Spring 2006 - POSC 365 International Public Policy Instructor: Julian Westerhout Office: Willis Hall 404; phone: x7848 Email: jwesterh@carleton.edu Class Loc: CMC 209 Class Hours: T, Th 1:15-3:00 Office hours: M,W, Th 11-12:00, and by appt. Course Description: This course considers important public policy issues facing the world today, such as privatization, decentralization, HIV, communications, and globalization, and explores some innovative possible solutions to problems in these areas. We will utilize the conceptual framework and analytic tools of institutional analysis, which gives a central role to context-sensitive institutions--cultural and social, formal and informal. Accommodation of Special Needs: If you have a documented physical or learning disability that will affect your ability to complete the assignments in this class in a timely manner, I will make accommodations for you. If you need extra time or assistance in completing assignments, you must tell me during the first week of class. Expectations and Evaluation: Your grade will be weighted as follows: Participation: 20% This is a seminar, and for all of us to get the most out of this course, your attendance and participation are vital. Therefore contribution to class discussions is required and, in conjunction with attendance, makes up part of your final grade. You are responsible for reading assigned materials before class sessions, and are expected to integrate the readings with our discussions, other readings, and events in the world. If it seems to me that the class is not consistently engaging the readings I reserve the right to give a quiz on them. Review Memos: 30% During the term you will write two in-depth critical memos on the class readings. Each memo will be 3-4 pages in length. These memos will be distributed to the entire class via Collab twenty-four hours before the class session which your memo covers. They will provide a springboard for in-class discussion of the readings, and the memo writers are expected to actively frame the day s discussion. Paper: 35% You will each write a substantive research paper on an approved topic of your choosing related to the class. The paper will be 15-20 pages in length (+ works cited, graphs, and other ephemera). You will receive a handout with more about the paper during the second week of the term. Group Presentation: 15% You will each be a member of a small group that will collaborate on a research project on a particular issue area of international public policy that will culminate in in-class presentations on Tuesday, May 2nd and Thursday, May 18th. You will receive a handout with more on the topics and logistics associated with these projects and their presentation during the second week of the term. Images of French anti-iraq-war protest, Bolivian water protester, and Santa Clara, CA water protester all obtained from www.news.bbc.uk in Jan. 2006 Spring 2006 POSC 365 - International Public Policy Page 1
Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty: While incorporating the thoughts of others into your work is allowed (and required when you write your paper!), you must be sure to give credit where it is due. Any quotations must be clearly marked and correctly cited, and ideas or concepts you have gotten from the work of others must also be cited. If you are unsure how to properly cite sources in your work see me, and I will be glad to help you. Presenting the work of others as your own (without citation) is plagiarism that is, cheating, and will result in a failing grade for the course. Readings: The text listed below is available in the college bookstore. There are also many readings in the course outline that are on e-reserve or are available online. You are required to obtain and read those as well as the readings from the purchased text. I may also occasionally provide supplementary readings if I feel they are necessary. These readings may be made available via e-reserve, and may also be distributed in class or on Collab. Required purchase text: Comparing Public Policies. Adolino and Blake. CQ Press. ISBN: 1-56802-448-5 (referred to as A&B in the course outline). Course Outline and Assignments: CLASS Tue, Mar 28 1.Syllabus, A&B Introduction Class intro Thu, Mar 30 Tue, Apr 4 1.A&B Chapters 1 and 2 2.Michael Howlett, M. Ramesh. (2002). The Policy Effects of Internationalization: A Subsystem Adjustment Analysis of Policy Change. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, 4(1), 31-50. (ereserve). 1.Hoberg, George. Globalization and Policy Convergence. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice 3, 2 (August 2001): 127-32. (e-reserve). 2.Wolfgang H. Reinicke. Global public policy. Foreign Affairs; Nov.-Dec. 97, Vol. 76 Issue 6, p127-138 (e-reserve). Theories of the Policy Process; Effects of Globalization Effects of Globalization Spring 2006 POSC 365 - International Public Policy Page 2
Thu, Apr 6 Tue, Apr 11 Thu, Apr 13 Tue, Apr 18 Thu, Apr 20 1. Marco Ferroni and Ashoka Mody. (2002). Global Incentives for International Public Goods (e-reserve). 2.Scott Barrett. (2002). Supplying International Public Goods: How Nations can Cooperate. (e-reserve). 3.Elinor Ostrom. Institutional Rational Choice (e-reserve). 4. David Weimer and Aidan Vining. Policy Analysis. Chapters 5 and 6 (e-reserve). 1.A&B Chapters 3 and 4 2.Richard Rose. (2005). Understanding programmes and lessons (e-reserve) 3.Benjamin I. Page and Jason Barabas. Foreign Policy Gaps between Citizens and Leaders. International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 44, No. 3. (Sep., 2000), pp. 339-364. (J-Stor). 1. Wolfgang H. Reinicke. (1998). Chapter 3 and conclusion of Global Public Policy: Governing without Government? (ereserve). 2.Kjell Goldmann. (2002). Internationalisation and the nationstate: Four issues and three non-issues. European Journal of Political Research 41, 3 (May 2002). (e-reserve). 3.Richard K. Herrmann and Vaughn P. Shannon. Defending International Norms: The Role of Obligation, Material Interest, and Perception in Decision Making. International Organization, Vol. 55, No. 3. (Summer, 2001), pp. 621-654. (J-Stor). 1.Andrew P. Cortell and James W. Davis, Jr. How Do International Institutions Matter? The Domestic Impact of International Rules and Norms. International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 40, No. 4. (Dec.1996), pp. 451-478. (J-Stor). 2.Stone, Diane. Transfer Agents and Global Networks in the Transnationalization of Policy. Journal of European Public Policy 11: 3 (2004): 545-66. (e-reserve). 3.Wolfgang H. Reinicke. The Other World Wide Web: Global Public Policy Networks. Foreign Policy; Winter 1999-2000, Vol. 117, p44-57 (J-Stor). 1.A&B Chapters 8 and 9 2.Swank, Duane. Globalisation, Domestic Politics, and Welfare State Retrenchment in Capitalist Democracies. Social Policy and Society 4, 2 (April 2005): 183-95. (e-reserve). Global Public Goods and Incentive Structures State Actors Other Actors Other Actors Health and Social Policy Spring 2006 POSC 365 - International Public Policy Page 3
Tue, Apr 25 Thu, Apr 27 Tue, May 2 Thu, May 4 Tue, May 9 Thu, May 11 1.Henderson, Ailsa and Linda W. White. Shrinking welfare states? Comparing maternity leave benefits and child care programs in European Union and North American welfare states, 1985-2000. Journal of European Public Policy 11: 3 (2004): 497-519. (e-reserve). 2.Ferrera, Maurizio, Anton Hemerijck, Martin Rhodes. The Future of the European Social Model in the Global Economy. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice 3, 2 (August 2001): 163-190. (e-reserve). 3.Farnsworth, Kevin. Promoting business-centred welfare: international and European business perspectives on social policy. Journal of European Social Policy 15, 1 (February 2005): 65-80. (e-reserve). 1.Daniel Druckman. Turning Points in International Negotiation: A Comparative Analysis. The Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 45, No. 4. (Aug., 2001), pp. 519-544. (J-Stor). GROUP PRESENTATIONS 1.Gabriel A. Almond. Public Opinion and National Security Policy. The Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 20, No. 2. (Summer,1956), pp. 371-378. (J-Stor). 2. Victor D. Cha. Globalization and the Study of International Security. Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 37, No. 3. (May, 2000). pp. 391-403. (J-Stor). 3.Miriam Fendius Elman. The Foreign Policies of Small States: Challenging Neorealism in Its Own Backyard. British Journal of Political Science, Vol. 25, No. 2. (Apr., 1995), pp. 171-217. (J- Stor). 1.Beril Dedeoglu. Bermuda triangle: comparing official definitions of terrorist activity. Terrorism and Political Violence. Volume 15, Number 3 / Autumn 2003. pp.81-110 (e-reserve). 2.Michael Barnett. High Politics is Low Politics: The Domestic and Systemic Sources of Israeli Security Policy, 1967-1977. World Politics, Vol. 42, No. 4. (Jul., 1990), pp.529-562. (J-Stor). 3. Pierre Schori. Painful Partnership: The United States, the European Union, and Global Governance. Global Governance 11 (2005), 273 280. (e-reserve). 1.A&B Chapters 6 and 7 2.Hay, Colin and Ben Rosamond. Globalization, European integration and the discursive construction of economic imperatives. Journal of European Public Policy 9, 2 (April 2002): 147-67. (e-reserve). Health and Social Policy Security Policy Security Policy Trade, Globalization, Finance, and Immigration Spring 2006 POSC 365 - International Public Policy Page 4
Tue, May 16 Thu, May 18 Tue, May 23 Thu, May 25 1.Sven Steinmo, "Political Institutions and Tax Policy in the United States, Sweden, and Britain," World Politics 41 (July 1989): 500-535. (J-Stor). 2.Christian Joppke, "Why Liberal States Accept Unwanted Immigration," World Politics 50:2 (January 1998): 266-293. (J-Stor). 3.Amy Gurowitz, "Mobilizing International Norms: Domestic Actors, Immigrants, and the Japanese State," World Politics 51: 3 (1999): 413-445. (J-Stor). GROUP PRESENTATIONS 1.A&B Chapter 11 2.Hoberg, George. Trade, Harmonization, and Domestic Autonomy in Environmental Policy. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice 3, 2 (August 2001): 191-217. (e-reserve). 3.Evan J. Ringquist and Tatiana Kostadinova. Assessing the Effectiveness of International Environmental Agreements: The Case of the 1985 Helsinki Protocol. American Journal of Political Science 2005 49:1 86 (e-reserve). 1.Braden R. Allenby. Environmental Security: Concept and Implementation. International Political Science Review #47 Vol. 21, No. 1. (Jan., 2000), pp. 5-21. (J-Stor). 2.Sussman, Glenn. The USA and Global Environmental Policy: Domestic Constraints on Effective Leadership. International Political Science Review, 2004, 25, 4, Oct, 349-369. (e-reserve). 3.Brian A. Ellison (1998) The Advocacy Coalition Framework and Implementation of the Endangered Species Act: A Case Study in Western Water Politics, Policy Studies Journal 26: 11-29. (ereserve). Trade, Globalization, Finance, and Immigration Environmental Policy Environmental Policy Tue, May 30 1.A&B Chapter 12 Conclusions Spring 2006 POSC 365 - International Public Policy Page 5