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HISTORY 605 - GLOBAL GOVERNANCE IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE (0.5) FALL

PROFESSOR JOHN ENGLISH

(FOR GLOBAL GOVERNANCE STUDENTS)

 

10:00-11:50 AM Thursday in Hagey Hall room 334 (3rd floor). Some classes may be held at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. Click for Directions

This course examines the various ways global actors have identified and tried to solve global problems in the twentieth century. We will study the interactions among international organizations, state actors, non-governmental organizations, and informal interest groups as they have confronted global issues such as war, immigration, international trade, human rights, and environmental and health crises. Students will also participate in three conferences on global issues.

Books and Readings: Raymond Grew’s essay on globalization is available in Readings section of the website.The Scholte and Bothwell books are available in the bookstore for purchase. In addition there are limited copies of Gaddis and Hobsbawm available.

Evaluation: Students will be graded on class participation (20%), a conference report (20%) and a bibliographical essay of approximately 5000 words (60%). Topics for this essay will be discussed in class.

See the Calendar section of the website for the class schedule.

 

Community Announcements

  • Nov 18, 2007

    Nov. 29th Class has been rescheduled to Nov. 22

    Students will split off into thier groups. There are three readings assigned for this class which can be found in the course documents section of the website under Ottawa Process Readings.

  • Nov 11, 2007

    New York Review of Books

    Students can find the New York Review of Books here. Dr. English mentioned in class that this site would be a useful guide. http://www.nybooks.com/

  • Nov 03, 2007

    Change to November 8th Class

    Students are expected to attend class on November 8th at 10:00am. Dr. English will discuss the Bothwell book but due to scheduling conflict Dr. Bothwell will not be in attendance. Class will go for as long as necessary and Dr. English will answer questions regarding the papers. Dr. Bothwell will be speaking later on in the evening. Students interested in seeing the talk can find details below.

    November 8, 2007:7:00pm

    Dr. Robert Bothwell, Professor of History, University of Toronto, "Is There a Canadian Foreign Policy Tradition?"

    Dr. Bothwell will be presenting his new book, "Alliances and Illusions". He will discuss the myths and realities in the history of Canadian foreign policy, from the golden age to international do-gooders.

    Location:
    Manfred Conrad Hall, Accelerator Centre
    The Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship and Technology(CBET)
    University of Waterloo
    295 Hagey Blvd., Suite 240
    Waterloo, Ontario
    Canada N2L 6R5