This degree programme focuses on how globalisation, international economic interdependence and the internationalisation of political structures and processes are changing politics across the globe; the course aims to evaluate the new power structures, policy processes and social linkages shaping the international political economy in the 21st century; students analyse the key structures and processes that characterise the international political economy, and critically assess the main analytical issues and contrasting theoretical perspectives on the linkages between politics and economics.
Core modules: International political economy; global inequalities and development; dissertation in global development and international political economy; optional modules include: China's development; the Japanese economy (continuity and change); democracy and development; famine and food security; gender, globalisation and development; political economy of resources and development; capitalism and crisis; the politics of the European Union; theoretical approaches in international relations.
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12 months |
Full time | No application date provided |
Leeds, LS2 9JT |
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£6000 per year |
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*More info: £6000 per year |
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Taught
Development Politics, Applied Economics, International Economics, Development Economics, International Studies

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