Course Name Year Term Period Faculty / Graduate School All Instructors Credits
12945:[2025 Fall]IR18‐EE213 Global Political Economy (RB) § 12946:IR-DS202 Global Political Economy (RB) § 12947:RUIR-2805 Global Political Economy(RB) 2025 Fall Mon4 College　Of　International　Relations MATSUI NOBUYUKI 2

Campus

KIC

Class Venue

MEIGAKUKAN　MG001

Language

English

Course Outline and Method

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This course aims at understanding main issues and theoretical frameworks in international and global political economy (IPE/GPE). The theme of this course ranges from the main actors in the international field, theoretical perspectives of the global dynamics, and institutional transformation of the global society. In this course, we will visit several International Relations (IR) theories to understand the institutional dynamisms and the meanings of specific affairs.

In the first part of this course (1-4), the course will grapple with the questions of what the IPE/GPE is and how major theories in IR, such as neoliberalism, institutionalism, constructivism, world-system theory, and postcolonial theory, capture the nature of the international/global order and major factors and actors that make it. In the middle of the course (5-7), we will examine the financial, economic, and mobile dimensions of the international/global society, in order to concretely understand the meaning of the transnational flows of labor powers, products, and money as the definition of globalization.

In this course, we will read some texts shown in the course schedule. In each class, students are provided with PowerPoint slides. Students are required to read all of the texts provided in this course and actively participate the discussion with students and the course instructor.

Student Attainment Objectives

Students who successfully carry out this course would be able to:
1. Discuss affairs and issues in IPE/GPE from theoretical perspectives;
2. Understanding the history of the international/global order;
3. Critically and logically assess the current global transformations by referring to the relevant literature in an essay.

Recommended Preparatory Course

Although this course will provide explanations on the basic theories in IR, students are recommended to have taken the Theories of International Relations previously.

Course Schedule

Lecture/Instructor（When there are multiple instructors) Theme
Keyword, References and Supplementary Information
1

Introduction to the course

Syllabus, texts, assessments, and assignments

2

International Political Economy (IPE) and Global Political Economy (GPE): Understanding of the historical process of the internationalization

Theodore H. Cohn, “Managing the Global Economy Since World War II: The Institutional Framework,” in Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice, 2016, Routledge, pp.44-81.

3

Hegemony and International Liberal Economic Order

Theodore H. Cohn, “Neomercantilism,” in Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice, 2016, Routledge, pp.86-111.
Theodore H. Cohn, “Liberalism,” in Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice, 2016, Routledge, pp.112-145.

4

World-System and Critical Theories

Theodore H. Cohn, “Critical Perspectives,” in Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice, 2016, Routledge, pp.145-175

5

International Monetary and Financial System

Lena Rethel, “Finance,” in Nicola Phillips ed., Global Political Economy, 2023, Oxford University Press.

6

Global and Regional Trade and Production

Erin Hannah and James Scott, “Trade,” in Nicola Phillips ed., Global Political Economy, 2023, Oxford University Press.
Kate MacDonald, “Production and Business,” in Nicola Phillips ed., Global Political Economy, 2023, Oxford University Press

7

Population and immigration

Nicola Piper and Stuart Rosewarne, “Migration,” in Nicola Phillips ed., Global Political Economy, 2023, Oxford University Press.

8

What has been Missed in the Existing IPE Theories

Theodore H. Cohn, “Current Trends in the Global Political Economy,” in Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice, 2016, Routledge, pp.454-479.

9

The Age of the Post-Covid-19 and the GPE

Richard H. Robbins, “‘Once in a Lifetime Opportunity’: Covid-19 in the Age of Finance,” in Tim Di Muzio and Matt Dow eds., Covid-19 and the Global Political Economy, 2023, Routledge.

10

Neoliberal Market and the Human Life

Jacqueline Best, “Globalization and Neoliberalism,” in Nicola Phillips ed., Global Political Economy, Oxford University Press.

11

Global South and Inequality

Eduardo Ortiz Juárez and Andrew Sumner, “Inequality,” in Nicola Phillips ed., Global Political Economy, 2023, Oxford University Press.

12

What is Global Governance?

Richard Jolly and Thomas G. Weiss, “Global Governance,” in Nicola Phillips ed., Global Political Economy, 2023, Oxford University Press.

13

Climate Change and its Impact: Recapturing the GEP

Hayley Stevenson, “Environment and Climate,” in in Nicola Phillips ed., Global Political Economy, 2023, Oxford University Press.

14

Summary of the Course

Class Format

The class is scheduled to take place in a physical classroom. Students are required to be physically present on-site except for those who need special considerations. For the case of special considerations, please refer to the official university guidelines.

Recommendations for Private Study

Please read the assigned part of the text beforehand for each lecture session.

Grade Evaluation Method

Kind Percentage Grading Criteria etc.
Final Examination (Written) 0

Report Examination
(A report to be submitted by the unified deadline)		 0

Exams and/or Reports other than those stated above, and Continuous Assessment　
(Evaluation of Everyday Performance in Class)		 100

Class attendance: 10%
Class participation: 10%
Final essay: 80% (Length: up to 2500 words (±10%))

Grade Evaluation Method （Note）

Advice to Students on Study and Research Methods

Plagiarism: Please ensure that you properly cite any sources used in your essay, as NOT doing so will be strictly sanctioned.

Textbooks

Textbooks （Frequency of Use, Note）

Reference Books

Title Author Publisher ISBN Code Comment
Global Political Economy: Theory and Practice (7th edition) Theodore H. Cohn Routledge 9781138945654
Global Political Economy Nicola Phillips (ed.) Oxford University press 9780198853220
Covid-19 and the Global Political Economy Tim Di Muzio and Matt Dow (eds.) Routledge 9781032168197

Reference Books （Frequency of Use, Note）

Web Pages for Reference

Financial Times: http://www.ft.com
The Diplomat: https://thediplomat.com/
East Asian Forum: https://eastasiaforum.org/

How to Communicate with the Instructor In and Out of Class(Including Instructor Contact Information)

Learning Management System （manaba+R）,Talk with Students

Other Comments

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