OSAKA UNIVERSITY SHORT-TERM STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM _

01f-10
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS IN A GLOBALIZING WORLD

Nobuyuki KATAOKA (International Student Center)

Objective
We are living in an increasingly globalized world today. This course will examine the effects of globalization on various political, economic, and cultural aspects of contemporary international relations as well as provide basic knowledge on wide-ranging problems in the world today. Students will be encouraged to actively express their opinions and also to carefully listen what others from different parts of the world have to say, in order to turn the class itself into "international relations in a globalizing world", which is a unique OUSSEP opportunity.

Textbook
There will be no assigned textbook. Short reading materials will be distributed in class each week.

Recommended Reading
John Baylis and Steve Smith, eds. The Globalization of World Politics, Oxford University Press, 1997.

Course Outline
Week 1: Introduction: what is globalization?
Week 2: Globalization of politics: humanitarian intervention
Week 3: Globalization of economy: world financial market
Week 4: Globalization of culture: Americanization
Week 5: Global risk 1: environment
Week 6: Global risk 2: nuclear proliferation
Week 7: [Documentary film on development]
Week 8: Poverty/development in global economy
Week 9: Gender and globalization
Week 10: [Documentary film on sexual war crime]
Week 11: Japan in the world
Week 12: Global migration and racism
Week 13: Global social movement: transnational NGOs
Week 14: Globalization revisited
Week 15: [Documentary film to be decided]

Assignment
Two papers (mid-term and final, 5 to 10 pages each) on the issues discussed in class.

Grading
Participation in class 30%
Mid-term and final papers 70%