2016/2017 KAN-CPOLO1040U International Political Economy
English Title | |
International Political Economy |
Course information |
|
Language | English |
Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
Type | Mandatory |
Level | Full Degree Master |
Duration | One Semester |
Start time of the course | Autumn |
Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
MSc
|
Course coordinator | |
|
|
Main academic disciplines | |
|
|
Last updated on 29-08-2016 |
Learning objectives | |||||||||||||||||||||||
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors:
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Course prerequisites | |||||||||||||||||||||||
This is not an introductory course to
international political economy, but while not a formal
requirement, successful participation requires a foundation in this
discipline. Students without a foundation in IPE similar to what is
provided by the IBP bachelor program are strongly recommended to
read, before course start, at minimum a textbook in IPE, such as
for instance:
• O’Brien, Robert and Williams, Marc 2013. Global Political Economy. Evolution and Dynamics. Fourth Edition, Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Examination | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Course content and structure | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Course content The course theme is how interactions between businesses, national and international political institutions, and non-governmental organizations shape or impact the governance of international business. It is an advanced and specialized course in international political economy that focuses on the research frontier in selected topics within the course theme, emphasizing both theoretical debates and innovations, and research-based empirical results. The purpose is to provide an in-depth understanding of these theoretical and empirical debates and research results and through this to provide a solid foundation for engaging in independent research projects in the field.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Teaching methods | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Lectures and discussions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Student workload | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Expected literature | |||||||||||||||||||||||
There is no textbook for the course. The readings consist of journal articles, papers, and book chapters, made available on Learn or to be downloaded from the Internet or via the CBS Library. |