Presentation

The objective of this class is to develop and reinforce students’ understanding of the relationship between politics and economic activity that is not confined to national borders and/or is affected by phenomena related to internationalization and globalization.

Recommended Prerequisite(s)

Knowledge (undergraduate level) of International Relations and its main theories.

Bibliography

• Abdelal R., Blyth M., Parsons C., Constructing the International Economy, Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2010.
• Barma N., Vogel S., The Political Economy Reader : Markets as Institutions, London : Routledge, 2008.
• Fligstein N., The Architecture of Markets, Princeton (NJ) : Princeton University Press, 2011.
• François P., Vie et mort des institutions marchandes, Paris : Presses de Sciences Po, 2011.
• Jullien B., Smith A., Conceptualizing the role of politics in the economy : Industries and their institutionalizations, Review of International Political Economy, 18 (3) : 358-383, 2011.

Educational formula

Following an introductory lecture, the sessions in Part A of the class will be structured in two parts: a lecture followed by a discussion around a text that all students must read before the session. Part B will be structured around twenty-minute presentations by trios of students (two per session) followed by a general discussion.