Global Political Economy and International Development
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| PHIR2011 | Politics and International Relations | 2 | 10 | Spring Malaysia |
- Code
- PHIR2011
- School
- Politics and International Relations
- Level
- 2
- Credits
- 10
- Semesters
- Spring Malaysia
Summary
This module introduces students to the study of international political economy (IPE) and global development. It examines the reciprocal, interactive relationship between politics and economics or between states and markets in the contemporary international system by exploring how political factors influence international economic relations and how the international economy in turn shapes domestic and international politics. The module introduces the main theoretical approaches in international political economy and global development and illustrates the contributions of these approaches to our understanding of the global political economy.
Target Students
All Year 2 students Available to JYA/Erasmus students.
Classes
- One 1-hour seminar each week for 12 weeks
- One 2-hour lecture each week for 12 weeks
Assessment
- 75% In Class (Written): One hour in class (written)
- 25% Coursework 1: 1000 word essay
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
In line with these general academic aims, the module seeks to help students achieve the following objectives:•to gain a general knowledge of the major theoretical perspectives in international political economy;•to appreciate the merits and demerits of these perspectives as they are applied to account for the changing political dynamics of international economic relations and development practices;•to develop a basic understanding of key concepts and issues in the contemporary global political economy;•to develop a keen awareness of the operation of power and the role of major state and societal actors in the international economic system;•to prepare students theoretically and empirically for more advanced modules in political economyLearning Outcomes
a) knowledge and understanding
•be able to compare and critically evaluate the core theoretical approaches of international political economy;
•understand substantive issues in the political economy of international trade, finance, production and development;
•demonstrate a particular knowledge of the political and economic factors that have led to the transformation of the international economic system and global development policies and practices;
•be able to effectively combine empirical knowledge with theoretical insight in the analysis of events and processes in the global political economy;
•appreciate the crucial relationship between theoretical arguments, empirical analyses and policy practices in the literature on international political economy and global development.
b)Intellectual skills:
•ability to think about the connection between theory and empirical analysis in a reflective and critical way;
•ability to analyse and assess a variety of approaches and methods for the study of problems in political economy and international development;
c)Professional/Practical skills:
•evidence gathering and evaluation;
•advanced writing skills under exam conditions;
•independent learning.
d)Transferable & Key skills:
•the capacity to engage in a structured and well informed discussion about complex questions (to be practised in class discussions);
•the ability to write in a structured and concise way under time pressure (to be assessed in the exam);
•the skill to write a thought through, well argued longer piece of work (to be assessed in the coursework essays).
Conveners
- Dr Su-Wern Yeoh