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Semester 1

International Political Economy (PLIT08020)

Subject

Politics

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

2

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

**Please see Additional Restrictions below**

Course Summary

This course introduces the subject area of international political economy. It is intended for students who have had no previous background in the subject or economics. It begins with a review of the principal theoretical approaches to the study of international political economy. It then examines the major issue areas in the post-war global economy, including: trade; international finance; transnational corporations; and globalisation and regionalization.

Course Description

The course examines power and politics in the global economy. It begins with a review of mainstream and critical theoretical approaches to the study of international political economy. Thematically, the course places emphasis on issues areas in the post-World War Two global economy, including international trade, global production, international finance, monetary power, debt and financial crises, development, globalisation and climate change. Students will be encouraged to think critically about the role of the state and the persistence of state power under integrationist pressures. We will also consider the power of social movements, interest groups, transnational corporations and international institutions / organisations in shaping global economic processes and governance. Throughout the course, students will confront cross-cutting issues, such as inequality, public versus private power, and integration.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 50%, Coursework 40%, Practical Exam 10%

Additional Restrictions

Unless you are nominated on a Politics exchange agreement, visiting students are only permitted to enrol in one Politics course each, per semester, before the start of the relevant semester’s welcome period – and spaces on each course are limited so cannot be guaranteed for any student. Enrolment in a second Politics course will depend on whether there are still spaces available in the September Welcome Period, and cannot be guaranteed. It is NOT appropriate for students to contact staff within this subject area to ask for an exception to be made; all enquiries to enrol in these courses must be made through the CAHSS Visiting Student Office. This is due to the limited number of spaces available in this very popular subject area.

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