2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
PIED3650 Global Political Economy
20 creditsClass Size: 40
Module manager: Dr Geoff Goodwin
Email: G.B.Goodwin@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2023/24
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
In this module, students will be introduced to current debates in global political economy and will develop the skills and knowledge to conduct critical political economy analysis. The module combines a focus on global and regional political economic institutions, such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU), with a thematic focus on core global political economy issues and the everyday and lived experience of capitalism. The module draws on insights from various academic disciplines to provide students with interdisciplinary frameworks to analyse capitalism. Traditional and emerging approaches to the study of capitalism will be discussed, including perspectives from the Global South. Students will ground political economy concepts and theories in empirical case studies and their own lived experiences as students and workers. Themes covered in the module include labour, gender, trade, technology, environment, and debt.Objectives
This module will give students a thorough grounding in global political economy and equip them with the skills and knowledge to undertake critical global political economy analysis. The module will combine a focus on global and regional political economic institutions, such as the World Trade Organisation (WTO), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and European Union (EU), with a thematic focus on core global political economy issues and the everyday and lived experience of capitalism. The module will draw on insights from various academic disciplines to provide students with a unique interdisciplinary framework to analyse capitalism. Students will be introduced to current academic debates in global political economy, including diverse perspectives from the Global South. Case studies will be used to help students ground these debates and perspectives in empirical realities in diverse settings. Particularly attention will be given to every day political economy and the lived experiences of the students enrolled on the course. The module will introduce students to concepts, theories and issues that are explored in greater depth in the MA in Global Political Economy. The module will also provide important background knowledge for other PG courses at POLIS. In addition, the module will provide students with skills and knowledge for a wide range of public and private sector jobs.Learning outcomes
1. Develop the knowledge and skills to undertake critical global political economy analysis
2. Combine insights from various academic disciplines to analyse global political economy issues
3. Understand core contemporary academic debates in global political economy, including perspectives from the Global South
4. Apply global political economy concepts and theories to empirical cases and identify and explain commonalities and differences between cases
5. Recognise the links between every day lived experiences and global political economy
6. Understand how global and regional political economic institutions (re) structure capitalism at multiple scales
Syllabus
The module will start by introducing the students to the field of global political economy and outlining current global political economy debates. The students will then be introduced to various schools of thought, including traditional and emerging critical approaches to the study of capitalism that cross disciplinary boundaries. The module will then provide the students with a comprehensive overview of the global and regional political economic architecture. In this section of the module, students will explore how global and regional institutions operate and how they (re) structure capitalism at multiple scales. The students will then learn about core issues in global political economy, with lectures and seminars organised around specific themes, including health, environment, gender, technology, trade, and labour. Throughout the module, students will be expected to make connections between their own lived experiences and global political economy themes and concepts.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Coursework Discussion Session | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Lecture | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Seminar | 11 | 1.00 | 11.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 176.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 0.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 24.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students will present their initial findings of their reflexive log to the class in Week 6 and receive peer and teacher feedback which they can feed into the final assessed reports, which will be submitted in Week 11. Students will discuss their initial ideas for their individual project report with the module leader in Week 4 and have a follow-up meeting in Week 8 to receive further feedback. They will also present their ideas for their project report to class in Week 10 and receive peer and further teacher feedback. Two one-hour extra skills sessions will also be organised to help students prepare for researching and writing the project report.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Report | 1 x 3000 words Project report | 70.00 |
| Reflective log | 1 x 1500 words Reflective Log | 30.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
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