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2020/2021  KAN-CPOLO1909U  Research Seminar: Rising Powers and International Business

English Title
Research Seminar: Rising Powers and International Business

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Mandatory
Level Full Degree Master
Duration One Quarter
Start time of the course Fourth Quarter
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Max. participants 40
Study board
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics, MSc
Course coordinator
  • Morten Ougaard - Department of Organization (IOA)
Main academic disciplines
  • International political economy
Teaching methods
  • Face-to-face teaching
Last updated on 24-06-2020

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Learning objectives
The student should submit an independently written research paper that fulfills the following criteria with no or only a few insignificant weaknesses:
  • It poses, delimits, and justifies a clear research question within the course theme,
  • uses relevant theory, methods and data in answering the research question,
  • justifies the choice of theory, methods and data,
  • answers the research question in a coherent and clearly written analysis
  • conforms to normal academic standards at the master’s level, and
  • contains a reflection of the strengths and limitations of the analysis
Prerequisites for registering for the exam (activities during the teaching period)
Number of compulsory activities which must be approved (see s. 13 of the Programme Regulations): 2
Oral presentations etc.
(1) Presenting a draft research paper for discussion in class. The draft paper must be submitted in writing
before the scheduled presentation at a time set by the teacher. The oral presentation in class must cover
the paper's research question, theory, method, data and tentative conclusions.

(2) Serving as oral discussant of another student's paper. The discussion must comment critically and constructively on the paper's research question, theory, method, data and tentative conclusions.

Both presentations are assessed approved /not approved by the teacher.
Please refer to the section about the make up exam for information about make up opportunities.
Examination
Research Seminar: Rising Powers and International Business:
Exam ECTS 7,5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Group exam
Please note the rules in the Programme Regulations about identification of individual contributions.
Number of people in the group 2-3
Size of written product Max. 20 pages
3 students: max 20 pages,
2 students: max 15 pages.
Students who choose to write individually: max 10 pages.

It is possible to write the exam individually without applying for an exemption.
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Summer
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Students who have had the two presentations approved but do not turn in the final paper must have a new or revised topic approved by the course coordinator five weeks before the new due date set for the final paper and turn in the final paper at this new due date. The new due date is set by the program administration.
Students who have the two presentations approved and turned in the final paper but whose paper fails the exam must have a new or revised topic approved by the course coordinator five weeks before the new due date set for the final paper and turn in the final paper at this new due date. The new due date is set by the program administration.
Students who does not obtain approved in the first mandatory activity (presentation of own draft paper) must submit a draft paper, a powerpoint presentation of same, and a one and a half page summary of the paper to the course coordinator ten days before the due date for the final paper. There will be no feedback on these presentations.
Students who fail the second mandatory activity (discussing a fellow students’ paper) must write a three page critical and constructive discussion of a paper written by fellow student(s) assigned by the course coordinator. This must be submitted to the course coordinator ten days before the due date for the final paper.
Description of the exam procedure

The final paper is based on the draft paper presented and discussed during the course.
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

Emerging economies and most developing countries strive to maximize the benefits from foreign investment and international trade in their efforts to develop and improve their standing in the global economy. They employ a variety of means to attract investors, but also to restrict and regulate them, and they do so at the national level and by through efforts to influence the rules and policies of international institutions, such as the WTO and regional trade and investment agreements, the G20, and the IMF and other international organizations. In the seminar, students write research papers on topics of their own choice within this theme.

The course begins with a series of lectures that present the course theme and relevant theories and research agendas. After this, students present their ideas for topics and research questions in a full day class workshop. Then follows a period with no classes where students work on their research papers. Next are two full-day workshops where students present their draft papers for discussion and critique by teacher and fellow students. After the conclusion of the sessions, students finalize their research papers and submit them for assessment.
Description of the teaching methods
Lectures, paper writing, class discussions based on students' draft papers with students serving as discussants and feedback given by teacher.
Feedback during the teaching period
Feedback is integrated in the course. In the lectures, time is reserved for students' presentations of proposed topics and research questions, and feedback is given by fellow students and teacher. Students' draft papers are presented in whole-day workshops and given feedback by fellow students and teacher..
Student workload
Lectures, including preparation time 70 hours
Workshops, including preparation time. 61 hours
preparation of own workshop presentation and discussion 7 hours
Writing draft paper 60 hours
Finalizing exam paper 10 hours
Expected literature

 

A full reading list will be included in the course plan which is published on Canvas.

Below a few examples of text that may be referred to in the lectures:

 

Becker (2014) The BRICs and Emerging Economies in Comparative Perspective. Political Economy, liberalization and institutional change. Abingdon: Routledge.

 

Drezner, Daniel W. 2019. “Counter-Hegemonic Strategies in the Global Economy.” Security Studies 28(3): 505–31.

 

Kahler, Miles. 2016. "Who is Liberal Now? Rising Powers and Global Norms." In Why Govern? Rethinking Demand and Progress in Global Governance, edited by Amitav Acharya, 55-73. Cambridge: Cambridge University press.

 

Khan, M. H. (2010). selections from Political Settlements and the Governance of Growth-Enhancing Institutions. retrieve from

http:/​/​eprints.soas.ac.uk/​9968/​1/​Political_Settlements_internet.pd

 

Smith, Hadfield & Dunne, eds. (2012) Foreign Policy. Theories. Actors. Cases. 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

 

Stephen, Matthew D., and Michal Parízek. 2019. “New Powers and the Distribution of Preferences in Global Trade Governance: From Deadlock and Drift to Fragmentation.” New Political Economy 24(6): 735–58.

 

UNCTAD 2019. Chapter 3B: International Investment Policies, in World Investment Report 2019: Special Economic Zones. New York: United Nations, pp. 99–115.

 
Last updated on 24-06-2020