The module is the core module for students on the MA/MSC/MRes in Political Economy. It can be taken as an optional module by students in other Masters courses in the Department of Government.
This is a graduate module on political economy. The module presents topics in both comparative and international political economy. The module is divided into different themes addressing how domestic and international politics affect domestic and international economics, as well as the reverse: how domestic and international economics affect domestic and international politics.
For example, we examine how domestic and international economics affect areas like voting preferences and electoral behaviour, party systems and political stability, redistribution and the welfare state. We will also cover how domestic and international politics affect areas like trade policy, industrial/labour policy, foreign direct investment, financial market dynamics, fiscal/debt policy, monetary/currency policy, and social/regional transfers.
The module emphasizes core theoretical insights, using them to delve into traditional and more recent theoretical and empirical debates. It also emphasizes research using quantitative methods to test theoretical arguments.
- Module Supervisor: Allyson Benton