166-427 International Political Economy Theory

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Admission to fourth-year Political Science.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

An advanced introduction to international political economy (IPE) which explores the principal themes and approaches in IPE theory. These include economic liberalism, economic nationalism, Marxism and post-Marxist theories, and the feminist and ecologist critiques of IPE theory. International political economy is an area of investigation, a particular range of questions, and a series of assumptions about the nature of the international system and how we understand that system. These questions embrace concerns about the nature of the global economy; the relationship between political, economic and social change; the interaction between the world and domestic economies; and the conflict between states, markets and societies. We will also explore the nature of power in the international political economy, how it is wielded, by whom, and to what ends.

Assessment

Written work totalling 6000 words.