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| IKT4019 | International Political Economy | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of ECONOMICS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Lütfü ÖZTÜRK | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Aiming of this course is to teach basic concepts for deeply understanding of global issues and to obtain basic instruments for clearly seeing of international political economy's theorical and political dynamics.
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| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | gain the ability to evaluate different theoretical perspectives | 6,8 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | examine the economic, political and social links between global actors and events | 6,8 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | analysis of global issues | 6,8 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | consider issues broadly and see how they are interconnected | 6,8 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | develop the ability to think creatively and critically | 6,8 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Basic concepts of International Political Economy; Liberalism, Mercantilism and Structuralism; Marxism, Feminism and Constructivism;International Production, Trade and Finance; Global Security, Migration and Tourism; Multinational Companies; Food,Energy and Development Problems; Regional Integrations; Global Environmental Issues.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | International Political Economy; Definition and Basic Concepts | | | Week 2 | Basic Actors: International Organizations, States, Markets, Society and NGOs | | | Week 3 | Basic Perspectives: Liberalism; Birth and Transformation of Liberal Discourse; Basic Assumptions and Consequences; 1929 Great Depression and Mr. Keynes; Liberalism and Globalization
| | | Week 4 | Basic Perspectives: Mercantilism; Birth and Transformation of Mercantilism; Basic Arguments; State and Markets; Neo and Old Protectionism; Trade and Exchange Rate Wars.
| | | Week 5 | Basic Perspectives: Structuralism; Feudalism, Capitalism and Socialism; History and Marx; Lenin and Global Capitalism; Imperialism and World Order; Dependency and Core-Periphery
| | | Week 6 | Alternative Approaches: Feminism and Constructivism; Basic Concepts and Criticals | | | Week 7 | Global Production; Multinational Companies; Structure of Global Trade; World Trade Organization; Regional Trade Aggrements
| | | Week 8 | Global Finance; Money and Assets Markets; Exchange Rate Systems; International Money Found; Foreign Capital
| | | Week 9 | Mid-Term Exam | | | Week 10 | Global Issues: Financial Crises and Debt Crises
| | | Week 11 | Global Issues: Petrol and Energy | | | Week 12 | Global Issues: Environmental Disasters | | | Week 13 | Global Issues: Food, Migration and Security | | | Week 14 | Examination of Actual Issues | | | Week 15 | Examination of Actual Issues | | | Week 16 | End of term exam | | | |
| 1 | Balaam, David N. ve Bradford Dilman (2015), Uluslararası Ekonomi Politiğe Giriş, Liberte Yayınları, Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/2022 | 60 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 15 | 01/2023 | 60 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 15 | 45 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 3 | 15 | 45 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 100 |
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