GLOBALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (NYC Campus)

Course	BGIA 306 The Architecture of International Affairs: Advanced Theory and Practice
Professor	Jonathan Cristol
CRN	16452
Schedule	TBA
Distribution	OLD: C	NEW: History

This upper-level seminar will begin with a look at varying theories of international relations, with an emphasis on modern works and articles of particular importance to international relations in the post Cold War and post 9/11 era. We will examine to what extent, if any, the role of theory plays in the practice of international affairs. In the second half of the course we will start by learning about how American foreign policy is made and carried out. For most of the second half, we will discuss multilateralism and how the major international organizations (particularly, but not exclusively, the United Nations and World Trade Organization) actually function. The “nuts and bolts” of foreign affairs. The goal of the class is to develop an advanced understanding of how foreign policy and the international system operate in theory and practice. A basic knowledge of international relations theory is helpful, but not required. Authors to be read include: Francis Fukuyama, Samuel Huntington, Christopher Layne, John Mearsheimer, Bruce Russett, and William Wohlforth.

Course	BGIA 311 International Human Rights
Professor	Alan Sussman
CRN	16455
Schedule	TBA
Distribution	OLD: C	NEW: History

The language of rights, since the 17th century, has played a pivotal role in political discourse, and since the end of the Second World War has assumed an increasingly important position in international law as well. Rights are normally invoked to assert fundamental claims of human dignity or liberty which impose limits upon social and governmental power and control. But upon what authority do rights exist? This is the principal question to be addressed in this course, which will be approached from political, philosophical and legal perspectives. In charting the transformation of natural law to natural rights and human rights, we will read a number of essential works by Cicero, Grotius, Locke, Constant, and Kant, modern observers including Dworkin, Sen, and Meron, and foundational documents such as the United States Bill of Rights, the French Declaration of the Rights of Man, the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Charter of the Nuremberg Tribunal. In the latter part of the course we will read and discuss recent decisions issued by international courts concerning matters of torture, rape, and crimes against humanity and consider the complex relationship among individual responsibilities, obligations of the state and the status of rights in international law.

Course	BGIA 319 Issues in Global Public Health
Professor	Julie Becker
CRN	16453
Schedule	TBA
Distribution	OLD: C	NEW: History

This course provides a general overview of determinants of health in the developing world and principles within the field of global public health. It will include a review of some current and historical public health problems, such as tuberculosis, malaria, AIDS, small pox, maternal and infant mortality and reproductive health and rights, and the approaches used to understand and address them. Students will also examine the roles of a range of international organizations involved in global public health efforts, including local and international non-governmental organizations, multilateral agencies such as the WHO, UNAIDS, bilateral organizations like the CDC and USAID, governments and donor organizations. The course aims to convey an understanding of the complexity of health problems in developing countries, the impact of health on social and economic development, the contributions of various disciplines and analytical perspectives in decision-making about public health priorities, and the range of players that contribute to developing and implementing the programs to address them.

Course	BGIA 324 Tensions in Current Development Practice: Globalization and Localization
Professor	Sean Southey
CRN	16456
Schedule	TBA
Distribution	OLD: C	NEW: History

This course is intended to provide a fundamental understanding of current trends in development practice. It will explore two overarching themes that lie at the base of current development practices – globalization and localization. First, it will look at the issue of globalization – and the impacts that globalization has had on current development practice. This will include examine of new global targets (i.e., Millennium Development Goals), shifts in development cooperation modalities (i.e., donor coordination); and efforts to include new partners (i.e., the Global Compact). Against the backdrop of globalization, the course will look at an equally ubiquitous, but less recognized movement – the increased presence of local actors in development. “Decentralization”, “devolution”, “localization” – these all mark intensified efforts in many forms to deepen the role of the many local actors involved in development. This course will use the lens of “subsidarity” to examine governance/development challenges to highlight the complementarity between “globalization” and ‘localization” in an effort to understand efforts of synergy and conflict in today’s development discourse. The goal of the course is to stimulate students to apply informed and critical thinking that questions underlying assumptions to whatever roles they play in sustainable development in order to move towards programs and initiatives that effectively build on global trends and movements.

Course	BGIA 330 Reporting International Affairs
Professor	Allison Silver
CRN	16454
Schedule	TBA
Distribution	OLD: C	NEW: History

Never before have actions and attitudes outside the United States reached our shores so rapidly. The American public needs to know about cells of radical insurgencies in the Middle East or lack of employment in southern Mexico or anti-immigration policies in the Netherlands or earthquakes in India or the spread of the avian flu from Asia to Europe, because how our nation does or doesn’t respond will influence our lives here. And the way we keep track of this information is through reporting on international affairs. Foreign correspondents may file anything from staccato war coverage to leisurely cultural analysis – sometimes in the same day. This course will examine many different sorts of international coverage – spot news, features, profiles, op-eds, essays and magazine length pieces. Students will analyze published pieces and write weekly assignments in the various formats. The assignments will be analyzed in the class with a roundtable discussion. In addition, foreign correspondents, including those who cover America, will address the class and take questions.