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Course number: JUS 660 (22424) Spring 2010

Globalization and Eonomi Justie (Graduate Seminar)!eets: "#ursda$s 4:40%&:'0

oation: ilson *all 2++(Syllabus subject to revision)

Professor: LaDawn HaglundE-mail: [email protected]

Office Location: Wilson Hall Room 1!"Phone num#er: $%!-&'(-)!%

Office Hours: *uesda+ and *hursda+, 1:!-:! .m.

the market cannot be superseded as a general frame of reference unless the social sciences

succeed in developing a wider frame of reference to which the market itself is referable.This indeed is our main intellectual task today in the field of economic studies. Such a

conceptual structure will have to be grounded on the substantive meaning of economic.

!"arl #olanyi$ The %conomy as &nstituted #rocess

,- Course desription:

*his seminar e/lores the olitical econom+ of glo#ali0ation from a theoretical as well asractical standoint. ources used will come from a 2ariet+ of discilines 3 sociolog+, oliticalscience, international relations, geograh+, law, and economics 3 all of which contri#ute uni4uetheoretical and normati2e tools for anal+0ing the effect of glo#al forces on economic 5ustice.

*he guiding methodological framewor6 of man+ of the wor6s read will #e comarati2e-historical, due to the inherentl+ comarati2e nature of international olitical econom+. We willalso de2ote a su#stantial amount of time to inointing and anal+0ing the role of actors andagenc+ in the glo#al econom+, as well as the effect of secific institutional and oliticalarrangements on economic 5ustice and human rights in #oth de2eloed and de2eloing countries.u#stanti2e toics include trade, monetar+ and financial olic+, the role of the glo#al econom+ ineconomic de2eloment, the imact of cororate glo#ali0ation on la#or and the en2ironment, andsources of resistance and alternati2e 2isions.

*he o#5ecti2es of the course are:

1. *o clarif+ what glo#ali0ation in the current era is, and is not

. *o ac4uaint students with multile theories and methodologies used to stud+ andinterrogate glo#ali0ation rocesses

. *o demonstrate the 2arious wa+s that nations and societies ha2e attemted to romotesocial and economic rights and well-#eing 2is-7-2is glo#al forces


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$. *o anal+0e the wa+s that state ower and state so2ereignt+ ha2e 3 and ha2e not 3 changedo2er the last se2eral decades

(. *o elucidate the structural characteristics of glo#ali0ation, including the institutional andolitical saces in which different 2isions are ad2anced and8or contested

'. *o e2aluate the role of ower in the international olitical econom+, including the wa+ itshaes struggles o2er conflicting olicies and ro5ects

). *o e/amine criticall+ the effects of glo#ali0ation forces on oorer societies and2ulnera#le grous, as well as on wor6ers around the world and the en2ironment

%. *o further student research on toics of glo#al economic 5ustice

&. *o foster a sense of olitical resonsi#ilit+ in regard to glo#al 5ustice, as well as de2elo aset of ideas regarding how more 5ust alternati2e 2isions ma+ #e reali0ed

*his course ro2ides a #asis for research in the fields of international and comarati2e oliticaleconom+, glo#ali0ation and de2eloment, and human rights. 9t will reare students for acomrehensi2e e/am in the area of glo#al economic 5ustice, as well as ser2e as a foundation forfuture wor6 in internationall+-focused go2ernmental agencies, non-go2ernmental organi0ations,or olic+ institutes.

,,- Course re.uirements and grading:

Students must:a) /ttend all seminar meetings and partiipate in lass disussions b) o all re.uired readings prior to t#e lass or #i# t#e$ are assigned ) Submit ee3l$ memos outlining $our ritial reations to t#e assigned tets

d) ead lass disussion tie during t#e semester

e) Complete 2 s#ort papers

) Submit an annotated bibliograp#$ o soures to be used or $our inal paper

g) Complete a 20%2+ page inal paper it# inal bibliograp#$ (not annotated)

a ;oth attendance and articiation are 2ital to the success of the seminar and to +our grade.


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c eekly memosoutlining +our critical reflections on the assigned te/ts will #e re4uired for +outo recei2e a grade in the course. *hese memos must #e comleted at least $ hours rior to ourwee6l+ meetings and should #e osted to the discussion list 9 will create for this urose on;lac6#oard. 9n addition to writing +our own memo, +ou are e/ected to re2iew the commentscirculated #+ all other seminar articiants rior to our wee6l+ meeting.

5ote: chat session.?9t is intended to ro2ide thoughtful academic commentar+, comrising #rief #ut well organi0edreflections, 4uestions and criticisms regarding the readings. "on2entional grammar andunctuation rules should #e o#ser2ed "omments should not e/ceed two ages er wee6.

d Student!led discussion: students will lead class discussion twice during the semester. ign-uwill ta6e lace during the 1stsession on Aanuar+ 1st.&f you join class after this date$ it is yourresponsibility to contact me in order to sign up. Bour tas6 as discussion leader will #e to raiseimortant 4uestions and issues, #ased on the critical reflections osted #+ all students on

;lac6#oard. Bou should attemt to find common themes, oints of di2ergence or confusion, andinteresting o#ser2ations that can guide the con2ersation in fruitful directions. Bou should notregurgitate the readings, as e2er+one will #e e/ected to ha2e done them rior to class. Bou areencouraged to #ring in an outside reading or current news article related to the wee6Cs themes.

e *here will #e two short papers=(-' ages that e/lore and criti4ue the arguments made in thereadings from the first two sections of the course:

1 glo#ali0ation in historical ersecti2e =Aan. %-e#. ( - due ar. $ economic glo#ali0ation =finance, trade, and8or in2estment, the state, and human

rights =ar. $-


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Bour choice of format should deend on +our +ear and rogress toward degree, as well as on+our rofessional goals. Regardless of which +ou choose, 9 urge +ou to thin6 in terms ofpra'is,defined as:

>the rocess #+ which a theor+ or lesson #ecomes art of li2ed e/erience. Rather than alesson #eing siml+ a#sor#ed at the intellectual le2el in a classroom, ideas are tested and

e/erienced in the real world, followed #+ an oortunit+ for reflecti2e contemlation. 9nthis wa+, a#stract concets are connected with li2ed realit+.?

*hus, all aers should include a theoretical framewor6, a re2iew of rele2ant literature, and adiscussion of methodologies for understanding real ro#lems osed #+ the issue. 9 strongl+recommend scheduling a meeting with me to discuss +our aer #efore +ou write it.

,mportant: 9 e/ect graduate students to ha2e mastered the #asics of writing aers, using astandard st+le manual and roofreading their wor6. Please ta6e the time to resent rofessional4ualit+ wor6. Fet to 6now one of the st+le manuals 3 e.g., L< st+le, *anual for riters ofTerm #apers$ Theses$ and +issertations =Gate L. *ura#ian, *anual of Style =*he ni2ersit+ of

"hicago, or the# *anual3 and a+ articular attention to the ages that show +ou how toresent #i#liograhic references. Bou can lose u to a full grade for sloiness, noncomlianceor inconsistenc+ with an esta#lished st+le, or oor roofreading.

our grade ill be based on t#e olloing:


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9- !isellaneous ourse inormation:

4bvious courtesies: < mar6 of 9C =incomlete is gi2en #+ the instructor onl+ when a student who isotherwise doing acceta#le wor6 is una#le to comlete a course #ecause of illness or otherconditions #e+ond the studentCs control? =from the


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CU8SE U",5E

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*he Economics of 9nternationalPolitical Econom+.? "hater in&nternational #olitical %conomy1 The Struggle for#ower and ealth$ Third %dition. *homson, Wadsworth. P. 1)-$. N( s.

4ptional (but helpful) additional reading1

Ruert, ar6. !!(. >Reflections on ome Lessons Learned from a Decade of

Flo#alisation tudies.?5ew #olitical %conomy. 1!=$: $()-$)%. N s.

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Global !eets oal: "#e Bases or Global Eonomi ,nustie ?D2 pps-@

R: Wolfe, Patric6. 1&&). >Histor+ and 9merialism: < "entur+ of *heor+, from ar/ toPostcolonialism.?merican istorical /eview. 1!=: %%-$! N s.

R: Wallerstein, 9mmanuel. 1&)$. >*he Rise and uture Demise of the World-"aitalist+stem: "oncets for "omarati2e


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li#eralism in the ostwar economic order.? &nternational 4rgani-ation. '=, ring:)&-$1(. N' s.

R: il2er ;e2erl+ A. and Fio2anni Polan+iCs Dou#le o2ementC: *he;elle o4ues of ;ritish and .. Hegemon+ "omared.? #olitics and Society. 1=,Aune: (-((. N! s.

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"#e emise o Statism and "riump# o 5eoliberalism ?112 pps-@

*a##,%conomic ,overnance in the ge of ,lobali-ation, "hater '-) N)% s.

R: Williamson, Aohn. 1&&!. >What Washington eans #+ Reform.? 9n Williamson, Aohn=ed.8atin merican djustment1 ow *uch as appened9"hater . N1! s.

R: Wade, Ro#ert. !!1. >howdown at the World ;an6.? 5ew 8eft /eview. )=Aan-e#:1$-1). N1 s.

R: *ic6ell, a6ing Flo#al Rules: Flo#alisation or

Keoli#eralismS? Flo#ali0ation and World "ities tud+ Frou and Ketwor6. Research;ulletin 1!. arch. N11 s. of te/t

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Eonomi Globalization and *uman 8ig#ts ?11D pps-@

R: elice, William . 1&&&. >*he Tia#ilit+ of the nited Kations Flo#al Ethics?, and . &-1$=>Flo#alisation and ocial Rights?. N%$ s.

First short paper due today (Globalization in Historical Perspective)

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#it#er t#e State> ?10' pps-@

R: OCRiain, ean. !!!. >tates and ar6ets in an Era of Flo#ali0ation.?nnual /eviewof Sociology. ': 1%)-1. N' s.

EFHR =!!): . 1)-% =>Economic Flo#alisation, Flo#alist tories of the tate, andHuman Rights?. N1 s.

R: Fill, te2en. !!. >"hater ): Flo#ali0ation, ar6et "i2ili0ation, and Discilinar+

Keoli#eralism.? #ower and /esistance in the 5ew orld 4rder. London: Palgra2e. P.11'-1$. N' s.

R: Paul+, Louis and imon Reich. 1&&). >Kational tructures and ultinational"ororate ;eha2ior: Enduring Differences in the


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S78,5G B8E/;H

5o lassI but please start or3ing on $our annotated bibliograp#ies or $our inal paper-

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"opis in Eonomi Justie: Flo#al inance N1!) s

*a##,%conomic ,overnance in the ge of ,lobali-ation, "hater % N& s.

R: tallings, ;ar#ara. !!). >*he Flo#ali0ation of "aital lows: Who ;enefitsS?nnals of the merican cademy of #olitical and Social Science. '1!: !1-1'. N1( s.

R: Geenan, Patric6. !!%. >inancial Flo#ali0ation and Human Rights.? 2olumbia7ournal of Transnational 8aw. $'. =9llinois Pu#lic Law Research Paer J!%-1 N( s.

0ilm: >*he "rash?

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"opis in Eonomi Justie: *rade and 9n2estment N1( s. *a##,%conomic ,overnance in the ge of ,lobali-ation, "hater & N! s.

R: Wade, Ro#ert. !!. >What strategies are 2ia#le for de2eloing countries toda+S *heWorld *rade Organi0ation and the shrin6ing of de2eloment sace.C? /eview of&nternational #olitical %conomy. 1!=$: '1-'$$. N s.

EFHR =!!): . 1)-1'& =>W*O and Human Rights? and . 1)!-!& =>*rading Democrac+?

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"opis in Eonomi Justie: "ororate Resonsi#ilit+ N1!' s.

*a##,%conomic ,overnance in the ge of ,lobali-ation, "hater 1! N$ s.

EFHR =!!): . $(-'( =>Pri2ati0ing conditions of roduction: trade agreements asneoli#eral en2ironmental go2ernance.? ,eoforum. (=: )-$1. N1$ s.

R: Di#den, Aac4ui, "li2e Potter and "hris "oc6lin. !!&. >"ontesting the neoli#eral


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ro5ect for agriculture: roducti2ist and multifunctional tra5ectories in the Euroeannion and "i2il ociet+, "ororate "limate Rage.?/olling Stone. Ko2. 11. Lost Worlds: 9s


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Summary of Topics and /eadings

Wee6I (pps.) "opi 8eadingsassignments1. 181 9ntro. 18% (;


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8E/"E SU8CES A8 AU8"*E8 S"U

,lobali-ation

Dic6en, Peter. ,lobal Shift1 /eshaping the ,lobal %conomic *ap in the "ometing "oncetions of Flo#ali0ation.? 7ournal of orld!Systems

/esearch. (=: 1$-1'.

Fuilln, auro . !!1. >9s Flo#ali0ation "i2ili0ing, Destructi2e or ee#leS < "riti4ue ofi2e Ge+ De#ates in the ocial cience Literature.?nnual /eview of Sociology. ): (3'!.

reeman, "arla. !!1. >9s Local:Flo#al as eminine:asculineS Rethin6ing the Fender ofFlo#ali0ation.? Signs. '=$: 1!!)-1!).

Rit0er, F. =Ed.. !!). The Dlackwell companion to globali-ation. alden: ;lac6well Pu#.

uman /ights

Ruggie, A. !!). ;usiness and Human Rights: *he E2ol2ing 9nternational *he "onsumtion of Deendenc+ *heor+ in thenited tates.? 8atin merican /esearch /eview. 1=: )-$.
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"ardo0o, ernando Henri4ue and En0o aletto. 1&)&.+ependency and +evelopment in 8atinmerica. ni2ersit+ of "alifornia Press.

"ardoso, ernando Henri4ue. 1&&. >Korth-outh relations in the resent conte/t: a newdeendenc+S? 9n "arno+, artin, anuel "astells, tehen . "ohen, and ernandoHenri4ue "ardoso =eds. The 5ew ,lobal %conomy in the &nformation ge1 /eflections onour 2hanging orld. Penns+l2ania tate ni2ersit+ Press, . 1$&- 1(&.

an5a+a Lall. 1&)(. >9s DeendenceC a seful "oncet in


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Y+sman, Aohn. 1&%(. ,overnments$ *arkets$ and ,rowth1 0inancial Systems and the #oliticsof &ndustrial 2hange. 9thaca, KB: "ornell ni2ersit+ Press.

hither the State9

"hang, Ha-Aoon. !!. ,lobalisation$ %conomic +evelopment$ and the /ole of the State.

London, Kew Bor6: Yed ;oo6s. trange, usan. 1&&$. States and *arkets. Kew Bor6: t. artinZs Press.

E2ans, Peter. 1&&(. %mbedded utonomy. Princeton ni2ersit+ Press.

Weiss, Linda. 1&&%. The *yth of the #owerless State. "ornell ni2ersit+ Press.

Farrett, Feoffre+. 1&&%.#artisan #olitics in the ,lobal %conomy. Kew Bor6: "am#ridgeni2ersit+ Press.

Gohil, Economic Fo2ernance 9nstitutions in a Flo#al Political Econom+:9mlications for De2eloing "ountries.? Paer resented at the High-Le2el Round *a#le atK"*Rac6ing *he World ;an6 and the illennium.? %conomic 7ournal. 1!&:

())-(&).

,lobal 0inance

Eichengreen, ;arr+. 1&&'. ,lobali-ing 2apital1 a istory of the &nternational *onetarySystem. Princeton, KA: Princeton ni2ersit+ Press.


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Helleiner, Eric. 1&&$. States and the /eemergence of ,lobal 0inance. 9thaca, KB: "ornellni2ersit+ Press.

Gahler, iles, ed. 1&&%. 2apital 0lows and 0inancial 2rises. 9thaca, KB: "ornellni2ersit+ Press.

Loriau/, ichael and et. al. 1&&). 2apital Ingoverned1 8iberali-ing 0inance in&nterventionist States. 9thaca, KB: "ornell ni2ersit+ Press.

R: rieden, Aeffr+ "osts and #enefits of neoli#eralism: < classanal+sis.? /eview of &nternational #olitical %conomy. %=$ 3 winter: ()%-'!).

+ebt$ +evelopment$ and 7ustice

Aaggar, < eminist "riti4ue of the

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