Globalisation & International Political Economy (POLS2402)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2024
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
School
Politic Sc & Internat Studies
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
Incompatible
GO228
Recommended prerequisite
#2 POLS
Assessment methods
Assignment, tutorial work and exam
Course enquiries
Professor Shahar Hameiri (Semester 2, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
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Course description
This course examines the political aspects of economic globalization. It introduces students to a classical and contemporary theoretical perspectives on international political economy. The course treats globalizing tendencies as distinct phenomena in their own right and as an influence on domestic public policies in individual nations. Key issues include the conflict between forces seeking to facilitate globalization and those seeking to resist it. The course allows students to draw connections between the School's offerings in international relations and in political economy.