International Political Economy

Catalog description

IPE seeks to advance knowledge of how political institutions, processes, and actors influence economic interactions, and conversely, how economic institutions, processes, and actors affect political interactions. Students will investigate the role of domestic drivers in shaping global politics as well as the influence of global drivers on domestic politics. Institutions this course will focus on include: international and regional regimes, private authority structures, welfare policies, social and environmental policies, monetary and exchange rate policies, global integration, international trade, international development and equity, international finance, multinational corporations, NGOs, and corporate social responsibility.