ECTS - International Political Economy
International Political Economy (IR502) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| International Political Economy | IR502 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving, Team/Group. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | The main aim of this course is to introduce students to the academic study of international political economy (IPE). Principal aims are to learn the leading theoretical approaches to IPE; examining the historical development of the global political economy; outlining the main structural features of the global political economy; and exploring selected current developments. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | The disciplinary history of IPE and its leading theoretical approaches, an awareness of the historical development of the global political economy, the main structural features of the global political economy and how they are changing. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | The nature of political economy: The issues of political economy ; The importance of the market ; The economic consequences of a market ; Market effects and political responses | Gilpin, Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Three ideologies of political economy: The liberal perspective ; The Nationalist perspective ; The Marxist perspective ; A critique of the perspectives ; Three challenges to a World Market economy ; Welfare capitalism in a non-welfare international capitalist world | Gilpin, Chapter 2 |
| 3 | The dynamics of the international political economy: Contemporary theories of the International Political Economy ; The political economy of structural change ; The mechanisms of structural change ; Structural change and economic conflict | Gilpin, Chapter 3 |
| 4 | International money matters: The era of specie money ; The era of political money ; The classical gold standard (1870-1914) | Gilpin, Chapter 4 |
| 5 | The interregnum between British and American leadership (1914-1944) | Gilpin, Chapter 4 |
| 6 | The Bretton Woods system (1944-1976) ; The dollar and American hegemony ; The non-system of flexible rates ; The issue of policy coordination | Gilpin, Chapter 4 |
| 7 | The Reagan administration and policy coordination ; The policy for policy coordination | Gilpin, Chapter 4 |
| 8 | Mid-term | |
| 9 | The politics of international trade: The importance of trade ; The liberal theory of international trade ; The Nationalist theory of international trade ; Free trade versus economic protectionism ; The GATT system | Gilpin, Chapter 5 |
| 10 | Emergent trade issues ; New trading patterns ; The Rapprochement of Liberal and Nationalist theories ; The prospects for the Liberal trade regime | Gilpin, Chapter 5 |
| 11 | Multinational corporations and international production: The nature of the multinational ; The era of American multinationals ; The multinationals and home countries ; The multinationals and host countries ; The new multinationalism | Gilpin, Chapter 6 |
| 12 | The issue of dependency and economic development: The Liberal perspective on economic development ; The classical Marxist perspective on economic development ; The underdevelopment position ; An evaluation of LDC strategies ; The process of uneven growth | Gilpin, Chapter 7 |
| 13 | The political economy of international finance: Three eras of international finance ; The Eurodollar market ; The debt problem in the 1980s ; Japanese subsidization of American hegemony ; The Nichibei economy and its prospects | Gilpin, Chapter 8 |
| 14 | The transformation of the global political economy: Structural changes in the international political economy ; The transition problem | Gilpin, Chapter 9 |
| 15 | The emergent international economic order: The problem of political leadership ; The adjustment problem ; International norms versus domestic autonomy ; A mixed system, mercantilistic competition, economic regionalism, and sectoral protectionism | Gilpin, Chapter 10 |
| 16 | General Review |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Gilpin, R. and Gilpin J, The Political Economy of International Relations, Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1987 |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | X |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Gains the ability to understand, explain, and apply the basic concepts and methodologies of international relations | X | ||||
| 2 | Gains the ability to analyze international relations at a theoretical level | X | ||||
| 3 | Gains the ability to interpret current global and national political issues through logical and informed analysis | X | ||||
| 4 | Gains the ability to adopt different perspectives on international relations | X | ||||
| 5 | Gains the ability to analyze the current and future positions of global and regional actors | X | ||||
| 6 | Develops relevant academic and applied research skills in political issues | X | ||||
| 7 | Develops the academic writing skills related to the field | X | ||||
| 8 | Develops the academic presentation skills related to the field | X | ||||
| 9 | Develops analytical thinking and independent research skills | X | ||||
| 10 | Develops critical analysis, interpretation, and discussion skills, and adopts an open-minded approach to learning | X | ||||
| 11 | Gains the ability to develop arguments | X | ||||
| 12 | Recognizes the importance of lifelong learning | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||