Information Package / Course Catalogue
International Political Economy
Course Code: INT404
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the theoretical perspectives and issues of international political economy (IPE) and enable students to analyse conceptually and theoretically issues, developments and problems of international political economy.

Course Content

The nature, scope, historical and intellectual origins of International Political Economy; main theoretical approaches of IPE and recent developments and current trends in the world political economy.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Ali BİLGENOĞLU
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to learn the main concepts of international political economy
2.To be able to analyse the international political economy theoretically
3.Students will be able to explain the relationships between facts with an analytical structure.
4.Students will be able to learn the theoretical knowledge they learned in practice in practical life.
5.To be able to analyze the causalities between international economic and political events
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Joan E. Spero and Jeffrey A. Hart. The Politics of International Economic Relations, 7th edition, Belmont: Wadsworth/Thomson, 2010 Joan E. Spero and Jeffrey A. Hart. The Politics of International Economic Relations, 7th edition, Belmont: Wadsworth/Thomson, 2010
2.Ravenhill, John (2008) Global Political Economy, 2.Baskı. Oxford: Oxford University Press Ravenhill, John (2008) Global Political Economy, 2.Baskı. Oxford: Oxford University Press
3.Gilpin, Robert (2001) Global Political Economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Gilpin, Robert (2001) Global Political Economy. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to IPE: What is IPE, Historical and Intellectual Overview
Week 2 - Theoretical
Basic Concepts in IPE: State, Market, Power and Authority
Week 3 - Theoretical
Theoretical Foundations of IPE: The Nationalist Perspective
Week 4 - Theoretical
Theoretical Foundations of IPE: The Liberal Perspective
Week 5 - Theoretical
Theoretical Foundations of IPE: The Structuralist Perspective
Week 6 - Theoretical
The World Economy before the First World War
Week 7 - Theoretical
From the “Great Depression” to the Post-war new international economic order
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Evolution of the Bretton Woods System
Week 11 - Theoretical
Contemporary IPE: from the 1980s to the 2000s
Week 12 - Theoretical
International Trading System
Week 13 - Theoretical
International Monetary System
Week 14 - Theoretical
International Financial Crises, Foreign Direct Investments and MNCs
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory94690
Individual Work76684
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)201
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
4
4
OÇ-2
4
5
5
4
5
5
OÇ-3
4
5
4
4
4
5
OÇ-4
3
3
5
4
4
4
OÇ-5
3
4
5
5
4
5
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