GRADUATE SCHOOL
PhD in Political Science and International Relations
PSIR 634 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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International Political Economy
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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PSIR 634
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
Third Cycle
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| Course Objectives | The study of international political economy analyzes the tensions that exist between states and markets. In an effort to understand these tensions the main theoretical IPE approaches will be analyzed in detail along with different models of economic development that have their origins in these theoretical approaches. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course provides an introduction to International Political Economy (IPE); the basic theories surrounding this inter-disciplinary field and issues such as globalization and related concepts and conflicts. Students will be introduced to the mainstream theories of IPE along with critical perspectives, the topics of international money and finance, trade and transnational corporations (TNCs), the issues of economic development and North-South relations. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | What is International Political Economy? | Thomas Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree Robert Gilpin, The Political Economy of International Relations, Chapter 1 Susan Strange, States and Markets: An Introduction to International Political Economy Pietra Rivoli, The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines Markets, Power and Politics of World Trade Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents Robert L. Heilbroner, “The Economic Revolution”, The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times, and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers |
| 2 | Mercantilism and Economic Nationalism | Jacob Viner, “Power versus Plenty as Objectives of Foreign Policy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries,” World Politics 1 (October 1948), pp. 1-29 Eric Helleiner, “Economic Nationalism as a Challenge to Economic Liberalism? Lessons From the 19th Century,” International Studies Quarterly (2002), 46, pp. 307-329 Robert Reich, The Work of NationsAlexander Hamilton, “Report on Manufactures” Friedrich List, “The National System of Political Economy” Ha-Joon Chang, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism |
| 3 | Mercantilism and Economic Nationalism | Jacob Viner, “Power versus Plenty as Objectives of Foreign Policy in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries,” World Politics 1 (October 1948), pp. 1-29 Eric Helleiner, “Economic Nationalism as a Challenge to Economic Liberalism? Lessons From the 19th Century,” International Studies Quarterly (2002), 46, pp. 307-329 Robert Reich, The Work of NationsAlexander Hamilton, “Report on Manufactures” Friedrich List, “The National System of Political Economy” Ha-Joon Chang, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism |
| 4 | The Liberal IPE Perspective | Thomas Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree Friedrich A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom Adam Smith, The Invisible Hand, Penguin Books Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw, The Commanding Heights Robert L. Heilbroner, “The Wonderful World of Adam Smith” Robert L. Heilbroner, “The Gloomy Presentiments of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo” Robert L. Heilbroner, “The Heresies of John Maynard Keynes” Jagdish Bhagwati, In Defense of Globalization |
| 5 | The Liberal IPE Perspective | Thomas Friedman, The Lexus and the Olive Tree Friedrich A. Hayek, The Road to Serfdom Adam Smith, The Invisible Hand, Penguin Books Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents Joseph Stiglitz, Making Globalization Work Daniel Yergin and Joseph Stanislaw, The Commanding Heights Robert L. Heilbroner, “The Wonderful World of Adam Smith” Robert L. Heilbroner, “The Gloomy Presentiments of Parson Malthus and David Ricardo” Robert L. Heilbroner, “The Heresies of John Maynard Keynes” Jagdish Bhagwati, In Defense of Globalization |
| 6 | Marxism / Structuralism | Benjamin Barber, Jihad vs. McWorld V.I. Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Karl Marx, Capital Georg Lukacs, Class Consciousness George Orwell, Animal Farm Robert L. Heilbroner, “The Inexorable System of Karl Marx” Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks Immanuel Wallerstein, “The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis”, Comparative Studies in Society and History, September 1974 |
| 7 | Marxism / Structuralism | Benjamin Barber, Jihad vs. McWorld V.I. Lenin, Imperialism: The Highest Stage of Capitalism Karl Marx, Capital Georg Lukacs, Class Consciousness George Orwell, Animal Farm Robert L. Heilbroner, “The Inexorable System of Karl Marx” Antonio Gramsci, Selections from the Prison Notebooks Immanuel Wallerstein, “The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis”, Comparative Studies in Society and History, September 1974 |
| 8 | Critical Perspectives on IPE and the Environment | Amartya Sen, Development as Freedom Mancur Olson, The Logic of Collective Action E.F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered J. Ann Tickner, “Gendering World Politics” Kevin Danaher et al., Building the Green Economy: Success Stories from the Grassroots Cynthia Enloe, Bananas, Beaches and Bases Barbara Ehrenreich and Arlie Russell Hochschild, Global Woman: Nannies, Maids, and Sex Workers in the New Economy Alexander Wendt, “Anarchy is What States Make of It: The Social Construction of Power Politics,” International Organization, 46 (Spring 1992), pp. 391-425 Gita Sen, “Gender, Markets and States: A Selective Review and Research Agenda”, World Development, 24, no. 5 (1996) Thomas L. Friedman, Hot, Flat and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution and How it Can Renew America Al Gore, Our Choice Penny Griffin, “Refashioning IPE: What and how gender analysis teaches international (global) political economy”, Review of International Political Economy 14:4, October 2007: 719-736 V. Spike Peterson, “How (the Meaning of) Gender Matters in Political Economy”, New Political Economy, Vo. 10, No. 4, December 2005 |
| 9 | International Trade | Ralph Nader, “Introduction: Free Trade and the Introduction of Democracy” Gary Hufbauer, “World Trade After Seattle” |
| 10 | International Finance | Barry Eichengreen, Chapter 4: The Bretton Woods System, pp. 93-135 (in course pack) Paul Krugman, “Dutch Tulips and Emerging Markets” Susan George, “The Debt Boomerang” Susan George, “How Much is $1 Trillion?” Dani Rodrik, “Goodbye Washington Consensus, Hello Washington Confusion?” Journal of Economic Literature, XLIV (December 2006), pp. 973-987 Robert Wade, “The First-World Debt Crisis of 2007-2010 in Global Perspective”, Challenge, July-August 2008, pp. 23-54 Suggested Readings: Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents Kevin Danaher, 50 Years is Enough Benjamin Cohen, The Geography of Money Barry Eichengreen, Globalizing Capital: A History of the International Monetary System Charles Kindleberger, Manias, Panics and Crashes Joseph Stiglitz, Globalization and Its Discontents Peter L. Bernstein, Against the Gods Kevin Danaher, 50 Years is Enough Susan George and Fabrizio Sabelli, Faith and Credit: The World Bank’s Secular Empire M. A. Thomas, “Getting Debt Relief Right” Jeffrey Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities of Our Time |
| 11 | Economic Development | Ali H. Bayar, “The Developmental State and Economic Policy in Turkey”, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 773-785, 1996 (in Course Pack) Joseph Wong, “The Adaptive Developmental State in East Asia”, Journal of East Asia Studies 4 (2004), 345-362 (in Course Pack) Paul Krugman, “The Myth of Asia’s Miracle,” Foreign Affairs 73.6 Nov/Dec 1994 (in Course Pack) Suggested Readings: Walt Whitman Rostow, The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto, Cambridge University Pres, 1971 Immanuel Wallerstein, “The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis,” Comparative Studies in Society and History, Volume 16, Issue 4 (Sep. 1974), pp. 387-415 (in Course Pack) Christobal Kay, “Why East Asia Overtook Latin America: Agrarian Reform, Industrialization and Development,” Third World Quarterly, Vol. 23, No 6, pp. 1073-1102, 2002 (in Course Pack) Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty Hernando de Soto, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else Tina Rosenberg, “That Taint of the Greased Palm”, New York Times Magazine (in course pack) Ha-Joon Chang, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities of Our Time |
| 12 | Economic Development | Ali H. Bayar, “The Developmental State and Economic Policy in Turkey”, Third World Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 4, pp. 773-785, 1996 (in Course Pack) Joseph Wong, “The Adaptive Developmental State in East Asia”, Journal of East Asia Studies 4 (2004), 345-362 (in Course Pack) Paul Krugman, “The Myth of Asia’s Miracle,” Foreign Affairs 73.6 Nov/Dec 1994 (in Course Pack) Suggested Readings: Walt Whitman Rostow, The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto, Cambridge University Pres, 1971 Immanuel Wallerstein, “The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis,” Comparative Studies in Society and History, Volume 16, Issue 4 (Sep. 1974), pp. 387-415 (in Course Pack) Christobal Kay, “Why East Asia Overtook Latin America: Agrarian Reform, Industrialization and Development,” Third World Quarterly, Vol. 23, No 6, pp. 1073-1102, 2002 (in Course Pack) Muhammad Yunus, Banker to the Poor: Micro-Lending and the Battle Against World Poverty Hernando de Soto, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else Tina Rosenberg, “That Taint of the Greased Palm”, New York Times Magazine (in course pack) Ha-Joon Chang, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities of Our Time |
| 13 | Presentations | |
| 14 | Presentations | |
| 15 | Review of the Semester | |
| 16 | Review of the Semester |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Scholarly books, book chapters, articles power point presentations. All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Recommended readings (further published works and scholarship on European diplomatic and military history) |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
2
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
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25
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| Project |
1
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35
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
5
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
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ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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5
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70
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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32
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32
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| Project |
1
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50
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50
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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25
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25
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
225
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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5
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| 1 | To be able to improve and deepen the theoretical and conceptual proficiencies on Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 2 | To be able to evaluate critically and analytically the relationships between various factors in the discipline of Political Science and International Relations such as structures, actors, institutions and culture at an advanced level. |
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| 3 | To be able to determine the theoretical and empirical gaps in Political Science and International Relations literature and gain the ability of questioning at an advanced level. |
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| 4 | To be able to gain the ability to develop innovative, leading and original arguments in order to fill the gaps in Political Science and International Relations literature. |
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| 5 | To be able to gather, analyze, and interpret the data by using advanced qualitative or quantitative research methods in Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 6 | To be able to develop original academic works and publish scientific articles in refereed national or international indexed journals in the field of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 7 | To be able to describe individual research and contemporary developments in Political Science and International Relations in written, oral, and visual forms. |
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| 8 | To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity and/or as part of a team in generating innovative and analytical solutions to the problems that arise in relation to the politics in daily life. |
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| 9 | To be able to develop projects in determining the institutional and political instruments for conflict resolution in national and international politics. |
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| 10 | To be able to prepare an original thesis in Political Science and International Relations based on scientific criteria. |
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| 11 | To be able to follow new research and developments, publish scientific articles and participate the debates in academic meetings in Political Science and International Relations through a foreign language. |
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| 12 | To be able to have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of gathering, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data relevant to Political Science and International Relations. |
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