203 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-II

Course Name: 203 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-II

About the Course

COURSE OBJECTIVES

• This paper is a core paper that intends to introduce students to concepts, issues and debates in the study of International Relations.

• It introduces students to the diverse perspectives that mark the understanding of the concepts like power, nation-state and globalisation. It deals with the issues in political economy and the prospects and pitfalls of global governance.

• The paper also deals with the issues and challenges facing peace and conflict resolution.

COURSE OUTCOMES

• The paper remains useful for students who intend to explore the themes and issues in International Relations. It assumes importance for students if they wish to pursue research programme in the area of international relations in general and peace and conflict in particular.

• The paper has utility for students preparing for UGC NET-JRF exams, SLET exam and other competitive exams like civil services.

Course Plan: 203 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS-II

Session Plan

Unit I: Power, stability and the Nation-State

1. Power and stability in world politics

2. State, sovereignty and globalisation

3. Nations and nationalism in world politics

Unit-II: Political Economy

1. Contending theoretical approaches in International Political Economy

2. Capitalism and Neoliberalism

3. Global governance, Bretton Woods system and Global Financial Crises

Unit-III: Peace and Conflict Resolution

1. Peace and peace movements

2. Humanitarian Intervention in world politics

3. Conflict resolution and diplomacy

Unit-IV: Global Governance

1. Introduction to International Law: Theories and Practice

2. International Organizations and Non-Governmental Organizations

3. Global civil society: concept and challenges

Essential readings:

Unit I: Power, stability and the Nation-State

• Adeed Dawisha, Nation and Nationalism: Historical Antecedents to Contemporary Debates, International Studies Review, Vol. 4, No. 1 (Spring, 2002), pp. 3-22

• Charles Tilly, States and Nationalism in Europe 1492-1992, Theory and Society, Vol. 23, No. 1 (Feb., 1994), pp. 131-146

• David A. Baldwin, “ Power and International Relations” in Walter Carlnaes, Thomas Risse and Beth A. Simmons (eds) Handbook of International Relations (London: Sage,2002), pp.177-191

• G. John Ikenberry, “ The stability of Post Cold War-era” in RobertJ.Art and Robert Jervis, ed. International Politics-Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Longman, 2010, pp. 477-483

• K.F. Hoslti, “State and Statehood” in Richard Little and Michael Smith (eds) Perspectives on World Politics (London: Routledge, 2006), pp.18-30

• Thomas J. Biersteket, “ State, Sovereignty and Territory” in Walter Carlnaes, Thomas Risse and Beth A. Simmons (eds) Handbook of International Relations (London: Sage,2002), pp.157-176

• William C. Wohlforth, “Stability in a Unipolar World” in RobertJ.Art and Robert Jervis, ed. International Politics-Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Longman, 2010, pp. 469-476

Unit-II : Political Economy

• Bill Dunn, Global Political Economy-A Marxist Critique, (London: Pluto Press, 2009).

• Karen A. Mingst, Essentials of International Relations (London: W.W.Norton and Company,2003),pp. 182-216

• Robert Gilpin , “The Nature of Political Economy” in RobertJ.Art and Robert Jervis, ed. International Politics-Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Longman, 2010,pp.281-297

• Robert O.Koehane, “Hegemony in the World Political Economy” in RobertJ.Art and Robert Jervis, ed. International Politics-Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Longman, 2010,pp.298-310

• Spyros Economides and Peter Wilson, The Economic Factor in International Relations- A Brief Introduction (London: I.B. Taurus Publishers,2001)

• Susan Strange “Political Economy and International Relations” in Ken Booth and Steve Smith, International Relations Theory Today (UK: Polity Press 1995), pp.154- 174

• Hagen Koo , ‘World System, Class, and State in Third World Development: Toward an Integrative Framework of Political Economy’ , Sociological Perspectives, Vol. 27, No. 1 ( Jan., 1984), pp. 33-52

Unit-III: Peace and Conflict Resolution

• • David P. Barash and Charles P.Webel, Peace and Conflict Studies (London: Sage Publications, 2002),pp. 1-112, 263-290

• Hans J. Morganthau, “The Future of Diplomacy “ in RobertJ.Art and Robert Jervis, ed. International Politics-Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Longman, 2010, pp.116-125

• Peter Wallensteen, Understanding Conflict Resolution-War and Peace and the Global System (London: Sage Publication,2002)

• Theo Farrell, “Humanitarian Intervention and Peace Operations” in John Baylis, James J.Wirtz, Colin. S. Gray, Strategy in the Contemporary World (New York: Oxford University Press,2010), pp. 308-328

• • Peter Burnell & Oliver Schlumberger, ‘Promoting democracy – promoting autocracy? International politics and national political regimes”, Contemporary Politics, 16:1, 2010, pp.1-15,

Unit-IV: Global Governance

• Klaus Dingwerth and Philipp Pattberg, ‘Global Governance as a Perspective on World Politics’, Global Governance, Vol. 12, No. 2 (Apr.–June 2006), pp. 185-203

• Terry Nardin, ‘Theorising the International Rule of Law’, Review of International Studies, Vol. 34, No. 3 (Jul., 2008), pp. 385-401 Upendra Baxi, ‘What May the 'Third World' Expect from International Law?’, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 5, Reshaping Justice: International Law and the Third World (2006), pp. 713-725

• Louise Amoore and Paul Langley, ‘Ambiguities of Global Civil Society’, Review of International Studies, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Jan., 2004), pp. 89-110

• Leon Gordenker and Thomas G. Weiss, ‘Pluralising Global Governance: Analytical Approaches and Dimensions’, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 3, Nongovernmental Organisations, the United Nations and Global Governance (Sep., 1995), pp. 357-387

• Rupert Taylor, ‘Interpreting Global Civil Society’, Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 13, No. 4, Global Civil Society (December 2002), pp. 339-347

• T. Olaf Corry, ‘Global Civil Society and Its Discontents’, Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 17, No. 4 (December 2006), pp. 303-324

• Stanley Hoffmann, ‘The Role of International Organization: Limits and Possibilities’, International Organization, Vol. 10, No. 3 (Aug., 1956), pp. 357-372

• Clive Archer, International Organisations, (London: Routledge, 2001)

• Anna-Karin Lindblo, Non Governmental Organisations in International Law,(UK: Cambridge University Press, 2005)

• Chris Armstrong, ‘Global Civil Society and the Question of Global Citizenship’ , Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, Vol. 17, No. 4 (December 2006), pp. 349-357