POL 352 - International Political Economy

Students learn the fundamentals concerning the rise and state of international economic cooperation and conflict. We approach IPE with an overlapping historical and theoretical approach to this sub-field of International Relations, though also with strong overlaps with History, Comparative Politics, and Economics. We examine the conditions under which international economic institutions and norms arise as well as understanding some current international economic concerns through three primary theoretical prisms: Liberal, Realist, and Marxist (and their associated schools of thought). At the end of the course, students should understand the rise of international trade, investment, and money, the rise of international financial institutions, the current state of such institutions, their evolving nature, and the basics of the three paradigms which seek to explain the rise and fall of these political and economic phenomena.

Credits: 3
NOTE:
* Honors Scholar Course.
** This course counts toward the 63-credit Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) graduation requirement.