International Political Economy

Class 1 – Tuesday, 13 September 2011J A Morrison

The City of London

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Course Introduction1.Introductions2.Course Overview3.Our First Discussion

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Course Introduction1.Introductions2.Course Overview3.Our First Discussion

me.

you.

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Course Introduction1.Introductions2.Course Overview3.Our First Discussion

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Purpose of the Course1.Introduction to the field IPE2.Introduction to the major IPE3.Lay foundation for further work

This course is “hard” in both senses of the

term.

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Ambitious Course Goals

1.Appreciate Variety of Perspectives & Approaches

2.Learn Substance in Major Issue Areas1. Trade2. Finance & the International Monetary

System3. Migration4. Globalization5. International Organization

3.Develop Fluency with Terms & Literature

This course relies heavily on social

science.

It is more like a biology course than a

literature course.

Course site/syllabus via:

http://ipe1112.jamesashleymorrison.com

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Course Introduction1.Introductions2.Course Overview3.Our First Discussion

One question...

How should we define “international political

economy”?

Let’s look at a bit of text...