Week
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Date
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Theme/Activity
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Learning Hours
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Class
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Preparation
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1
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2/16
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Introduction
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3
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0
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2
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2/23
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The Concept of Human Rights
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Donnelly, Jack. 2007. “The Relative Universality of Human Rights.” Human Rights Quarterly 29 (2): 281–306.
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Goodhart, Michael. 2008. “Neither Relative nor Universal: A Response to Donnelly.” Human Rights Quarterly 30 (1): 183–93.
Suggested:
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3
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5
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International Institutions and HR Promotion
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3
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3/2
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Do HR Treaties Work?
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Hathaway, Oona A. 2002. “Do Human Rights Treaties Make a Difference?” The Yale Law Journal 111 (8): 1935–2042.
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Goodman, R., and D. Jinks. 2004. “How to Influence States: Socialization and International Human Rights Law.” Duke Law Journal 54 (3): 621–703.
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Powell, Emilia Justyna, and Jeffrey K. Staton. 2009. “Domestic Judicial Institutions and Human Rights Treaty Violation.” International Studies Quarterly 53 (1): 149–74.
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Simmons, Beth A. 2009. Mobilizing for Human Rights: International Law in Domestic Politics. Cambridge University Press.
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3
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5
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Economic Incentives and HR Promotion
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4
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3/9
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Is Respect for HR Buyable? – The Effects of Trade
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Hafner-Burton, Emilie M. 2005. “Trading Human Rights: How Preferential Trade Agreements Influence Government Repression.” International Organization 59 (3).
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Gray, Mark M., Miki Caul Kittilson, and Wayne Sandholtz. 2006. “Women and Globalization: A Study of 180 Countries, 1975–2000.” International Organization 60 (2).
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Prakash, Aseem, and Matthew Potoski. 2006. “Racing to the Bottom? Trade, Environmental Governance, and ISO 14001.” American Journal of Political Science 50 (2): 350–364.
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3
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5
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5
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3/16
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Movie Discussion
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3
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1 |
6
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3/23
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Is Respect for HR Buyable? – The Effects of FDIs
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Richards, D. L., R. D. Gelleny, and D. H. Sacko. 2001. “Money with a Mean Streak? Foreign Economic Penetration and Government Respect for Human Rights in Developing Countries.” International Studies Quarterly 45 (2): 219–239.
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Cole, Matthew A., Robert J. R. Elliott, and Per G. Fredriksson. 2006. “Endogenous Pollution Havens: Does FDI Influence Environmental Regulations?” Scandinavian Journal of Economics 108 (1): 157–78.
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Mosley, L., and S. Uno. 2007. “Racing to the Bottom or Climbing to the Top? Economic Globalization and Collective Labor Rights.” Comparative Political Studies, no. 40(July).
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3
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5 |
7
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3/30
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Is Respect for Human Rights Rewarded?
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Blanton, Shannon Lindsey. 2000. “Promoting Human Rights and Democracy in the Developing World: U.S. Rhetoric versus U.S. Arms Exports.” American Journal of Political Science 44 (1): 123–31.
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Neumayer, Eric. 2003. “Is Respect for Human Rights Rewarded? An Analysis of Total Bilateral and Multilateral Aid Flows.” Human Rights Quarterly 25 (2): 510–27.
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3
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5
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8
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4/6
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Inter-University Activity Week (No Class)
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9
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4/13
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Midterm Exam Week – Essay Paper
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|
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Transnational Advocacy Networks (TANs), Reputational Sanctions, and HR Promotion |
10 |
4/20 |
How Do TANs Work? – The Boomerang Model
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Keck, Margaret E., and Kathryn Sikkink. 1998. Activists beyond Borders: Advocacy Networks in International Politics. Ithaca: Cornell University Press.
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Bob, Clifford. 2005. The Marketing of Rebellion: Insurgents, Media, and International Activism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Suggested:
- Ron, J., H. Ramos, and K. Rodgers. 2005. “Transnational Information Politics: NGO Human Rights Reporting, 1986–2000.” International Studies Quarterly 49 (3): 557–588. [naming]
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3 |
5 |
11
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4/27
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How Do TANs Work? – The Spiral Model
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Risse, Thomas, Stephen C. Ropp, and Kathryn Sikkink. 1999. The Power of Human Rights: International Norms and Domestic Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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Cohen, Stanley. 2001. States of Denial: Knowing about Atrocities and Suffering. 1sted. Polity.
Suggested:
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Hafner-Burton, E. M. 2008. “Sticks and Stones: Naming and Shaming the Human Rights Enforcement Problem.” International Organization 62 (4): 689–716. [shaming]
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Murdie, Amanda M., and David R. Davis. 2012. “Shaming and Blaming: Using Events Data to Assess the Impact of Human Rights INGOs1.” International Studies Quarterly 56 (1): 1–16. [shaming]
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3
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5
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12
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5/4
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Movie Discussion
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3
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1 |
13
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5/11
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How Do TANs Work? – The Life Cycle of a Norm
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Finnemore, Martha, and Kathryn Sikkink. 1998. “International Norm Dynamics and Political Change.” International Organization 25 (4): 887–917.
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Sikkink, Kathryn. 2011. The Justice Cascade: How Human Rights Prosecutions Are Changing World Politics. W. W. Norton & Company. [A case of transitional justice norms]
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3
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5 |
14
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5/18
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How Do TANs Work? – The Role of Local Actors
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Merry, Sally Engle. 2006. “Transnational Human Rights and Local Activism: Mapping the Middle.” American Anthropologist 108 (1): 38–51.
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Mihr, Anja, and Hans Peter Schmitz. 2007. “Human Rights Education (HRE) and Transnational Activism.” Human Rights Quarterly 29 (4): 973–93.
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Kurasawa, Fuyuki. 2007. The Work of Global Justice: Human Rights as Practices. Cambridge University Press.
Suggested:
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Weldon, S. Laurel. 2006. “Inclusion, Solidarity, and Social Movements: The Global Movement against Gender Violence.” Perspectives on Politics 4 (1): 55–74. [framing]
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Mertus, Julie. 2007. “The Rejection of Human Rights Framings: The Case of LGBT Advocacy in the US.” Human Rights Quarterly 29 (4): 1036–64. [framing]
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3 |
5 |
15 |
5/25 |
Movie Discussion
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3 |
1 |
HR Advocacy in Taiwan |
16
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6/1
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HR Advocacy in Taiwan
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Chen, Yu-Jie. 2019. “Isolated but Not Oblivious: Taiwan’s Acceptance of the Two Major Human Rights Covenants.” In Taiwan and International Human Rights: A Story of Transformation, edited by Jerome A. Cohen, William P. Alford, and Chang-fa Lo, 207–25. Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific. Singapore: Springer.
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Chen, Chun-Hung, and Hung-Ling Yeh. 2019. “The Battlefield of Transitional Justice in Taiwan: A Relational View.” In Taiwan and International Human Rights: A Story of Transformation, edited by Jerome A. Cohen, William P. Alford, and Chang-fa Lo, 67–80. Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific. Singapore: Springer.
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Kuan, Hsiaowei. 2019. “LGBT Rights in Taiwan—The Interaction Between Movements and the Law.” In Taiwan and International Human Rights: A Story of Transformation, edited by Jerome A. Cohen, William P. Alford, and Chang-fa Lo, 593–607. Economics, Law, and Institutions in Asia Pacific. Singapore: Springer.
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3
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5
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17
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6/8
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Movie Reflection Paper Writing |
3
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1
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18
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6/15
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Final Exam Week – Essay Paper
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