Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : İKP615 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 5 |
The course covers key themes and issues in international political economy (IPE) by zooming into the complex interactions between the state, the market, domestic actors, and global players at multiple layers. The goals of the course are to highlight and demonstrate the importance of IPE, equip students with relevant theoretical perspectives and analytic frameworks in the study of IPE, elaborate main scholarly discussions in the field -both in theory and empirics, and help students to undertake their own research in IPE by encouraging them to raise puzzling and timely research questions.
The course introduces the theoretical background that is necessary to understand and investigate international political economy (IPE). Each thematic session turns a keen eye on one major issue in IPE including international production and trade structure, global financial system, state-market interaction and development, foreign direct investment, 2018 global economic crisis, international aid, rising powers, and everyday IPE
| 1. | Explain the relevance, importance, and multidisciplinary nature of international political economy (IPE). |
| 2. | Define, contextualize, and critically evaluate IPE with reference to alternative approaches in the field. |
| 3. | Explain main theoretical debates regarding state-market interaction and development with reference to empirical evidence. |
| 4. | Explain the main pillars of the international system (trade, finance, governance, etc.) by providing a historical background |
| 5. | Raise relevant and timely research questions on a major theme in IPE. |
| 1. | Abdelal, Rawi. 2009. “Constructivism as an Approach to International Political Economy.” In Handbook of International Political Economy, edited by Mark Blyth, 57–71. London: Routledge. |
| 2. | Öniş, Ziya. 1991. “The Logic of the Developmental State.” Comparative Politics 24 (1): 109–26. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 3 | 70 |
| Individual Work | 14 | 1 | 2 | 42 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 131 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
OÇ-5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |