TOPICS TO BE COVERED

1

14. Overview of the syllabus


14. World Views: How can “you” do about them?

Study 2hrs

2

14. Realism, Liberalism, and Constructivism


14. Group preference due

Group time 1hr

Study 2hrs

(1) Realism: War and Peace

3

14. Neo-realism and the Cold War


14. Just war theory and humanitarian intervention

Group time 1hr

Study 2hrs

4

14. North Korean nuclear issue


14. South China Sea disputes

Study 4hrs

(2) Liberalism: Globalization and Interdependency

5

14. Globalization: its promises and opposition


14. MNCs and “race to the bottom”

Group time 1hr

Study 3hrs

6

14. Economic liberalism and Anti-globalization activism


14. Case: China’s view toward globalization

Study 4hrs

7

14. What is thought paper


14. Thought Paper topic out

Group time 1hr

Study 3hrs

(3) Constructivism: Human Rights

8

14. Universal rights?


14. Cultural rights?


14. Political rights and socioeconomic rights, which one should be first?

Group Discussion 1hr

Study 2hrs

9

14. Human Rights: the East and the West


14. Asian values

Study 4hrs

10

14. Thought Paper due


14. Midterm discussion

Group time 2hrs

Study 1hr

(4) Special Issue: Cosmopolitanism

11

14. Global Civil Society and Cosmopolitanism


14. Landmine ban movement and transnational advocacy network

Group time 1hr

Study 2hrs

12

14. Religions and Cultural Rights


14. Case: China’s Protestantism

Study 4hrs

(5) Special Issue: Green Politics

13

14. Principal-agent problem


14. Kyoto Protocol and The Paris Agreement


14. Environmental rights

Group time 1hr

Study 2hrs

14

14. Environmental activism in China

Study 3hrs

15

14. Feminism and Critical theories

Group time 1hr

Study 2hrs

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14. Final presentation

Group time 3hrs

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14. Final presentation

Group time 3hrs

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14. Paper due

Group time 4hrs