International Studies 100w. International Forces/International Flows

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1 International Studies 100w International Forces/International Flows Introduction This course serves as an introduction to contemporary global issues as well as an introduction to International Studies. Over the past decade various observers have described the world as: The Age of Global Terror; The Age of Globalization; A Post- American World and the Asian Century. To what extent does any one of these labels capture the most important characteristics of the world and its future? This course will investigate the nature and trajectory of various forces and flows across the globe as well as debates over how they affect ordinary people. Organization The course is organized around five forces moving across the globe today: Conflict, governance, economic flows and development, the global commons and information and culture. Course Objectives Students will study the primary issues that characterize world affairs today as well as how they have emerged over time Students will gain understanding of the primary forces underlying turbulence in global affairs Students will be exposed to theories and methods commonly utilized in the field of international studies Students will learn to write a research paper in the International Studies tradition Required Books: George Ritzer, Globalization: The Essentials (New York: Wiley-Blackwell 2011) Laurent Dubois, Soccer Empire: The World Cup and the Future of France (Berkeley: University of California Press 2010) Dan Smith, The Penguin State of the World Atlas, 8 th ed. (New York: Penguin 2009) Carol Off, Bitter Chocolate: The Dark Side of the World s Most Seductive Sweet (New York: New Press 2006) Additional readings on Blackboard Requirements:

2 Midterm Paper 20% Thought Paper 15% Research Paper 30% (students submit outline, draft, and final version) Final Exam 25% Participation 10% 8/31 Introduction No Reading Course Calendar 9/2 What is International Studies? (1) Eurovision Joys Deflects Cares for Awhile New York Times 9/5 Labor Day: No Class* 9/7 What is International Studies? (2) Ritzer, ch. 1 Theory and History: Making Connections Between Past and Present 9/9 Case Study: Soccer Dubois, Soccer Empire, Introduction, ch. 1 9/12 Soccer, cont. Dubois, chs /14 Soccer, cont. Dubois, chs /16 No Class 9/19 Soccer, cont.

3 Dubois, chs. 11; Epilogue In Scotland, the Only Match that Really Matters, New York Times 9/21 Theorizing International Studies Ritzer, ch. 2 Anderson, et al., International Studies: An Interdisciplinary Approach, introduction 9/23 Writing Day 9/26 People, Governments and Politics Smith, pp Ritzer, pp Strange, The Retreat of the State 9/28 Democracy Global Political Structures and Flows Schmitter and Karl, What Democracy Is, and Isn t Diamond, The Democratic Rollback Foreign Affairs March/April /30 Sources of Democracy Film: African Underground Democracy in Dakar excerpts 10/3 Sources of Democracy (II) Coll, Democratic Movements The New Yorker, January 31, Hudson, The Twitter Revolution Debate: The Egyptian Test Case The Atlanticwire, 10/5 War and Strife

4 Ritzer, pp Smith, pp ; /7 Terrorism Ritzer, pp Smith, pp /10 Midterm exam Global Economic Structures and Flows 10/12 Mapping the Global Economy 10/14 No Class 10/17 Global Flows Smith, pp ; 54-5; 96-7 Ritzer, pp Ritzer, pp Film: Globalization: Winners and Losers 10/19 Economic Rules of the Road 10/21 Neoliberalism Ritzer, ch. 3 Stiglitz, Globalization and It s Discontents Ritzer, pp Hartmann, Globalization is Killing the Globe 10/24 Corporations and Global Production Millen, et al, The Political Influence of National and Transnational Corporations Film: The Corporation excerpts

5 10/26 Case Study: Chocolate Off, chs /28 Chocolate, cont. Off, chs /31 Chocolate, cont. Off, chs 9-12 Flows of People and Cultures 11/2 Migration (1) 11/4 Migration (2) Ritzer, ch. 8 Smith, pp Sassen, Immigration in a Global Era 11/7 Migration and Labor Film, Ghosts 11/9 Diasporas, Nations and Politics Croucher, Globalization and Belonging, ch. 3 11/11 Humans and Diasporas 11/14 Multicultural Societies and Political Backlash Merkel Declares Death of German Multiculturalism, The Guardian Shift in Europe Seen in Debates on Immigrants, New York Times

6 11/16 Trafficking 11/18 Writing Day Globalizing Culture 11/21 Globalization and Culture Ritzer, pp Nederveen Pieterse, Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms 11/23 11/25 Thanksgiving Recess: No Class 11/28 Global Media 11/30 New Global Media Ritzer, pp Jan, Globalization of Media: Key Issues and Dimensions Ayish, Creativity and Constraint at Al Jazeera 12/2 No Class: Research Papers due 12/5 Technology and Personal Media Readings TBA 12/7 Portraying the World Film: Reel Bad Arabs 12/9 Globalizing Music Magubane, Globalization and Gangster Rap: Hip Hop in the Post- Apartheid City %20Globalization%20and%20Gangster%20Rap.pdf 12/12 Course Wrap-up