COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
UAT 4078 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Trade

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ILYAS SÖZEN

Offered to

International Trade

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to examine and learn the set of tools and concepts necessary to make sense of political and economic problems related to major political economy theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Ability to evaluate basic theoretical approaches in political economy such as mercantalism, liberalism, Marxism and statism.
2   Ability to understand the relationship between the state, economic policies and the economy
3   Being able to see how political forces affect markets and how markets affect politics
4   Explaining the international production, trade and finance structure
5   To have knowledge about the discussions regarding the future of the global system.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 International political economy: Introduction to the conceptual framework
2 Theoretical approaches in UPE and political geography
3 International trade and the formation of the world economy between 1400 and 1800
4 The industrial revolution and the uneven development of world capitalism
5 World economy in the 20th century: World economy after two world wars
6 Neoliberal restructuring and the qualitative transformation of the capitalist state
7 Internationalization of capital
8 Midterm- the global capital system
9 Global division of labor and economic development
10 Restructuring and social struggle
11 UPE and global themes: Poverty, gender, environment, human development
12 Internationalization of production and transnational corporations
13 Current poitical issues
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Source:
Funda Telatar, Politik Iktisat Politikası, Imaj Yayıncılık, 2004
Robert Gilpin, Uluslararası ilişkiler için Politik Ekonomi, Harvard üniversitesi, 2023
Gülten Kazgan, Küreselleşme ve Ulus-Devlet Yeni Ekonomik Düzen, ISTANBUL BILGI ÜNIVERSITESI, 2021
Materials: Articles to be given by the instructor

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, question and answer teaching method, problem solving method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees.
The Code of Practices of School of Applied Sciences on Education and Examination.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilyas.sozen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Lecture day, between the hours of 12.00 - 13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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