Theories and Methodology of International Political Economy 1600-SZD-SPEC-TiM-PA
Analysis of relations between politics and economy in the international perspective. Genesis of International Political Economy (IPE) as a research area. Selected theoretical approaches of IPE, i.e. economic liberalism, economic nationalism, dependency theories. Evolution of post-war international economic order. Analysis of selected issues from the IPE area:
Genesis of geo-economics - ideological and material determinants; International production structures; -International trade structures; International financial structures; International knowledge and innovation structures; Liberalization and protectionism in state policy; Importance of the state brand; Role and importance of rules of origin of goods; International competitiveness policy; Geo-economic instruments in monetary and exchange rate policy of the state; Intellectual Property Protection Policy; Pro-export Policy, Economic Sanctions Policy; Geoeconomic Context of Development Assistance; State Property Funds; The State and Companies in the International Market; Geoeconomics of Energy Raw Materials; Geoeconomic Space of the United States; European Union - Soft Power; Geoeconomic Strategy of China: India geoeconomic emerging power; Geoeconomics logic and global governance; EU-US-China geoeconomic trilateralism
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Knowledge | The graduate knows and understands:
WG_01 - to the extent necessary for existing paradigms to be revised - a worldwide body of work, covering theoretical foundations as well as general and selected specific issues - relevant to a particular discipline
within the social sciences
WG_02 - the main development trends in the disciplines of the social sciences in which the education is provided
WG_03 - scientific research methodology in the field of the social sciences
WK_01 - fundamental dilemmas of modern civilisation from the perspective of the social sciences
Skills | The graduate is able to:
UK_05 - speaking a foreign language at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages using the professional terminology specific to the discipline within the social sciences, to the extent enabling participation in an international scientific and professional environment
Social competences | The graduate is ready to
KO_01 - fulfilling the social obligations of researchers and creators
KO_02 - fulfilling social obligations and taking actions in the public interest, in particular in initiating actions in the public interest
KO_03 - think and acting in an entrepreneurial manner
and other:
KNOWLEDGE
- has a detailed knowledge of the historical development of international political economics,
- characterises and explains the essential elements of the various theoretical approaches, i.e. economic liberalism, economic nationalism, dependency theory.
- has a detailed knowledge of the evolution of the post-war international economic order and is able to interpret it by referring to various theoretical approaches of international political economics
RECEPTIONS
- uses knowledge of international political economics to analyse in depth international economic relations
- has the ability to formulate views independently, support them with extensive arguments using a wide range of theoretical approaches and perspectives, formulate coherent conclusions and summarise them synthetically, using specialist language of theoretical approaches from the international political economy
SOCIAL COMPETENCE
- is prepared for work that requires competence in international economic policy
Assessment criteria
Students will be evaluated on the basis of their work throughout the semester. The final grade will consist of :
- attendance and activity during classes (two absences per semester possible);
- group work - presentations
- final test;
Bibliography
International Economics and International Relations: A Case of Mutual Neglect Author(s): Susan Strange, Reviewed work(s): w International Affairs (Royal Institute of International Affairs 1944-), Vol. 46, No. 2 (Apr., 1970), pp. 304-315.
E. Haliżak red. Geoekonomia, Warszawa 2012.
The Political Economy of International Relations, Robert Gilpin, 1987 by Princeton University Press
Global Political Economy, UNDERSTANDING THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC ORDER, Robert Gilpin, 2001 by Princeton University Press.
Stosunki międzynarodowe. Antologia tekstów źródłowych. Tom 1: Korzenie dyscypliny – do 1989 roku, Redakcja naukowa Hanna Schreiber, Anna Wojciuk, Warszawa 2018.
P. Lamy, A POST-COVID WORLD: THE SCENE FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, Kapuscinski Development Lecures, June 10, 2021, recording https://www.facebook.com/EUPartnerships/videos/311053930624721
https://kapuscinskilectures.eu/lectures/a-post-covid-world-the-scene-for-developing-countries/
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