Intro to International Relations (WEEK - 7, OCT. 25): Quiz, Readings, Newspaper articles, and Presentations

Dear all,

For the Week 7, you should read the following chapters before you come to the class  

12 McWorld and Jihad.

42 Jihad vs McWorld (Benjamin R. Barber).

43 Paris Is Burning: Jihad vs McWorld by Benjamin R. Barber (Fareed Zakaria).

44 Sovereignty and Emergency: Political Theology, Islam and American Conservatism (Bryan S. Turner).

45 On Terrorism and the New Democratic Realism (Benjamin R. Barber).

DOCUMENTARY:
History Of Latin America, European Immigration to America, Full Documentary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD8Inu0chxs

El Salvador: Assassins For Sale - Latin America Investigates
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcR2hfExuXw

This week, we will have two presentations on Wednesday. YOU SHOULD PREPARE POWER POINTS and EMAIL IT TO ME A DAY BEFORE THE CLASS.
This week, two students will have presentations: 

FRANCISCO GIL SUAZO DEBERNARDI

12 McWorld and Jihad.

42 Jihad vs McWorld (Benjamin R. Barber).

43 Paris Is Burning: Jihad vs McWorld by Benjamin R. Barber (Fareed Zakaria).

NAO SOKSAMNANG

44 Sovereignty and Emergency: Political Theology, Islam and American Conservatism (Bryan S. Turner).

45 On Terrorism and the New Democratic Realism (Benjamin R. Barber).

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PRESENTATION: Please bring RECENT newspaper articles. Articles SHOULD BE related with RELIGION AND POLITICS IN EUROPE AND RUSSIA. Other subjects will not be accepted. PLEASE VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE YOUR ARTICLE IN THE CLASS!    

QUIZ-3: You will take your second quiz on Wednesday (OCTOBER 25) and the quiz covers the following chapters:

6 Nation-State.

20 Sociology and the Nation-State in an Era of Shifting Boundaries (Donald N. Levine).

21 The Westfailure System (Susan Strange).

22 Globalization and the Myth of the Powerless State (Linda Weiss).

23 Globalization and the Resilience of State Power (Daniel Béland).

24 Beyond Nation-State Paradigms: Globalization, Sociology, and the Challenge of Transnational Studies (William I. Robinson).

7 Transnationalism.

25 Transnational Practices (Leslie Sklair).

26 Social Theory and Globalization: The Rise of a Transnational State (William I. Robinson).

27 Revisiting the Question of the Transnational State: A Comment on William Robinson's "Social Theory and Globalization" (Philip McMichael).

8 World Systems.

28 The Modern World-System: Theoretical Reprise (Immanuel Wallerstein).

29 Competing Conceptions of Globalization (Leslie Sklair).

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.     

Best to all,

Tugrul