Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor
Dr. Govand Azeez
Contact via 9850 8811
Australian Hearing Hub
Friday or by appoinment
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
39cp at 100 level or above or (6cp in HIST or MHIS or POL units at 200 level including 3cp in POL)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The unit offers an advanced survey of topics in the study of International Political Economy. It provides a theoretical and historical examination of economic globalisation and consideration of the role of the state and non-state actors in shaping the regional and global integration of political economies.
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Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Class Participation | 15% | No | 13 November |
In-Class Test | 35% | No | Week 7 Friday 14 September |
Major Essay | 50% | No | Week 11 October 26 |
Due: 13 November
Weighting: 15%
All students are expected to do the required reading for each week in preparation for the lectures and seminars. Active and informed participation is expected in each week’s seminar from all students.
All students are required to attend the tutorials.
Due: Week 7 Friday 14 September
Weighting: 35%
A one-hour in-class test will be held in week 7 on the material covered in the first 6 weeks of the course.
Due: Week 11 October 26
Weighting: 50%
Major Essay:
The major essay is due Friday 26th October. The essay length is 2500 words (10% above and below allowed- nothing more) [including footnotes and bibliography]
-Essay questions will be given to students during Week 3 lecture.
Submission of Essays
All essays are to be submitted through turn-it-in on the ilearn website. Please remember to have your name, tutorial time, page number on each journal submission.
All work submitted for this course will be graded according to the guidelines issued by the Department of Modern History, Politics and International Relations which are attached at the end of this course guide. Also, rubrics will be made available for the journals and essays.
There will be no written examination at the end of the semester.
This course has 1x2hr Lecture each week on Friday mornings from 08.00-10.00 am. Students also attend 1x1hr tutorial as timetabled. The class locations and times are as follows:
The first lecture is on Friday August 3. The first tutorial will be held on Friday August 3.
Lectures: Friday 08.00-10.00 am in 4 Western Rd-320 Tutorial Rm
Tutorials 1: Friday 10.00-11.00 am in 23 Wallys Wlk-103 Tutorial Rm
Tutorials 2: Friday 11.00-12.00 am in 9 Wallys Wlk-131 Tutorial Rm
Tutorial 3: Friday 12-1.00 pm in 9 Wallys Wlk-131 Tutorial Rm
The Course Reader for this Unit is O'Brien, R. and Williams, M. "Global Political Economy" 5th edition, 2014, London: Palgrave Macmillan. Available from the co-op.
Week 1 | August 3 | Introduction to the course |
Week 2 | August 10 | Introducing GPE |
Week 3 | August 17 | Problem Solving Theories of GPE: mercantilism and liberalism |
Week 4 | August 24 | Critical Theories of GPE: Marxism, Dependency and World Systems Theory |
Week 5 | August 31 | Creating the International System Part 1: 1492-1815 |
Week 6 | September 7 | Creating the International System Part 2: 1815-1945 |
Week 7 | September 14 | Creating the International System Part 3: 1945-onwards |
Sept 17- 30 Mid Semester Break | ||
Week 8 | October 5 | The Political Economy of Globalization |
Week 9 | October 12 |
Neoliberalism and the Economization of Life
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Week 10 | October 19 | The Political Economy of Identity |
Week 11 | October 26 |
Reading Week (no lectures or tutorials) Friday 26 Oct Essay submitted via turn-it-in |
Week 12 | November 1 | The Alternatives to the Global Capitalist System |
Week 13 | November 8 | Concluding Remarks |
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