Beyond the Left Turn: The Second Wave of Incorporation of the Popular Sectors in Latin America

Economic Sociology and Political Economy - November 7, 2017   

by Federico M. Rossi

Neoliberalism has been defined as crucial to the reformulation of state-society relations in the postcorporatist period because it has undermined the national-populist or – as Cavarozzi and Garretón (1989) called it – “state-centered matrix”, through the weakening, and sometimes destruction, of existing corporatist arrangements (Oxhorn, 1998).
Neoliberalism has also caused the sociopolitical exclusion or – as I call it – “disincorporation” of the popular sectors. However, exclusion was intensely resisted by social movements mobilizing the popular sectors, such as the landless peasants in Brazil, the indigenous in Bolivia and Ecuador, and the unemployed in Argentina, contributing to a resurgence of the left (Rossi, 2015).
A growing body of literature is examining the turn toward leftist governments (Cameron and Hershberg, 2010; Levitsky and Roberts, 2011). Some scholars associate what might be considered as the end of neoliberalism with the accession of left-wing or populist parties to power in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela (Grugel and Riggirozzi, 2012). While the access to power of some left-wing or populist parties seems to be relevant for the application of inclusionary policies (Huber and Stephens, 2012), I argue that we need to add extra layers of empirical detail and theoretical density to the “left turn” thesis to explain the complexity of the macro-process of transformation in Latin America’s political arena.

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Islamic Movements (Week-10 MONDAY November 13) Reflection- 4 Readings and Newspaper Articles

Dear all,

For the next week, (10^th Week 9:30 - 12:00) you should read the following articles:

·     Islamist Parties Post-Arab Spring KhalilAl-Anani

·      Toward a Theory of “Islamist Movements” By MarkGould

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PRESENTATION: Please bring the newspaper articles. Articles SHOULD BE related with ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS AND PARTIES IN POST ARAB SPRING ERA. Other subjects will not be accepted. PLEASE VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE YOUR ARTICLE IN THE CLASS! I need a print copy (First page) of your article, and please include your full name on it.  

REFLECTION PAPER -4
Please read the following instructions carefully:

In this reflection paper, you have THREE questions. Please answer them all!

1) Based on the articles, 

Islamic Parties and Democracy in Indonesia Insights from the World’s Largest Muslim Country By Jan Woischnik and Philipp Müller

Critical connections: Islamic politics and political economy in Indonesia and Malaysia KHOO Boo Teik and Vedi R. HADIZ 

how do the authors categorize Islamic movements in Indonesia, and based on what conditions? Briefly explain and GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the readings and our class discussions. Your answer should be at least 400 words.

2) Based on the article, (Political Islam and the Recent Rise of Islamist Conservatism in Malaysia By Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid), what are the differences and similarities between Indonesia and Malaysia in terms of Islamic Movements and Parties? Briefly explain and GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the readings and our class discussions. Your answer should be at least 300 words. 

3) Please answer the following questions based on these four articles on Global Salafism:

• Introduction on Global Salafism. Roel Meijer. Global Salafism: Islam’s New Religious Movement. Columbia University Press, 2009.
• On the Nature of Salafi Thought and Action. Roel Meijer. Global Salafism: Islam’s New Religious Movement. Columbia University Press, 2009.
• Salafism in Saudi Arabia. Roel Meijer. Global Salafism: Islam’s New Religious Movement. Columbia University Press, 2009.

* What are the main characteristics of Salafism?

* Why do you think Salafi movements are growing rapidly in Muslim Societies?

* Do you think classical Islamic movements and parties, such as the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas are failing to provide solutions to social, political and economic issues?

* What are the views of Salafi movements on contemporary social, political and economic issues?

Briefly explain and GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the readings and our class discussions. Your answer should be at least 500 words. 

In your answer, please do not use citation; use your own words, and do not copy from the Internet, the books conclusion, or from Wikipedia.   Email your paper to me as MS Word attachments by 12:00 Midnight, on next THURSDAY night, NOVEMBER 16^TH. PLEASE include Islamic Movements – Reflection Paper 4 in the subject line of your email, and send it to tugrulkeskin (at) t.shu.edu.cn
The reflection papers should be at least 1200 words. Font size should be Times New Roman, 12 point. You need to email me your reflection papers with Word document.
Criteria: If your paper is less than 1200 words, or late, you will loose 4 points.

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

Best to all,

Tugrul Keskin

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Intro to International Relations (WEEK - 10): Quiz-5, Readings, Newspaper articles, and Presentations

Dear all,

For the Week 10, you should read the following chapters before you come to the class

15 McDonaldization.

57 An Introduction to McDonaldization (George Ritzer).

58 McDonaldization and the Global Culture of Consumption (Malcolm Waters).

59 The McDonald’s Mosaic: Glocalization and Diversity (Bryan S. Turner).

60 Transnationalism, Localization, and Fast Foods in East Asia (James L. Watson).

61 Global Implications of McDonaldization and Disneyization (Alan Bryman).

62 Glocommodification: How the Global Consumes the Local – McDonald's in Israel (Uri Ram).

DOCUMENTARY:
Iraq For Sale The War Profiteers 2006 - Documentary Film Official

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYa_3oh1-s4

OR Discovery Channel China Time of Xi Episode 1: People’s Republic  http://chinaandthemiddleeast.blogspot.com/2017/10/china-time-of-xi-episode-1-peoples.html

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: 

SUY BUNLAY

15 McDonaldization.

57 An Introduction to McDonaldization (George Ritzer).

58 McDonaldization and the Global Culture of Consumption (Malcolm Waters).

ABDURRAHIM SAGIR

59 The McDonald’s Mosaic: Glocalization and Diversity (Bryan S. Turner).

60 Transnationalism, Localization, and Fast Foods in East Asia (James L. Watson).

SOEUNG SEYHAK

61 Global Implications of McDonaldization and Disneyization (Alan Bryman).

62 Glocommodification: How the Global Consumes the Local – McDonald's in Israel (Uri Ram).

REZA PIRAMOUN SHARIFABAD

63 World Culture: Origins and Consequences Frank J. Lechner and John Boli

64 Norms, Culture, and W orld Politics: Insights from Sociology's Institutionalism Martha Finnemore

LOEUN CHHANY

14 Critiquing Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization.

51 Hybridity, So What? The Anti-Hybridity Backlash and the Riddles of Recognition (Jan Nederveen Pieterse).

52 The Global, the Local, and the Hybrid: A Native Ethnography of Glocalization (Marwan M. Kraidy).

MOHAMMED SAIF

53 Globalization and Trinidad Carnival: Diaspora, Hybridity and Identity in Global Culture (Keith Nurse).

54 Mapping the “Glocal” Village: The Political Limits of “Glocalization” (William H. Thornton).

AHMED TAAJIR

55 Rethinking Globalization: Glocalization/Grobalization and Something/Nothing (George Ritzer).

56 Dialectics of Something and Nothing: Critical Reflections on Ritzer’s Globalization Analysis (Douglas Kellner).

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PRESENTATION: Please bring RECENT newspaper articles. Articles SHOULD BE related with TRUMP VISIT TO CHINA. Other subjects will not be accepted. PLEASE VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE YOUR ARTICLE IN THE CLASS!    

QUIZ-5: You will take your second quiz on Wednesday and the quiz covers the following chapters:

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).

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

Best to all,

Tugrul

FINAL PAPER STRUCTURE - Islamic Movements FALL 2017

FINAL PAPER STRUCTURE

Full Name of Islamic Movement/Party

Students’ Names

Islamic Movements

FALL 2017

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B5k3xUhSIpT-S0pMc0Rld0lQODQ

Contents:

1. Introduction to a movement/party
2. Origins: Describe the historical, political and social roots of the movement/party
3. Founder’s Biography
4. Demographic Characteristics of the movement/party
5. Historical Transformations to Modern Times
6. Relationship with the other parties and movements
7. Movement or Party’s view on democracy, women, capitalism, secularism, etc.
8. Future of the movement/party
9. CONCLUSION

I: Introduction to a movement/party (at least 500 word)   

Brief Introduction

Your definition of an Islamic party/movement

Comparison of the movement/party to other Islamic parties and movements

Cover a broader spectrum of Islamic movements/parties worldwide

What branch of Islam does this movement/party practice or represent: Sunni (Hanefi, Shafi, Maliki or Hanbali) or Shi’a? Please explain.

II: Origins: Describe the historical, political and social roots of the movement/party (At least 1000 words)

How and why was the movement/party established?

         By whom – what people were involved?

III: Founder’s Biography (at least 750 words)

         His ethnic origin

         His Islamic education

         His teachings

         His view about Islam and the Islamic State

         His view about Muslims in general - worldwide

         His views concerning women, democracy, capitalism, imperialism/occupations               in Muslim lands

IV: Demographic Characteristics of the movement/party (at least 500 words)

Ethnicity

Gender

Employment

Education

Class structure/Income

Others

V: Historical Transformations to Modern Times (at least 1000 words)

         Historical social and political transformations, struggles, successes and growing pains, until modern times.

VI: Relationship with the other parties and movements (at least 500 words)

How is the movement or party viewed? How does the movement or party    perceive other mosques/community centers? And vice versa.

VII: Movement or Party’s view on democracy, women, capitalism, secularism, etc. (at least 1000 words)

VIII: Future of the movement/party (at least 500 words)

         Aspirations, financial realities, obstacles, and future projections

IX: CONCLUSION:  Please provide your concluding remarks (at least 250 words)

Your paper should be at least 6.000 words in length.

Islamic Movements (Week-9 Thursday November 9) Readings, Newspaper Articles and Presentation

Dear all,

For the next week, (9^th Week) you should read the following articles:

• Political Islam in Algeria By Amel Boubekeur
• Party for Justice and Development in Morocco: Participation and Its Discontents By Amr Hamzawy
• The Future of Tunisian Islamism: The Case of Ennahda By Ebony King
• The US, Hizb-ut-Tahrir, and Religious Extremism in Central Asia by Alisher Khamidov

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PRESENTATION: Please bring the newspaper articles. Articles SHOULD BE related with ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS AND PARTIES IN CENTRAL ASIA. Other subjects will not be accepted. PLEASE VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE YOUR ARTICLE IN THE CLASS! I need a print copy (First page) of your article, and please include your full name on it.  

 

Weekly Presentation ON THURSDAY NOVEMBER 9^TH:

Pilar Mejía Buenfil

Introduction on Global Salafism". Roel Meijer. Global Salafism: Islam’s New Religious Movement. Columbia University Press, 2009

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

Best to all,

Tugrul Keskin

Intro to International Relations (WEEK - 9): Quiz-4, Readings, Newspaper articles, and Presentations

Dear all,

For the Week 9, you should read the following chapters before you come to the class

14 Critiquing Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization.

51 Hybridity, So What? The Anti-Hybridity Backlash and the Riddles of Recognition (Jan Nederveen Pieterse).

52 The Global, the Local, and the Hybrid: A Native Ethnography of Glocalization (Marwan M. Kraidy).

53 Globalization and Trinidad Carnival: Diaspora, Hybridity and Identity in Global Culture (Keith Nurse).

54 Mapping the “Glocal” Village: The Political Limits of “Glocalization” (William H. Thornton).

55 Rethinking Globalization: Glocalization/Grobalization and Something/Nothing (George Ritzer).

56 Dialectics of Something and Nothing: Critical Reflections on Ritzer’s Globalization Analysis (Douglas Kellner).

DOCUMENTARY:
The Power Of Nightmares: Part 2 The Phantom Victory (2004)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QTaJ_ZVn-4

The Power Of Nightmares: Part 3 The Shadows In The Cave (2004)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD1BRE-DBsA

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: 

OLGA GORYUNOVA

Part II Culture.

46 Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms (Jan Nederveen Pieterse).

13 Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization.

47 The World in Creolisation (Ulf Hannerz).

VOEURN VINICHHAI 

48 Flows, Boundaries and Hybrids: Keywords in Transnational Anthropology (Ulf Hannerz).

49 Globalization as Hybridization (Jan Nederveen Pieterse).

50 Glocalization: Time–Space and Homogeneity–Heterogeneity (Roland Robertson).

JESSICA GARCIA

The Hidden Ruler: Wang Huning and the Making of Contemporary China

Haig Patapan and Yi Wang - JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA, 2017

When a Sleeping Giant Wakes – A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of China’s Expanding Ties in the Middle East. Tugrul Keskin and Christian N. Braun - sociology of islam 4 (2016) 1-26

LOEUN CHHANY

14 Critiquing Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization.

51 Hybridity, So What? The Anti-Hybridity Backlash and the Riddles of Recognition (Jan Nederveen Pieterse).

52 The Global, the Local, and the Hybrid: A Native Ethnography of Glocalization (Marwan M. Kraidy).

MOHAMMED SAIF

53 Globalization and Trinidad Carnival: Diaspora, Hybridity and Identity in Global Culture (Keith Nurse).

54 Mapping the “Glocal” Village: The Political Limits of “Glocalization” (William H. Thornton).

AHMED TAAJIR

55 Rethinking Globalization: Glocalization/Grobalization and Something/Nothing (George Ritzer).

56 Dialectics of Something and Nothing: Critical Reflections on Ritzer’s Globalization Analysis (Douglas Kellner).

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PRESENTATION: Please bring RECENT newspaper articles. Articles SHOULD BE related with POLITICAL ISLAM IN CENTRAL ASIA. Other subjects will not be accepted. PLEASE VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE YOUR ARTICLE IN THE CLASS!    

QUIZ-4: You will take your second quiz on Wednesday and the quiz covers the following chapters:

9 Empire.

30 Empire (Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri).

31 The Global Coliseum: On Empire (Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri interviewed by Nicholas Brown and Imre Szeman).

32 Retrieving the Imperial: Empire and International Relations (Tarak Barkawi and Mark Laffey).

33 Africa: the Black Hole at the Middle of Empire? (David Moore).

34 The New World Order (They Mean It) (Stanley Aronowitz).

35 Adventures of the Multitude: Response of the Authors (Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri).

10 Network Society and Informationalism.

36 Toward a Sociology of the Network Society (Manuel Castells).

37 Depoliticizing Globalization: From Neo-Marxism to the Network Society of Manuel Castells (Peter Marcuse).

11 World Risk Society and Cosmopolitanism.

38 The Terrorist Threat: World Risk Society Revisited (Ulrich Beck).

39 Risk, Globalisation and the State: A Critical Appraisal of Ulrich Beck and the World Risk Society Thesis (Darryl S. L. Jarvis).

40 Unpacking Cosmopolitanism for the Social Sciences: A Research Agenda (Ulrich Beck and Natan Sznaider).

41 Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism (Craig Calhoun).

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

Best to all,

Tugrul

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Lecture: Introduction to Research Methods: A Premier for Writing an MA Thesis or Phd Dissertation - Professor David Fasenfest

Center for Turkish Studies  

Edward Said LECTURE SERIES -20

Introduction to Research Methods: A Premier for Writing an MA Thesis or Phd Dissertation

Professor David Fasenfest  

Wayne State University,  USA Editor, Critical Sociology  Series Editor, Studies in Critical Social Sciences http://clas.wayne.edu/david-fasenfest 

Date and Time: Friday, November 17 2017 and 13:00 - 15:00 PM 

Building - College of Liberal Arts (A New building), 2nd floor 

SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY  99 Shangda Road, BaoShan District, Shanghai. 200444

FOR THIS LECTURE, PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BOOK:

HOW TO WRITE A THESIS BY UMBERTO ECO

Islamic Movements (Week-8 Tuesday November 7) Reflection-3, Readings, Newspaper Articles and Presentation

Dear all,

For the next week, (8^th Week) you should read the following articles:

• Islamic Parties and Democracy in Indonesia Insights from the World’s Largest Muslim Country By Jan Woischnik / Philipp Müller
• Salafism in Indonesia. Roel Meijer. Global Salafism: Islam’s New Religious Movement. Columbia University Press, 2009.
• Critical connections: Islamic politics and political economy in Indonesia and Malaysia KHOO Boo Teik and Vedi R. HADIZ
• Political Islam and the Recent Rise of Islamist Conservatism in Malaysia By Ahmad Fauzi Abdul Hamid

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PRESENTATION: Please bring the newspaper articles. Articles SHOULD BE related with ISLAMIC MOVEMENTS AND PARTIES IN INDONESIA AND MALAYSIA. Other subjects will not be accepted. PLEASE VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE YOUR ARTICLE IN THE CLASS! I need a print copy (First page) of your article, and please include your full name on it. 

Weekly Presentation:

Pilar Mejía Buenfil

Introduction on Global Salafism". Roel Meijer. Global Salafism: Islam’s New Religious Movement. Columbia University Press, 2009

REFLECTION PAPER -3
Please read the following instructions carefully:

In this reflection paper, you have four questions. Please answer them all!

1) Based on the readings and our class discussions, please answer the following questions:

* how do you categorize the Gulen Movement?

* Do you think the Gulen is a Shari'a based Islamic movement or a market-oriented movement?

* Please also try to explain what the Gulen movement is trying to achieve, what is their goal in Turkey and globally? 

Briefly explain and GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the readings and our class discussions. Your answer should be at least 300 words.

2) Based on our readings and class discussions, please answer the following questions:

* How do you categorize the Hamas?

* Do you think the Hamas is a Shari’a based party or political movement, or a market-oriented party?

* Please also try to explain what the Hamas is trying to achieve: liberation of Palestine or Islamization?

* Do you think Hamas is transnational movement or Hamas is political party limited to Palestine? 

Briefly explain and GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the readings and our class discussions. Your answer should be at least 300 words. 

3) Based on two readings and our class discussions, please answer the following questions:

* how do you categorize the Hezbollah?

* Do you think the Hezbollah is a Shari¹a based party or political movement, or a market-oriented party or ethno-religious political power in Lebanese politics?

* Please also try to explain what the Hezbollah is trying to achieve: protecting the Shi'a interests in Lebanese politics or Islamization of Lebanon?

* Do you think Hezbollah is an independent political power from Iranian social and political influence in the Middle East?   

Briefly explain and GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the readings and our class discussions.Your answer should be at least 300 words. 

According to Turkey’s Justice and  Development Party through  Arab Eyes. MOUNIR SHAFIQ. Insight Turkey    Vol. 11 / No. 1 / 2009  pp. 33-41

, please answer the following questions:

* how do you categorize the JDP?

* Do you think the JDP is a Shari'a based Islamic party or political movement, or a market-oriented democratic party?

* Please also try to explain what the JDP is trying to achieve: protecting the Islamist/Conservative interests in Turkish politics or Islamization of Turkey? 

Briefly explain and GIVE SPECIFIC EXAMPLES from the readings and our class discussions.Your answer should be at least 300 words. 

In your answer, please do not use citation; use your own words, and do not copy from the Internet, the books conclusion, or from Wikipedia.   Email your paper to me as MS Word attachments by 12:00 Midnight, on next Tuesday night. PLEASE include Islamic Movements – Reflection Paper 1 in the subject line of your email, and send it to tugrulkeskin (at) t.shu.edu.cn
The reflection papers should be at least 1200 words. Font size should be Times New Roman, 12 point. You need to email me your reflection papers with Word document.
Criteria: If your paper is less than 1200 words, or late, you will loose 4 points.

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

Best to all,

Tugrul Keskin

Intro to International Relations (WEEK - 8, NOV. 1): Quiz-3, Readings, Newspaper articles, and Presentations

Dear all,

For the Week 8, you should read the following chapters before you come to the class

Part II Culture.

46 Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms (Jan Nederveen Pieterse).

13 Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization.

47 The World in Creolisation (Ulf Hannerz).

48 Flows, Boundaries and Hybrids: Keywords in Transnational Anthropology (Ulf Hannerz).

49 Globalization as Hybridization (Jan Nederveen Pieterse).

50 Glocalization: Time–Space and Homogeneity–Heterogeneity (Roland Robertson).

DOCUMENTARY:
The trap of Materialism

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

The Cult of Materialism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qIBxXLMCL0

The Shock Doctrine [2009] Documentary by Naomi Klein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3B5qt6gsxY

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: 

FACUNDO OLMEDO

40 Unpacking Cosmopolitanism for the Social Sciences: A Research Agenda (Ulrich Beck and Natan Sznaider).

41 Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism (Craig Calhoun).

OLGA GORYUNOVA

Part II Culture.

46 Globalization and Culture: Three Paradigms (Jan Nederveen Pieterse).

13 Creolization, Hybridity, and Glocalization.

47 The World in Creolisation (Ulf Hannerz).

VOEURN VINICHHAI 

48 Flows, Boundaries and Hybrids: Keywords in Transnational Anthropology (Ulf Hannerz).

49 Globalization as Hybridization (Jan Nederveen Pieterse).

50 Glocalization: Time–Space and Homogeneity–Heterogeneity (Roland Robertson).

JESSICA GARCIA

The Hidden Ruler: Wang Huning and the Making of Contemporary China

Haig Patapan and Yi Wang - JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA, 2017

When a Sleeping Giant Wakes – A Neoclassical Realist Analysis of China’s Expanding Ties in the Middle East. Tugrul Keskin and Christian N. Braun - sociology of islam 4 (2016) 1-26

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

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

Best to all,

Tugrul