Issues in Political Economy

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

The current pandemic and rising geopolitical tensions remind us just how vulnerable societies around the globe have become to politico-economic forces determining the fate of nation-states and the viability of global cooperation. Deciphering the complex politico-economic mechanisms and the influence of myriad factors driving economic and political outcomes is paramount when designing and navigating complex policy solutions. Building on these insights, the course centers on the dynamic interplay between politics and economics in selected areas such as international finance, trade, and diplomacy. The course aims to introduce participants to concepts that enable them to identify political factors driving the evolution of economic governance regimes, the institutional design of the international economic governance architecture, and subsequent politico-economic dynamic