Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Most societal issues revolve around economic regulation and distribution. Examples of this are employment, income, inequality, welfare, or the green transition, which are allfundamentally rooted in political economy.

The elective course in Comparative International Political Economy examines the institutional interplay between politics and economics. The comparative perspective provides tools to understand different institutional paths to ensuring employment and economic stability, while combining these with varying outcomes related to, for example, income distribution and the green transition.

Therefore, the starting point is that market dynamics and outcomes are always embedded in political institutions and a broader societal context, which also evolves over time.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Fundamental theories, concepts, and key analytical issues within comparative international political economy (CIPE)
• Knowledge of various theoretical approaches in comparative international political economy, including their methodological assumptions and central concepts
• Understanding of historical and contemporary core issues within comparative international political economy
• Insight into current political-economic contradictions and conflicts from a comparative and international perspective
• Awareness of the interplay between the historical development of comparative international political economy and socioeconomic development and transformation processes

Skills

• Ability to analyze central aspects of economic policy from a comparative and international perspective
• Proficiency in assessing theoretical and empirical assumptions for comparative analyses of political economy

Competences

• Competence to apply relevant theories and concepts from comparative international political economy
• Competence to evaluate existing analyses
• Competence to assess the methodological assumptions underlying analyses in the field
• Competence to discuss recommendations/solutions and their interaction with the institutional conditions of different economies

Type of instruction

Lectures with associated exercises

Extent and expected workload

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Exam

Exams