Instructors: Prof. Dr. Thomas Straubhaar
Event type:
Interactive class
Displayed in timetable as:
PEP7
Hours per week:
3
Credits:
6,0
Language of instruction:
English
Min. | Max. participants:
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Comments/contents:
* For the most up to date version please refer to the organisational pdf in <materials> or on the website. *
Lecturer
Prof. Dr. Thomas Straubhaar
Teaching assistant
Dr. Felix Roth (felix.roth@wiso.uni-hamburg.de)
Target audience
M.Sc. PEP, 2nd semester; graduate students from other faculties with a specialization in economics
Course size
up to 40 students
Prerequisites
Economics background (ideally a Bachelor in Economics or a similar discipline) and a basic knowledge of economic analysis
Content
This course will examine how the interplay of economic and political institutions shapes international economic relations. It will address the following questions:
* How do globalization and digitalization transform social, political and economic relations in the 21st Century?
* How can we meet the challenges of global trade and finance, transnational corporations, international migration, regionalisation and global governance?
* What is the relationship between politics and economics within the global political economy, and how, in this light, should we understand the relationship between states and markets?
* What is the future of the state, the market and civil society in a changing world/ (economic) order?
Learning objectives:
s.a.
Didactic concept:
* For the most up to date version please refer to the organisational pdf in <materials> or on the website. *
Organisation
The course is divided into 2 parts.
Part 1: Lectures on Relevant Issues of IPE
Part 2: Student Presentations of their essays/papers to Relevant Issues of IPE
Dates & Deadlines
04.04.2017
- First session
- Announcement of preferences for presentation and essay
- Outline presentation and quotation of topics to the students for their essays/papers
11.04.2017
- Final decisions about students contributions
Literature:
Lecture slides will be available on STiNE. A reading list will be available on STiNE.
Additional examination information:
Final requirement
The grade will be decided according to the scientific quality of the essay/paper. The essay/paper is due by the end of July 2017. There will be no final examination.
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