1 Carleton University Winter 2011 Department of Political Science PSCI 6601W Theory and Research in International Politics II Thursday 11:35 – 14:25 Please confirm location on Carleton Central Instructor: Hans-Martin Jaeger Office: C678 Loeb Office Hours: Monday 12:00 noon – 14:00; Thursday 15:00 – 17:00 or by appointment Phone: (613) 520-2600 ext. 2286 Email: [email protected]Course Description and Objectives This class is the continuation of the Ph.D. core course in International Relations (IR). Together, PSCI 6600 and PSCI 6601 provide a survey of IR theory and research with a view to preparing students for the Ph.D. comprehensive examination. Building on the material studied in the first half of the course, this second half focuses on critical and reflectivist (or post-positivist) approaches, which have emerged in the field since the 1980s. It aims to familiarize students with some of the key works, central ideas and debates, and recent scholarship in this vein of theorizing. By the end of the course, students should be able to critically analyze the epistemological orientations, ontological assumptions, and political and ethical implications of different approaches and research traditions in IR. As a seminar, the course is centered on class discussion, which will be introduced by student presentations. Requirements and Evaluation Requirement Percentage of final grade Due date Class participation (including attendance) 25% weekly Class presentation 15% (sign up for a date in the first class) Two review essays 60% (30% each) the day the approach under review is discussed Class participation: Students are expected to attend all classes, read the assigned texts prior to class meetings, and participate actively and regularly in class discussions. Class participation will be evaluated based on the quality and quantity of contributions to class discussions with greater weight given to quality. Quality contributions to class discussions include questions and
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Krishna, Sankaran (1993) “The Importance of Being Ironic: A Postcolonial View on Critical
International Relations Theory,” Alternatives 18(3): 385-417.
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Hobson, John M. (2007) “Is Critical Theory Always for the White West and for Western
Imperialism? Beyond Westphilian Towards a Post-Racist Critical IR,” Review of International
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Shani, Giorgio (2008) “Toward a Post-Western IR: The Umma, Khalsa Panth, and Critical
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Studies Quarterly 52(3): 555-577.
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Mar. 24 International Political Sociology
Required
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Lawson, George and Robbie Shilliam (2010) “Sociology and International Relations: Legacies
and Prospects,” Cambridge Review of International Affairs 23(1): 69-86.
Dean, Mitchell (2010) “International Government,” in Governmentality: Power and Rule in
Modern Society, second edition. London: Sage, ch. 10.
Larner, Wendy and William Walters (2002) “The Political Rationality of „New Regionalism‟:
Toward a Genealogy of the Region,” Theory and Society 31(3): 391-432.
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Biometric Borders,” International Political Sociology 1(2): 149-164.
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European Journal of International Relations 16(2): 223-246.
Recommended
Bigo, Didier and R.B.J. Walker (2007) “International, Political, Sociology,” International
Political Sociology 1(1): 1-5.
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Understanding the International Refugee Regime,” Alternatives 24(3): 295-328.
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the Racial,” International Political Sociology 1(1): 67-81.
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Walters, William and Jens Henrik Haahr (2005) Governing Europe: Discourse, Governmentality
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Governmentality Theory to the European and Beyond,” Millennium 35(1): 181-196.
Sending, Ole Jacob and Iver B. Neumann (2006) “Governance to Governmentality: Analyzing
NGOs, States, and Power,” International Studies Quarterly 50(3): 651-672.
Best, Jacqueline (2007) “Why the Economy is Often the Exception to Politics as Usual,” Theory,
Culture & Society 24(4): 87-109.
Deuchars, Robert (2010) “Towards the Global Social: Sociological Reflections on Governance
and Risk in the Context of the Current Financial Crisis,” Cambridge Review of International
Affairs 23(1): 107-125.
Neumann, Iver B. and Ole Jacob Sending (2010) Governing the Global Polity: Practice,
Mentality, Rationality. AnnArbor: Michigan University Press.
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Jaeger, Hans-Martin (2010) “UN Reform, Biopolitics, and Global Governmentality,”
International Theory 2(1): 50-86.
Doty, Roxanne Lynn (2007) “States of Exception on the Mexico-U.S. Border: Security,
“Decisions,” and Civilian Border Patrols,” International Political Sociology 1(2): 113-137.
De Larrinaga, Miguel and Marc G. Doucet (2008) Sovereign Power and the Biopolitics of
Human Security,” Security Dialogue 39(5): 517-537.
Huysmans, Jef (2008) “The Jargon of Exception – On Schmitt, Agamben and the Absence of
Political Society,” International Political Sociology 2(2): 165-183.
Abrahamsen, Rita and Michael C. Williams (2009) “Security Beyond the State: Global Security
Assemblages in International Politics,” International Political Sociology 3(1): 1-17.
Buckel, Sonja and Jens Wissel (2010) “State Project Europe: The Transformation of the
European Border Regime and the Production of Bare Life,” International Political Sociology
4(1): 33-49.
Selby, Jan (2007) “Engaging Foucault: Liberal Governance and the Limits of Foucauldian IR,”
International Relations 21(3): 324-345.
Chandler, David (2009) “Critiquing Liberal Cosmopolitanism? The Limits of the Biopolitical
Approach,” International Political Sociology 3(1): 53-70.
Rosenow, Doerthe (2009) “Decentering Global Power: The Merits of a Foucauldian Approach to
International Relations,” Global Society 23(4): 497-517. (See also the other contributions to this
special issue on Foucault and IR.)
Forum: “Assessing the Impact of Foucault on International Relations” (2010) International
Political Sociology 4(2): 196-215.
Foucault, Michel (2003) “Society Must be Defended:” Lectures at the Collège de France 1975-
76. New York: Picador.
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Mar. 31 New (and not so new) “Master” Concepts and Narratives
Required
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Hardt, Michael and Antonio Negri (2000) Empire. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, xi-41.
Buzan, Barry and Mathias Albert (2010) “Differentiation: A Sociological Approach to
International Relations Theory,” European Journal of International Relations 16(3): 315-337.
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675-704.
Recommended
Marchetti, Raffaele (2009) “Mapping Alternative Models of Global Politics,” International
Studies Review 11(1): 133-156.
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World Politics,” Perspectives on Politics 8(1): 11-25.
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Dingwerth, Klaus and Philipp Pattberg (2006) “Global Governance as a Perspective on World
Politics,” Global Governance 12(2): 185-203.
World (Civil/Risk) Society/System/Community
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Society,” Millennium 21(3): 389-420.
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Empire
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Toward an Authoritarian Post-Fordism,” Public Culture 15 (2): 323-345.
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Again,” Millennium 32(1): 1-27.
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Imperialism‟ Thesis in International Relations,” Third World Quarterly 26(2): 237-252.
Nexon, Daniel H. and Thomas Wright (2007) “What‟s at Stake in the American Empire Debate,”
American Political Science Review 101(2): 253-271.
Dalby, Simon (2008) “Imperialism, Domination, Culture: The Continued Relevance of Critical
Geopolitics,” Geopolitics 13(3): 413-436.
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International Affairs 18(3): 1-24.
Rasulov, Akbar (2010) “Writing About Empire: Remarks on the Logic of a Discourse,” Leiden
Journal of International Law 23(2): 449-471.
World State/Government/Community
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Relations 9(4): 491-542.
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Holden, Barry (ed.) (2000) Global Democracy: Key Debates. New York: Routledge.
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Academic Accommodations
For students with Disabilities: Students with disabilities requiring academic accommodations in this course must
register with the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (500 University Centre) for a formal evaluation
of disability-related needs. Registered PMC students are required to contact the centre (613-520-6608) every term
to ensure that the instructor receives your request for accommodation. After registering with the PMC, make an
appointment to meet with the instructor in order to discuss your needs at least two weeks before the first
assignment is due or the first in-class test/midterm requiring accommodations. If you require accommodation for
your formally scheduled exam(s) in this course, please submit your request for accommodation to PMC by
November 15 2010 for December examinations and March 11 2011 for April examinations.
For Religious Observance: Students requesting accommodation for religious observances should apply in writing
to their instructor for alternate dates and/or means of satisfying academic requirements. Such requests should be
made during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to
exist, but no later than two weeks before the compulsory academic event. Accommodation is to be worked out
directly and on an individual basis between the student and the instructor(s) involved. Instructors will make
accommodations in a way that avoids academic disadvantage to the student. Instructors and students may contact
an Equity Services Advisor for assistance (www.carleton.ca/equity).
For Pregnancy: Pregnant students requiring academic accommodations are encouraged to contact an Equity
Advisor in Equity Services to complete a letter of accommodation. Then, make an appointment to discuss your
needs with the instructor at least two weeks prior to the first academic event in which it is anticipated the
accommodation will be required.
Plagiarism: The University Senate defines plagiarism as “presenting, whether intentional or not, the ideas,
expression of ideas or work of others as one’s own.” This can include:
reproducing or paraphrasing portions of someone else’s published or unpublished material, regardless of the source, and presenting these as one’s own without proper citation or reference to the original source;
submitting a take-home examination, essay, laboratory report or other assignment written, in whole or in part, by someone else;
using ideas or direct, verbatim quotations, or paraphrased material, concepts, or ideas without appropriate acknowledgment in any academic assignment;
using another’s data or research findings;
failing to acknowledge sources through the use of proper citations when using another’s works and/or failing to use quotation marks;
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handing in "substantially the same piece of work for academic credit more than once without prior written permission of the course instructor in which the submission occurs.
Plagiarism is a serious offence which cannot be resolved directly with the course’s instructor. The Associate Deans
of the Faculty conduct a rigorous investigation, including an interview with the student, when an instructor
suspects a piece of work has been plagiarized. Penalties are not trivial. They include a mark of zero for the
plagiarized work or a final grade of "F" for the course.
Oral Examination: At the discretion of the instructor, students may be required to pass a brief oral examination on
research papers and essays.
Submission and Return of Term Work: Papers must be handed directly to the instructor and will not be date-
stamped in the departmental office. Late assignments may be submitted to the drop box in the corridor outside
B640 Loeb. Assignments will be retrieved every business day at 4 p.m., stamped with that day's date, and then
distributed to the instructor. For essays not returned in class please attach a stamped, self-addressed envelope if
you wish to have your assignment returned by mail. Please note that assignments sent via fax or email will not be
accepted. Final exams are intended solely for the purpose of evaluation and will not be returned.
Approval of final grades: Standing in a course is determined by the course instructor subject to the approval of the
Faculty Dean. This means that grades submitted by an instructor may be subject to revision. No grades are final
until they have been approved by the Dean.
Course Requirements: Failure to write the final exam will result in a grade of ABS. FND (Failure No Deferred) is
assigned when a student's performance is so poor during the term that they cannot pass the course even with
100% on the final examination. In such cases, instructors may use this notation on the Final Grade Report to
indicate that a student has already failed the course due to inadequate term work and should not be permitted
access to a deferral of the examination. Deferred final exams are available ONLY if the student is in good standing
in the course.
Connect Email Accounts: All email communication to students from the Department of Political Science will be via
Connect. Important course and University information is also distributed via the Connect email system. It is the
student’s responsibility to monitor their Connect account.
Carleton Political Science Society: The Carleton Political Science Society (CPSS) has made its mission to provide a
social environment for politically inclined students and faculty. Holding social events, debates, and panel
discussions, CPSS aims to involve all political science students in the after-hours academic life at Carleton
University. Our mandate is to arrange social and academic activities in order to instill a sense of belonging within
the Department and the larger University community. Members can benefit through numerous opportunities
which will complement both academic and social life at Carleton University. To find out more, please email
[email protected], visit our website at poliscisociety.com, or come to our office in Loeb D688.
Official Course Outline: The course outline posted to the Political Science website is the official course outline.