This section features the required texts for the course and the readings by session.
Required Texts
Brawley, Mark R. The Politics of Globalization. Peterborough, Ontario: The Broadview Press, 2002. ISBN: 9781551112800.
Clark, Ian. Globalization and International Relations Theory. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780198782094.
Weiner, Myron, and Sharon Stanton Russell, eds. Demography and National Security. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2002. ISBN: 9781571812629.
Readings by Weekly Session
WEEK # | TOPICS | READINGS |
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Part I: Foundations and Fundamentals | ||
1 | Introduction - Intersections and Interconnections |
Required Readings
Clark, Ian. Globalization and International Relations Theory. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1999, introduction and chapter 1. ISBN: 9780198782094.
Starr, Chauncey. “Sustaining the Human Environment: The Next Two Hundred Years.” In Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment. Edited by Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997, pp. 185-198. ISBN: 9780309051330. Related Readings
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2 | Globalization Dimensions and Domains |
Highlights on Globalization - Dimensions and Domains (PDF) Required Readings Brawley, Mark R. The Politics of Globalization. Peterborough, Ontario: The Broadview Press, 2002, chapter 1. ISBN: 9781551112800. Clark, Ian. Globalization and International Relations Theory. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1999, chapters 2 and 3. ISBN: 9780198782094. Hirst, Paul, and Grahame Thompson. Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2001, chapter 3. ISBN: 9780745621647. Sassen, Saskia. Globalization and its Discontents: Essays on the New Mobility of People and Money. New York, NY: The New Press, 1998, introduction, pp. XIX-XXXVI. ISBN: 9781565843950. Cerny, Philip G. “Globalization and the Changing Logic of Collective Action.” International Organization 49, no. 4 (1995): 595-625. Related Readings Vitousek, Peter M., Harold A. Mooney, Jane Lubchenco, and Jerry M. Melillo. “Human Domination of Earth’s Ecosystems.” Science 277, no. 5325 (July 25, 1997): 494-499. Hirst, Paul, and Grahame Thompson. Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2001, chapter 2. ISBN: 9780745621647. Collapse (PDF) Graphs Hirst, Paul, and Grahame Thompson. “Figure 2.1 Global Voluntary Migrations, 1815-1914.” Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780745612447. Originally in Segal, Aaron. An Atlas of International Migration. London, UK: Hans Zell Publishers, 1993, p. 17. ISBN: 9781873836309. ———. “Figure 2.2 Global Voluntary Migrations, 1945-1980.” Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780745612447. Originally in Segal, Aaron. An Atlas of International Migration. London, UK: Hans Zell Publishers, 1993, p. 21. ISBN: 9781873836309. ———. “Figure 2.3 Legal immigration to the United States 1820-1986 (numbers and as a percentage of population).” Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. Cambridge, UK: Polity Press, 1996. ISBN: 9780745612447. Originally in Nam, Charles B., William J. Serow, and David Sly. International Handbook on Internal Migration. New York, NY: Greenwood Press, 1990, Fig. 19.1. ISBN: 9780313258589. |
3 | Theoretical Contentions and Historical Patterns |
Required Readings
Brawley, Mark R. The Politics of Globalization. Peterborough, Ontario: The Broadview Press, 2002, chapters 2 and 8. ISBN: 9781551112800.
Clark, Ian. Globalization and International Relations Theory. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1999, chapters 4 and 5. ISBN: 9780198782094. Hirst, Paul, and Grahame Thompson. Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2001, chapter 4. ISBN: 9780745621647. Related Readings Pollins, Brian M., and Randall L. Schweller. “Linking the Levels: The Long Wave and Shifts in U.S. Foreign Policy, 1790-1993.” American Journal of Political Science 40, no. 2 (1999): 431-464.
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4 | Growth, Development, Environment and Complexity |
Required Readings Choucri, Nazli, ed. Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Population and Conflict. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1984, chapters 1 and 8. ISBN: 0815623151. Kates, Robert W. “Population, Technology, and the Human Environment: A Thread Through Time.” In Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment. Edited by Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997, pp. 33-35. ISBN: 9780309051330.
Related Readings Grübler, Arnulf. “Time for a Change: On the Patterns of Diffusion of Innovation.” In Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment. Edited by Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997, pp. 14-32. ISBN: 9780309051330. |
5 | Knowledge, Technology, and International Transactions |
Required Readings Allenby, Braden R. “The Information Revolution and Sustainability: Mutually Reinforcing Dimensions of the Human Future.” In Information Systems and the Environment. Edited by Deanna J. Richards, Braden R. Allenby, and W. Dale Compton. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001, pp. 15-43. ISBN: 9780309062435. Choucri, Nazli. “Knowledge Networking for Global Sustainability: New Modes of Cyberpartnering.” In Information Systems and the Environment. Edited by Deanna J. Richards, Braden R. Allenby, and W. Dale Compton. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2001, pp. 195-210. ISBN: 9780309062435.
Related Readings Rejeski, David. “Metrics, Systems, and Technological Choices.” In The Industrial Green Game: Implications for Environmental Design and Management. Edited by Deanna J. Richards. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997, pp. 48-72. ISBN: 9780309052948. Wernick, Iddo K., Robert Herman, Shekhar Govind, and Jesse H. Ausubel. “Materialization and Dematerialization: Measures and Trends.” In Technological Trajectories and the Human Environment. Edited by Jesse H. Ausubel and H. Dale Langford. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997, pp. 135-156. ISBN: 9780309051330. |
Part II: Crossing Borders - Migration Matters | ||
6 | Theories of Migration and Population Movements |
Required Readings Massey, Douglas S., Joaquin Arango, Graeme Hugo, Ali Kouaouci, Adela Pellegrino, and J. Edward Taylor. “Theories of International Migration: A Review and Appraisal.” Population and Development Review 19, no. 3 (September, 1993): 431-466. Teitelbaum, Michael S. “International Migration: Predicting the Unknowable.” In Demography and National Security. Edited by Myron Weiner and Sharon Stanton Russell. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2001, pp. 21-37. ISBN: 9781571813398. Choucri, Nazli. “Migration and Security: Some Key Linkages.” Journal of International Affairs 56, no. 1 (Fall 2002): 98-122. Therborn, Goeran. “Migration and Western Europe: The Old World Turning New.” Science 237, no. 4819 (September 4, 1987): 1183-1187. Weiner, Myron. “Security, Stability and International Migration.” In International Migration and Security. Edited by Myron Weiner. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993, pp. 1-35. ISBN: 9780813387741. Related Readings Kratochwil, Friedrich. “Of Systems, Boundaries, and Territoriality.” World Politics 39, no. 1 (1986): 27-52. Sassen, Saskia. Globalization and its Discontents: Essays on the New Mobility of People and Money. New York, NY: The New Press, 1998, chapters 4 and 8. ISBN: 9781565843950. |
7 | International Migration and National Security |
Required Readings Clark, Ian. Globalization and International Relations Theory. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1999, chapter 6. ISBN: 9780198782094. Banister, Judith. “Impacts of Migration to China’s Border Regions.” In Demography and National Security. Edited by Myron Weiner and Sharon Stanton Russell. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2001, pp. 256-304. ISBN: 9781571813398. Goldstone, Jack A. “Demography, Environment, and Security: An Overview.” In Demography and National Security. Edited by Myron Weiner and Sharon Stanton Russell. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2001, pp. 38-61. ISBN: 9781571813398. Krebs, Ronald R., and Jack S. Levy. “Demographic Change and the Sources of International Conflict.” In Demography and National Security. Edited by Myron Weiner and Sharon Stanton Russell. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2001, pp. 62-105. ISBN: 9781571813398. Brawley, Mark R. The Politics of Globalization. Peterborough, Ontario: The Broadview Press, 2002, chapter 7. ISBN: 9781551112800. Related Readings Martin, Terry. “Stalinist Forced Relocation Policies: Patterns, Causes, Consequences.” In Demography and National Security. Edited by Myron Weiner and Sharon Stanton Russell. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2001, pp. 305-339. ISBN: 9781571813398. Choucri, Nazli. “Population and the Global Environment.” In Energy and the Environment in the 21st Century. Edited by Jefferson W. Tester, David O. Wood, Nancy A. Ferrari, and J. M. Beér. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1991, pp. 91-102. ISBN: 9780262200783. |
8 | The State and Its Institutions |
Required Readings Brawley, Mark R. The Politics of Globalization. Peterborough, Ontario: The Broadview Press, 2002, chapters 4, 5, and 6. ISBN: 9781551112800. Clark, Ian. Globalization and International Relations Theory. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1999, chapters 7 and 8. ISBN: 9780198782094. Aleinikoff, T. Alexander, and Douglas Klusmeyer. “Plural Nationality: Facing the Future in a Migratory World.” In Demography and National Security. Edited by Myron Weiner and Sharon Stanton Russell. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2001, pp. 154-176. ISBN: 9781571813398. Brubaker, Rogers. “Political Dimensions of Migration From and Among Soviet Successor States.” In International Migration and Security. Edited by Myron Weiner. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993, pp. 39-64. ISBN: 9780813387741. Jacobsen, Karen with Steven Wilkinson. “Refugee movements as Security Threats in Sub-Saharan Africa.” In International Migration and Security. Edited by Myron Weiner. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993, pp. 201-228. ISBN: 9780813387741. Durch, William J. “Keepers of the Gates: National Militaries in an Age of International Population Movement.” In Demography and National Security. Edited by Myron Weiner and Sharon Stanton Russell. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2001, pp. 109-153. ISBN: 9781571813398. Related Readings Rogers, Rosemarie. “Western European Responses to Migration.” In International Migration and Security. Edited by Myron Weiner. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1993, pp. 107-146. ISBN: 9780813387741. Martin, Susan. “Migration and Foreign Policy: Emerging Bilateral and Regional Approaches in the Americas.” In Demography and National Security. Edited by Myron Weiner and Sharon Stanton Russell. New York, NY: Berghahn Books, 2001, pp. 177-196. ISBN: 9781571813398. |
Part III: Shaping International Relations | ||
9 | Insights from International Relations Theories |
Required Readings Alker, Hayward R., Jr., and Thomas J. Biersteker. “The Dialectics of World Order: Notes for a Future Archeologist of International Savoir Faire.” International Studies Quarterly 28 (1984): 121-42. Gourevitch, Peter. “The Second Image Reversed: the International Sources of Domestic Politics.” International Organization 32, no. 4 (1978): 881-912.
Putnam, Robert D. “Diplomacy and Domestic Politics: the Logic of Two-Level Games.” International Organization 42, no. 3 (1988): 427-460.
Related Readings Torpey, Jon. The Invention of the Passport: Surveillance, Citizenship, and the State. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1999, chapter 1 and “Conclusion”. ISBN: 9780521634939. |
10 | Dynamics of International Political Economy |
Required Readings
Allenby, Braden R. “Environmental Constraints and the Evolution of the Private Firm.” In The Industrial Green Game: Implications for Environmental Design and Management. Edited by Deanna J. Richards. Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1997, pp. 101-113. ISBN: 9780309052948. Jackson, John J. “World Trade Rules and Environmental Policies: Congruence or Conflict?” Washington and Lee Law Review 49 (1992): 1227-1277.
Williamson, Jeffrey A. “Globalization and Inequality, Past and Present.” In International Political Economy: Perspectives on Global Power and Wealth . 4th ed. Edited by Frieden, Jeffry A. and David A. Lake. New York, NY: Routledge, 1999, pp. 405-416. ISBN: 9780415222792. Related Readings Ostrom, Elinor. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990, chapter 4. ISBN: 9780521405997. |
11 | Institutional Challenges - National and International |
Required Readings Hardin, Garrett. “The Tragedy of the Commons.” In Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings. Edited by Robert Dorfman and Nancy S. Dorfman. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 1993, pp. 5-19. ISBN: 9780393963106. Keohane, Robert O. “International Institutions: Two Approaches.” International Studies Quarterly 32 (1988): 379-96.
Shepsle, Kenneth A. “Studying Institutions: Some Lessons from the Rational Choice Approach.” Journal of Theoretical Politics 1, no. 2 (1989): 131-147. Related Readings Ostrom, Elinor. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1990, chapter 1. ISBN: 9780521405997. ———. “New Horizons in Institutional Analysis.” American Political Science Review 89, no. 1 (1995): 174-178. |
12 | Transcending the State - Globalization and Civil Society |
Required Readings
Brawley, Mark R. The Politics of Globalization. Peterborough, Ontario: The Broadview Press, 2002, chapter 9. ISBN: 9781551112800.
Clark, Ian. Globalization and International Relations Theory. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, 1999, chapters 7 and 8. ISBN: 9780198782094. Related Readings Hirst, Paul, and Grahame Thompson. Globalization in Question: The International Economy and the Possibilities of Governance. 2nd ed. Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2001, chapter 9. ISBN: 9780745621647.
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