International Political Economy

Academiejaar: 2010-2011 Code opleidingsonderdeel: 1MIPO_121 Semester: 1e 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 1ste 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: Wednesday 9.30 - 12.30. Professors: Dirk De Bièvre PhD (UA) and Anthony Leysens (Universiteit Stellenbosch - Zuid-Afrika) Place: M. 107, De Meerminne, Faculteit Politieke en Sociale Wetenschappen, St. Jacobstraat 2, 2000 Antwerpen. First class: Wednesday 6 October, 9.30 am. 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 public institutions take decisions on international economic policy in trade, money, and finance. This reading seminar offers an introduction to the subdiscipline of political science known as international political economy, and will be taught in English. UA-Professor Dirk De Bièvre will cover the question how economic interests affect political decision making, while Prof. Anthony Leyssens from the University of Stellenbosch (South-Africa) will elaborate on the role of critical theory for a developing countries’ perspective on globalisation. Some of the main questions treated are: Who liberalised international trade and why? Why was the World Trade Organization (WTO) created? Who initiated the liberalisation of international finance? Why do states delegate monetary policy to an independent central bank? Which role do states and interest groups play in the origins of and reaction to international financial crises? What does globalisation look like viewed from the local level in developing countries? Which sensitivity and analytical possibilities does critical theory offer in order to understand the contemporary international political economy and the place of a country like South-Africa in it? The prerequisites for this course are your willingness to update your knowledge of political science and international economics, excellent reading skills in English, and active participation in class. In formulating answers to these questions, we are primarily interested in the motives for public actors. 4. Werkvormen Contactmomenten: Hoorcolleges Seminaries Eigen werk: Oefeningen Opdrachten:In groep Scriptie: Individueel 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. The readings for the lectures taught by Prof. Leysens will be announced at the beginning of the academic year. Overview of classes:             29 September: no class yet 1.      6 October: Chapter 1 Introduction 2.      13 October: Chapter 2 The WTO in the world trade system & Chapter 3 The political economy of international trade cooperation 20 October: Chapter 4 A society-centered approach to trade politics &   Chapter 5 A state-centered approach to trade politics 27 October: Chapter 6 Trade and development I: Import substitution industrialization & Chapter 7 Trade and development II: Economic reform 3 November: no class 10 November: Chapter 8 Multinational corporations in the global economy & Chapter 9 The politics of multinational corporations 6.      17 November: Anthony Leysens – Class 1: Global Political Economy, International Political Economy and Political Economy: Conceptualisation, Theoretical Debates and Critical Political Economy -       Gilpin, R. 2001. Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order. Princeton University Press: Princeton. Chapters 1 and 2. -       Cohen, B.J. 2007. ‘The transatlantic divide: Why are American and British IPE so different?’ Review of International Political Economy, 14 (2) pp. 197-219 -       Phillips, N. (ed.) 2005. Globalizing International Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan: Basingstoke. Chapters 1 and 10. 7.      Extra class: 18 November, 6 – 8 pm (evenening class!!), Room R. 212 !! : Anthony Leysens – Class 2:  The Critical Theory of Robert W Cox: A Holistic Framework of Understanding -      Cox, R.W. 1981. ‘Social Forces, States and World Orders: Beyond International Relations Theory’, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 10 (2): 126-155. -      Cox, R.W. 1983. ‘Gramsci, Hegemony and International Relations: An Essay in Method’, Millennium: Journal of International Studies, 12 (2): 162-175. -      Cox, R.W. 2004. ‘Beyond Empire and Terror: Critical Reflections on the Political Economy of World Order’, New Political Economy, 9 (3): 307-323. -      Schouten, P. 2009. ‘Theory Talk #37: Robert Cox on World Orders, Historical Change, and the Purpose of Theory in International Relations’, Theory Talks, http://www.theorytalks.org/2010/03/theory-talk-37.html -      Mahmud, S. and Kabeer, N. 2006. ‘Compliance versus accountability: struggles for dignity and daily bread in the Bangladesh garment industry’, in Newell, P. and Wheeler, J. (eds.) Rights, Resources and the Politics of Accountability. London: Zed Books. -      Jones, B.G. 2008. ‘The global political economy of social crisis: Towards a critique of the “failed state” ideology’, Review of International Political Economy, 15 (2): 180-205. 8.      Extra class: 22 November, 9.30 – 12.30, Room D.014: Anthony Leysens – Class 3 :  The Global Financial Crisis: A Critical Review and Analysis -      Gamble, A. 2009. The Spectre at the Feast: Capitalist Crisis and the Politics of Recession. Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills, Basingstoke. (Chapters 1, 5 and 6) -      Wade, R. 2008. “The First-World Debt Crisis of 2007-2010 in Global Perspective” in Challenge, 51 (4), July/August 2008. -      Nesvetailova, A. and Palan, R. 2008. “A Very North Atlantic Credit Crunch: Geopolitical Implications of the Global Liquidity Crisis” in Journal of International Affairs, 62 (1), Fall/Winter, 2008. (library online journals) . 9.      24 November: Anthony Leysens – Class 4: Applying CCT to the Political Economy of South Africa -       Andreasson, S. 2006. “The ANC and its Critics: ‘Predatory Liberalism’, Black Empowerment and Intra-Alliance Tensions in Post-Apartheid South Africa‟, Democratization 13 (2) pp. 303-322. -       Koelble, Thomas A. (2004) ‘Economic policy in the post-colony: South Africa between Keynesian remedies and Neoliberal pain’, New Political Economy  9 (1), pp. 57-78. -       Taylor, I. 2001. Stuck in Middle Gear: South Africa’s Post-Apartheid Foreign Relations. London: Praeger (chapters 1 and 3). 1 December: no class 8 December: Chapter 12 A society-centered approach to monetary and exchange rate policies & Chapter 13 A state-centered approach to monetary and exchange rate policies 15 December: Chapter 14 Developing countries and international finance I: The Latin American debt crisis & Chapter 15 Developing countries international finance II: A decade of crises 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 laatste aanpassing: laatste aanpassing: 15/10/2010 10:30 dirk.debievre