International Political Economy

Course aim

To develop students' conceptual parameters and analytical tools that will enable them to critically appraise the main dynamics that influence and/or affect the interplay of economics and politics in global capitalism, contemporary world economy, and international relations.

Course content

Students will become acquainted with the global scope and the relevance of the international political economy as a discipline and learn the skills to develop proper conceptual parameters and analytical tools for critically analysing the structural ensemble of the contemporary international political economy, and the modus operandi of the relevant actors in the realm of geopolitics and geo-economics. The students will also acquire the skills to critically appraise the contending debates in international political economy from Realist, Neo-Realist, Liberal, Neo-Liberal, Marxist, and neo-Marxist perspectives on issues such as the impacts of the state-market interactions, international division of labour,  feminisation of the labor force in the context of trade liberalisation, labor market deregulation, economic role of government et cetera  on peoples' lives both in the developed and developing world.

Textbook(s)

O'Brien, R & Williams, M 2013, Global political economy: evolution and dynamics, 4th edition, Palgrave Macmillan, London

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Major essay, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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