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\n\tGlobal Issues
\n\t- GL1101E -
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\n\tNational University of Singapore
\n\tDepartment of Political Science
\n\tSemester II, AY 2014-2015
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\n\tLecture: Tuesday 14.00-16.00
\n\tVenue: LT 8
\n\tInstructor: Dr. Hyejin Kim
\n\tEmail: polkimh@nus.edu.sg
\n\tOffice: AS1/05-47
\n\tConsultation: by appointment
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\nModule Description
\nImportant aspects of our lives are increasingly global. What happens in one society can have tremendous consequences in another. We are tied together through flows of capital and labor, through media and cultural experiences, and through global politics. This module introduces the emerging multi-disciplinary field of global studies that tries to make sense of this web of inter-connectedness.
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\nIn the first weeks of this module we discuss some of the major players in global affairs as well as some big ideas for talking about how these players interact and shape the world. Over the remainder of the semester we examine these actors and ideas in a variety of issue-areas, all of great importance. These issue-areas include natural resources, supply chains, food, the Internet, migration, and culture.
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\nGoals
\nBy the end of the course students will have learned:
\n•   to understand the tension between inter-state, transnational, regional, and global perspectives on global issues,
\n•   to be able to make sense of contested concepts, complex data, and explanatory uncertainty in approaching policy issues,
\n•   to make effective presentations, write and revise essays that are clear, concise, well-argued, and that engage the reader, and provide and receive criticism.
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\nLectures
\nLectures are held weekly. In lecture, Dr. Kim will help guide you through the week’s topic. Besides the readings, she will also introduce materials not found in the texts. Attending lectures and reading will help you to prepare adequately for assignments and the exam. The topics and readings are listed by week in the final section of this syllabus.
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\nDiscussion Groups (tutorials)
\nLectures are supplemented with discussion groups led by the instructor and tutor. Every two weeks you will meet with your discussion group. These sessions give you opportunities to participate in discussions and activities based on class material. Participation in discussion groups accounts for a portion of your final grade. Attendance is mandatory. Good participation involves contributing regular, thoughtful comments and participating in activities in tutorial.
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\n\t\t\t\tWeek 3
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 4		\n\t\t\t\tT1\n\t\t\t\tGlobalization and local community: Role Playing
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 5
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 6 (Moved to W7 due to CNY)		\n\t\t\t\tT2
\n\t\t\t\t 		\n\t\t\t\tDiscussion and Debates
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 7
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 8		\n\t\t\t\tT3
\n\t\t\t\t 		\n\t\t\t\tDiscussion and Debates (Online discussion)
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 9
\n\t\t\t\tWeek 10		\n\t\t\t\tT4\n\t\t\t\tDiscussion and Debates
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\nGrading
\nGrades will be determined as follows:
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\n\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n
\n\t\t\t\tAssignments
\n\t\t\t\tParticipation\n\t\t\t\t10%
\n\t\t\t\tResearch Report\n\t\t\t\t20%
\n\t\t\t\tTerm Essay\n\t\t\t\t30%
\n\t\t\t\tFinal Exam\n\t\t\t\t40%
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\nAssignments (50%)
\n\n\nStudents will submit an essay of no more than 2,000 words (-10% ~ +30%). The paper should be argumentative:
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\nThe final research report and term essay (hard copies) should be delivered to the instructor’s mailbox before 2 p.m. in week 8 & week 10 respectively. You can submit it before or after the week's lecture to your instructor directly. You should also submit a soft copy by IVLE (upload it into the designated workbin for your tutor) by the same deadline that is given for the hard copy submission (i.e. by the end of the Tuesday lecture for the week).
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\nResearch Report deadline: 10 March 2015, Tuesday
\nTerm Essay deadline: 24 March 2015, Tuesday
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\nPenalty for late assignments is 3 points per day.
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\nFinal Exam (40%): You will sit for a two-hour, closed-book exam that covers topics from the whole semester. More information about the exam and how to study for it will be presented during the semester.
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\nParticipation (10%): This portion is based on attendance in tutorials and participation in tutorial discussions.
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\nAttendance Requirement
\nStudents should attend ALL lectures and arrive ON TIME.
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\nRecommended Texts
\nEach reading for this module is located below:
\n\nHa-Joon Chang. Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism. Bloomsbury Press, 2008.
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\nPietra Rivoli. The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade. John Wiley, 2009.
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\nEvgeny Morozov. The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom. Public Affairs, 2012.
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\n\nAll readings listed below are mandatory. You should read them before attending the lecture for the given week.
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\nPlagiarism is a serious offense. Be sure that written work you submit is original. The Facultyʼs plagiarism policy is explained here.
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\nWriting resources: For feedback on an essay draft, you are encouraged to use the services of the Political Science Peers Programme. To schedule a writing conference, sign up online (find the site by searching “NUS political science peers programme”).
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\nWinkler, Anthony C. and Jo Ray McCuen-Metherell. Writing the Research Paper: A Handbook. Seventh ed. Boston, MA: Thomson Wadsworth, 2008.
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\nPlan of the Module
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\nWeek 1: Introduction of Global Issues
\nIntroduction of the lecture, textbooks, assignments, and general information
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\nQuestions
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\nThomas L. Friedman. “Tourist with an Attitude” (P3-24) and “The Lexus and the Olive Tree” (25-38) in The Lexus and the Olive Tree. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000 (IVLE).
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\nWeek 2: Neoliberalism and Governance of the Global Economy
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\nDavid Harvey. “Freedom’s Just Another Word…” (P5-38) in A Brief History of Neoliberalism. Oxford University Press, 2007. (Online Library)
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\nHa-Joon Chang. “Introduction,” “Thing 1: There is no such thing as a free market” (P1-10) and “Thing 7: Free-market policies rarely make poor countries rich” (P62-73) in 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism. Bloomsbury Press, 2012. (IVLE)
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\nGeorge Ritzer. “Nothing” (P1-18) in Globalization of Nothing. Pine Forge Press, 2004. (IVLE)
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\nQuestions
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\nWeek 3: The United States and World Order
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\nChalmers A. Johnson. “Blowback” (P3-33) in Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire. Holt Paperbacks, 2004. (IVLE)
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\nG. John Ikenberry. “The Rise of the American System” (P159-219) in Liberal Leviathan: The Origins, Crisis, and Transformation of the American World Order. Princeton University Press, 2011. (IVLE)
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\nQuestions
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\nWeek 4: Culture
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\nSamuel Huntington. “Core States, Concentric Circles, and Civilizational Order” (P155-182) in Clash of civilizations. Touchstone, 1996. (IVLE)
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\nTyler Cowen. “Should National Culture Matter?” (P128-152) in Creative Destruction: How Globalization is Changing the World's Cultures. Princeton University Press, 2002. (IVLE)
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\nRichard F. Kuisel. “The Adventures of Mickey Mouse, Big Mac, and Coke in the Land of the Gauls.” The French Way: how France embraced and rejected American values and power. Princeton University Press, 2012.
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\nRecommended Reading
\nJan Nederveen Pieterse. “Globalization and Human Integration: We are all migrants” (P25-41) and “Globalization and Culture: Three paradigms” (P43-63) in Globalization and Culture: Global Mélange. Rowman & Littlefield, 2009. (IVLE)
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\nQuestions
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\nWeek 5: Supply Chains and TNCs
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\nPietra Rivoli. The travels of a T-shirt in the global economy: an economist examines the markets, power, and politics of world trade. John Wiley, 2009. Ch. 5, 6, 7, 10, 13 &14.
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\nMarcelo Bucheli and Ian Read. “Banana Boats and Baby Food: The Banana in U.S. History” (P204-227) in From Silver to Cocaine: Latin American Commodity Chains and the Building of the World Economy, 1500–2000 (American Encounters/Global Interactions) edited by by Steven Topik, Zephyr Frank and Carlos Marichal. Duke University Press Books, 2006. (IVLE)
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\nRecommended Reading
\nJohn M. Talbot. “The struggle for control of the instant coffee commodity chain” (P135-161) and “Outcomes of the struggles: Where does your coffee dollar go?” (P163-195) in Grounds for Agreement: the Political Economy of the Coffee Commodity Chain. Rowman & Littlefield, 2004. (IVLE)
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\nQuestions
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\nWeek 6: International supply chains and ethical issues
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\nJeremy Snyder. Exploitation and Sweatshop Labor: Perspectives and Issues. Business Ethics Quarterly 20(2): 187-213. April 1, 2010. (IVLE).
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\nTheodore H. Moran. “Foreign Direct Investment in Low-Wage, Low-Skill
\nActivities” (P10-22) and “Core Standards for the Treatment of Workers around the World” (P46-65) in Beyond Sweatshops: Foreign Direct Investment and Globalization in Developing Countries. Brookings Institution Press, 2002. (IVLE).
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\nRecommended Reading
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\nRobert Davies. “The Business Community: Social responsibility and corporate values” (P301-319) and “Global Social Justice: the moral responsibilities of the rich and the poor” (P334-343) in Making Globalization Good: the Moral Challenges of Global Capitalism, edited by John H. Dunning. Oxford University Press, 2003. (IVLE).
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\nMichael T. Klare. “Wealth, Resources and Power: the changing parameters of global security” (P1-26) and “Energy Conflict in the Caspian Sea Basin” (P81-108) in Resource Wars: the New Landscape of Global Conflict. Henry Holt, 2001. (IVLE).
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\nQuestions
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\nRecess Week
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\nWeek 7: Chinese overseas investment
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\nSerge Michel and Michel Beuret. “Rolling Out the Red Carpet for the African Continent” (P11-28) and “Uranium Mania in the Sahara” (P95-111) in China Safari: on the Trail of China's Expansion in Africa. Nation Books, 2009. (IVLE).
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\nDeborah Brautigam, “Foreign Farmers: Chinese settlers in rural Africa” (P253-272) and “Rogue donor? Myths and realities” (P273-306) in The Dragon's Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa. Oxford University Press, 2009. (IVLE).
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\nR. Evan Ellis. “Why China is Interested in Latin America” (P9-22) and “Why Latin America in Interested in China” (P23-32) in China in Latin America: the Whats and Wherefores. Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009. (IVLE).
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\nRecommended Reading
\nYevgeniya Korniyenko and Toshiaki Sakatsume. “Chinese Investment in the Transition Countries.” European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. January 2009. (IVLE)
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\nKevin P. Gallagher and Roberto Porzecanski. “Enter the Dragon” (P1-7) and “China and the Future of Latin American Industrialization” (P136-140) in The dragon in the room: China and the future of Latin American industrialization. Stanford University Press, 2010. (IVLE).
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\nQuestions
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\nWeek 8:  Innovation and entrepreneurship
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\nHa-Joon Chang. “Windows 98 in 1997: is it wrong to 'borrow' ideas?” (P122-144) in Bad Samaritans: the Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism. Bloomsbury Press, 2008.
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\nWilliam Kamkwamba. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. William Morrow, 2009. P 74-78. P151-210.
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\nQuestions
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\nWeek 9: Food politics
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\nRobert L. Paarlberg. “Agribusiness, Supermarkets, and Fast Food” (P127-138) and “Who Governs the World Food System?” (P174-189) in Food Politics: What Everyone Needs to Know. Oxford University Press, 2010. (IVLE).
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\nDavid Inglis and Debra Gimlin. “Food Systems and the Local Trap” (P117-134) and “Globalization and Obesity” (P255-265) in The Globalization of Food. Berg Publishers, 2010. (IVLE).
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\nQuestions
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\nWeek 10: Germs and old people (Population, health, and aging)
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\nEstair Van Wagner. “Toward a Dialectical Understanding of Networked Disease in the Global City: Vulnerability, Connectivity, Topologies” (P13-26) and Victor G. Rodwin. “Health and Disease in Global Cities: A Neglected Dimension of National Health Policy” (P27-48) in Networked Disease: Emerging Infections in the Global City, edited by Keil, Roger, Ali, S. Harris. Wiley-Blackwell, 2008. (Online library).
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\nReferences
\nThe United Nations Principles for Older Persons
\nhttp://www.un.org/en/globalissues/ageing/ http://www.unescap.org/ageing/res/principl.htm
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\nQuestions
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\nWeek 11: Migration: supplying human labor (This topic can be optional)
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\nMigration Information Source. “Top Ten Migration Issues of 2013.” December 2013. http://www.migrationpolicy.org/programs/migration-information-source/top-10-migration-issues-2013
\n: Read those 10 issues.
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\nLevin Institute. “Migration and Globalization: Brief Summary.” http://www.globalization101.org/uploads/File/Migration/migration.pdf
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\n O’Neil, Kevin. January 2004. “Labor Export as Government Policy: The Case of the Philippines.” Migration Information Source. http://migrationinformation.com/Profiles/display.cfm?ID=191
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\nQuestions
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\nWeek 12: Internet and global communication
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\nEvgeny Morozov. “Orwell’s Favorite Lolcat” (P57-84) and “Censors and Sensibilities” (P85-112) in The Net Delusion: The Dark Side of Internet Freedom. Public Affairs, 2012.
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\nRebecca MacKinnon. “Eroding Accountability” (P75-86) and “Facebookistan and Googledom” (P149-168) in Consent of the Networked: the World-wide Struggle for Internet freedom. Basic Books, 2012. (IVLE).
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\nQuestions
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