of Political Science, Florida Atlantic University
Globalization
INR 4932
Course Description
Few disagree that globalization is here with us. Many, however, disagree about almost
every aspect of globalization: how it has come about; whether it is a politically or marketdriven process; whether it is a wholly new or déjà vu phenomenon; whether it is
irreversible; whom it benefits and whom it harms; whether it is compatible with national
autonomy and diversity; whether it promotes or hampers political democracy; whether it
enhances or deteriorates environmental and labor standards, and so on. Reviewing key
debates on various issues concerning globalization, this course aims to help students
build up their own analytical ability to understand, evaluate, and criticize the current
developments and policy issues in the global political economy. While the course focuses
on the economic dimension of globalization (as it is the central focus of most
globalization debates), it also touches other dimensions of globalization.
Course Readings
The following textbook is required and available at FAU bookstore:
Paul Hirst and Grahame Thompson. 1999. Globalization in Question: The
International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. Polity Press.
Three books are currently reserved in the library::
Susanne Berger and Robert Dore. 1996. National Diversity and Global
Capitalism. Ithaca: Cornell UP.
Bruce Russett and John O’Neal. 2001. Triangulating Peace: Democracy,
Interdependence, and International Organizations. NY: W.W. Norton &
Company.
John Tomlinson. 1999. Globalization and Culture. University of Chicago Press.
Other book chapters and articles marked (RESERVE) in the syllabus will be available
soon on the course reserve.
Course Requirements and Evaluation
Class Presentation & Participation (20%): Students are expected to finish the assigned
readings, write their own evaluative reading summary (of about one single-spaced or
double-spaced page), and send it to the instructor (the reading summary submission starts
from the second week of class; please make sure to send the summary by 9pm before the
class day). One or two students each week will lead class discussion by presenting more
detailed summaries and bringing up questions or ideas for clarification or further
discussion.
Two Exams (60%): There are two exams, midterm (take-home) and final (in-class).
These exams include both short-answer and essay-type questions. More details will
follow.
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Book Review (20%): Students will choose a book that is relevant to the topics covered in
the course and write a book review of about ten double-spaced pages. These book
reviews are due in the week of Thanksgiving (Nov 23rd). Any delay in submission will
result in reduction of a grade (e.g., from A- to B+). The following titles are only
suggestions; students are strongly encouraged to find a book for themselves.
Jagdish Bagwati. 2004. In Defense of Globalization. Oxford UP.
Alexander Cockburn, et al. 2000. 5 Days That Shook the World: Seattle and
Beyond. NY: Verso.
Ethan Kapstein. 1994. Governing the Global Economy: International Finance
and the State. Cambridge: Harvard UP.
Paul Krugman. 1997. Pop Internationalism. Cambridge: MIT Press.
Dani Rodirk. 1997. Has Globalization Gone Too Far? Institute for International
Economics.
Michael Veseth. 1998. Selling Globalization. Lynne Rienner.
Other Course-related Policies
Students who want particular accommodations for testing and other course
assignments due to disabilities should notify the professor and consult with the Office for
Students with Disabilities (www.osd.fau.edu). Academic honesty is mandatory, and
students are strongly advised to read the academic policy in the Undergraduate Catalog.
In essence, presenting words or ideas from an existing source as your own constitutes
plagiarism, which may result in severe consequences.
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Course Schedule
I. Introduction
Weeks 1 & 2 (Aug 24 – Sept 2)
Defining Globalization
 Textbook: Ch 1. Introduction: Globalization – A Necessary Myth?; Ch 2.
Globalization and the History of the International Economy.
 Berger and Dore. op. cit. Chapter by Robert Wade (Globalization and Its Limits:
Reports of the Death of the National Economy Are Greatly Exaggerated).
(RESERVE)
 G. John Ikenberry. 2000. Don't Panic: How Secure Is Globalization's Future?
Foreign Affairs May/June. (Online)
II. Causes, Processes, and Consequences of Economic Globalization
Weeks 3 & 4 (Sept 7 – Sept 16)
Globalization and the State
 Textbook: Ch 9. Globalization, Governance and the Nation-State; Ch 7.
Economic Governance Issues in General.
 Peter Evans. 1997. The Eclipse of The State? Reflections on Stateness in an Era
of Globalization. World Politics 50: 62-87. (JSTOR)
 Linda Weiss. 1997. Globalization and the Myth of the Powerless State. New Left
Review 225: 3-27. (recommended)
Weeks 5 & 6 (Sept 21 – Sept 30)
National Autonomy or Diversity Debate
 Textbook: Ch 3. Multinational Companies and the Internationalization of
Business Activity: The Consequences of 'Globalization' for National Systems.
 Berger and Dore. op. cit. Chapter by by Robert Boyer (The Convergence
Hypothesis Revisited). (RESERVE)
 Geoffrey Garrett. 1998. Global Markets and National Politics: Collision Course or
Virtuous Circle? International Organization 52/4: 787-824. (JSTOR)
 Thomas Oatley. 1999. How Constraining Is Capital Mobility? The Partisan
Hypothesis in an Open Economy. American Journal of Political Science 43/4:
1003-27. (JSTOR)
Week 7 (Oct 5, 7)
Globalization and the Welfare State
 Textbook: Ch 6. Can the Welfare State Survive Globalization?
 Dani Rodrik. 1998. Why Do More Open Economies Have Bigger Governments?
Journal of Political Economy 106/5: 997-1032. (JSTOR)
 Nita Rudra. 2001. Globalization and the Decline of the Welfare States in LessDeveloped Countries. International Organization 56/2: 411-45. (JSTOR)
Weeks 8 & 9 (Oct 12 – Oct 21)
Globalization, Democracy, and Peace
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Russett and O’Neal. 2001. op.cit. Chapters 4, 5. (RESERVE)
Quan Li and Rafael Reuveny. 2003. Economic Globalization and Democracy: An
Empirical Analysis. British Journal of Political Science 33: 29-54. (Online)
**** Midterm is handed out on Oct 19 and due on Oct 21. ****
Weeks 10 & 11 (Oct 26 – Nov 4)
Winners and Losers of Globalization
 Textbook: Ch 4. North-South Trade and International Competitiveness; Ch 5. The
Developing Economies and Globalization.
 Adrian Wood. 1994. North-South Trade, Employment and Inequality: Changing
Fortunes in a Skill-Driven World. Oxford: Oxford UP. Ch 1. (RESERVE)
 Kenneth Scheve and Matthew Slaughter. 2001. Globalization and the Perceptions
of American Workers. Washington, DC: Institute for International Economics.
Chapters 1, 2, 4. (RESERVE)
 Ethan Kapstein. 2000. Winners and Losers in the Global Economy. International
Organization (Spring). (JSTOR)
III. Other Dimensions of Globalization
Week 12 & 13 (Nov 9 – Nov 18): no class on Nov 11, Veteran’s Day
Global Civil Society, Global Public Goods, and Non-State Actors
 Inge Kaul, et al. 2003. Providing Global Public Goods: Managing Globalization.
NY: Oxford UP. Chapter by Edwards & Zadek (The Role and Legitimacy of
Nonstate Actors). (RESERVE)
 Ronnie D. Lipschutz and Ken Conca. eds. 1993. The State and Social Power in
Global Environmental Politics. NY: Columbia UP. Chapters by Ann Hawkins
(Contested Ground: International Environmentalism and Global Climate Change)
and by the editors (The Implications of Global Ecological Interdependence).
(RESERVE)
Weeks 14 & 15 (Nov 23 – Dec 2): no class on Nov 25, Thanksgiving Day
Globalization, Culture, and Technology
 Tomlinson, op.cit. Chapters 1, 3, 4. (RESERVE)
 Samuel P. Huntington. 1993. The Clash of Civilizations. Foreign Affairs 72/3: 2228. (Online)
 Russet & O’Neal. op.cit. Ch 7 (Clash of Civilizations, or Realism and Liberalism
Déjà vu?). (RESERVE)
 Articles from the archive of Global Policy Forum: Globalization and Culture
(http://www.globalpolicy.org/globaliz/cultural/index.htm) for presentation and
discussion
**** Student Book Review is to be submitted by Nov 23. ****
Week 16 (Dec 7, 9)
Final In-Class Exam (Dec 7th: 8 – 9:30 AM)
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