International Political Economy (RI-605)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI-605 | International Political Economy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Feride Selcan SERDAROĞLU POLATAY sserdaroglu@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective |
To understand and to discuss essential concepts of the international political economy through an analytical reading of primary sources To analyze current aspects of the global economy based on a conceptual framework |
| Content | See "Weekly Contents" |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
1) To know the theoretical models of IPE 2) To know the evolution of theoretical debates and its impact on the discipline of international relations 3) To know and to discuss the primary sources 4) To understand the relationship between facts and theories 5) To have a knowledge of current global economic issues |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | |
| References |
Mehdi Abbas, “L’économie politique internationale entre théories et histoire », Recherches internationales, No : 88, octobre-décembre 2010, pp. 47-72 Dario Battistella, « L’économie politique internationale », Théories des relations internationales, Presses de Sciences Po, 2003, pp. 399-432 Christian Chavagneux, Economie politique internationale, Repères, La Découverte, 2010 Robert Gilpin, The Political Economy of International Relations, Princeton University Press, 1987 Robert Gilpin, Global Political Economy. Understanding the International Economic Order, Princeton University Press, 2001 Gérard Kébabdjian, Les Théories de l’économie politique internationale, Le Seuil, Points, 1999 Robert O. Keohane, “The Demand for International Regimes”, International Organization, Vol. 36, No:2, (International Regimes), 1982, pp. 325-355. Robert O. Keohane and Lisa L. Martin, “The Promise of Institutionalist Theory”, International Security, Vol. 20, No:1, Summer 1995, pp. 39-51. Stéphane Paquin, Théories de l’économie politique internationale. Cultures scientifiques et hégémonie américaine, Presses de Sciences Po, 2013 Susan Strange, « Political Economy and International Relations », Ken Booth and Steve Smith, International Relations Theory Today, Penn State Press, 1997, pp. 154-174 Michael C. Webb and Stephen D. Krasner, “The Hegemonic Stability Theory: An Empirical Assessment”, Review of International Studies, Vol. 15, No:2, Special Issue on the Balance of Power, April 1989, pp. 183-198. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | How to define international political economy? |
| 2 | From realism to neorealism |
| 3 | The political economy of international relations according to Robert Gilpin |
| 4 | From liberalism to neoliberalism |
| 5 | New institutionalism of Robert Keohane |
| 6 | Convergence and divergence of neorealism and neoliberalism: the definition of gains and the theory of international regimes (Stephen Krasner and Charles Kindleberger) |
| 7 | Marxism and the internationalization of the capital- The World-Economy analysis of Immanuel Wallerstein |
| 8 | Social forces and the world order according to Robert Cox |
| 9 | Transnationalism as a hybrid wave: Susan Strange and the structural power |
| 10 | Current global economic issues 1 |
| 11 | Current global economic issues 2 |
| 12 | Current global economic issues 3 |
| 13 | Current global economic issues 4 |
| 14 | Current global economic issues 5 |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 5 | 70 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | 2 | 20 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 30 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 5 | 70 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assignments | 2 | 30 | 60 |
| Presentation | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 180 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 7,20 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 7 | ||