International Political Economy: An Introduction to Approaches, Regimes, and Issues (original) (raw)

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More than four decades have passed since the publication of Susan Strange's germinal article "International Relations and International Economics", which launched the contemporary study of international political economy (IPE). Much progress has been made in the field in the intervening decades. We have a good understanding of the role of interests, ideas and institutions in the making of economic policy. We know the circumstances that make it more likely that states will comply with their international obligations and the reasons that some international institutions are more effective than others. An enormous literature on globalisation has aided our comprehension of this multi-faceted phenomenon and its impact on peoples' lives across the globe. Even for those most important yet most difficult questions on what makes for successful economic development and what strategies are most effective in alleviating poverty, our knowledge is much more sophisticated than it was when Susan Strange's article was published.

PSPA 238 International Political Economy Syllabus (AUB) 2011

This course provides an introduction and critical examination of the politics of international economic relations and transnational economic activity. We will begin with an overview of classic and modern schools of international political economy (IPE) theory, including mercantilism and realism, varieties of liberalism, and Marxism, as well as some other critical approaches. These perspectives provide the theoretical basis for studying a wide range of topics. The course will then survey various issue areas such as international trade, the global financial system, the role of transnational corporations in the global economy, economic relations and national security, the IPE of oil, debates surrounding " development, " global migration, and international tourism. We will conclude by considering the so-called " anti-globalization " movement. With selected cases studies throughout the course, we will give special consideration to the politics of globalization in the Middle East.

International political economy: a tale of two heterodoxies

The British Journal of Politics and International Relations, 2001

International political economy (IPE) originated in the early 1970s. For almost 20 years it has been dominated by separate, largely non-communicating schools, one centred on scholarly institutions in Britain, the other associated with the US journal, International Organization (IO). In terms of the evolving norms of both economics and political science, both schools are surprisingly heterodox. Rather than developing strong systematic data collections and systematic theory, the IO school has been characterised by a shifting set of conceptual and metatheoretical debates. The British school, which has tended to take a deliberately critical position, has been characterised by an ever-widening set of concerns topical concerns fuelled by a desire to include more and more voices in the study of IPE. These outcomes are explicable only by tracing the specific historical developments of the two schools.

Ralph Pettman Handbook On International Political Economy Wo(1)

More than four decades have passed since the publication of Susan Strange's germinal article "International Relations and International Economics", which launched the contemporary study of international political economy (IPE). Much progress has been made in the field in the intervening decades. We have a good understanding of the role of interests, ideas and institutions in the making of economic policy. We know the circumstances that make it more likely that states will comply with their international obligations and the reasons that some international institutions are more effective than others. An enormous literature on globalisation has aided our comprehension of this multi-faceted phenomenon and its impact on peoples' lives across the globe. Even for those most important yet most difficult questions on what makes for successful economic development and what strategies are most effective in alleviating poverty, our knowledge is much more sophisticated than it was when Susan Strange's article was published.