WEEK
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TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED
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READING ASSIGNMENTS
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Week 1 (January 19 and 21)
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Introduction to the Course.
The challenges of global governance.
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Karns & Mingst, Ch. 1
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Week 2 (January 26 and 28)
January 25: last day for late
registration/last day to drop or add classes.
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The foundations of Global
Governance.
The League of Nations:
successes and failures
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Karns & Mingst, Ch. 3,
p. 63 – 72; Davies.
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Week 3 (February 2 and 4)
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The United Nations.
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Karns & Mingst, Ch. 4
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Week 4 (February 9 and 11)
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Taiwan and UN membership.
The Reform of the UN
Security Council.
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Winkler.
Lee; Gowan.
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Week 5 (February 16 and 18)
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Regional and security
organizations
The North Atlantic Treaty
Organization. NATO and the Ukraine Crisis
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Karns & Mingst, Ch. 5, p. 145 – 154; 178 – 180; 188 – 191; 203 – 204;
210 – 211; 214- 216.
Karns
& Mingst, Ch. 5, p. 155 – 159; Mearsheimer; Taylor.
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Week 6 (February 23 and 25)
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General summary
February 25: Mid-term exam
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Week 7 (March 1 and 3)
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The European Union.
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Karns and Mingst, Ch. 5, p. 160 – 177.
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Week 8 (March 8and 10)
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Non-State Actors.
International
Peace and Security
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Karns & Mingst, and 6.
Karns & Mingst, Ch. 8,
p. 289 - 354. Chapter VII of the UN Charter.
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Week 9 (March 15 and 178)
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Con’t
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Week 10 (March 22 and 254
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Protecting Human
Rights
MARCH 25TH: DEADLINE FOR THE
SUBMISSION OF ADVOCACY PLANS.
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Karns & Mingst, Ch. 10,
p. 447 – 478 and p. 482 – 484.
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Week 11 (March 29 and 31)
April 2: last day to withdraw from
a class
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SPRING BREAK
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Week 12 (April 5 and 7)
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Protecting the Environment
The Dilemmas of global governance
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Karns & Mingst, Ch. 11, p. 497 – 524.
Karns & Mingst, Ch. 12
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Week 13 (April 12 and 14)
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Students’ presentations
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Week 14 (April 19 and 21)
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Students’ presentations
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Week 15 (April 26 and 28)
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Con’t and Final summary.
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Week 16 (April 30 - May 6)
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Final exam
Date TBA
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