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2021/2022 BA-BPOLV2011U After Trump: the US and the Global Economy
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| After Trump: the US and the Global Economy |
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| Language | English |
| Course ECTS | 7.5 ECTS |
| Type | Elective |
| Level | Bachelor |
| Duration | One Semester |
| Start time of the course | Autumn |
| Timetable | Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk |
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Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
BSc
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| Last updated on 03-02-2021 | |
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The course will consider the institutional building blocks of the US political system and the ways in which these shape the character of policymaking processes. There will be a particular focus on the making of economic and social policy and the openings that business interests can use to influence and shape political outcomes. Students will also be introduced to different theoretical frameworks that are - or can be - employed in the study of US politics. On this basis the course then turns to look at the US’s role in the global economy. It will consider the different actors involved in the making of foreign policy and the character of the US relationships with both China and the European Union. It will ask about the extent to which Donald Trump’s years in office have changed the US and its standing across the world. Has the US been weakened or strengthened? Are allies now more self-sufficient? Or have other powers gained ground thereby weakening the west? Are global supply chains under threat? Has protectionism become the "new normal"? Is the US being surpassed as global "hegemon"? And, insofar as there have been changes, are these likely to be temporary or enduring shifts? |
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| The course will be structured around interactive classes with opportunities for questions and student contributions. All students will be asked to participate fully. We will encourage the formation of study groups so that the assigned reading is approached collectively and there is a basis for activity outside of the classroom. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The course incorporates a voluntary feedback assignment which will provide a basis for interactive discussion about course themes on a collective and individual basis. There will also be an assignment workshop to ensure that students approach the examination assignment in a considered and structured way. Furthermore, students are encouraged to form study groups consisting of 4-5 students. Each such study group will be offered a staff office hours session so as to ‘test’ ideas and engage in dialogue. |
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Edward Ashbee, US Politics Today (4th edition) (Manchester University Press, 2019)
Michael Cox and Doug Stokes, US Foreign Policy (3rd edition) (Oxford University Press, 2018)
Edward Ashbee, The Trump Revolt (Manchester University Press, 2017) |
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