Collegeaantekeningen Introduction to international political economy
Bevat de aantekeningen van college 1 tot en met 4. De inhoud wordt aangevuld met de overige collegeaantekeningen. De colleges worden aangeboden in het Engels, en daarom de aantekeningen ook.
Lecture 1 February 3rd 2015
During this first lecture (which lasted only for one hour) is an introduction and welcome to this course. We’ll discuss the question ‘What is IPE?’, the course overview (the manual is available on Blackboard) and the requirements and preparations.
What is IPE?
IPE is ’’concerned with the interaction between the state and the market’’ (Cohn, 3). It’s all about the interaction between politics and economics, treated as if these two are on a balance. We’ll look into questions like: ‘To what extent can states intervene in the markets?’ ‘Why and how can states interfere?’ And, ‘can this lead to market failure?’. Interdependence is an important issue in this, especially in the current age of globalisation. Does this necessarily lead to global welfare? Can we reverse these processes?
IPE today
IPE is relatively new as an academic discipline, scholars responded to the failing of the Post-War system on finance and economics. This has been critical to the mutual neglect of politics and economics. IPE is unique as it’s inherently interdisciplinary. In other words: IPE is a notoriously diverse field of study.
Course overview: theories
First we’re going to look to the theoretical foundations of IPE. We use the following order: mercantilism, liberalism and critical perspective. They all evaluate the......read more
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