Syllabus

Y376 – International Political Economy

Spring 2012, Class No. 26715

Class meets MW 4-5:15pm, Woodburn Hall 120

Professor Jeffrey Hart

Department of Political Science

346 Woodburn Hall

Email: hartj@indiana.edu

Office Hours: W 1-3 and by appointment

Associate Instructor (AI): Michael Lee

Woodburn 305

Email: lee76@indiana.edu

Office Hours: Th 1-2 and by appointment

The following required textbooks have been ordered for purchase and will be available at the Indiana Memorial Union bookstore:

Joan Edelman Spero and Jeffrey A. Hart, The Politics of International Economic Relations, 7^th edition

Tom Friedman, Hot, Flat, and Crowded.

This is an introduction to theories about the relationship between the international political and economic systems. Lectures and readings will deal with the concepts used in research on international political economy (IPE).  We will pay special attention to international monetary, trade, and investment relations. The course website is: http://www.indiana.edu/~ipe. There will be additional course information on OnCourse.

Course Requirements:

• Term Paper:  There will be a separate handout on this assignment available in class. In this project as in all other assignments or projects in class you should strive for excellence. The project will be 25 percent of your final grade. 

• Midterm Exam:  This will be administered about halfway through the course. This exam will by 25 percent of your final grade.

• Final Exam: This will be administered at the end of the course. It covers the entire course. The final exam will be 40 percent of your final grade.

• Classroom Participation:  This will be 10 percent of your final grade.

Course Outline and Calendar: