Syllabus
Y376 – International Political Economy
Fall 2009, Class No. 12321
Class meets TuTh
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): Dina Sharipova
Email: disharip@indiana.edu
Office: Woodburn 364
Office Hours: Th 3-4 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, 7th edition
Tom
Friedman, The
World is Flat 3.0 (Updated and Expanded).
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:
(i) 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.
(ii) Midterm Exam: This will be administered about halfway through the course. This exam will by 25 percent of your final grade.
(iii) 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.
(iv) Classroom Participation: This will be 10 percent of your final grade.
Course Outline and
Calendar:
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Dates |
Topics |
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Sep. 1-3 |
Introduction |
Spero and Hart, Ch. 1 |
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Sep. 8-10 |
International Monetary System |
Spero and Hart, Ch. 2 |
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Sep. 15-17 |
International Trading System |
Spero and Hart, Ch. 3 |
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Sep. 22-24 |
The Multinational Corporation |
Spero and Hart, Ch. 4 |
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Sep. 29-Oct. 1 |
Theories of Economic Development |
Spero and Hart, Chs. 5-6 |
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Oct. 6-8 |
Foreign Aid, International Loans, and the
Debt Crisis |
Spero and Hart, Ch. 7 |
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Oct. 13-15 |
OPEC and Oil Politics |
Spero and Hart, Ch. 9 |
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Oct. 20 |
Midterm Review |
Woodburn 003 |
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Oct. 22 |
Midterm
Exam |
Woodburn 003 |
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Oct. 27-29 |
Globalization and the End of the Cold War |
Spero and Hart, Chs. 8 and 10 |
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Nov. 3-5 |
Globalization |
Friedman, chs. 1-4 |
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Nov. 10-12 |
“ |
Friedman, chs. 5-8 |
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Nov. 17-19 |
“ |
Friedman, chs. 9-13 |
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Dec. 1-3 |
Globalization and Global Governance |
Spero and Hart, Ch. 11 |
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Dec. 8 |
Summing Up |
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Dec. 10 |
Review for Final Exam Final
project is due |
Woodburn 003 |
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Dec. 15, 7:15-9:15pm |
Final
Exam |
Woodburn 003 |