Required Texts
Donnelly, Jack. International Human Rights. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997. ISBN: 9780813399690.
Gurr, Ted, and Barbara Harff. Ethnic Conflict in World Politics. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994. ISBN: 9780813316963.
Okin, Susan Moller. Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999. ISBN: 9780691004327.
Wilson, William Julius. When Work Disappears: The World of the New Urban Poor. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1997. ISBN: 9780679724179.
Reading by Session
| Lec # | Topics | READINGS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Objectives and Requirements of the Course | |
| 2-3 | Rethinking Ethnicity and Race |
Shreeve, James. “Terms of Estrangement.” Discover 15, no. 11 (November 1994). Gould, Stephen Jay. “The Geometer of Race.” Discover 15, no. 11 (November 1994): 64-69. Pierport, Claudia Roth. “The Measure of America.” The New Yorker Magazine, March 8, 2004, 48-63. Gans, Herbert. “Symbolic Ethnicity: the future of Ethnic Groups and Cultures in America.” In Theories of Ethnicity: A Classical Reader. Edited by Werner Sollars. New York, NY: New York University Press, 1996, pp. 425-459. ISBN: 9780814780350. |
| 4 | Ethnic and Racial Identities in Comparative Perspective |
Horowitz, Donald. “A Family Resemblance.” In Ethnic Groups in Conflict. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1985, chapter 2, pp. 55-92. ISBN: 9780520053854. Kim, Claire Jean. “The Racial Triangulation of Asian Americans.” Politics and Society 27, no. 1 (March 1999): 105-138. |
| 5-7 | What are the Political Dimensions of Ethnicity and Race? |
Gurr, Ted, and Barbara Harff. Ethnic Conflict in World Politics. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994, chapters 1-2. ISBN: 9780813316963. ———. Ethnic Conflict in World Politics. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994, chapters 3-4. ISBN: 9780813316963. Kinzer, Stephen. “Country Without Heroes.” The New York Review of Books, July 19, 2001, 31-33. Rosen, Nir. “Are they Iraqis, ultimately, or are they Kurds?” The New York Times Magazine, February 20, 2005. “Iraq’s Constitutional Process: Shaping a Vision for the Country’s Future.” United States Institute of Peace, USIP Special Report No. 132, February 2005. |
| 8 | A Framework for Analysis of Ethnopolitical Mobilization | Gurr, Ted, and Barbara Harff. Ethnic Conflict in World Politics. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994, chapter 5. ISBN: 9780813316963. |
| 9-10 | The Sources of Discontent: The Intersections of Race and Class |
Wilson, William Julius. When Work Disappears: The World of the Urban Poor. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1997, introduction, and chapters 1-3. ISBN: 9780679724179. ———. When Work Disappears: The World of the Urban Poor. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1997, chapters 4-5. ISBN: 9780679724179. |
| 11-12 | Government Responses to Ethnopolitical Demands and Group Disadvantage |
Gurr, Ted, and Barbara Harff. Ethnic Conflict in World Politics. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994, chapter 6. ISBN: 9780813316963. Wilson, William Julius. When Work Disappears: The World of the Urban Poor. New York, NY: Vintage Books, 1997, introduction, and chapters 6-8. ISBN: 9780679724179. Tough, Paul. “The Harlem Project.” The New York Times Magazine, June 20, 2004. |
| 13 | International Dimensions of National Ethnopolitical Conflicts | Gurr, Ted, and Barbara Harff. Ethnic Conflict in World Politics. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994, chapter 7. ISBN: 9780813316963. |
| 14-15 | The Emergence of International Human Rights |
Donnelly, Jack. International Human Rights. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997, chapters 1-2. ISBN: 9780813399690. ———. International Human Rights. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997, chapter 4. ISBN: 9780813399690. Landesman, Peter. “The Light at the end of the Chunnel.” The New York Times Magazine, April 14, 2002, 36-72. |
| 16-18 | Are Human Rights Universal?: Women’s Rights versus Cultural Practices |
Okin, Susan Moller. Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999, introduction and part 1. ISBN: 9780691004327. Bowen, John R. “Muslims and Citizens.” Boston Review, February/March 2004, 31-35. Caldwell, Christopher. “Daughter of the Enlightenment.” The New York Times Magazine, April 3, 2005 Okin, Susan Moller. Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999, part 1, pp. 27-78. ISBN: 9780691004327. ———. Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999, part 2, and part 3, pp. 79-114. ISBN: 9780691004327. |
| 19 | Human Rights and Foreign Policy: Should Outsiders Assist the Ethnic/Racial Groups of Another Country? |
Gurr, Ted, and Barbara Harff. Ethnic Conflict in World Politics. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994, chapter 8. ISBN: 9780813316963. Donnelly, Jack. International Human Rights. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997, chapter 5. ISBN: 9780813399690. |
| 20-23 | International Humanitarian Intervention: Bosnia vs. Darfur, Sudan and Rwanda |
Gurr, Ted, and Barbara Harff. Ethnic Conflict in World Politics. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994, chapter 9. ISBN: 9780813316963. Donnelly, Jack. International Human Rights. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997, chapter 7. ISBN: 9780813399690. Power, Samantha. “Dying in Darfur.” The New Yorker Magazine, 30 August 2004, 56-74. Barker, Greg. “Ghosts of Rwanda.” PBS Frontline, 2004. Cobban, Helena. “The Legacies of Collective Violence.” Boston Review, April/May 2002, 4-15. “Rwanda, Remembered.” The Economist 30, no. 11 (March 27, 2004.) Helena, Cobban. “Rwanda Today: The International Criminal Tribunal and the Prospects for Peace and Reconciliation.” Frontline. (Ghosts of Rwanda Web page.) |
| 24 | Ethnic Minority Rights, Human Rights, and Sovereignty |
Donnelly, Jack. International Human Rights. 2nd ed. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1997, chapter 8. ISBN: 9780813399690. Schemo, Diana Jean. “The Last Tribal Battle.” The New York Times Magazine, October 31, 1999, 70-77. |
| 25-26 | Review Class - Lessons Learned and Looking Forward |
