Module POLM105 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM105: The Politics of Global Capitalism
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
Introduction: Why IPE?
Part 1: Conceptual Frameworks
Economic Nationalism
The Liberal Tradition
Critical Perspectives
Part 2: Governing the Post-war International Political Economy
Finance: From Bretton Woods to the Big Bang
Trade: From the GATT to the WTO
Development and its Discontents
Part 3: Capitalism in CrisisThe Financial Explosion: Causes and Consequences
Reconfiguring World Trade: The WTO and Beyond
A Planetary Emergency: The Political Economy of the Environment
A Crisis of Ideas? Reimagining World Capitalism
Review Seminar
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
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22 | 278 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour Seminars |
Guided Independent Study | 110 | Reading and writing: - Reading in preparation for class each week: c10hrs per week |
Guided Independent Study | 168 | Research and writing for formative and summative assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).