Symposium on Global Inequality and Teaching: Taking Up the Challenge of Craig N. Murphy's Presidential Address

In: International studies perspectives: a journal of the International Studies Association, Band 2, Heft 4, S. 340-370

Abstract

Participants in this roundtable, organized for the 2001 annual meeting of the International Studies Assoc (ISA) in response to the address at the 2000 meeting by ISA President Craig N. Murphy, offer comments on his "Political Consequences of the New Inequality." Focus is on the applicability of his ideas to teaching undergraduates about these inequalities & their ramifications for both the global system & students' personal lives. In Changing Perspective: Teaching Undergraduates about the New Inequality, James M. Scott outlines an active-learning approach to the subject & suggests some methods of implementing it. In Reflections on Craig Murphy's Presidential Address as an Invitation to Moral Education, B. Welling Hall discusses the possibility of using education on inequality as a means of instilling moral values in undergraduates, & offers some teaching strategies. In Teaching the Political Consequences of Inequality: Theory and Practice, Peter Dombrowski explores the relationship between the practice & teaching of international affairs & outlines some roles for educators. In Teaching International Relations: A Non-American Perspective, Glen Segell draws on experience as a teacher in different countries to examine educators' responsibilities, noting the influence of different political systems & the importance of diversity. In The National Interest, the New Inequality, and Globalization, Dan Caldwell outlines changes in the international system since 1960 & offers some projections to 2040, noting implications for undergraduate international relations instruction. In "Taking Up the Challenge": A Response, Murphy replies to some critical points raised by the commentators, & expresses hope for the future of international relations pedagogy. 4 Tables, 45 References. K. Hyatt Stewart