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Weekly Hours* |
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Weekly Class Schedule |
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IR551 |
Global Political Economy |
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0 |
6 |
Tue: 17:00–19:50 |
Prerequisite |
None |
It is a prerequisite to |
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Course Objectives |
This course is an advanced graduate seminar on global political economy. It discusses key issues in international political economy, such as trade, development, monetary policy, foreign investment, migration, globalization, development, and foreign aid. Attention is especially focused on the mutual relationship between globalization and political change. |
Textbook |
(1) Oatley, T. H. (2019). International Political Economy (6th ed.). (2) Gilpin, R., & Gilpin, J. M. (2001). Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order. (3) Frieden, J. A., Lake, D. A., & Broz, J. L. (Eds.). (2017). International Political Economy: Perspectives on global power and wealth (6th ed). (4) Eichengreen, B. J. (2008). Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System (2nd ed).
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Learning Outcomes |
After successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: |
- Engage with the major theoretical perspectives on global political economy.
- Understand how domestic and international actors influence economic policy outcomes.
- Identify and evaluate institutional, political, cultural, and economic constraints that impact the speed and effectiveness of economic development.
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Teaching Methods |
Lectures, class discussions, response papers |
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Teaching Method Delivery Notes |
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WEEK |
TOPIC |
REFERENCE |
Week 1 |
Registration week |
Optional: Mankiew. Principles of Economics |
Week 2 |
Introduction |
Optional: Dornbusch, Fischer & Stratz. Macroeconomics |
Week 3 |
International political economy |
Oatley. Ch. 1; Gilpin. Ch. 2–5 |
Week 4 |
Trade and international politics |
Oatley. Ch. 2–3; Gilpin. Ch. 8; FLB. Ch.3 |
Week 5 |
Trade and domestic politics |
Oatley. Ch 4–5; 2. Gilpin. Ch. 7; |
Week 6 |
Development. Response paper #1 due |
Oatley Ch. 6–7; Gilpin Ch. 6.; FLB Ch. 26–28 |
Week 7 |
Midterm exam |
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Week 8 |
MNCs and FDI |
Oatley Ch. 8–9; Gilpin. Ch. 11; FLB. Ch. 9–12 |
Week 9 |
International monetary politics |
Oatley. Ch. 10–13; Gilpin. Ch. 9; FLB. Ch. 13–15; Eichengreen. Ch. 1–4 |
Week 10 |
International capital mobility. Response paper #2 due |
FLB. Ch. 17 |
Week 11 |
Financial crisis |
Oatley. Ch. 14–15; Gilpin. Ch. 10; FLB. Ch. 16 |
Week 12 |
Foreign aid. Response paper #3 due |
Gilpin Ch. 12 |
Week 13 |
Migration |
FLB. Ch. 23–25 |
Week 14 |
Globalization |
Oatley. Ch. 16; Gilpin Ch. 14 |
Week 15 |
Democracy. Final paper due. |
Gilpin Ch. 15 |