ÇAĞ UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
Learning Outcomes of the
Course
Code
Course Title
Credit
ECTS
IRE 419
International Political Economy
3 (3-0-3)
6
Prerequisites
None
Language of Instruction
Mode of Delivery
Face to face
English
Type and Level of Course
Elective/4.Year/Spring Semester EQF- Level 6
Lecturers
Name(s)
Contacts
Lecture Hours
Office Hours
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Sevgi Balkan
Thursday. 9-12
Monday.14-16
sevgibalkan@yahoo.co
Şahin
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Others
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to make students familiar with issues of international trade, the
international monetary system, and foreign investment. These issues will be examined within the
framework of economic globalization and the global economic crisis of 2008-09.
Relationship
Students who have completed the course successfully should
be able to
Net Effect
Prog. Output
1
discuss various theoretical applications of the International
7
4
Political Economy.
2
further their skills in clear, precise writing via both in-class and
1,9
4,4
take home essays.
3
discuss how theories of IPE affect in practice issues of global
7
4
economic relations
4
analyze the interaction between state, capital, and labor
7
3
5
examine the process of capital accumulation in the international
5
3
system and its effects on markets
6
examine the instruments, strategies, and motives of political
7
3
institutions for managing international economic relations
7
analyze the present and former economic crises of the world
7
4
capitalist system.
Course Description: This course examines the politics of global economic relations. Among the specific topics to be
discussed are: trade and protectionism, the role and performance of global institutions such as the IMF, World Bank, and
WTO, the significance of multinational corporations, efforts at regional economic integration such as the EU and NAFTA,
the relationship of the world economy to the economic development of poor countries, and the emergence of new
economic players such as China and India.
Course Contents: ( Weekly Lecture Plan )
Weeks
Topics
Preparation
Teaching Methods
1
Introduction
Textbook Ch.1
Presentation & Discussion
2
Managing the Global Economy Since the Textbook Ch.2
Presentation & Discussion
Second World War
3
Post-War Economic Institutions
Textbook Ch.2
Presentation & Discussion
4
Emerging powers: China
The Economist special
Presentation & Discussion
report on China, 2011
5
Emerging powers: Brazil
The Economist special
Presentation & Discussion
report on Brazil, 2013
6
Emerging powers: India
The Economist special
Presentation & Discussion
report on Brazil, 2012
G-20
7
International Financial Crises: Mexican and Textbook Ch.11
Presentation & Discussion
East Asian crises
8
Post-2001 Economic Transformation of Ziya Onis.2006.Beyond the
Presentation & Discussion
Turkey
2001 Financial crisis:the
political Economy of the
new Phase of the Neoliberal Restructring in
Turkey.
9
Anti-globalization Movement
Presentation & Discussion
10
International Development
Textbook Ch.9
Presentation & Discussion
11
Millennium Development Goals
Kelly-Kate S. Pease. 2011.
Presentation & Discussion
International Organizations.
Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Gordonsville, VA: Palgrave
Macmillan.
12
TRIPS Agreement and Doha Round
Presentation & Discussion
13
Current Trends in the Global Economy
Textbook Ch.12
Presentation & Discussion
14
General Review
Textbook
Related links
Course Notes
Recommended Reading
Material Sharing
Discussion
REFERENCES
Cohn, Theodore H. 2010. Global Political Economy (6.ed). Pearson:New York.
http://www.unc.edu/~lmosley/IPElinks.html
http://videos.mitrasites.com/anti-globalization-movement.html
Subscription to “The Economist”
Activities
Midterm Exam
Presentation
Quiz
Project
Effect of The Activities
Effect of The Final Exam
Number
1
1
2
1
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Effect
30%
5%
5%
10%
50%
50%
ECTS TABLE
Number
14
14
1
2
1
1
1
Contents
Hours in Classroom
Hours out Classroom
Presentation
Quiz
Project
Midterm Exam
Final Exam
Notes
Hours
3
3
18
6
18
22
26
Total
Total / 30
ECTS Credit
RECENT PERFORMANCE
2013-2014 FALL SEMESTER
IRE 419 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL
ECONOMY
17
20
12
15
10
5
6
0
8
1
2
1
2
1
0
-5
NA FF FD DD DC CC CB BB BA AA
Total
42
42
18
12
18
22
26
180
=180/30=6
6