International Political Economy

Prova scritta e orale

Optional for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students of the PhD Programme in "Political Science and Sociology"

Optional for the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students of the PhD Programme in "Transnational Governance"

Optional for the 4th and 5th year students of the MA Programme in "Political and Social Sciences"

The course provides the conceptual and analytical tools of International Political Economy, addressing the nature of capitalism and the relationships with the State system and international institutions.

Views of the international political economy and the world system will be assessed. Key economic processes, institutional settings and policies that will be addressed include production, technology, trade, labour. The international order of finance, money and exchange rates will be examined. The relationships with growth models, inequality and democratic politics will be explored.

The trajectory of Neoliberal capitalism is addressed, exploring its relationships with markets, the State and political power.

The war in Ukraine has brought new attention to the role of military power in international relations, with a need to investigate the relationships between States, war, capitalism, the international order and the prospects for peace.

Finally, the emergence of conflicts over globalisation, labour, inequality, the environment and democracy highlights the contested nature of the international order.