Yonsei International Summer School 2018 POL 2106: COMPARATIVE POLITICS

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1 Yonsei International Summer School 2018 POL 2106: COMPARATIVE POLITICS This is a provisional syllabus intended to give you a good sense of what the actual course will look like. The final version of the syllabus will look very similar to this one and will be uploaded in early summer. If you have any questions regarding the course, feel free to contact me via . Professor Seung-Youn Oh Soh03@brynmawr.edu MTWR: 1:30-4:00pm Room: TBA Course Description and Goals This course is designed to provide an extensive introduction to the discipline of comparative politics. We will explore the primary approaches and concepts scholars employ in order to systematically analyse the political and economic world. In doing so, we will also examine the political structures, institutions, and behaviours of a number of countries around the world. Questions we will discuss include: How do we explain the variations of political and economic systems in the world? What is the relationship between the state and the market? To what extent does the timing of industrialization affect the viability of certain developmental strategies? What are the differences between democratic and authoritarian regimes? What factors affect the way that countries behave in the international arena? By the end of this course, students will be equipped to answer these questions, and prepared for further study in political science. Prerequisites: None Readings: All other readings are available online at YSCEC website "#Readings" indicates readings from Essential Readings in Comparative Politics; the remainder can be found on YISS website. # Readings: O Neil, Patrick and Ronald Rogowski, Essential Readings in Comparative Politics (Fourth Edition), W.W. Norton & Company, # Naaznen H. Barma and Steven K. Vogel, (eds.), The Political Economy Reader (New York: Routledge, 2008) Available at Amazon Course Requirements and Grading (Keep copies of assignments for your own record) 1. Attendance & Class Participation 20% 2. Daily Homework 30% 3. Four Reading Responses 20% 4. Final Exam 30% 5. Keep informed of current events on the class topics through the reading of periodical sources Instructor Profile: see for more information I am delighted to be your instructor and look forward to a fruitful and exciting summer session with you. I am here to help you. Feel free to me with questions or comments you have, and drop by my office hours. Let s have a great semester! Page 1 of 6

2 *Note: The assignments and readings are subject to change; you will be notified in class and/or via in case something changes. Weekly Schedule and Topics WEEK ONE: THE ORIGIN OF THE STATE AND THE MAREKT 7/3 (Tues) Introduction to the Course: What is Political Science? Why Study Comparative Politics? Read syllabus carefully and ask clarifying questions in class Please fill out and hand in an informational index card in class Self-introduction 7/4 (Wed) What is the State? Origins of the Modern State and Comparing State Power #Readings, Chapter 2, pp.24-25, 39-57, [HW due] Building a modern state 7/5 (Thur) The Creation of Market Institutions: The Liberal Paradigm # B&V (pp ): Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776) # B&V (pp ): The Liberal Paradigm # B&V (pp ): Friedrich Hayek, The Road to Serfdom (1994) # B&V (pp ): Milton Friedman, Capitalism and Freedom (1962) [HW due] Bring one contemporary specific example that showcases the liberal paradigm WEEK TWO: VARIETIES OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM 7/9 (Mon) The Evolution of Market Institutions: Marxism and Mercantilism # B&V (pp ): Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, The Communist Manifesto (1848). Leo Panitch, Thoroughly Modern Marx, Foreign Policy (May/June 2009), # B&V (pp ): Friedrich List, The National System of Political Economy (1841) James Fallow, Ch. 4: The Idea of Economic Success, Looking at the Sun: The Rise of the New East Asian Economic and Political System (1994), pp [Recommended] Mariana Mazzucato, the innovative state from Foreign Affairs. [HW due] Bring one contemporary example of Marxism and a Mercantilist practice at the national level 7/10 (Tues) Origins of Democracy and Types of Democracy O Neil, Essentials of Comparative Politics, Chapter 5, pp Juan Linz, The Perils of Presidentialism, 1996, pp /11 (Wed) Types of Nondemocratic Rule and Authoritarian Regimes #Readings, Chapter 6, pp , Chapters 9, pp Fareed Zakaria, The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad, 2007, Chapter 3, pp The Economist Intelligence Unit, Democracy Index 2011: Democracy under Stress, What s gone wrong with democracy? The Economist (1 March, 2014) Page 2 of 6

3 7/12 (Thur) The Politics of Identity: Nations and Society #Readings, Chapter 3, pp WEEK THREE: VARIETIES OF DEVELOPMENTAL PATHS 7/16 (Mon) Historical Perspectives I- Earlier Development and Late Development Eric Hobsbawm: Industry and Empire (1968), 1-39 David Landes, Ch. 14: Why Europe? Why Then? The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some are So Rich and Some So Poor (1998). # B&V (pp ): W.W. Rostow, The Stages of Economic Growth (1960) # B&V (pp ): Alexander Gerschenkron, Economic Backwardness in Historical Perspective (1962) [HW due] Bring pros and cons of the contemporary legacies of England being the earliest developer [HW due] Bring one contemporary case of late developing/ under-developing countries and suggest a recipe for economic development based on the readings 7/17 (Tue): Late Development s Dependent Development vs. East Asian Miracle Peter Evans, Dependent Development: The Alliance of Multinationals, State, and Local Capital in Brazil (1979), pp Ziya Onis, The Logic of the Developmental State, Comparative Politics (24:1) (October 1991), pp Pau Krugman. The Myth of Asia s Miracle, Foreign Affairs (Nov/Dec. 1994), pp [HW due] Pick one Latin American country that was used for dependent development theory and bring what kind of contemporary legacies the dependent development created and the pros and cons 7/18 (Wed): The End of History? Post-Communism Transition in Eastern Europe and China # B&V (pp ): Market Transition in Eastern Europe and China # B&V (pp ): Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty (2005) # B&V (pp ): Joseph E. Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents (2002) Qian, Yingyi, How Reform Worked in China, London: Centre for Economic Policy Research (2002). 7/19 (Thur) Political Corruption and Economic Growth David Kang, Bad Loans to Good Friends: Money Politics and the Developmental State in South Korea, International Organization 56 (1), Winter 2002, pp Mancur Olson, Dictatorship, Democracy, and Development, The American Political Science Review 87(3), September 1993, pp Andrei Schleifer, and Robert W. Vishny, Corruption, Quarterly Journal of Economics 108(3), August 1993, pp WEEK FOUR: INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY 7/23 (Mon) The Dilemmas of Development: Geography vs. Policy + Resource Curse vs. Resource Cure [Debate] Paul Collier and Jan Willem Gunning, Why has Africa Grown Slowly Journal of Economic Perspectives (13:3), Summer 1999 pp Page 3 of 6

4 Daron Acemoglu, Root Causes: A Historical Approach to Assessing the Role of Institutions in Economic Development, Finance & Development (June 2003), pp Devarajan and Fengler, Africa s Economic Boom, Foreign Affairs (May/June 2013), pp Michael L. Ross, The Political Economy of the Resource Curse World Politics 51 (1999), Naazneen H. Barma, Kai Kaiser, Tuan Minh Le, and Lorena Viñuela, Rents to Riches: The Political Economy of Natural Resource-Led Development (2012), /24 (Tues) State, Globalization and the Information Revolution + Debate # B&V (pp ): Globalization and the Information Technology Revolution # B&V (pp ): Thomas L. Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree (1999) Pankaj Ghemawat, Why the World Isn t Flat, Foreign Policy (March/ April 2007), pp (And watch: Actually, the World Isn t Flat : ) # B&V (pp ): Susan Strange, The Retreat of the State (1996) Linda Weiss, Globalization and State Power Development and Society (June 2000), pp /25 (Wed) Wrap-Up: Evaluating Comparative Politics 7/26 (Thur) Final Exam Page 4 of 6

5 HANDBOOK FOR THE COURSE: Requirements 1. Attendance and Class Participation/ Contribution (20%): Attendance: We cannot have a good discussion if people miss entire classes or parts of classes on a regular basis. Thus, I allow two free absences during the semester; beyond that, I will dock your attendance grade by 5% for every absence, though I will excuse you for documented emergencies. Note that simply attending all the classes will not be enough to earn the full 20% of the grade. The below section elaborates as to how students can earn the 20%. Class Participation/ Contribution: Each session will constitute of a mix of lecture and guided discussion. Successful participation will require thorough and thoughtful reading of the assigned materials and constructive engagement with your classmates in a group discussion. Students are required to complete all readings prior to class meetings. As I may call on you unexpectedly, please be prepared to discuss. I respect the fact that different people have different ways of participating, but I do expect everyone to participate to the fullest extent possible. I regard all of the following as valid means of participating: o Read analytically: come to class with questions/ comments about parallels or points of divergence with previous readings or lectures. o Participate actively: pose questions that stimulate discussion, offer thoughtful comments, present relevant insights on course materials. Play around with concepts, probe assumptions, and dare to fashion new theories. o Participate reactively: answer questions, help resolve confusion, read others postings. o Participate additively: post discussion memos, or articles that relate the course to contemporary events. Clarify readings/ concepts/ theories through diagrams. Listen to the News: It will also require familiarity with current events that is, you must make an effort to keep up with the news by listening to news (recommended: The Economist podcast) and regularly reading at least one quality newspaper (recommended: the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal) and one news magazine. We will start every session with a discussion on current news.. Don t be afraid to speak up! You may initially feel nervous to speak up in front of classmates. However, as you do so repeatedly, you may begin to feel more comfortable. Conveying your thoughts clearly and confidently is an important skill to develop in college. The class participation will offer you a chance to overcome the fear of public speaking. Be courteous, and respectful to each other. Good class participation does not necessarily mean that you dominate the discussion and show off what you know. Please be conscious of your classmates during discussion: interruptions, confrontational behavior, long-windedness, etc. should be avoided. I expect everyone to practice self-discipline, mutual consideration, and good will. 2. Four Separate 300 words Online Reading Responses (20%): Due at 9 pm the night before No make-up opportunities will be given. If the response does not meet the requirements (deadline, word limits), it will be regarded as class participation rather than a reading response. Choose 4 separate sessions to write a one-paragraph response (300 words maximum) on the assigned readings for next day and post it to the READING RESPONSES section on YISS by 9 pm. The reading response should include the basic ideas and arguments of the assigned readings with your own questions, comments and criticisms. The response may take a variety of forms: 1) Ask questions on the readings and answer them, 2) Write your own comments about readings, 3) Answer one of the discussion questions, and 4) Reflect on another posting while interweaving personal opinions. Page 5 of 6

6 Experiment with this assignment. Don t just summarize the readings! Be critical and creative!! o A mere summary of the assigned readings is insufficient for full credit. o Minimize direct quotation. o Late postings will not be accepted, and no credit will be granted. o Read other students responses to augment your understanding of the material. o I expect the words range from , rather than (without the title). When posting, the title line should be numbered and have a sexy title followed by an informative title (i.e.: [1/5] 'Globaloney' Why Is It Dangerous If Globalization Is Exaggerated; [2/5] A Necessary Helping Hand Analyzing the State's Role in Globalization). Those who write responses are expected to lead discussion in an informal fashion. Example: [1/5] The Caterpillar Became a Butterfly with Weak Wings: Why It Is Important to Properly Identify the Change in Chinese Reform Model Researchers and policy makers have the important job of properly identifying policy lessons from China s growth since one country s experiment is another country s theory ; thus, we better get the general principles right (Huang 46). Huang deflates the common argument that the Beijing Consensus model is the only explanatory model for Chinese growth. I agree with this since Chinese reform was consistent with the Washington Consensus model throughout the 1980 s and only began to follow the Beijing Consensus model from the 1990 s onward. More specifically, in the 1980 s, Chinese politics and economics were relatively more liberal than they were in the 1990 s. Public welfare in China was actually boosted more during the 1980 s than in the 1990 s, which means that economists are wrong in advising poor developing nations to follow the Beijing Consensus model. Moreover, with the adoption of the Beijing Consensus model, China actually saw a massive decrease in both rural personal income and domestic consumption. Such productivity problems have been known to lead to economic and financial crises in East Asia, which is an even stronger reason to not adopt the Beijing Consensus model. (285 words) 3. Homework and Exam: More details will be discussed once semester begins. 4. Late Assignment Policy: Late assignments will be penalized 1/3 of a grade per late day graded down a fraction per day (3pts per day; A to A-, A- to B+, etc.), starting immediately after the deadline. Extensions are given only to students with a documented emergency or illness and who have notified me in advance. 5. Policy on Academic Dishonesty: I have zero tolerance for plagiarism and other forms of dishonesty; violations will be penalized. You are responsible for knowing the University s policy on plagiarism. You must properly cite all the sources upon which you draw. If you are encountering difficulty in the class, do not despair. Come and talk with me. I am more than happy to help you out, but if you cheat, all bets are off. 6. Policy on electronics: I highly discourage students from bringing their electronic devices to the classroom. I want you to engage in discussing the topics and digesting the content, rather than typing or browsing. Page 6 of 6