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Designed for students in the fields of political science, economics and international relations, this upper-division course introduces students to the major contours of the global political economy.听The field of International Political Economy (IPE) in general is situated at the intersection of 鈥渨ealth鈥� and 鈥減ower鈥� around the world, and pays special attention to capitalist and non-capitalist economies, interactions between states and markets, economic geographies, and dynamics and patterns of wealth, poverty and inequality.听
Course Overview
Ever wonder how the coffee you drank this morning made it into your cup, or why the milk is located at the back of the grocery store?听International political economy has these answers and many, many more!
Students in this course have the opportunity to learn and apply major theories of global political economy and examine important empirical patterns, events, and dynamics, with an eye towards understanding the complexities of the global economy, the dynamics of globalization, and the historical foundations of today鈥檚 economic order.听Students also have opportunities to explore various contemporary global economic debates, for example, on the virtues free trade, the causes of hunger and poverty, and the dangers of multinational corporate governance.听听
The course is oriented toward the following key questions:
- What kinds of actors, institutions, relationships, dynamics and processes characterize the global economy?
- How do the global trade and financial systems work? Do they work well? For whom? Under what conditions?听
- What kinds of debates and disagreements about the global economy prevail today?
- Where do听I听鈥渇it鈥� in the global political economy? Who am I connected to? Why and how and under what conditions?
Course Goals and Learning Objectives
This course aims to convey the following departmental and course-specific learning objectives to students:
- 颁谤别补迟别听a classroom community that is vibrant, respectful and collaborative
- 贰尘辫辞飞别谤听students to take control of and responsibility for their own learning
- 贰苍驳别苍诲别谤听compassion and empathy towards classmates, fellow members of the local community, and the billions of people around the world who live in more distant places
- 贰苍肠辞耻谤补驳别听students to think about their roles in the world and their connections to others
- 笔谤辞尘辞迟别听civic knowledge and engagement鈥攍ocal and global, intercultural knowledge and competence, ethical reasoning and action, and foundations and skills for lifelong learning
- Critically听engage听key political debates in the global economy
- Facilitate听student literacy in economic and financial concepts and vocabulary
- Imagine听an economy that is more just, not only for people, but also for other species and the Earth
- Aid听in the application of theory to practice and practice to theory听
- Improve听critical thinking and analytical skills
- Refine听written and oral communication skills
- Provide听opportunities for research