DWA 343: Transnationalism & Global Governance
Spring 2007
Professor Laura Hebert
Office: Johnson 203, ext. 2847
E-mail: lhebert@oxy.edu
Office Hours: (M) 4:30-5:30; (W) 10:30-11:30; (F) 2:30-3:30
Course Description
In the 21st century, increased international cooperation will be required to confront problems of
international interdependence, many of which arise from processes associated with globalization
(e.g., increased trade, migration, and communication). Transnationalism & Global Governance examines
problems that spill across international boundaries and can’t be solved by governments acting alone.
From terrorism to infectious diseases, from transnational organized crime to global climate change,
there are many issues in the 21st century that require collective solutions. In this course, we will
analyze what is known as transnational issues, their importance for global society, and the
international regimes that have developed in recent years to manage them. The course will end with
a look at future directions in global governance.
Course Objectives
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To improve your academic research and writing capabilities (this is a junior writing seminar,
and the writing expectations will be even greater than other DWA courses).
To raise your awareness of today’s global problems that directly and indirectly affect your
lives.
To highlight the complexity of today’s ad hoc system of governing global society, evaluating
the extent, promises, and weaknesses of international cooperation.
To provoke critical thinking on the ways in which transnational problems can be addressed
by the international community more effectively and fairly, and ways the potential
individual, social, and global advantages of globalization can be realized.
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Required Books
The following books are available for purchase in the bookstore:
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Bruce Hoffman. Inside Terrorism, Revised Edition (2006).
Peter Hoffman and Thomas Weiss. Sword & Salve: Confronting New Wars and Humanitarian
Crises (2006).
Margaret Karns and Karen Mingst. International Organizations: The Politics and Processes of Global
Governance (2004).
Margaret Keck and Kathryn Sikkink. Activists Beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International
Politics (1998).
*In addition to the required readings, you will be expected to follow current affairs and to be able to
relate political and economic developments to what you are learning in the class. Recommended
news sources include The New York Times (www.nytimes.com), the International Herald Tribune
(www.iht.com), BBC News On-line (http://news.bbc.co.uk), and National Public Radio
(www.npr.org).
Course Requirements
In addition to participating fully in the class, you will be required to (a) write a series of short
position papers on a specific area of global governance, culminating in a cumulative (revised) final
paper; (b) give a presentation to the class on this area of global governance; and (c) complete a final
take-home exam. There will be no mid-term exam in this class.
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Class participation (5%): Active participation includes regular attendance, preparedness,
involvement in course discussions, and contributions to the analysis of course topics. Simply
showing up is not enough!!
2.
Short research papers (40%): By the end of Week 2, you will be required to choose a
specific area of global governance that you will research throughout the semester (from a set
list of issue areas). Based on this issue area, you will be required to write FOUR short papers
(4-5 pages each) that deal with a particular dimension of global governance, building on
research you have gathered on your topic. Detailed instructions will be handed out
during Week 2. Each short paper is worth 10% (for a total of 40%).
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Cumulative final research paper (20%): You will be required to integrate your four short
research papers into a single revised and coherent final paper. Instructions for the final
research paper will also be handed out by the beginning of Week 2.
4.
Individual presentations (10%): The presentations are to provide the class with an
overview of the lessons you learned through researching your area of global governance. A
prompt covering the presentation requirements will be handed out several weeks prior to the
presentations. Presentations will be held during Week 14.
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Final examination (25%): There will be a comprehensive final examination (take-home),
which will be handed out the last week of class. The final exam will be due on Friday,
May 11th.
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Rules of Engagement
Turn off all cell phones before you come in the room!!! Throughout the course, you will be expected to fulfill
the following obligations:
1. To come to class on time and to attend all classes unless you have a valid excuse.
2. To do all the assigned reading before class sessions.
3. To turn in all written work on time. Work that is not turned in on time will receive a
progressive grade deduction (1/3 grade deduction for each day late).
4. To actively participate in class discussions.
5. To be respectful of other students’ questions and perspectives.
*The use of a laptop in class is not allowed without prior permission. Sending e-mails, surfing the
web, and text-messaging are not appropriate in-class activities.
*I will not tolerate any form of academic dishonesty, including cheating and plagiarism. When you
use another writer’s words or ideas without using proper documentation to credit this writer, this is
plagiarism. If you quote directly or paraphrase material from another source, you must provide
documentation of the source.
Special Needs
Please let me know immediately if you have a disability or any special needs that may affect your
ability to complete the course successfully, so that we may discuss possible accommodations (e.g.,
use of a computer for exams, extra time, private space, etc.). These conversations will remain strictly
confidential. For students who have special learning, exam taking, or related needs, please contact
Linda Whitney at the Center for Academic Excellence (CAE) (ext. 2849) to complete the
documentation necessary in order to make appropriate accommodations.
Center for Academic Excellence (CAE)
The CAE is an excellent resource for students seeking to improve their learning skills, including
writing development. I strongly encourage students to seek out the assistance of CAE peer writing
advisors in preparing written work for this class. You may drop in at the CAE (located in the
basement of the library) during peer writing hours or you can make an appointment on-line with the
professional writing staff. You will have ample advance notice of all required written work. To get
the most out of the services of the CAE, it is important that you not wait until the last minute to
seek out assistance.
Useful Websites
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP): www.ceip.org
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): www.cfr.org
Global Public Policy Networks Project: www.globalpublicpolicy.net
United Nations (UN): www.un.org
International Monetary Fund (IMF): www.imf.org
World Bank: www.worldbank.org
World Health Organization: www.who.org
World Trade Organization (WTO): www.wto.org
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Weekly Schedule
Week 1: Course Introduction
1/22
Overview of syllabus & student introductions
1/24
∆ Maryann Cusimano, “Beyond Sovereignty: The Rise of Transsovereign Problems.” In
Beyond Sovereignty, pp. 1-40. (Blackboard)
1/26
∆ Margaret Karns and Karen Mingst, Chapter 1: “The Challenges of Global Governance.”
In International Organizations, pp. 3-34.
Week 2: Theoretical Framework of Global Governance
1/29
∆ Karns and Mingst, Chapter 2: “The Theoretical Foundations of Global Governance,”
pp. 35-60.
∆ J. Martin Rochester, “International Law & International Politics” and “The Great
Paradigm Debate: Realism, Idealism, and Other Schools” in Between Peril and Promise: The
Politics of International Law (2006), pp. 3-31. (Blackboard)
1/31
∆ John Mearsheimer, “The False Promise of International Institutions.” International Security
(1994/95) 19.3. **You are only expected to read pages 5-14** (Blackboard)
∆ Robert Keohane & Lisa Martin, “The Promise of Institutionalist Theory.” International
Security (Summer 1995): 39-51. (Blackboard)
2/2
∆ Martha Finnemore, “Constructing Norms of Humanitarian Intervention,” in The Culture of
National Security (1996). (Blackboard)
Week 3: Managing Global Governance: Key Actors
2/5
∆ Karns and Mingst, Chapter 7: The Role of States in Global Governance, pp. 249-274.
∆ Karns and Mingst, Chapter 4: The United Nations, pp. 97-144.
2/7
∆ Karns and Mingst, Chapter 5: Regional Organizations, pp. 145-210.
2/9
∆ Margaret Keck and Kathryn Sikkink, “Transnational Advocacy Networks in International
Politics: Introduction.” In Activists Beyond Borders, pp. 1-38.
Week 4: The Global Economy
2/12
∆ Karns and Mingst, Chapter 9: Promoting Human Development, pp. 355-412.
2/14
∆ Joseph Stiglitz, Chapter 1: The Promise of Global Institutions (pp. 3-22), Chapter 2:
Broken Promises (pp. 23-52), and Chapter 9: The Way Ahead (pp. 214-252), in
Globalization and Its Discontents. (Blackboard)
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2/16
∆ Shalendra Sharma, “The Promise of Monterrey: Meeting the Millennium Development
Goals.” World Policy Journal (Fall 2004): 51-66. (Blackboard)
**FIRST ESSAY DUE**
Week 5: Transnational Organized Crime
2/19
NO CLASS – PRESIDENT’S DAY
2/21
∆ Moises Naim, “The Five Wars of Globalization.” Foreign Policy (Jan/Feb 2003) 134: 29-37.
(Blackboard)
2/23
∆ Phil Williams and Gregory Baudin-O’Hayon. “Global Governance, Transnational
Organized Crime and Money Laundering.” In Held & McGrew, Globalizing Governance, pp.
127-144. (Blackboard)
∆ Skim over the UN Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime (Blackboard)
Week 6: Transnational Organized Crime (Cont.)
2/26
∆ Alexis Aronowitz, “Smuggling and Trafficking in Human Beings.” European Journal on
Criminal Policy and Research (Summer 2001): 163-195. (Blackboard)
∆ Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and
Children. (Blackboard)
2/28
Film: Trading Women
3/2
NO CLASS – At International Studies Association Conference
Week 7: Weapons of Mass Destruction
3/5
∆ Caldwell and Williams, “Nuclear Weapons,” “Bugs & Gas,” and “The Proliferation of
Weapons of Mass Destruction,” in Seeking Security in an Insecure World (pp. 34-72).
(Blackboard)
**SECOND ESSAY DUE**
3/7
∆ “Background to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.” (Blackboard)
∆ Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty: www.un.org/events/npt2005/npttreaty.html.
∆ Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, and Stockpiling of
Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and on their Destruction:
www.fas.org/nuke/control/bwc/text/bwc.htm.
∆ Check out the website of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons at
www.opcw.org/.
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3/9
∆ NO CLASS – At Western Political Science Association Conference
Week 8: NO CLASS – SPRING BREAK
Week 9: The International Human Rights Regime
3/19
∆ Karns and Mingst, Chapter 10: Protecting Human Rights, pp. 413-457.
∆ Universal Declaration of Human Rights: www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/eng.htm.
∆ See the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights website at www.unhchr.ch.
3/21
∆ Intl. Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: www.ohchr.org/english/law/ccpr.htm.
∆ Intl. Covenant on Economic, Social & Cultural Rights:
www.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm.
3/23
∆ Keck and Sikkink, “Human Rights Advocacy Networks in Latin America.” In Activists
Beyond Borders, pp. 79-120.
Week 10: Terrorism
3/26
∆ Bruce Hoffman, Chapter 1: “Defining Terrorism.” In Inside Terrorism, pp. 1-40.
**THIRD ESSAY DUE**
3/28
∆ Hoffman, Chapter 3: “The Internationalization of Terrorism” (pp. 63-80); Chapter 4:
“Religion and Terrorism” (pp. 81-130); and Chapter 5: “Suicide Terrorism” (pp. 131-171).
3/30
∆ Hoffman, Chapter 9: “Terrorism Today and Tomorrow” (pp. 257-295).
∆ See the UN & Terrorism website: www.un.org/News/dh/latest/un-agencies.shtml.
∆ See International Conventions against Terrorism website:
http://www.unodc.org/unodc/terrorism_conventions.html
Week 11: War & the “Humanitarian International”
4/2
∆ Peter Hoffman and Thomas Weiss, Introduction – Chapter 2. Sword & Salve, pp. 1-52.
4/4
∆ Hoffman and Weiss, Chapters 3 & 4 (pp. 53-118).
4/6
∆ Hoffman and Weiss, Chapters 6 & 7 (pp. 139-213).
Week 12: The Global Environment
4/9
∆ Karns and Mingst, Chapter 11: Protecting the Environment, pp. 459-495.
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**FOURTH ESSAY DUE**
4/11
∆ Keck and Sikkink, “Environmental Advocacy Networks.” In Activists Beyond Borders,
pp. 121-163.
4/13
∆ Alan Shank, “Is Global Warming a Threat to Our Planet?” You Decide!, pp. 175-195.
(Blackboard)
Week 13: Global Health
4/16
∆ Octavio Gomez-Dantes, “Health.” In Managing Global Issues, (pp. 392-423). (Blackboard)
4/18
∆ Edward Drachman. “How Should the World Grapple with the AIDS Pandemic?” In You
Decide!, pp. 259-285. (Blackboard)
4/20
∆ Laurie Garrett, “The Next Pandemic?” Foreign Affairs (Jul/August 2005): 3-23.
(Blackboard)
Week 14: Presentations
4/23
Presentations
4/25
Presentations
4/27
Presentations
Week 15: Course Wrap-Up
4/30
∆ Karns and Mingst, Chapter 12: Dilemmas of Global Governance in the 21st Century, pp.
499-520.
∆ Keck and Sikkink, “Conclusion: Advocacy Networks and International Society.” In
Activists Beyond Borders, pp. 199-217.
**FINAL (REVISED) PAPER DUE**
5/2
LAST DAY OF CLASS
*Take-home exam due on FRIDAY, MAY 11TH AT NOON.
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