International Political Economy Class 1 – Tuesday, 13 September 2011 J A Morrison The City of...
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International Political Economy
Class 1 – Tuesday, 13 September 2011J A Morrison
The City of London
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Course Introduction1.Introductions2.Course Overview3.Our First Discussion
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Course Introduction1.Introductions2.Course Overview3.Our First Discussion
me.
you.
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Course Introduction1.Introductions2.Course Overview3.Our First Discussion
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Purpose of the Course1.Introduction to the field IPE2.Introduction to the major IPE3.Lay foundation for further work
This course is “hard” in both senses of the
term.
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Ambitious Course Goals
1.Appreciate Variety of Perspectives & Approaches
2.Learn Substance in Major Issue Areas1. Trade2. Finance & the International Monetary
System3. Migration4. Globalization5. International Organization
3.Develop Fluency with Terms & Literature
This course relies heavily on social
science.
It is more like a biology course than a
literature course.
Course site/syllabus via:
http://ipe1112.jamesashleymorrison.com
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Course Introduction1.Introductions2.Course Overview3.Our First Discussion
One question...
How should we define “international political
economy”?
Let’s look at a bit of text...