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International Political Economy

Key information

  • Module code:

    5AAOB204

  • Level:

    5

  • Semester:

      Full Year

  • Credit value:

    30

Module description

This module will provide students with an introduction to International Political Economy (IPE). Students will be introduced to the main subject matter of IPE as a discipline; they will receive grounding in political economy as a distinctive intellectual approach within the social sciences; they will cover the main competing theoretical and methodological approaches to IPE; and they will also study a selection of issues that throw light on the development of the global political economy and of Europe's place within it.

International Political Economy (IPE) is one of the most intellectually exciting and stimulating disciplines in the social sciences today. It has developed over the past few decades as it has become clear that more specialized disciplines such as Economics, Politics, and Sociology are inadequate to understand the complex shifts in power that have developed thanks to the processes normally described as globalization. IPE is a key intellectual tool in understanding where Europe – and indeed the world – are heading.

*Please note that module information is provisional and may change from year to year.

Suitable for economic and international management students 

Assessment details

One 1500 word essay (30%) and one 2500 word essay (70%)

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