SABANCI UNIVERSITY
2011 SUMMER SCHOOL
GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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Course Description
In this age of globalization, understanding politics requires a global perspective. This course
provides an introduction to the study of international relations, with a special focus on the issues
raised by globalization. The course begins by examining the historical evolution of the global
system from different theoretical perspectives. Students then study the contemporary politics
surrounding the emergence of globalizing processes and issues including global security,
international trade and production, global money and finance, global ecology, and global culture.
Particular emphasis is given to the thesis that the forces of globalization are increasingly
constraining and overpowering nation-states and democratic governments by “de-nationalizing”
and homogenizing economies and cultures.
Assessment
1. Critical reading summary : (20%) Students will be required to write a brief ( 3-4 doubledspaced pages) critical reading summary on course readings. Separate instructions will be
distributed for the reading summaries
2. Mid-term exam: (30%)
3. Attendance and class Participation : (20%) (Your tutorial mark will be based on attendance
and the quality of your participation)
4. In class final exam : (30%)
Required Texts
John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World Politics ( Oxford
University Press, 2011)
FALL TERM COURSE SCHEDULE
PART 1 : HISTORY AND STRUCTURE OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS
I.
Introduction : Politics in the Global Age
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics , Introduction, pp. 2-13
II.
Narratives of International Politics
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapter 14, pp.232-245
III.
Approaches to International System I
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IV.
John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics, Chapters 5 & 6 , pp.84113
Approaches to International System II
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapters 8 & 11, pp.130-146 and pp.182 - 195
V.
Development of Modern State System and the Idea of State Sovereignty
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapters 2&3, pp.34-65
PART 2: FROM INTERNATIONAL TO GLOBAL POLITICS : KEY GLOBAL ISSUES
VI.
Political Globalization I :Global Governance or New Challenges to the Rule
of Nation States
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapter 1 and 4, pp.14-33 and pp. 66-82
VII.
Political Globalization II : Global Governance and Human Rights
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapters 17 and 30, pp.278-292 and pp.494 - 508
VIII.
Mid-term exam
IX.
Cultural Globalization : Flows of Signs and Images
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapter 25, pp. 414-427
X.
Economic Globalization I : Transnationalization of Production and
Multinational Companies
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapter 15, pp.246-261
XI.
Economic Globalization II : The Spread of Free Trade and Economic
Integration
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapter 27, pp.444-457
XII.
Economic Globalization III : The New International Division of Labour
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapter 28, pp.458-476
XIII.
Alternative Futures
* John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World
Politics. Chapters 32 & 33, pp. 528-558
XIV.
Final Exam