• A comprehensive knowledge of the issues, institutions, and actors involvedin the topic in question
• knowledge and understanding of theories and concepts that are relevantto analysis of the issue
• ability to link the theories to the empiricalmaterial in a methodologically reflexive manner

The Organizing World Markets course examines how professionals and organizations compete and cooperate to organize world markets. The course uses theories, methods and approaches from International Political Economy and Organizational Sociology to examine how actors take control of how markets are organized. We place particular stress on analyzing how different actors coordinate and compete, tracing how they develop networks across different types of organizations. Students will apply frameworks and methods to a range of issues introduced by the lecturers. International organizations, NGOs, firms, and consultancies are considered in how the issue is controlled. Students will also be required to participate in and design a poster (in teams) to compare original cases. These posters may also be used as a basis for the submitted work in preparation for the submitted paper. The course develops students’ analytical skills in understanding competition and coordination, their capacity to locate actors who influence issues, and their case knowledge across a range of important socio-economic problems.