Political Economy of Global South States 2104-M-D2EPPP-SRG
The aim of the course is a comprehensive introduction to the debate on development and political economy and the global South. It covers major topics such as development trends, competition in international markets, financial integration and crisis management in the last quarter of the 20th century and the first two decades of the 21st century.
A common misconception about the economic and financial crises in the global South is that the causes of the problems lie in the inability of policymakers to transform their economies in line with the demands of Western models. This is why the South cannot catch up with the developed nations of the North. This position ignores the interdependencies not only between countries, but also the political dilemmas faced by emerging markets in shaping economic growth strategies.
The course will be based on an interdisciplinary approach using comparative political economy, political science and development studies. It will develop various case studies to analyze both the day-to-day functioning of global phenomena and the reflection of global economic conditions in major emerging markets. It will help students understand the main issues and problems faced by decision makers in emerging markets. Providing a multi-level discussion of developments in recent decades, the course will provide a comparative and historical lens for analyzing the political economic transformation in the global South.
List of issues:
1. Introduction
- organizational part
- introduction to political economy
2. Asia's cultural and social conditions for the political economy
- Asian identity, Asia as a region
- do "Asian values" really exist?
- the importance and role of religion in Asia
- principles, mechanisms and processes of functioning of Asian societies
- economic and trade policy, integration processes
3. People's Republic of China
- the specificity and the problem of perceiving the "Middle Kingdom"
- building communism in China
- socialism with a Chinese face - Deng Xiaoping's reforms
- building a moderate welfare state
- Xi Jingping's political economy; Made in China 2025 and China 5.0
4. Republic of South Korea
- historical, socio-cultural conditions
- a great change and the search for your own development path
- transformation and building economic power
- contemporary political economy
5. Singapore
- historical, socio-cultural conditions
- building a modern city-state
- contemporary economic policy
6. Africa's cultural and social conditions for the political economy
- Africa as a region
- cultural conditions for the development of African countries
- Multi-speed Africa?
- principles, mechanisms and processes of functioning of African societies
- economic and trade policy, integration processes
7. Analysis of selected African countries
- South Africa
- Nigeria
- Angola
- South Sudan
8. Integration processes in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
- historical, socio-cultural conditions
- economic and trade policy, integration processes
9. Cultural, socio-economic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean for the political economy
- Latin America as a region
- Caribbean in international relations
- cultural conditions for the development of Latin American and Caribbean countries
- principles, mechanisms and processes of functioning of Latin American and Caribbean societies
- "Latin America decade" or another "lost decade"?
10. Analysis of selected Latin American countries
- Mexico, Brazil and Colombia as countries with aspirations of regional powers
- regional powers or world growth centers?
- Venezuela
- Cuba and the Caribbean region
- historical, socio-cultural conditions
- economic and trade policy
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Term 2023L:
The aim of the course is a comprehensive introduction to the debate on development and political economy and the global South. It covers major topics such as development trends, competition in international markets, financial integration and crisis management in the last quarter of the 20th century and the first two decades of the 21st century. The course will be based on an interdisciplinary approach using comparative political economy, political science and development studies. It will develop various case studies to analyze both the day-to-day functioning of global phenomena and the reflection of global economic conditions in major emerging markets. It will help students understand the main issues and problems faced by decision makers in emerging markets. Providing a multi-level discussion of developments in recent decades, the course will provide a comparative and historical lens for analyzing the political economic transformation in the global South. List of issues: 1. Introduction 2. Asia's cultural and social conditions for the political economy 3. People's Republic of China 4. Republic of South Korea 5. Singapore 6. Africa's cultural and social conditions for the political economy 7. Analysis of selected African countries 8. Cultural, socio-economic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean for the political economy 9. Mexico, Brazil and Colombia as countries with aspirations of regional powers 10. Venezuela |
Term 2024L:
The aim of the course is a comprehensive introduction to the debate on development and political economy and the global South. It covers major topics such as development trends, competition in international markets, financial integration and crisis management in the last quarter of the 20th century and the first two decades of the 21st century. The course will be based on an interdisciplinary approach using comparative political economy, political science and development studies. It will develop various case studies to analyze both the day-to-day functioning of global phenomena and the reflection of global economic conditions in major emerging markets. It will help students understand the main issues and problems faced by decision makers in emerging markets. Providing a multi-level discussion of developments in recent decades, the course will provide a comparative and historical lens for analyzing the political economic transformation in the global South. List of issues: 1. Introduction 2. Asia's cultural and social conditions for the political economy 3. People's Republic of China 4. Republic of South Korea 5. Singapore 6. Africa's cultural and social conditions for the political economy 7. Analysis of selected African countries 8. Cultural, socio-economic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean for the political economy 9. Mexico, Brazil and Colombia as countries with aspirations of regional powers 10. Venezuela |
Type of course
Mode
Blended learning
Prerequisites (description)
Course coordinators
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Learning outcomes
The student should:
- identify social and political implications of major historical transformations in the global South in the last four decades.
- develop a grounded understanding of the policy space in major emerging markets and the impact of the 2007-09 international financial crisis on the scope and content of this space.
- grasp the key elements of crisis management in the global South and its transformation in recent decades.
- critically evaluate the debates in the fields of development studies and global political economy
S4_W01, S4_W02, S4_W03, S4_W04, S4_W06, S4_U01, S4_U03, S4_U05, S4_U06, S4_K01, S4_K02
Assessment criteria
To complete the course:
- attend classes (one absence is allowed),
- pass the written final test (20 p.).
Additional points can be obtained by:
- activity during classes (3 p.),
- preparing a presentation (2 p.).
Practical placement
N/A
Bibliography
Most of obligatory materials available at platform COME UW:
2. Asia's cultural and social conditions for the political economy
- A. Grzywacz, Ł. Zamęcki, Kultura-Gospodarka-Polityka: o singapurskim modelu rozwoju i jego implementacji w ChRL, Warszawa 2016, s. 11-66.
- E. Haliżak, Wspólnota Pacyfiku a Wspólnota Wschodnioazjatycka, Żurawia Papers Zeszyt 8, s.25-85.
3. People's Republic of China
- Ł. Gołota, Domestic Political & Economic System of China, [w:] Perspectives on Chinese Business and Law, (red.) Ł. Golota, J. Hu, K. Van der Borght, S. Wang, Antwerpia – Oxford – Portland, 2018, s. 19-42.
- K. Strittmatter, Chiny 5.0 Jak powstaje cyfrowa Dyktatura, Grupa Wydawnicza Foksal, Warszawa 2020.
- Kai-Fu Lee, Inteligencja sztuczna, rewolucja prawdziwa, Chiny, USA i przyszłość świata, Poznań 2019.
- CIA Factbook South Korea.
4. Republic of South Korea
- Ł. Gołota, Comparative Economic Development Models Poland And The Republic Of Korea, “Modelling The New Europe”, nr 31/ 2019, s. 62-78.
- CIA Factbook South Korea.
5. Singapore
- A. Grzywacz, Ł. Zamęcki, Kultura-Gospodarka-Polityka: o singapurskim modelu rozwoju i jego implementacji w ChRL, Warszawa 2016, s. 66-105.
- Kuan Yew Lee, Chiny, Stany Zjednoczone i świat w oczach Wielkiego Mistrza: Lee Kuan Yewa, Warszawa 2020.
- CIA Factbook Singapur.
6. Africa's cultural and social conditions for the political economy
- M. Meredith, Historia współczesnej Afryki. Pół wieku niepodległości, Warszawa 2011.
- M. Stańczyk-Minkiewicz, M., Dysfunkcyjność państw afrykańskich a poziom bezpieczeństwa zdrowotnego ich mieszkańców. Próba analizy zależności. „Cywilizacja i Polityka”, 15(15), 2017, 479-497. Dostęp: https://czasopisma.bg.ug.edu.pl/index.php/cywilizacja/article/view/4101.
- M. Szynol, Pozycja państw kontynentu afrykańskiego w stosunkach międzynarodowych na początku XXI wieku. „Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis”, 21, 2018. Dostęp: https://journals.us.edu.pl/index.php/SPUS/article/view/7059.
- Przewodnik po rynkach afrykańskich, KUKE- BGŻ BNP Paribas, Warszawa 2018. Dostęp: https://www.kuke.com.pl/download/gfx/kuke/pl/defaultaktualnosci/140/7/1/przewodnik_po_rynkach_afrykanskich.pdf.
7. Analysis of selected African countries
- W. Lizak, J. Milewski (red.), Stosunki międzynarodowe w Afryce, Wyd. Naukowe Scholar, Warszawa 2002.
- Wybrane artykuły w: “Journal of African Political Economy and Development”, https://journals.co.za/journal/japed.
8. Integration processes in Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean
- M. Gawrycki, Procesy integracyjne w Ameryce Łacińskiej, Difin, 2007.
- J. Gocłowska-Bolek, TENDENCJE I PROCESY INTEGRACJI LATYNOAMERYKAŃSKIEJ, MIĘDZYAMERYKAŃSKIEJ I TRANSATLANTYCKIEJ
Ameryka Łacińska XXI wieku. Nowe oblicza, nowe struktury, nowe tożsamości, red. A. Dembicz, A. Elbanowski, Uniwersytet Warszawski, ISBN 978-83-62992-08-9, 2013.
- A. Oberda-Monkiewicz, Sojusz Pacyfiku – nowy model integracji latynoamerykańskiej?, Stosunki Międzynarodowe – International Relations 2016;52(2):161–178.
9. Cultural, socio-economic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean for the political economy
- selected articles in: „Ameryka Łacińska”. Access: http://amerykalacinska.com/ojs/index.php/al.
- J. Gocłowska-Bolek (ed.), Panorama wyborcza Ameryki Łacińskiej w 2019 roku. Nowe wyzwania, stare problemy?, Ośrodek Analiz Politologicznych, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warszawa 2019. Dostęp: http://oapuw.pl/panorama-wyborcza-ameryki-lacinskiej-w-2019-roku-nowe-wyzwania-stare-problemy-08-2019/.
10. Analysis of selected countries
- J. Gocłowska-Bolek (ed.), Odebrecht, Panama Papers i inne demony. O zjawisku korupcji w Ameryce Łacińskiej, Ośrodek Analiz Politologicznych, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warszawa 2019. http://oapuw.pl/korupcja-w-ameryce-lacinskiej-06-2019/.
- K. Kłosowicz-Toborek, Brazylijski model gospodarki – od neoliberalizmu do trzeciej drogi, "Studia Ekonomiczne", nr 378/2019, s.168-178. Dostęp: http://cejsh.icm.edu.pl/cejsh/element/bwmeta1.element.cejsh-7f678e33-a244-4431-9b2d-08917d7d42de.
- A. Oberda-Monkiewicz, Ameryka Łacińska w polityce zagranicznej Meksyku – między retoryką a rzeczywistym partnerstwem, “Stosunki Międzynarodowe-International Relations”, 2017 nr 4, s. 135-156.
- Gocłowska-Bolek (ed.), Wenezuela na globalnej szachownicy. O co biją się światowe mocarstwa?, Ośrodek Analiz Politologicznych, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Warszawa 2019. Dostęp: http://oapuw.pl/wenezuela-na-globalnej-szachownicy-o-co-bija-sie-swiatowe-mocarstwa-09-2019/.
- J. Łapaj, Przeobrażenia systemu międzynarodowego w Ameryce Łacińskiej w drugiej dekadzie XXI wieku, "Studia Politicae Universitatis Silesiensis", T. 21 (2018), s. 111-136). Dostęp: https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/289277147.pdf.
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Term 2023L:
Most of obligatory materials available at platform COME UW: 3. People's Republic of China 4. Republic of South Korea 5. Singapore 6. Africa's cultural and social conditions for the political economy 7. Analysis of selected African countries 8. Cultural, socio-economic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean for the political economy 9. Mexico, Brazil and Colombia as countries with aspirations of regional powers 10. Venezuela |
Term 2024L:
Most of obligatory materials available at platform COME UW: 3. People's Republic of China 4. Republic of South Korea 5. Singapore 6. Africa's cultural and social conditions for the political economy 7. Analysis of selected African countries 8. Cultural, socio-economic conditions of Latin America and the Caribbean for the political economy 9. Mexico, Brazil and Colombia as countries with aspirations of regional powers 10. Venezuela |
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