Global Political Economy

This is an optional course, which can contribute towards a Bachelor degree in Political Science as one of the options required at the 2000 level. It can also be taken as an elective course for other Bachelor programmes within the Social Sciences, Law, Fisheries or Humanities.This course can be taken as a singular course.

Previous knowledge at the 1000-level in social science and, in particular, international relations, is recommended.

The economic relations between countries - and the international regulation of such relations - constitute an important dimension of international or world politics. The course examines theories, which analyse: (i) the general relationship between politics and economics and (ii) the character of international cooperation and institutionalisation in this area. Topics meriting particular attention are: international trade and its regulation; North-South relations; international investment and transnational corporations; environmental management; regionalisation.

Nordic applicants: Generell studiekompetanse

International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English.

A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the web site from the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT). For language requirements we refer to NOKUT's GSU-list.

Application code: 9199 (Nordic applicants).

Students who have successfully completed the course should have achieved the following learning outcomes.

Knowledge and comprehension

Students should demonstrate understanding of:

• The key arguments of important theoretical perspectives on global political economy
• Ways in which economic activities span national boundaries and how such activities are regulated
• Central political processes by means of which states, individually and collectively, deal with and manage economic affairs
• Connections between corporate organisation, finance, trade, environment, regionalisation, and North-South issues.

Skills

Students should be able to:

• Make use of scholarly knowledge to work independently on relevant problems and questions
• Apply theoretical concepts and ideas to new areas
• Give an account of international political-economic theories and their contribution to our more general understanding of society.

Competence

• Students should be able independently to develop their own competence and expertise in the field of international political economy. Moreover, they should be able to discuss central questions, analyses and conclusions pertaining to international political economy, in both a scholarly and a more general setting.

If you pass the examination in this course, you will get an reduction in credits (as stated below), if you previously have passed the following courses:

• STATSV-203 International politics 7.5 ects

The course consists of 10 x 2 hours of lectures (20 hours in total).

Quality assurance of the course

This course is evaluated yearly by means of some combination of an anonymous survey and/or discussion with the primary lecturer. The final evaluation will be conducted in either oral or written form.

Language of instruction and examination

English

Note, however, that all exam-work can be submitted in either English or Norwegian.

Emnet legges ned og siste mulighet til å avlegge eksamen etter dette semesteret, er høst 2025

Her finner du mer informasjon om eksamen i nedlagte emner

This course is available for inbound exchange students.

There are no academic prerequisites to add this module in your Learning Agreement.

Do you have questions about this module? Please check the following website to contact the course coordinator for exchange students at the faculty: https://en.uit.no/education/art?p_document_id=510412

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