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A. Drury Sanctions as Coercive Diplomacy.pdf | Reading 14 - A. Drury Sanctions as Coercive Diplomacy | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Bulmer and Patterson Germany as the EU s reluctant hegemon Of economic strength and political constraints.pdf | Reading 20 - Bulmer and Patterson Germany as the EU s reluctant hegemon Of economic strength and political constraints | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Collective Economic Security Nye.pdf | Reading 4 - Joseph Nye Collective Economic Security | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Farrell Newman Weaponized Interdependence.pdf | Reading 8 - Farrell and Newman Weaponized Interdependence | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Gartzke and Westerwinter Complex Structure of Commercial Peace.pdf | Reading 10 - Gartzke and Westerwinter Complex Structure of Commercial Peace | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Gill and Law Global Hegemony and the Structural Power of Capital.pdf | Reading 11 - Gill and Law Global Hegemony and the Structural Power of Capital | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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John Agnew - Mastering Space_ Hegemony, Territory and International Political Economy (1995) - libgen.lc.pdf | Reading 12 - John Agnew Mastering Space | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Jonavicius et al Russian Interests, Strategies and Instruments in the Common Neighbourhood.pdf | Reading 16 - Jonavicius et al Russian Interests, Strategies and Instruments in the Common Neighbourhood | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Jones and Zeng Understanding China's Belt and Road Initiative.pdf | Reading 17 - Jones and Zeng Understanding China's Belt and Road Initiative | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Kirkham The Formation of the Eurasian Economic Union.pdf | Reading 15 - Ksenia Kirkham The Formation of the Eurasian Economic Union | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Kundnani Germany as a Geo economic Power.pdf | Reading 21 - Kundnani Germany as a Geo economic Power | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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(Longman Classics in Political Science) Robert O. Keohane, Joseph S. Nye Jr. - Power & Interdependence-Pearson (2011).pdf | Reading 9 - Keohane and Nye Power and Interdependence | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Moravcsik Arms and Autarky.pdf | Reading 5 - Andrew Moravcsik Arms and Autarky | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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New International Relations Stefano Guzzini - Realism in International Relations and International Political Economy_ The Continuing Story of a Death Foretold-Routledge (1998).pdf | Reading 2 - Stefano Guzzini Realism in International Relations and International Political Economy | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Nye Power and Interdependence with China.pdf | Reading 19 - Nye Power and Interdependence with China | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Pickel Economic Nationalism.pdf | Reading 6 - Andreas Pickel Explaining, and explaining with, economic nationalism | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Richardson and Kegley Trade Dependence and Foreign Policy Compliance.pdf | Reading 13 - Richardson and Kegley Trade Dependence and Foreign Policy Compliance | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Susan Strange - States and Markets-Bloomsbury Academic (1998).pdf | Reading 1 - Susan Strange States and Markets | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Urdinez et al. Chinese Economic Statecraft.pdf | Reading 18 - Urdinez et al. Chinese economic statecraft | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Wagner Economic Interdependence.pdf | Reading 7 - R. Wagner Economic Interdependence, Bargaining Power, and Political Influence | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Wigell2016_Article_ConceptualizingRegionalPowersG.pdf | Reading 3 - Mikael Wigel Conceptualizing regional powers’ geoeconomic strategies | Zachary John Kramer, M.A. |
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Poslední úprava: Zachary John Kramer, M.A. (29.01.2021)
How do states use power to shape international economic relations, and how do they use economic relations to gain power?
These questions lie at the heart of the Realist school of thought in International Political Economy. As Realism makes a resurgence in contemporary International Relations theory, interest in its IPE counterpart has also increased. More scholars and policy-makers are focusing on the nexus of international economic relations and national security, as political relations growing increasingly tense among the worlds’ great powers despite (or because of) unprecedented global economic integration. This course seeks to introduce the Realist approach to IPE, explore its major concepts and contributions, and conclude with an application of the theory to some of the major economic powers’ contemporary political economy issues. Students will receive a broad foundation in the realist approach to international political economy issues, intended to supplement their general knowledge of International Relations and/or Security Studies. This course is intended for a general Faculty of Social Science audience, and does not require any special prior knowledge of political economy, economics, or statistics. |
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Poslední úprava: Zachary John Kramer, M.A. (03.02.2021)
Assessment
Students are expected to prepare each week’s readings prior to each session. The course will involve two random quizzes on the readings during two of the lecture sessions. The course will have a mid-term exam in its seventh week consisting of short answer questions from the first six weeks’ readings and lectures. The course's final exam will consist of a 2500-5000 word essay asking students to choose a contemporary issue in international political economy and analyze/ critique the ability of realist theory to explain actor behavior or other empirical features of the issue. Examples of potential paper topics will be provided in class. Students are encouraged to email me with their paper topic to confirm its suitability for the assignment before starting their work.
Readings are available in standard pdf form and on the Perusall website, a platform allowing for collaborative discussion and a place to ask questions or highlight pieces of text. To partially compensate for the suboptimal conditions of online teaching, I encourage all students to sign up for the Perusall readings list so that we can engage with the readings together and improve the quality and depth of our in-class discussions. Participation in the Perusall discussions will not be formally graded, but will be factored into each student's overall Participation grade alongside attendance and participation in in-class discussions. Course evaluations are based on the following criteria: Participation (Attendance, involvement in discussions, Perusall) = 15%; Quizzes = 10%; Mid-term = 30%; Final Paper = 45%
Grades are based on the scale:
100%-90% = A 89%-80% = B 79%-70% = C 69%-60% = D 59%-50% = E 49% and below = F
Grades for all elements of the course are non-negotiable |
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Poslední úprava: Zachary John Kramer, M.A. (07.04.2021)
Readings Intro Sessions
Session 1 (43 pages): Introduction to International Political Economy: History of the Field and Delineating the Different Theoretical Positions
Strange, 1998: States and Markets. Prologue through Chapter 2: Power in the World Economy. Pgs. 1-42 (43 pp.).
Session 2 (36 pages): The Realist International Political Economy Approach: Dominance, Decline, Return?
Guzzini, 1998: Realism in International Relations and International Political Economy. Chapter 10: International Political Economy as an attempt to update realism: the end of the Bretton-Woods system and hegemonic stability theory. Pgs. 142-160 (19 pp.).
Wigel, 2015: Conceptualizing regional powers’ geoeconomic strategies: neo-imperialism, neo-mercantilism, hegemony, and liberal institutionalism. Asia Europe Journal. 135-151 (17 pp.)
Topics in Realist International Political Economy
Session 3: (61 pages) Economic Security, Self-Sufficiency, and Economic Nationalism
Nye, 1974: Collective Economic Security, International Affairs. Pgs. 584-598 (15 pp.).
Moravcsik, 1991: Arms and Autarky in Modern European History. Daedalus. Pgs. 23-45 (23 pp.).
Pickel, 2003: Explaining, and Explaining with, Economic Nationalism. Nations and Nationalism. Pgs. 105-127 (23 pp).
Session 4 (61 pages): Economic Dependence, Power, and Political Leverage
Wagner, 1988: Economic Interdependence, Bargaining Power, and Political Influence. International Organization. Pgs. 461-483 (23 pp.).
Farrell & Newman, 2019: Weaponized Interdependence: How Global Economic Networks Shape State Coercion. International Security. Pgs. 42-79 (38 pp.).
Session 5 (49 pages): Complex Interdependence vs. Realism in Contemporary Political Economy
Keohane & Nye, 2011: Power and Interdependence. Chapter 1: Interdependence in World Politics & Chapter 2: Realism and Interdependence. Pgs. 3-32 (30 pp.).
Gartzke & Westerwinter, 2016: The complex structure of commercial peace contrasting trade interdependence, asymmetry, and multipolarity. The Journal of Peace Research. Pgs. 325-343 (19 pp.).
Session 6 (59 pages): Economic Hegemony: Conceptualization, Theory, Examples
Gill & Law, 1989: Global hegemony and the structural power of capital. International studies quarterly. Pgs. 475-499 (25 pp.).
Agnew & Corbridge, 2003: Mastering Space: Hegemony, Territory and International Political Economy. Chapter 6: Hegemonic Pretenders. Pgs. 130-163 (34 pp.).
Session 7: Mid-term Exam (review prior readings)
Regional Applications of Realist International Political Economy
Session 8 (56 pages): Foreign Economic Relations as Instruments of U.S. Foreign Policy
Richardson & Kegley, 1980: Trade Dependence and Foreign Policy Compliance: A Longitudinal Analysis. International Studies Quarterly. Pgs. 191-222 (32 pp.).
(Optional) Drury, 2001. Sanctions as Coercive Diplomacy: The US President's Decision to Initiate Economic Sanctions. Political Research Quarterly. Pgs. 485-508 (24 pp.).
Session 9 (55 pages): Russia as Aspiring Regional Political-Economic Hegemon in the Former Soviet Union
Kirkham, 2016. The Formation of the Eurasian Economic Union: How Successful is the Russian Regional Hegemony?. Journal of Eurasian Studies. Pgs. 111-128 (18 pp.).
(Optional) Jonavicius, Delcour, Dragneva, & Wolczuk, 2019. Russian Interests, Strategies, and Instruments in the Common Neighbourhood.Freie Universitaet Berlin Working Paper. Pgs. 6-42 (37 pp.).
Session 10 (61 pages): China as an Economic Superpower
(Optional) Xiaotong & Keith, 2017. From Wealth to Power: China's New Economic Statecraft. The Washington Quarterly. Pgs. 185-203 (pp. 19).
Rolland, 2017. China’s Eurasian Century? Political and Strategic Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative. Chapter 4: A Vision for China as a Risen Power & Chapter 6: Political and Strategic Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative. Pgs. 121-150 and 177-188 (pp. 42).
Session 11 (45 pages): Power and Interdependence in US-China Economic Relations
Ikenberry & Mastanduno, 2003: International Relations Theory and the Asia-Pacific. Chapter 10: Economic Interdependence and the Future of U.S.-Chinese Relations. Pgs. 323-352 (pp. 30).
Nye, 2020: Power and Interdependence with China. The Washington Quarterly. Pgs. 7-21 (pp. 15).
Session 12 (34 pages): Germany as a European Economic Power
Bulmer & Paterson, 2013. Germany as the EU's Reluctant Hegemon? Of Economic Strength and Political Constraints. Journal of European Public Policy. Pgs. 1387-1405 (pp. 19).
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Poslední úprava: Zachary John Kramer, M.A. (24.02.2021)
The course will consist of 11 lecture sessions and one in-class mid-term exam session. Each lecture will build on assigned readings to outline the key elements (actors, incentives, risks, debates, etc.) of a particular aspect of the realist approach to international political economy. The 80-minute sessions will consist of a lecture on the week's topic (~ 60 minutes), with the rest of the session devoted to moderated class discussions aimed at integrating theory with concrete empirical applications and answering questions on the readings and lecture.
Weekly, Wednesdays 14:00 - 15:20, beginning Wednesday, Feb. 17th. Online until further notice.
Office Hours 15:30 - 17:00 Wednesdays, please email me to schedule a meeting in advance if possible
(Zoom Address: https://zoom.us/j/95236490001 Meeting ID: 970 496 5174)
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