Intro to International Relations (WEEK - 5, OCTOBER 18): Quiz, Readings, Newspaper articles, and Presentations

Dear all,

For the Week 5, you should read the following chapters before you come to the class   

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).

DOCUMENTARY:
Empire - The sun never sets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRdGnE7v-EI
How the Europeans Divided Africa

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ1uo5jvpe8&t=317s

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: 

ASMAA ABUSAMAK

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).

KATHLYN JUANITA CHRYSTAL PAUL 

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).

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE PRESENTATION: Please bring RECENT newspaper articles. Articles SHOULD BE related with THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PERIPHERY. Other subjects will not be accepted. PLEASE VERY BRIEFLY SUMMARIZE YOUR ARTICLE IN THE CLASS!     

QUIZ-2: You will take your second quiz on Wednesday (OCTOBER 18) and the quiz covers the following chapters:

4 Neoliberalism.

11 Freedom versus Collectivism in Foreign Aid (William Easterly).

12 The Great Transformation: The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time (Karl Polanyi).

13 Freedom’s Just Another Word . . . (David Harvey).

14 Neoliberalism as Exception, Exception to Neoliberalism (Aihwa Ong).

5 Structural Adjustment.

15 Structural Adjustment in East and Southeast Asia: Lessons from Latin America (Jim Glassman and Pádraig Carmody).

16 The Social Consequences of Structural Adjustment: Recent Evidence and Current Debates (Sarah Babb).

17 The Human Rights Effects of World Bank Structural Adjustment, 1981–2000 (M. Rodwan Abouharb and David L. Cingranelli).

18 How International Monetary Fund and World Bank Policies Undermine Labor Power and Rights (Vincent Lloyd and Robert Weissman).

19 Who Has Failed Africa?: IMF Measures or the African Leadership? (Gerald Scott).

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

Best to all,

Tugrul