International Politics of Economic Relations

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1 Prof. Mark R. Brawley McGill University 330 Leacock Dept. of Political Science Office Hours: Mon , Wed Winter 2018 Course Description This course is an introduction to international relations, with a focus on explanations of state policy. The theoretical approaches we will explore are essential to the study of international politics more broadly, but our applications will be in the area of foreign economic policy. Explanations are drawn from a variety of sources; students will learn about numerous theories, how useful they are for answering different sorts of questions, as well as ways to organize, analyze, test, and synthesize theories. Course Requirements All assigned readings are available on JSTOR, MyCourses, or online links. There is no required textbook. A recommended textbook will be on reserve at the library as indicated on MyCourses. The mark for the course is based on participation in conferences led by the T.A.s (10%), two midterms (25% each for a total of 50%), and a formal final exam (40%). Conferences begin the week of January 22nd. The midterms are scheduled for February 28th and March 21st. Academic Integrity McGill University values academic integrity. Therefore all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offenses under the Code of Student Conduct and Disciplinary Procedures. (See for more information). Note: In accord with McGill University s Charter of Students Rights, students in this course have the right to submit in English or in French any written work that is to be graded. Poli 243 Winter

2 Course Schedule Part I: Paradigms in IPE Lecture 1 (Jan. 8): Introduction / Theories and Ways to Group Them Together Lecture 2 (Jan. 10): Idealism versus Realism Hans Morgenthau, Six Principles of Political Realism, in Politics Among Nations, 1978, 4-15; Kenneth Waltz, Structural Realism after the Cold War, International Security 25 (1) Summer 2000, 5-41 Lecture 3 (Jan. 12): Liberalism Andrew Moravcsik, Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Relations, International Organization 51 (4), 1997, Lecture 4 (Jan. 15): Marxism Rudolf Hilferding, Finance Capital, 1910, Chapter 25 Lecture 5 (Jan. 17): Institutionalism and Constructivism Robert Keohane, The Demand for Regimes, International Organization 36 (2), Spring 1982, ; Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink, International Norm Dynamics and Political Change, International Organization 52 (4), Autumn 1998, Lecture 6 (Jan. 19): Gender and the Everyday Economy Perspective Katharine Moon, Resurrecting Prostitutes and Overturning Treaties, Journal of Asian Studies 66 (1), Feb. 2007, ; Sheila Kiratu and S. Roy, Beyond Barriers: The Gender Implications of Trade Liberalization in South Africa, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2010 Part II: The Levels of Analysis CONFERENCES BEGIN WEEK OF JAN. 22 Lecture 7 (Jan. 22): The System Level Kenneth Waltz, Realist Thought and Neorealist Theory, Journal of International Affairs 44 (1), Spring-Summer 1990, 21-38; Helen Milner, The Assumption of Anarchy in International Relations Theory: A Critique, Review of International Studies 17 (1), Jan. 1991, Poli 243 Winter

3 Lecture 8 (Jan. 24): The Domestic or National Level James Fearon, Domestic Politics, Foreign Policy, and Theories of International Relations, Annual Review of Political Science 1, 1998, Lecture 9 (Jan. 29): Bureaucratic Politics Graham Allison, Conceptual Models and the Cuban Missile Crisis, American Political Science Review 63, September 1969, Lecture 10 (Jan. 31): Idiosyncratic Approaches Margaret Hermann, Explaining Foreign Policy Behavior Using the Personal Characteristics of Political Leaders, International Studies Quarterly 24 (1), March 1980, 7-46 Part III: Understanding International Economic Issues for Political Science Lecture 11 (Feb. 5): The Politics of Trade James Alt and Michael Gilligan, The Political Economy of Trading States: Factor Specificity, Collective Action Problems and Domestic Political Institutions, Journal of Political Philosophy 2 (2), 1994, ; Helen Milner, The Political Economy of International Trade, Annual Review of Political Science 2, 1999, Lecture 12 (Feb. 7): The Politics of Trade Michael Aklin, Eric Arias, Emine Deniz, B. Peter Rosendorff, Domestic Politics of Trade Policy, unpublished paper, 2016 Lecture 13 (Feb. 12): The Politics of International Monetary Relations David Bearce, The Monetary Convergence Hypothesis, Monetary Divergence, 2007, Lecture 14 (Feb. 14): The Politics of International Monetary Relations J. Lawrence Broz and Jeffry Frieden, The Political Economy of Exchange Rates Handbook of Political Science, 2006, Part IV: Cases Lecture 15 (Feb. 19): Britain s Repeal of the Corn Laws 1846 Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey, Specific Factors, Capital Markets, Portfolio Diversification and Free Trade, World Politics 43 (4), July 1991, ; Scott James and David Lake, The Second Face of Hegemony, International Organization 43 (1), Winter 1989, 1-29 Poli 243 Winter

4 Lecture 16 (Feb. 21): Britain s Repeal of the Corn Laws 1846 Gary Anderson and Robert Tollison, Ideology, Interest Groups, and the Repeal of the Corn Laws, Zeitschrift für die gesamte Staatswissenschaft / Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 141 (2). June 1985, Lecture 17 (February 26): Canada s National Policy Edward Porritt, Canada s National Policy, Political Science Quarterly 32 (2), June 1917, st MIDTERM: FEB. 28 Lecture 18 (March 12): The Reciprocity Election of 1911 Richard Johnston and Michael B. Percy, Reciprocity, Imperial Sentiment and Party Politics in the 1911 Election, Canadian Journal of Political Science 13 (4), December 1980, Lecture 19 (March 14): The Reciprocity Election of 1911 Mark R. Brawley and Stuart Soroka, Canada 1911: how intra-industry cleavages determined trade policy, unpublished manuscript, 2017 Lecture 20 (March 19): American Trade Policy, Mark R. Brawley, And we would have the field : U.S. Steel and American Trade Policy, , Business and Politics 19 (3) September 2017, nd MIDTERM: MARCH 21 Lecture 21 (March 26): Britain s Return to Gold 1925 James Morrison, The 1925 Return to Gold, unpublished manuscript, 2009 Lecture 22 (March 28): Japan s Monetary Cooperation in the 1980s Takatoshi Ito, The Plaza Agreement and Japan: Reflection on the 30th year Anniversary, Baker Institute Working Paper, 2015 Lecture 23 (April 4): Brazil s Unorthodox Response to the 1980s Debt Crisis Luiz Carlos Bresser Pereira, A Turning Point in the Debt Crisis: Brazil, the U.S. Treasury and the World Bank, Revista de Eonomica Politica 19 (2), 1999, Lecture 23 (April 9): Canada-U.S. Free Trade, 1988 Rebecca Sanford, The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: Its Aspects, Highlights, and Probable Impact on Future Bilateral Trade and Trading Agreements," Penn State International Law Review 7 (3), 1989, Poli 243 Winter

5 Lecture 24 (April 11): Greece s Debt Crisis 2000s Silvia Ardagna and Francesco Caselli, The Political Economy of the Greek Debt Crisis: A Tale of Two Bailouts, American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 6 (4), October 2014, Part V: Conclusions Lecture 25 (April 16): Where to Go From Here Poli 243 Winter