POL 577 - Global Political Economy

To show how politics and economy interact in the global level; to explain theories, institutions and relations which define international political economy; to examine topics of international political economy from different perspectives; to demonstrate specific effects of economic, social and political forces which are effective in global economy.

Theories and topics of international political economy; different approaches to IPE; actors of IPE; the structures in which actors are active; the issue of development; development strategies; efforts of regionalization; basic issues of IPE.

Balaam, David N. and Dillman, Bradford (ed.), Introduction to International Political Economy, 6th ed., New York: Pearson, 2014.

1- Each student will choose 5 of the 9 topics below, answer one of the questions at the end of the chapter about the topic in at least 1 page, and submit their homework the week after the week in which the relevant topic is taught. Each assignment is worth 20 points, and the score from the homework will be 10 percent of the total score.

2- A student group of 5 will be formed for each of the 9 topics below. The student group will make a presentation summarizing the subject for 15-20 minutes after the related subject is taught by using the power point file related to their subject. Presentation score will be calculated out of 100. The score obtained in the presentation will constitute 10 percent of the total score.

1- Liberalism

2- Mercantilism

3- Structuralism

4- Trade and Production Structure

5- Money and Financial Structure

6- Knowledge and Technology Structure

7- Rising Powers

8- Multinational Corporations

9- Middle East

Mid-term exam: 30%

Homework: 10%

Presentation: 10%

Final exam: 50%