The Global Politics of Protest and Change

LSE Summer School 2008 IR250: The Global Politics of Protest and Change Date: 7-25 July 2008 Lectures: 36 hours Classes: 12 hours Assessment: 1 written examination Prerequisites: At least one introductory course in either social science (e.g. political science, international relations, sociology, economics), history or law. Teachers responsible: Professor Mary Kaldor Iavor Rangelov Sabine Selchow Course description: This course is unique in its bottom-up approach to the study of politics and social change, emphasizing the role of human agency, activism and resistance in the process of globalization. It is about the contested nature of global civil society and takes a comprehensive approach to the issue. The course discusses the competing understandings of ???anti-globalization??? and ???globalization from below??? in the context of global activism on issues such as capitalism and social justice, democracy, human rights, and the global war on terror. The role of key agents in this struggle will be explored - from social movements and NGOs to global media and institutions such as the UN, WTO and the World Bank. Key concepts that help to understand ???global civil society??? will be unpacked, e.g. anti-politics, social contract, hegemony, the public sphere, violence and civility. The course offers a unique opportunity for students to engage with some of the leading scholars in the field of globalization. Our lecturers include Professor Mary Kaldor, Professor David Held, Professor Martin Albrow, Lord Meghnad Desai, as well as key civil society activists from different contexts. This is an intermediate level course and requires some basic knowledge in areas of politics, development and international relations. It is particularly useful for students with a first degree, advanced undergraduates or those with practical experience in NGOs, MNC or international organizations. Further information about this course can be obtained from the website of LSE???s Centre for the Study of Global Governance: http://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/index.htm Required Readings IR250: Global Politics of Protest and Change Course Pack Kaldor, Mary (2003). Global Civil Society: An Answer to War. Cambridge: Polity Press. Students are encouraged to have a look at the Global Civil Society Yearbooks published by the Centre for the Study of Global Governance; the Yearbooks can be found online at: https://www.lse.ac.uk/Depts/global/yearbook01chapters.htm LSE Summer School 2008 IR250: The Global Politics of Protest and Change Lecture overview Mon, 07.07.2008 Introduction (1) Introduction to the Global Politics of Protest and Change (2) ???The Great Globalization Debate??? Tue, 08.07.2008 Antipolitics (3) The Rise of Civil Society in Eastern Europe (4) The Ideas of 1989 Wed, 09.07.2008 Global Political Actors (5) Social Movements and NGOs (6) Davos and Porto Allegre Thur, 10.07.2008 Resisting Globalization (I) (7) Economic Globalization: Global Capitalism (8) The Anti-Capitalist Movement Resisting Globalization (II) (9) Hegemony and Counter-Hegemony (10) Nationalist and Religious Movements Fri, 11.07.2008 Mon, 14.07.2008 Negotiating Globalization (I) (11) The ???Social Contract??? and Globalization (12) International Criminal Justice Tue, 15.07.2008 Negotiating Globalization (II) (13) Landmines and Cluster Munitions Campaigns (14) Gender and Women???s Movements LSE Summer School 2008 IR250: The Global Politics of Protest and Change Wed, 16.07.2008 DAY OFF Thur, 17.07.2008 Globalization, War and Civil Society (15) Peace/Anti-War Movements: The Cold War to Iraq (16) Legitimate Violence Fri, 18.07.2008 Communicative Power and Democracy (17) The Public Sphere (18) The Re-Styling of Politics and Civil Society Mon, 21.07.2008 New Media and Democracy (19) Internet (Activism) and Democracy (20) Opening Up Illiberal Regimes (Iran, Burma, North Korea) Tue, 22.07.2008 Critiques of Global Civil Society (21) Religious and Cultural Critiques: Islam and India (22) Statist and Leftist Critiques Wed, 23.07.2008 Globalization and Democracy (23) Democracy Deficit (24) Cosmopolitan Democracy Thur, 24.07.2008 READING DAY Fri, 25.07.2008 EXAM