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European Union in Global Political Economy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:4.00
Study Course Accepted:09.02.2024 10:06:42
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | PZK_127 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 5.00 | ECTS: | 7.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Politics | Target Audience: | Political Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Kārlis Bukovskis | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 12 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 24 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 8 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 16 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 40 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Basic knowledge of economic processes and concepts. Knowledge of international political relations. | ||||||||
| Objective: | This course is aimed at a conceptual and practical teaching and discussions on challenges for the EU and Member States, especially the small ones, in the modern global political economy. It addresses the EU both as an actor of international economy and as structure for implementation of state economic and political interests. Students are expected to develop understanding and knowledge and be able to trace the origins of various processes of international (global and regional) economic integration; be able to discuss basic features of international financial and monetary systems, and their implications for national economic policies and national economic development; and be able to discuss the influence of the European Union and its member states in the global economic system. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction. Latvia’s economy in the 21st century: ups and downs. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Introduction. Latvia’s economy in the 21st century: ups and downs. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | State and global economic decision making. Regulating global production and capital. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | State and global economic decision making. Regulating global production and capital. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Monetary Policy and Fiscal Policy. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | State interests in Global Economy. Role of ideologies. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | State interests in Global Economy. Role of ideologies. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Theoretical approaches to International Political Economy. Post-colonialism. Marxist approach to international relations, Globalization. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Conventional and Unconventional Development Theories. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | Conventional and Unconventional Development Theories. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Latvia within the EU decision making on global economy. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Latvia within the EU decision making on global economy. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | The modern financial structure and its origins. Influences of the global financial markets and actors. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | The modern financial structure and its origins. Influences of the global financial markets and actors. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Economic and Monetary Union. Optimum Currency Areas. Eurozone and Eurosystem. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 16 | Dealing with myths and stereotypes. Report presentations and discussions. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 17 | Dealing with myths and stereotypes. Report presentations and discussions. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 18 | The many sides of the European Single Market and the challenges of the Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 19 | The European Union and its Domestic Economic Problems: Competitiveness and Productivity. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 20 | The European Union and its Global Economic Rivals. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | The aim of the report (individual research paper) is to develop the skills to analyze. Therefore, it cannot be of descriptive character. It should be written on the stated question, not on the general topic. It is not an essay and does not mean that you simply have to express your opinion. You need to provide strong data and evidence supporting your arguments. Report has to include three aspects: o to clearly indicate the problems of the topic; o to investigate the problem via evaluation of at least three arguments and statistical data; o to conclude with your own arguments, research results and recommendations. The report has to be 5 full pages long. Written in English or Latvian. Each case of PLAGIARISM will be examined by the Faculty commission with possible expel of the student. All views and data which are not produced by the student in his own work must be referenced in accordance with the scientific requirements and formatting. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | 1) Active participation during the seminars and lectures, report presentation – 50% 2) Essays – 15% 3) Report – 20% 4) Exam – 15% | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | • Students will develop an understanding of modern financial structures and their origins. • Students will be able to identify major economic characteristics of the EU. • Students will understand the implications of small state engagement in the global economic system. • Students will be able to evaluate the monetary and fiscal policy of Latvia. | ||||||||
| Skills: | • Students will be able to trace the origins of various processes of international (global and regional) economic integration. • Students will be able to discuss basic features of international financial and monetary systems, and their implications for national economic policies and national economic development. • Students will be able to discuss the European Union institutions, their functioning and influence they provide for states in the global economic system. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | • Students will have a general understanding of the influence of the European Union, global financial markets and business actors. • Students will have understanding of the European Union institutions and decision making in the EU. • Students will be able to analyse market phenomena in international politics and present their findings. • Students will be able to present a coherent and well-argued position on global economic issues, and defend their views in debates. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Gilpin, R. The Political Economy of International Relations. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1987 | ||||||||
| 2 | Braithwaite, J., Drahos, P. Global Business Regulation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000 | ||||||||
| 3 | Cini, M., Pérez-Solórzano Borragán N. European Union Politics. 6th ed., Oxford University Press, 2019. | ||||||||
