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International Political Economy
 
Academiejaar:2009-2010
Code opleidingsonderdeel:1MIPO_121
Semester:2e semester
Studiepunten:6
Uren Studietijd:168
Uren theorie:30,00
Uren praktijk:15,00
Uren andere:
Deeltijds programma:1/2
Titularis(sen)Dirk De Bièvre
Taal waarin de cursus wordt gedoceerd:Engels
Info semesterexamen:examen in het 2de semester
Info contractrestrictie:


1. Aanvangscompetenties (begintermen)
*Algemene competenties
  • You keep yourselves informed about current international affairs and you are interested in assessing conflicting explanations of international political and economic developments.
  • You are able to apply abstract generalising statements to concrete cases.
  • You master basic notions of (Theories of) International Relations and (International) Economics

 

 



*Volgtijdelijkheid




2. Eindcompetenties (eindtermen)
  • convey insight in some of the most important questions of international political economy
  • learn how to assess different answers to those questions
  • develop a critical reading attitude


3. Inhoud
  • Time: Friday 14 - 16 hrs; first class on 12 Febr 2010.
  • Professor: Prof. Dr. Dirk De Bièvre, with the assistance of Jappe Eckhardt, PhD researcher, and Dr. Arlo Poletti, post-doctoral researcher at the department of political science, UA.
  • Place: M. 004, De Meerminne, Faculteit Politieke en Sociale Wetenschappen, St. Jacobstraat 2, 2000 Antwerpen.
  • This is not a course in international economics; it is a course in one of the subdisciplines of political science, International Political Economy (IPE), in which we study how economic interests structure political decision making.
  • Some of the questions covered include:  What is the impact of globalisation on international and domestic politics? Who wins and who loses? Who liberalised international trade and why? Is the WTO a solution for an international or a domestic prisoner's dilemma? What are the political origins of capital liberalisation? Under which conditions do politicians delegate monetary policy to an independent central bank? What is the impact of globalisation on welfare state politics?
  • In formulating answers to these questions, we are primarily interested in the motives for public actors.


4. Werkvormen
Contactmomenten:
  • Hoorcolleges

    • Eigen werk:
  • Oefeningen
  • Opdrachten:In groep


    • 5. Evaluatievormen
    Examen:
  • Mondeling met schriftelijke voorbereiding
  • Open vragen


    • 6. Noodzakelijk studiemateriaal
  • Oatley, T. (2010) International Political Economy: Interests and Institutions in the Global Economy (New York: Longman; 4th edition).

    You need to buy your own copy of this book at the Acco bookstore or over the internet. This is essential as you will be expected have a reading assignment of 2 chapters before each class. For the first class on Febr 12 you read the first introductory chapter.

    Table of contents of the book:

    1. International Political Economy.
    2. The WTO in the World Trade System.
    3. The Political Economy of International Trade Cooperation.
    4. A Society Centered Approach to Trade Politics.
    5. A State Centered Approach to Trade Politics.
    6. Trade and Development I: Import Substitution Industrialization.
    7. Trade and Development II: Economic Reform.
    8. Multinational Corporations in the Global Economy.
    9. The Politics of Multinational Corporations.
    10. The International Monetary System.
    11. Contemporary International Monetary Arrangements.
    12. A Society Centered Approach to Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies.
    13. A State Centered Approach to Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies.
    14. Developing Countries and International Finance I: the Latin American Debt Crisis.
    15. Developing Countries and International Finance II: A Decade of Crises.
    16. Globalization: Consequences and Controversies.

    There are supplementary readings on the politics of trade liberalization and the judicalisation of the WTO. The readings for these will be supplied to you via Blackboard.

  • Dür, A. (2007) 'Foreign Discrimination, Protection for Exporters, and U.S. Trade Liberalization', International Studies Quarterly 51(2): 457-480.

  • Goldstein, J. L. and L. L. Martin (2000) 'Legalization, Trade Liberalization, and Domestic Politics: A Cautionary Note', International Organization 54(3): 603-632.

  • Gilligan, M. J. (1997) Empowering exporters: reciprocity, delegation, and collective action in American trade policy, Chapter 1: Introduction, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press.



    • 7. Facultatief studiemateriaal

    Regular reading of the Financial Times and/or The Economist

    For information on trade negotiations, see the website of the Geneva-based NGO 'International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development' (ICTSD), http://ictsd.net/, and the website of the World Trade Organization (WTO), http://www.wto.org/.

    For information on EU trade policy, see the European Commission Directorate-General for Trade: http://ec.europa.eu/trade/ and the publications and links at the website of the Brussels trade policy think-tank European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) in Brussels: www.ecipe.org.



    8. Studiebegeleiding
    • Blackboard
    • Email or appointment



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