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PART V<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n
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I devote this, the final section of our course to the meaning a Globalization<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0Nation State<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0 Sad to say, the Coronavirus is as good an example of globalization as any other.\u00a0 Suddenly, we have awakened to a fact that most people in the world have experienced their entire lives:\u00a0 We are vulnerable. And we will experience the Coronavirus’s social and political consequences for the rest of our lives.<\/p>\n

The term \u201cglobalization\u201d is frequently used as thought it were a recent discovery. I am uncomfortable with the concept because it is so vague.\u00a0 If we define globalization as a massive expansion in contacts and communications\u00a0 among peoples and the spread of new technologies, I\u2019m afraid that Genghis Khan (1162-1227 AD) and Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) would be offended by being excluded.<\/p>\n

To avoid stretching the concept too far, I will focus on a few contemporary ways in which they world has become, as they say, \u201ca smaller place.\u201d\u00a0 To do this, I will debunk a three popular mythologies about where we are and where we are going.\u00a0 These are the myths of global rationality; terrorist irrationality; and the liberal-democratic end of history.<\/p>\n

A manifestation of globalization and the coming together of the American fabric:\u00a0\u00a0The Funeral of Knut Rockne and the American Experience<\/a><\/p>\n

36. LECTURE: Monday, November 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Myth #1<\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cThe spread of global liberalism is rational.\u201d\u00a0 No, it\u2019s not always rational!\u00a0 Its effects are often counterproductive and destabilizing.<\/p>\n

Assumption<\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0 We tend to associate the idea of \u201cglobalization\u201d with the\u00a0 spread of our own values.\u00a0 It\u2019s\u00a0sheer mythology to imagine that these values are uniformly appropriate for\u00a0the rest\u00a0of the world.<\/p>\n

Assignments<\/em>:\u00a0 So, is globalization good or bad?\u00a0 Or should we frame the question differently?\"\"<\/p>\n

Globalization and the Mythology\u00a0of Coca-Cola\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WATCH<\/a><\/p>\n

Benjamin Barber, \u201cJihad vs. McWorld\u201d PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n

John Rapley: \u201cThe New Middle Ages,\u201d\u00a0Foreign Affairs<\/em>\u00a0(May-June 2006) \u00a0At JSTOR, then search through ProQuest Social Science Journals:\u00a0\u00a0PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThe French Colonialist\u2019s Global Comeuppance,\u201d\u00a0Foreign Policy<\/em>, January 2015:\u00a0 Locate at Hesburgh\u2019s eJournal\u00a0\u00a0PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tuesday, November 3, America Votes!<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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37. CLASS DISCUSSION<\/strong>: Wednesday, November 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

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We take a deep breath and try to make sense of Election Day<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

38. DISCUSSION SECTION: Friday, November 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Paragraph Assignment: <\/em>\u00a0Has political history, as we have known it (see Fukuyama) come to an end, or are we destined to relive the conflicts of the past (see Stanley and Lee)?<\/p>\n

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For this discussion, read\u00a0only\u00a0Fukuyama\u2019s Introduction and Sections 3 and 4.\u00a0 You should complete these readings\u00a0before<\/em>\u00a0this section meeting:<\/p>\n

Francis Fukuyama: \u201cEnd of History,\u201d\u00a0National Interest<\/em>, Summer 1989 \u00a0PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n

Timothy Stanley and Alexander Lee, \u201cIt\u2019s still not the end of history\u201d\u00a0PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n

39. LECTURE:\u00a0 Monday, November 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Reflections on liberal democracy:\u00a0 My bias for hope
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Today\u2019s Assumption<\/em>: It\u2019s hard to be optimistic about the chances for global liberalism, especially as we struggle with the devastating consequences of a pandemic.\u00a0 But it\u2019s reasonable to be hopeful.\u00a0 It’s also necessary.<\/p>\n

Assignments<\/em>:<\/p>\n

Samuel Huntington: \u201cDemocracy\u2019s Third Wave,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0Journal of Democracy<\/em>, Spring 1991. See JSTOR at\u00a0PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n

Knowledge@Wharton, \u201cLew Gerstner\u2019s turnaround tales at IBM,\u201d\u00a0READ<\/a><\/p>\n

Cas Mudde, \u201cIt\u2019s fashionable to say that democracies are dying,\u201d\u00a0The Guardian<\/em>,\u00a0January 28, 2018\u00a0\u00a0PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n

Karen Weintraub, \u201cSteven Pinker thinks the future is looking bright\u201d\u00a0\u00a0PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cDemocracy in Tunesia\u201d\u00a0READ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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40. LECTURE: Wednesday, November 11
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Myth #2<\/em>:\u00a0 \u201cWe are the end of history.\u201d\u00a0 \u00a0No way!\u00a0 We are only kidding ourselves when we make this assumption.\u00a0 This attitude explains why the United States is so unpopular throughout the world.\u00a0 It also explains why many of our allies now feel sorry for us.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s assumption<\/em>:\u00a0 As the Corona virus pandemic has demonstrated, the world is ultimately not ours to control.\u00a0 Still, I believe that we can take some steps to make it better for ourselves and, equally important, for others.\u00a0 Another way framing the issue is: On why liberalism is not enough.<\/p>\n

My bias for perspective about our limitations.<\/em><\/p>\n

Read these short essays in sequence and ask yourself whether each will lead us in the right direction.<\/p>\n

Future Scenarios<\/em><\/p>\n

David Leonhardt, “It’s 2022” PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n

Grounds for Hope<\/em><\/p>\n

Kelly J. Baker, \u201cWhy I remain hopeful,\u201d\u00a0Chronicle of Higher Education<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0READ<\/a><\/p>\n

Alan Weisman, \u201cThe World Without Us\u201d\u00a0WATCH<\/a><\/p>\n

Samuel Scheffler, \u201cThe Importance of the afterlife\u2014seriously\u201d\u00a0\u00a0PRINT AND READ<\/a><\/p>\n

Your final assignment is HERE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ecclesiastes<\/em> 9:11\u00a0 \u201cI returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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PART V I devote this, the final section of our course to the meaning a Globalization\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0Nation State.\u00a0 Sad to say, the Coronavirus is as good an example of globalization as any other.\u00a0 Suddenly, we have awakened to a fact that most people in the world have experienced their entire lives:\u00a0 We are vulnerable. And we … Continue reading “Global Vulnerability”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":114,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-34","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/114"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":870,"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/34\/revisions\/870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/world-politics-fall-2020\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}