Information Package / Course Catalogue
International Political Economy
Course Code: UYL509
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of course is to examine the economic determinants of international economic policies and international politics, and to understand the growing importance of international political economy.

Course Content

Theoretical approaches, economic globalization, new international economic order, trade blocs, role of the institutions that govern the power, multinational corporations and sustainable development.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to define the history of the political economy and its basic theories.
2.To be able to comprehend the relations between economic issues and political decisions.
3.To be able to tell states' import and export policies, fundamental practices and rules of international trade.
4.To be able to comprehend the structure of the international economic institutions and their functioning.
5.To be able to analyze international economic developments.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Franzese, R. J. (2002). Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democracies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Supply and Demand Analysis
Week 1 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classification of Goods and Services
Week 2 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Elasticities
Week 3 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Applications of Elasticity
Week 4 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 5 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Export Policies
Week 6 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 7 - Theoretical
General Review
Week 8 - Theoretical
General Review
Week 9 - Theoretical
Import Policies
Week 9 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 10 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 11 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Definitions of Economic and Political Power
Week 12 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 13 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 14 - Preparation Work
1. Robert J. Franzese, Macroeconomic Policies of Developed Democrasies, , Cambridge University Press, 2002.2. Murat Aydın, İsmail Şiriner ve diğerleri, Politik İktisat ve Adam Smith, Yön Yayıncılık, 2010.
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exams
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exams
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment115116
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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4
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5
5
5
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4
OÇ-2
5
4
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4
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5
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OÇ-3
4
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5
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4
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5
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5
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