IPE 201:
Introduction to International Political Economy
Summer 2003
Wyatt 313
M, T, Th, F
1:00-3:00
Professor
Richard Anderson-Connolly
Office:
McIntyre 213N
Phone:
879-3597
Office
Hours: Before class and by appointment
e-mail:
raconnolly@ups.edu
Course Description
This
course is divided into 3 parts.
In
the first we will learn the specialized vocabulary of IPE. The emphasis here is on the key players and
the general analytical tools which are used in IPE.
In
the second part we see that IPE contains several competing ways of looking at
the world. There are 3 dominant
perspectives used in this field: Mercantilism, liberalism, structuralism. We will discuss each perspective
individually and then attempt to evaluate them in competition with each other.
Finally,
we will go into some detail on a small number of important, contemporary IPE
issues.
Our
reading materials will consist of a reader (the articles are also on reserve at
the library) and a textbook. The book,
available in the UPS bookstore, is:
Balaam
and Veseth (2001) Introduction to International Political Economy
Assignments
The
following are the course requirements and their importance to your grade:
|
Assignment |
Percent of Grade |
|
Exam
1 |
20 |
|
Exam
2 |
25 |
|
Final
Exam |
25 |
Term Paper |
20 |
|
Reading Commentary,
Participation, & Attendance |
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
100% |
Exams:
The exams will consist of definitions and essay
questions, all blue book. A review will
be held the day before each exam. The
exams will be held on the following dates:
Exam
1: Friday, May 30th
Exam
2: Friday, June 13th
Final: Friday, June 27th
Term
Paper:
A hand-out describing the assignment along with
acceptable topics will be provided later in the semester. The essay should be 8-12 pages and is due on
the penultimate day of class, June 26th.
Reading
Commentary & Participation:
Each day you must bring to class type-written
summaries (about 1 paragraph each) of at least 3 IPE events/stories discussed
in the recent news (from whatever source – newspaper, TV, internet). These summaries will form the basis for
group discussions and you may also be called upon to read your comments to the
class. Late summaries will not be
accepted (no excuses are acceptable, including damaged floppy disk, full computer
lab, illness, or death) and I do not accept emailed summaries.
Participation in class discussion will also be
factored into this element of your grade.
Late
essays lose 1 grade per day. (E.g.,
from a B to B- if 1 day late.)
If
you are going to miss an exam you must provide a valid reason before the
exam. If this is not followed, the exam
will receive an F.
Topics and Readings
The
outline which follows gives the topics we will cover along with their
corresponding readings. (Below, B &
V stands for the textbook by Balaam and Veseth).
|
Topics and Readings |
Date
|
States and Markets
|
5/20, 22, & 23 |
B & V Chap. 1 Levacic, Rosalind (1991) “Markets and Government: An Overview” Eisner,
Robert (1994) “Measuring Economic Welfare” Bolwes,
Samuel and Richard Edward. (1985) “Investment, Output, and Employment” |
|
International Economic
Transactions
|
5/23, 26 & 27 |
|
B
& V Chap. 6, 7, 8, 16 |
|
|
Catch-up
and Review |
5/29 |
|
EXAM 1May 30th |
|
|
Part II: Theoretical Perspectives
|
|
Mercantilism
|
6/2 & 3 |
|
B
& V 2 |
|
Liberalism
|
6/3 & 5 |
|
B
& V 3 |
|
|
B
& V 4 Korten,
David (1995) “Adjusting the Poor” |
|
Comparing the Perspectives
|
6/10 |
|
B
& V 13, 15 Johnson,
Chalmers (2000) “Meltdown” |
|
Catch-up and Review
|
6/12 |
|
B
& V 5 |
|
EXAM 2June 13th |
|
Part III: Current Topics in IPE
|
|
The “Anti-Globalization” Movement
|
6/16 |
|
B & V 5 |
|
The United Nations and
International Law
|
6/17 & 19 |
|
Class
Handouts |
|
The EU and NAFTA
|
6/20 |
|
B
& V 11, 12 |
|
International Conflict: War &
Terrorism
|
6/23 |
|
B
& V 9 Johnson,
Chalmers (2000) “Blowback” |
|
Environmental Threats
|
6/24 |
|
B
& V 19 |
|
Catch-up and Review
Term Paper Due |
6/26 |