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Learning Objectives
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After completing the course students should be able to
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Describe main concepts and theories used to study the role of business in global governance.
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Relate these concepts and theories to regulatory frameworks, institutions, and arrangements in the global political economy.
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Compare, evaluate and discuss the concepts and theories based on curriculum and independent readings.
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Draw on concepts and theories to formulate and answer analytical questions research questions.
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Global Political Economy:
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Assessment
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Home Assignment
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Marking Scale
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7-step scale
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Censorship
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External examiners
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Exam Period
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April and August, The ordinary exam is in April. The re-examination is in August.
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Aids
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Please, see the detailed regulations below
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Duration
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Please, see the detailed regulations below
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Examination
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Individual 10-page term paper discussing at least two of the theoretical approaches covered in the course. The exam is graded by teacher and external examiner on the 7-point scale.
Re-exam: 4 hour written closed book exam.
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Course Content
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The course focuses on institutions, actors and processes involved in developing and shaping the international and global political, societal and institutional framework for business. It gives students factual knowledge about institutional forms, governance principles and regulatory content of major sources of international business regulation, and it covers important contemporary theories and approaches to this field. The approaches are discussed and compared based on their inherent theoretical strengths and weaknesses, and it also stresses evaluation of their applicability in empirical analysis.
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Teaching Methods
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Lectures and discussions of topics from the readings.
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