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Aart Holtslag,
Ph.D.
Assistant
Professor
Political Science Department
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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International Political Economy
International Political
Economy has always been at the center of International Relations.
One can even say that the practice of international relations
started with trade, which is an important part of international
economy. Even if you define International Relations in terms of
security you can find underlying economic issues. In this course
students will learn the concepts, theories and processes of
international political economy that underlie international
relations.
Click here
for the course syllabus
Books
The following books are
required for the course:
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David Balaam and Michael
Veseth
Introduction to International Political Economy
3rd Edition, Prentice Hall 2005 |
Simon Payaslian and Frederick Pearson
International Political Economy
McGraw Hill, 1999 |
The
required books will be available at the UMass Lowell Bookstore. You
can also try some of the following on-line outlets:
Amazon
Barnes and Noble
Campus Books
Cheapest Text Books
College Books Direct
E-Campus
Simulation
In the latter part of the class, students will participate in an
international negotiation. Every student will be part of a
delegation of a state which will try to negotiate a free trade
agreement on agricultural products. The negotiation will take place
on several levels. Students will be experts on a specific part of
the negotiation and be responsible for that part. They will have to
cooperate with their team members as well as negotiate with the
experts on their topic within the international negotiations. As a
delegation they will have to deal with the government of their
country which will keep a close eye on their activities.
This simulation will give
students a practical insight in the reality of international
political economy.
The following links will give you some background on the
negotiations
Map of South
East Europe
Negotiation: A Brief
Overview
Delegations and Roles
Negotiation
Framework
The Simulation
South East European Economic Cooperation: Negotiation of a Free
Trade Area Agricultural Products
Rules of Procedure
Terms Definitions, and
Concepts
Research Links
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