PSCI 4783: Global Issues

Fall 2008: Governing Global Trade

 

Presentation Guidelines

 

Each student will be asked to make two presentations on assigned readings/topics according to the schedule determined by signups.  The presentation is intended to give you practice in reading comprehension, analysis, and public speaking.  It involves three components.

 

1)      A maximum two-page written summary of each reading/topic.  This must be submitted electronically to me in advance of the class meeting for posting on the course webpage, and you must prepare eleven hard copies for distribution in class.  The key here is to provide your colleagues with a concise statement of the main arguments, evidence, and relevance of the assigned reading and a nice overview of the topic.  Be brief.  You should also include at least a few discussion questions at the end of your summary.  A sample is available online.

2)      A maximum 10-minute presentation of the readings/topic as a whole (whether one or more than one).  The goal here is, first, to provide a verbal analysis of the reading/topic, based on your written summary but not reading from it.  Do not summarize the reading – assume that we have read it.  Instead, analyze it, highlighting core claims, etc. Your second goal is to organize the materials in such a way as to generate discussion possibilities.  I would like this to be a formal, professional presentation, but I also want it to be interesting and engaging.  You are encouraged to use Powerpoint and/or other technological aids in your presentation. The overarching goal is to engage the specific material in terms of the general issues the we are dealing with in this class. How well you bring the material to life and connect it to these broader themes will be very important.

3)      On the basis of this summary, you should pose some discussion questions.  Class discussion, led by you, will continue for however long makes sense.

 

Your presentation will be assessed along the following dimensions:

1)      Accuracy.  Do your summary and presentation accurately capture what the reading is trying to convey?

2)      Clarity.  Do your summary and presentation clearly and concisely articulate your key claims?  Are things logically organized?

3)      Presentation Style.  How well are you communicating verbally?  Reading from notes, speaking down/at low volume/too quickly, disorganization, etc. all detract from your presentation.

4)      Analytic Strength.  You are required to do more than provide a standalone summary of the reading.  The real challenge is to develop the topic of the day and to integrate it into broader themes of interest to the class.  How well do you tie the reading into these themes, and/or draw out broader implications of the reading above and beyond the barebones summary?

Appendix I

Student Presentation: Instructor Evaluation Form

 

Name:                                                                          Date:                                                  

 

1. Written Summary

 
  • Concise & Organized (10)

 

 

 
  • Re: Arguments (10)

 

 

 
  • Re: Evidence (10)

 

 

 
  • Re: Relevance (10)

 

 

 
  • Questions (10)

 

 

 

2. Oral Presentation

 
  • Accuracy/Usefulness (10)

 

 

 
  • Clarity (organization, etc.) (10)

 

 

 
  • Style

 

·         Pacing (5)

 

 

·         Volume/Enunciation/Demeanor (5)

 

 
  • Analytic Strength (10)

 

 

 
  • Discussion (10)

 

 

 

Comments:

 

 

 

 

Appendix II

Presentation Schedule

 

DATE

DOW

WK

MTG

Topic

Assignment

Presenter

20080905

F

2

5

The Governance Problem: Specific

**Joseph M. Grieco and G. John Ikenberry, “The Political Foundations of the World Economy,” in State Power and World Markets: The International Political Economy (New York: W.W. Norton, 2003), pp. 92-123 (E-RESERVE).

 

20080915

M

4

9

US Trade Politics: Foundations

Destler, chs. 1-2.

 

20080917

W

4

10

US Trade Politics: Changing Context

Destler, chs. 3, 7

 

20080919

F

4

11

US Trade Politics: NAFTA

Destler, ch. 8.

 

20080922

M

5

12

US Trade Politics: Current Issues

Destler, chs. 11-12.

 

20080924

W

5

13

Candidates' Views: John McCain vs. Barack Obama

Self-directed research.

 

20080929

M

6

15

Regionalism: Background & Concepts

**Louise Fawcett, “Exploring regional domains: a comparative history of regionalism,” International Affairs 80,3 (May 2004), pp. 431-439 only (E-ARTICLE);

 

20081001

W

6

16

Regionalism: Contours

**Jo-Ann Crawford and Robert V. Fiorentino, “The Changing Landscape of Regional Trade Agreements,” WTO Discussion Paper no. 8 (2005), http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/booksp_e/discussion_papers8_e.pdf, pp. 1-16 only (ONLINE).

 

20081003

F

6

17

Explaining the “New Regionalism”

**Edward D. Mansfield and Helen V. Milner, “The New Wave of Regionalism,” International Organization 53, 3 (Summer 1999): 589-627 (E-ARTICLE).

 

20081008

W

7

19

Western Hemisphere: General

**TBD.

 

20081010

F

7

20

Western Hemisphere: Mercosur

**Felix Peña, “Understanding Mercosur and Its Future,” Miami European Union Center Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series 5,14 (June 2005), http://www.miami.edu/eucenter/penafinal.pdf (ONLINE);

 

20081013

M

8

21

Western Hemisphere: NAFTA > FTAA

**TBD.

 

20081015

W

8

22

Africa: General

**Naceur Bourename, “Regional Integration in Africa: Situation and Prospects,” in Regional Integration in Africa (Paris: OECD, 2002), pp. 17-43 (E-RESERVE);

 

20081017

F

8

23

Africa: Southern

**Carolyn Jenkins, Integration and Co-Operation in Southern Africa, OECD Development Centre Working Paper no. 172 (March 2001), espec. pp. 7-10, 18-40 (TBD).

 

20081020

M

9

24

Africa: African Union

**Inter-Africa Group, "The Architecture and Capacity of the African Union," Prepared for the African Union Symposium (E-RESERVE).

 

20081022

W

9

25

Asia: General

**Richard Blandy, “Executive Summary and Synthesis,” in Regional Integration in the Asia-Pacific: Issues and Prospects (Paris: OECD, 2005), pp. 9-24 (E-RESERVE).

 

20081024

F

9

26

Asia: ASEAN

**M.C. Abad, Jr., “The Association of Southeast Asian Nations: Challenges and Responses,” in The Regional Organizations of the Asia-Pacific: Exploring Institutional Change, edited by Michael Wesley (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003), pp. 40-59 (TBD).

 

20081027

M

10

27

Asia: APEC

**TBD.

 

20081029

W

10

28

Interregionalism

**TBD.

 

II.C. Global Trade Governance

20081103

M

11

30

The Postwar System

Narlikar, ch. 1.

 

20081107

F

11

32

WTO: Formation and Organization

Narlikar, chs. 2-3.

 

20081110

M

12

33

WTO: Issues and Operation

Narlikar, chs. 4-5.

 

20081112

W

12

34

Doha Development Round

Narlikar, ch. 6

 

20081114

F

12

35

Evaluating WTO Governance

Narlikar, ch. 7.

 

Part III. Issues and Topics in Trade Governance

20081119

W

13

37

Free Trade vs. Fair Trade

**Daniel W. Drezner, “Memorandum to the President,” in US Trade Strategy: Free vs. Fair (Washington, DC: Council on Foreign Relations, 2006), http://www.cfr.org/content/publications/attachments/CPCTrade.pdf, pp. 1-39 (ONLINE).

 

20081121

F

13

38

Trade and Development

**Dani Rodrik, “The Global Governance of Trade – As If Development Really Mattered,” United Nations Development Programme background paper, October 2001.  ONLINE at http://ksghome.harvard.edu/~drodrik/UNDPtrade.PDF.

 

20081201

M

15

39

Trade and Environment

**Daniel C. Esty, “Bridging the Trade-Environment Divide,” Journal of Economic Perspectives 15,3 (Summer 2001): 113-130 (E-ARTICLE).

 

20081203

W

15

40

Trade and Human Rights

**Emilie M. Hafner-Burton, “Trading Human Rights: How Preferential Trade Agreements Influence Government Repression,” International Organization 59, 3 (Summer 2005): 593-629 (E-ARTICLE).
Topical Paper #4 due at start of class.