Mon Nov 30 between 9 am and 1 pm
Mon Nov 30 between 3.30pm and 7pm
Tuesday Dec 1 (if people can do a double class on the same day) between 10am and 3.15pm
Wed Dec 2. between 10am and 4.30pm
Thursday Dec 3 between 9am and 7pm
Friday Dec 4 between 9am and 3.30pm.
I have not booked a room but if we can coordinate on one of these times I should be able to find one somewhere.
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Make-up class (week of Dec 1)
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All slots are first come, first served. I do recognize that people in the first two weeks will have less time to prepare than those in the last two classes. I am extending the paper due date to December 19 to provide people in the last two slots with more time to prepare their final draft.
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Monday 10am-10.30am
Monday 10.30am-11.am
Monday 11am-11.30am
Monday 11.30am-12pm
Monday 12-12.30pm
Monday 12.30-1pm
Tuesday 11am-11.30am
Tuesday 11.30am-12pm
Tuesday 12pm-12.30pm
Tuesday 12.30pm-1pm
Wednesday 11am-11.30am
Wednesday 11.30am-12pm
Wednesday 12pm-12.30pm
Wednesday 12.30pm-1pm
Dan Drezner, a center right blogger, on the G20 and global economic coordination in the wake of the crisis.
Marc Lynch, a GWU professor on strategy and Afghanistan.
]]>Professor: Henry Farrell Office: Monroe 408 Office Hours: Wed 3-4pm, or by appointment. Course Homepage: http://www.henryfarrell.net/coop Professor’s Homepage: http://www.henryfarrell.net/
This course will provide you with an introduction to current problems in international cooperation. It is not easy for nation states (or sub-national actors, or international organizations) to cooperate across borders. Problems of culture, of divergent goals and of credibility plague efforts to cooperate - indeed, the puzzle is perhaps not that there is so little cooperation, but that sometimes actors succeed in cooperating despite these problems.
This class is, in addition, a Writing in the Discipline (WID) class. It is thus intended to teach you how to analyze problems in the ways that a political scientist analyzes them, and to write in the ways that a political science writes. The class thus has a strong emphasis on (a) student participation, and (b) on feedback that will allow students to improve their participation.
The first month of class provides an introduction. We will read material drawing on the basic theoretical approaches to international cooperation within international relations and other relevant parts of political science in the first month. After that month, the class will be driven by training and by the interests of the students. I will conduct two classes in which we will discuss how to write an excellent political science essay, and how to write an excellent political science blog. After that, the class will be driven by student interest. We will have two classes in which students present brief outlines of their proposed research projects, followed by several classes in which students present their draft papers for comment and feedback. Depending on student numbers, we may tweak the number of classes slightly so as to optimize the presentation period.
As a WID class, the emphasis will be on written work. The assignments for the class are as follows.
(1) Student participation 10\%. Students are expected not only to turn up to class, but to participate actively in in-class discussion. I will assign this grade based on the quality of participation (students who participate a lot, but don’t have very much substantive to say will only receive middling grades).
(2) Student blog 20\%. Students are expected to write blogs during the semester on the research topic that they have chosen. They should write around 2 blog posts each week. I am looking for punchy, effective writing with a clear analytic edge.
(3) Research paper theme and presentation of paper theme 10\%. Students should write a short (2 single spaced pages) presentation of the main theme of their research and send it to me by October 16 in rtf or PDF format (other formats may receive a lower grade - ask me if you don’t know how to do either of these). This should include a justification for choosing the topic (tell me why it is interesting), a short plan of how to write about the topic, and a bibliography of 5-8 pages.
(4) Initial draft of paper 20\% and presentation. Students should circulate an initial draft of their final paper on the Friday to all other participants in the class and to me before they are due to present it in class. This draft should be at least ten pages long, and should have a bibliography with at least 10-15 items in it. It should be well written and well argued. A second draft of the paper should be submitted on the Tuesday after the presentation. This draft should be revised to take account of in-class comments on the paper. I will provide a second round of comments together with my grade for the assignment. My grade for this assignment will be based on the presentation and the second draft of the paper (although I will take your efforts in revising the paper from the first draft into account).
(5) Final paper 40\%. This paper should show signs of clear revision and polishing from the second draft, following my comments and suggestions. It should be 15 pages long, and have a bibliography with at least 15-20 items in it.
This class should provide you with the following learning outcomes.
(1) Ability to analyze topics and write about them using the disciplinary approach of political science. (2) Ability to communicate to a wider audience using blogging. (3) Ability to carry out research on a significant topic in international cooperation. (4) Expert knowledge on a significant topic in inernational cooperation.
I expect all students to be familiar with the GWU rules on plagiarism and academic honesty. My policy is to press for any student who is guilty of plagiarism to fail the course, and have a mark for academic dishonesty placed on his or her transcript. Your participation in this class constitutes your agreement to, and acceptance of this policy.
No Assigned Reading
Robert Keohane (1984), Chapter Four, After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Economy (New Jersey: Princeton University Press). Blackboard.
Joseph Grieco (1988),“Anarchy and the Limits of Cooperation: A Realist Critique of the Newest Liberal Institutionalism,” International Organization, 42(3):485-507. Blackboard.
Stephen Krasner (1991), “Global Communications and National Power: Life on the Pareto Frontier,” World Politics, 43:336-66. Blackboard.
Elinor Ostrom et al. (1999), “Revisiting the Commons: Local Lessons, Global Challenges,” Science 9 April 1999. Available from on-campus computers here.
Todd Sandler (2005), “Regional public goods and international organizations,,” available here.
Stephen M. Gardiner (2004), “Ethics and Global Climate Change,” Ethics 114:555-600, available here.
Nicholas Stern (2007), Stern Review: The Economics of Climate Change: Executive Summary, available here.
Bradley C. Parks and J. Timmons Roberts (2008), “Inequality and the Global Climate Regime: Breaking the North-South Global Impasse,” *Cambridge Review of International Affairs 21(4):621-648. Available here.
David Victor (2009), Global Warming Policy after Kyoto: Rethinking Engagement with Developing Countries, PESD Working Paper, available here.
Barry Eichengreen (2008), “The Global Credit Crisis as History,” available here.
Tyler Cowen (2009), “Last Man Standing,” The Wilson Quarterly, Spring 2009. Available here.
Robert Altman, “Globalization in Retreat: Further Geopolitical Consequences of the Financial Crisis,” Foreign Affairs, July/August 2009. Blackboard.
Jamie Galbraith (2009), “Financial and Monetary Issues as the Crisis Unfolds,” memorandum available here.
Michael Mandelbaum (1999), “A Perfect Failure: NATO’s War Against Yugoslavia,” Foreign Affairs October/November. Blackboard.
Celeste A. Wallander(2003), “Institutional Assets and Adaptability: NATO after the Cold War,” International Organization 54(04):705-735. Blackboard.
James P. Rubin (2008), “Building a New Atlantic Alliance: Restoring America’s Partnership with Europe,” Foreign Affairs July/August. On Blackboard.
Vincent Morelli and Paul Belkin (2009), NATO in Afghanistan: A Test of the Transatlantic Alliance, Congressional Research Service. Available here.
Masterclass I: Successfully Communicating Using a Blog
Masterclass II: Writing a paper for political science
Short research themes due October 16
NO CLASS - individual meetings with students
Short presentations of research outlines I
Short presentations of research outlines II
Major Presentations of Draft Paper I
Major Presentations of Draft Paper II
Major Presentations of Draft Paper III
Major Presentations of Draft Paper IV
Final Papers Due - December 11
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