S p e c i a l   T o p i c s   I n   I n t e r n a  t i o n a l   R e l a t  i o n s

 F a l l  ( H a l f )  S e m e s t e r   2 0 0 6

 

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www.carlopelanda.com

Prof.  C a r l o   A.  P e l a n d a

private@carlopelanda.com

 

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Office:

GLOBIS, 113 Franklin House (Corner of E. Broad St. and So. Thomas St)  

Phone:

706 542-6633 (Office)

Office Hours: 

1:30-3:00, Tuesdays and Thursdays

Class Meetings:

Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30-6:15 ( to be confirmed )

Required Readings:

Reading Packet

Course Requirements:

Students will be required to attend class regularly and participate actively in discussions and  to keep up with reading assignments  

Info on Prof

See www.carlopelanda.com , click Vita

Grading:

30% research (term) paper, 60% final exam (test) and 10% class participation

 

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C O U R S E   D E S C R I P T I O N

This course will examine the policy problems and issues concerned with the formation of a political architecture of the global market. The course will be divided into three segments:

1.       The economic, political and cultural context of the globalisation: A general overview

1.       Review of the global and anti-global theories

2.       The current transition in the model of world order

3.       Scenario and identification of the new requirements for a global political architecture

2.        The theory of “Balanced Sovereignty ”  ( Pelanda – Savona 2001)

1.       The relationship between sovereignty and wealth

2.       The requisite of equilibrium between  global standards and national sovereignties

3.       The model of the “Converging Sovereignties” (Pelanda – Savona 2005)

4.       Appendix: The euroamerican scenario

3.       Designing the new global institutions according to the “ Converging Sovereignties Model”

1.       Economy

2.       Security

3.       Ecology