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1Huron University College

Department of PhilosophyGlobalization and Theories of Justice

Professor: Dr. Steve DArcy

E-mail Address: [email protected]

Telephone: (519) 438-7224 ext. 606

Web Site: http://geocities.com/s_j_darcy

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday, 11:30am to 12:30pm (Huron,Room A303)

Course DescriptionThis course subjects globalization, as an economic, political and cultural phenomenon, to

critical scrutiny, from the standpoint of various moral and political perspectives. Topics

considered include: climate change; free trade agreements; the concept of humanitarian warfare;the claim to universality in human rights discourse; and the ethics of militant protest to back

demands for global justice.

Required Readings1. David McNally,Another World is Possible: Globalization and Anti-Capitalism (Arbeiter

Ring)

2. Peter Singer, One World: The Ethics of Globalization (Yale U. Press), 2nd Edition.

3. Coursepack, available at InPrint (downstairs in the UCC; not in the Bookstore)

4. Web-based readings. See the course web site: http://geocities.com/s_j_darcy/330.html

Grade Components1. Midterm Test

Worth 20% of final grade

Written in class on October 112. Major Essay (including optional community-based learning option)

Worth 30% of final grade; 2,000 words

Due no later than the beginning of class, November 20

3. Final Examination


Written as scheduled by the Registrar during the December exam period

4. Class Participation


Based on overall assessment by the Instructor, taking attendance, pre-class

preparation, and quality of classroom contributions into account.

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Prerequisite InformationStudents are responsible for ensuring that they have successfully completed all courseprerequisites. If you do not have the prerequisites for this course or written special permission

from the Dean to enroll in this course, you will be removed from this course and it will be deletedfrom your record. This decision may not be appealed. You will receive no adjustment to your feesin the event that you are dropped from a course for failing to have the necessary prerequisites.

A Note on PlagiarismPlagiarism is an academic offence and will be treated as such. Students who are in doubt as to the

nature of this offence should consult their instructor, Department Chair (Dr. Conter) or the Dean,

as well as theHuron University College Statement on Plagiarism, available at the reference desk inthe HUC Library or at

In addition, students may seek guidance from a variety of current style manuals available at the

Reference Desk in the HUC Library. Information about these resources can be found at:

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Plagiarism detection software will be used in this course. Students will be required to submit their

written work in electronic form.

Academic CounselingPhilosophy students registered at Huron who require counseling about their program of study

should arrange to meet with Ms. Debbie Chadwick, Academic Counselor, and on related matters(e.g. appeals, letters of permission, special permission) should contact Dr. David Conter, Chair of

the Department of Philosophy, Room V131, Huron University College .

Course-related ResourcesThe following web site directs students to resources related to this course:http://geocities.com/s_j_darcy

Click courses to find information on this course, and click resources to get information on

philosophy web sites, documenting sources in philosophy papers, etc. A copy of the syllabus, and

many of the handouts (if any) distributed in class, may be obtained from this site.

Tentative Schedule of Readings:

8 September: Introduction to the Course Reading: Syllabus

11 September: What is globalization?

Reading: Handout on globalization as an economic, political and cultural phenomenon

13 September: Film showing

Film: This is what democracy looks like, part 1

15 September: Film showing

Film: This is what democracy looks like, part 2

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PART ONE: THREE PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBALIZATION AND SOCIAL JUSTICE

18 September: Ten elements of the neo-liberal project

Reading: Handout Ten elements of the neo-liberal project

20 September: The neo-liberal perspective: Resistance is futile Part One: The golden

straightjacket and the electronic herd

Reading: Thomas Friedman, The Golden Straightjacket [coursepack]

22 September: The neo-liberal perspective: Resistance is futile Part 2: The TINA Thesis

Reading: Susan George, A Short History of Neo-liberalism

25 September: The utilitarian-reformist perspective Part 1: The one world phenomenon

and the obsolescence of Realpolitik

Reading: Peter Singer, One World, pp. 1-13; pp. 196-201

27 September: The utilitarian-reformist perspective Part 2: Two rationales for a global

ethics prudential v. moral

Reading: Peter Singer, One World, pp. 150-160; also, re-read pp. 12-132 October: The radical anti-capitalist perspective Part 1: The dynamics of social change

Reading: David McNally,Another World is Possible, pp. 13-27

4 October: The radical anti-capitalist perspective Part 2: The moral core of anti-capitalism

the ideal of participatory democracy

Reading: David McNally,Another World is Possible, pp. 189-196; pp. 221-224

6 October: The radical anti-capitalist perspective Part 3: A strategy debate a seat at the

table or revolt from below?

Reading: David McNally,Another World is Possible, pp. 196-198; skim pp. 198-221

11 October: MID-TERM TEST [written in class; no lecture on this day]

13 October: Discussion of the Community-Based Learning Option

PART TWO: GLOBALIZATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

16 October: Enclosure, the moral economy, and commodification: historical background


18 October: Globalization and the ethics of commodification today


20 October: Resisting enclosure: water democracy

Reading: Vandana Shiva, Water Rights [coursepack]

23 October: Climate change as a moral issue

Reading: Peter Singer, One World, pp. 14-26

25 October: Principles of climate justice

Reading: Peter Singer, One World,pp. 26-4327 October: Singers proposal


PART THREE: GLOBAL ECONOMIC JUSTICE

30 October: Understanding the institutional context of the governance of the global

economy: The WB, the IMF, WTO, NAFTA, G8, WEF, etc.

Reading: Michael Albert, Q&A on the WTO, World Bank, IMF, and Activism

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1 November: What do radical anti-capitalists say about the WTO?


3 November: What do utilitarian-reformists say about the WTO?

Reading: Peter Singer, One World, pp. 51-916 November: What do utilitarian-reformists say about the WTO?, continued


8 November: What do neo-liberals say about the WTO?

Reading: Richard Lipsey, Dont Give Up on WTO, Fix It

10 November: Are human rights universal? Part 1: The Asian values debate

Reading: Tommy Koh, Asian versus European Valueshttp://www.geocities.com/s_j_darcy/tkoh.html

13 November: Are human rights universal? Part 2: A closer look at Asian values

Reading: Amartya Sen, Culture and Human Rights

15 November: Are human rights universal? Part 3: The prospects for global consensus Reading: Charles Taylor, Conditions of an Unforced Consensus on Human Rights

[coursepack]

17 November: Are human rights universal? Part 4: Overlapping consensus

Reading: Islamic Council, Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights

20 November: Humanitarian warfare, Part 1: A radical perspective global governance as

imperialism

Reading: David McNally,Another World is Possible,pp. 147-171

22 November: Humanitarian warfare, Part 2: The new imperialism & permanent war


24 November: Humanitarian warfare, Part 3: A reformist perspective criteria forhumanitarian intervention


27 November: Humanitarian warfare, Part 4: National sovereignty & global governance


PART FIVE: THE MEANS AND ENDS OF ANTI-GLOBALIZATION PROTEST

29 November: Debates over tactics within the global justice movement

Reading: Janet Conway, Civil Resistance and the Diversity of Tactics in the Anti-Globalization Movement

1 December: In search of a radical alternative


4 December: Movement-building, violence and revolution


6 December: Critics of radical and/or militant anti-globalization protest

Reading: Thomas Friedman, Senseless in Seattle

http://www.nytimes.com/library/opinion/friedman/120199frie.html ;

Peter Hajnal, Civil Society at the 2001 Genoa G8 Summit

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