PSCI 4783

Global Issues: Comparative Regional Integration

Fall 2005

Professor Jupille

Outlines and Overheads

Wk	Mtg	Date	DOW	Topic
1	1	20050822	M	Course Introduction
1	2	20050824	W	Concepts: Regions, Regionalism and Regionalization
1	3	20050826	F	Overview and General Trends
2	4	20050829	M	Introduction to the European Union
2	5	20050831	W	History of European Integration (see overhead from previous meeting) NO CLASS MEETING
2	6	20050902	F	NO CLASS MEETING
3	x	20050905	M	HOLIDAY-LABOR DAY
3	7	20050907	W	Institutional Architecture
3	8	20050909	F	The Heart of the Union: European Commission
4	9	20050912	M	Representing the States: Council(s) of the European Union
4	10	20050914	W	Representing the People: European Parliament (summary handout by Jana Rehemaa)
4	11	20050916	F	Umpiring the System: European Court of Justice (summary handout by Richie Benson)
5	12	20050919	M	EU Policies (summary handout by Jim Geiser)
5	13	20050921	W	Assessment and Implications
5	14	20050923	F	Midterm Examination (see exam preview) (see exam results)
6	15	20050926	M	Theories of Regional Integration: Preview
6	16	20050928	W	The Political Economy of Integration
6	17	20050930	F	Societal and Supranationalist Theories: Transactionalism & Neo-Functionalism
7	18	20051003	M	State-Centric Theories: Intergovernmentalism
7	19	20051005	W	Do the Lessons of the EU “Travel”?
7	20	20051007 Essay topics due	F	Regional Integration in Africa: Background
8	21	20051010	M	Southern Africa
8	22	20051012	W	Eastern & Western Africa (summary handout by Michael Chambers)
8	23	20051014	F	HOLIDAY-FALL BREAK
9	24	20051017	M	African Union (summary handout by Mike Lanphier)
9	25	20051019	W	Africa: Prospects & Implications (summary handout by Ageno Otii)
9	26	20051021	F	Regional Integration in Asia: Background (summary handout by Emily Gibson)
10	27	20051024	M	APEC
10	28	20051026	W	ASEAN (summary handout by Vega Vashtiary)
10	29	20051028	F	Asia: Prospects & Implications
11	30	20051031	M	Regional Integration in the Americas: Background (summary handout by Tim Thomas)
11	31	20051102	W	NAFTA (summary handout by Amy Hutmacher)
11	32	20051104 Essay drafts due	F	MERCOSUR (summary handout by Jeremy Paxton)
12	33	20051107	M	Small States: the Caribbean Case (Summary handout by Amy Vreeland)
12	34	20051109	W	Free Trade Area of the Americas (summary handout by Camilo Quintero)
12	35	20051111	F	The Americas: Prospects & Implications (summary handout by Marcus Gonzales)
13	36	20051114	M	Other: Middle East
13	37	20051116	W	Other: Historical Cases: Zollverein & Failed European Cases (summary handout by Jake Sickich)
13	38	20051118	F	CLASS CANCELED
14	39	20051121	M	Regional Integration and Economic Development (summary handout by Omid Bachari)
14	40	20051123	W	Regional Integration, Social Policy and Culture (summary handout by Audra Harbert)
14	x	20051125	F	HOLIDAY-THANKSGIVING
15	41	20051128	M	Regional Integration and Democratic Governance (summary handout by Brendan Snow)
15	42	20051130	W	Assessing Theories of Regional Integration
15	43	20051202	F	CLASS CANCELED
16	44	20051205 Essays due	M	Lessons and Limitations of the European Analogy
16	45	20051207	W	Course Conclusion: Toward a World of Regions?
X	X	20051210	Sa	Final Examination, 1030-1300 (see final examination preview)