Teaching language

English

Course contents

This course looks at the interplay between politics and markets. It assesses how economic patterns may help explain and account for political phenomena and looks at central political arrangements that govern and shape the world economy. It introduces students to key theories of the International Political Economy (IPE) discipline and exposes them to the origins and evolution of our current global political and economic system. Topics covered in the course include: 

  • Theories of global political economy

  • Evolution of the world economy in the context of key political developments

  • International trade: political disputes, frameworks and agreements

  • Transnational production 

  • Global division of labour

  • The global financial system and associated political challenges 

  • Governance in the global political economy

  • Global environmental change: political and business implications

  • Great power rivalry: Economic and Political dimensions

  • Global markets and domestic politics implications: inequality and populism 

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course the student should be able to: 

  • Be able to describe and explain key features of global politics and the global economy

  • Be able to account for the historical emergence of our current global economic system

  • Be familiar with the most central IPE theories and be able to apply them to key phenomena in global politics and the global economy  

  • Have an in-depth understanding of the politics of financial markets, trade and global production  

  • Be able to account for how global environmental change challenges global economic activity and global politics 

  • Understand how specific global economic trends shape domestic politics

  • Understand how changes in political power and economic might alter relations between great powers

Examination requirements

Completion written assignments and participation in feedback/discussion sessions for the essays. In addition, the individual term paper must be handed in and passed. All examination requirements must be approved before taking the examination. More information will be given in Canvas at the start of the semester.

Teaching methods

Lectures and class discussion. Students complete some short written assignment. In addition SE-113 students write one longer term paper (pass/fail) that allows the students to focus on one key theme in in a more in-depth manner. Estimated workload is about 270 hours.

Evaluation

The person responsible for the course decides, in cooperation with student representative, the form of student evaluation and whether the course is to have a midway or end of course evaluation in accordance with the quality system for education, chapter 4.1.

Admission for external candidates

No.

Assessment methods and criteria

4 hour individual written exam. Assessment expression:letter grade, A-F.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
SE-111 – International Political Economy 7.5
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