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Economics 394AI

Foundations of International Political Economy

Fall 2023

Course Description

This course provides a thorough foundation to concepts and research in the field of international political economy (IPE): the study of the dynamic interplay between international economics and politics. The course first reviews different theoretical    approaches to analyzing and explaining governance in the contemporary international system and the basis for world order. IPE is a fundamentally interdisciplinary field and thus a key part of this part of the course is the intellectual history of  the discipline, as it emerged to tackle big global problems by borrowing concepts from other disciplines. It then covers a wide variety of contemporary issue areas in IPE, including the politics of international trade, global inequality, how global  governance institutions are contested, and international financial regulation. Although some  familiarity with basic concepts in economics, international relations, sociology and  international economic history will be very helpful, it is not absolutely necessary.

Learning Goals

.    Be able to discern the operation of power and politics in the operation of the global economy

.    Analyze the ways in which global economic activity is governed through institutions, and how those institutions are themselves governed

.    Become familiar with some of the big conceptual and empirical debates in International Political Economy (IPE) research

.    Appreciate the history of global economic development over the last 100 years or so

.    Describe and analyze the operation of the global trade and financial systems,

including scholarly debates surrounding how they are controlled and influenced

.    Describe the different ways that global inequality is assessed in current social science research.

Online Resources

This course entails a regular amount of reading.  Please make sure to budget enough time to complete the readings prior to class.   It is essential that you complete the readings in order to participate fully in the intellectual life of the course. All required readings for the course are available as PDFs in the Canvas site for the class.

All readings are available on the Canvas site, as pdf files. The recommended course text for this class is Hale, Thomas, Held, David and Young, Kevin.  2013. Gridlock:  Why  Global  Cooperation  is  Failing   When   We  Need  It  Most (Cambridge: Polity). It is available as an e-book at the UMass library (which is free). We will  be reading from this book a few times, and so it may prove useful as a general resource. There is no need to purchase it – the Economy chapter is available as a PDF on the Canvas site.

There are also some other online resources that may prove useful, among them the CORE econ website, which I provide links to throughout the syllabus and on the Canvas site, but whose main website is here: https://www.core-econ.org/

In  addition  to  Moodle,  UMass  Amherst  Libraries  offer  a  number  of  helpful resources, including Research Guides for particular subject areas, should you wish to learn more:

.    Economics Course Guide: https://guides.library.umass.edu/econ

.    Another  important  resource:  you  can get  free  access  to  the New  York  Times through UMass! This resource may help you complete assignments over the course        of        this         semester.        Details         are        available        here:

https://guides.library.umass.edu/nytimes?_ga=2.48930918.1147540388.159701 0940-1855955997.1573776872

.    Further information regarding how to access other newspapers through UMass is available here: https://libanswers.library.umass.edu/faq/297072

.    There is a new web resource provided by two IPE  scholars based in the UK, Alexander  Nunn  and  Stuart  Shields.  It  features  web  videos  of various  IPE scholars talking about their perspectives on the field, their own careers, and much else.  You  might  find  it  interesting  and  also  valuable  to  get  a  sense  of  the differences       out       there       in       this       diverse        area       of       inquiry:

https://www.ipefoundations.org.uk/home

Technology Requirements

.    A computer with an updated operating system  (e.g. Windows, Mac, Linux) and an

Internet browser (e.g. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari…)

.    Basic computer audio/video equipment

.    Internet connection

.    Applications: Media Player (e.g. Flash Player, Windows Media Player, Quicktime for Mac)

.    Software:  Microsoft  Word   (although  I  will  accept  files  documents  via  Google Docs…please no Pages documents). Please never send a ‘link’ to a file. Always submit the actual file, preferably as a pdf or a doc or docx format. Office 365 software is

available             for             free              to             UMass             Students;              see

https://www.umass.edu/it/software/microsoft-office-365-

education?_ga=2.168900769.1631692794.1589223126-1855955997.1573776872

Technological Support

If you  are  experiencing  technological  problems,  please  contact  one  of the  following resources. Please don’t contact me with technological issues. I am the course instructor and facilitator, and as such my role is to guide you through the course material and answer questions about course subject matter and assignments. Plus, I wouldn’t describe myself as tech savvy.

.    UMass   Amherst’s  24/7  Help  Center  can  be  reached  at  the  following  URL:

https://embanet.frontlinesvc.com/app/home/p/2101

.    UMass Amherst IT can be reached at: it@umass.edu or 413-545-9400 or 5-TECH

Grading System

Number grades will be translated to the final letter grades using the scale shown below:

A         93-100%                       C+       77-79%

A-        90-92%                        C          73-76%

B+       87-89%                         C-         70-72%

B          83-86%                         D          60-69%

B-         80-82%                         F           59% and below

Class Philosophy

Learning is a process, both individual and collective.   We  come to this  course with different backgrounds and experiences, yet we are all moving through it together. Though we acquire information, arrive at insights, and develop skills at our own pace, learning is inescapably interdependent.  For this reason, we will proceed with respect and patience for each other, especially when we disagree.

Writing Resources

UMass Amherst offers a Writing Center to its students and can provide tutoring

online! Please visit the following link:

https://www.umass.edu/writingcenter/news/online-tutoring

Late Assignments

All assignments must be received by their due date.  If there is a compelling reason why  you  cannot  hand  in  your  assignment  on  time—illness,  personal  or  family emergency, varsity athletic commitment—please be in touch with the Professor as soon as possible.  PLEASE BE PROACTIVE in asking for accommodation.  Don’t suffer in silence—I sincerely want you to succeed in this course. Assignments will be penalized one grade level for each day late. Thus, an “A” paper becomes an “A-” if it is turned in within a day of the deadline; it  becomes a “B+” if turned in within 2 days of the deadline.

Statement Regarding Pronouns

There is a long history of dialogue and activism around how we address one another, with respect to both names and pronouns.  Students should be referred to by the name they prefer, and with the proper pronunciation, by faculty and other students.  I will gladly honor your request to address you by the name you prefer and gender pronouns that correspond to your gender identity. Please advise me of your name’s proper pronunciation, and any name or pronouns not reflected by the record in Spire early in the semester so that we may make appropriate changes to our records.

Students with Disabilities

The  University  of  Massachusetts  Amherst  is  committed  to  providing  an  equal educational  opportunity  for  all   students.     If  you  have  a  documented  physical, psychological, or learning disability on file with Disability Services  (DS), Learning Disabilities Support Services (LDSS), or Psychological Disabilities Services (PDS), you may be eligible for reasonable academic accommodations to help you succeed in this course. If you have a documented disability that requires an accommodation, please notify me within the first two weeks of the semester so that we may make appropriate arrangements.                 For                 additional                 information                 see: http://www.umass.edu/disability/students.

Chat GPT/AI

This course assumes that all work submitted by students will be generated by the students themselves. Students should not have another person or entity do the writing of any substantive portion of an assignment for them, which includes hiring a person or a company to write assignments and/or using artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT or other similar online tools.