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PS007. Nation State in the Age of Globalization
- GENERAL INFORMATION
| Title | Nation State in the Age of Globalization |
| Unit code | PS007 |
| Credit rating | 15 |
| Level | MA |
| Contact hours | 21 |
| Pre-requisite units | History of Political Thought, Method of Sociological Research |
| Co-requisite units | |
| School responsible | Moscow School of Social & Economic Science (Faculty of Political Science) |
| Member of staff responsible | Dr. Vladimir Malakhov |
- AIMS
The main purpose of the course is to demystify the debate on “globalization”. On the one hand the term “globalization” designates a system of believes and expectations, on the other hand it reflects an objective transformation process. One of the myth wide spread in the “globalization” debate is the thesis on the demise of nation state. Although the state sovereignty is restricted, the state as such is far from disappearing. Two different issues - the future of sovereignty and the future of state might not be confused. So my aim as a researcher is to examine what happens to the nation state and its institutions under the global condition.
The purposes in regard with curriculum are:
- To acquaint students with the recent scientific debate on the place and functions of nation state in the globalizing world
- To deepen students ideas about basic concepts of political theory such as State, power, sovereignty, legitimacy, and human rights
- To demonstrate how various methods of modern social science work with reference to the problems of globalization
- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE UNIT
Content
1. How to think globalization? Neo-liberalism, as an Ideology of “globalism”. Critical Perspectives: Marxism, World-System Theory, Conservatism.
2. Will sovereignty survive? Three dimensions of sovereignty: economic, military-political, cultural.
3. State and Global Economy. Dismantling the welfare state. How global is the “global economy”?
4. “Developing countries”, or the “Third world”. The problem of exclusion. Protectionism versus free trade. WTO and “national interests”.
5. State and Global Policy. New world (dis)order. Shaping new power relations. The problem of “global governance”: legitimacy and efficiency.
6. Global civil society? Human rights protection as a global concern.
7. Nation-States in the Face of “Global Culture”. “Informationalism” and the “de-territorialization” of culture. What means “global culture”?
Core Reading
- Barber B. Can Democracy Survive Globalization? – Government and Opposition. L., 2000.
- Bauman Z. Globalization: The Human Consequences. Cambridge, 1998.
- Cox R.W. with Sinclair T.J. Approaches to World Order. Cambridge, 1996.
Featherstone M. Global Culture. Nationalism, Globalization and Modernity. L., 1990.
- Held D. Democracy and the Global Order. Cambridge, 1995.
- Mann M. Has Globalization Ended the Rise of the Nation State? – Review of International Political Economy. 1997. No.4.
- Omae K. The Borderless World: Power and Strategy in the Interlinked Economy. NY., 1999.
- Robertson R./ Knondker H. Discourses of Globalization: Preliminary Considerations. – International Sociology. L., 1999. Vol.13, No.1. P. 25-40.
- Steve S. The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. Oxford, 1997.
- Wallerstein I. The Modern World-System III: The Second Era of Great Expansion of the Capitalist World-Economy, 1730-1840s. San Diego, NY, Berkeley etc.,1989.
- Waters M. Globalization. L., NY, 1996.
- INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
| Category of outcome | Students should be able to: |
| Knowledge and understanding | - know scientific debate on the place and functions of nation state in the globalizing world - know ideas about basic concepts of political theory such as State, power, sovereignty, legitimacy, and human rights - understand how various methods of modern social science work with reference to the problems of globalization |
| Intellectual skills | - use basic concepts of a political science properly, not confusing popular sovereignty and territorial sovereignty, power and violence, legitimacy and legality etc. - distinguish separate approaches in political theory of today (Marxism, postmarxism, World- system theory, postmodernism, social constructivism) - develop independently logic of these approaches - recognize ideological backgrounds of different approaches to the problems of globalization (neoliberalism, conservative and new left critique on 'globalism’. |
| Practical skills | - resolve problems: identify the features of problem, including aspects of risk and select approaches and solutions; - identify desired communication outcomes; enhance understanding and engagement by academic and professional audiences; - research independently, by identifying and managing library and information resources including online, correctly citing, acknowledging and referencing sources; - undertake effectively independent and self-managed learning; |
| Transferable skills and personal qualities | - effective written and oral communication; - read, write and communicate in English on academic topics; - reflect and write analytically; - engage in scientific discussion and deliver creative and original thought; - find information and use information technology (including e-library resources) - exercise self-reliance skills and develop independent learning ability; - manage time and work to deadlines. |
- LEARNING AND TEACHING PROCESSES (INCLUDING THE USE OF E-LEARNING)
- Contact hours: lections (70%) and tutorials (30%).
- Private assignment preparation
- Directed reading (paper and electronic texts)
- Essay writing
- ASSESSMENT (INCLUDING THE USE OF E-LEARNING)
| Assessment task | Length | Weighting within unit (if relevant) |
| Essay | 3000-5000 words | 70% |
| Written Exam | | 30% |
| Date of current version | 12 March 2010 |
| Approved by Deans’ meeting | 23 March 2010 |