Exploring the relationship between power and wealth, this course will focus on the main theoretical approaches, concepts and substantive issues that influence the interplay between economics and politics across regional and global arenas.It will examine the conditions that drive the development of cooperative international economic behaviour among sovereign states as well as bargaining between rich and poor countries under the present conditions of economic interdependence, international division of labour, international trade, multinational corporations, and a proliferation of preferential trade and investment agreements.Taught by the convenor of the MSc China & Globalisation at King%E2%80%99s China Institute, visits to financial, governmental, and trade advocacy bodies in London will give you first-hand access to experts and policy makers that shape today%E2%80%99s global configuration of state and economic powers.Not only that, this course, with its empirical focus on contemporary issues of globalisation, offers a unique opportunity to help establish your specific interests within mainstream social science perspectives on inter-state governance.This course will consider three analytical approaches to interpret economic interaction among countries %E2%80" liberalism, dependency, and mercantilism. You will construct your interdisciplinary understanding by applying the theoretical tools to examine issue areas of: - Power and exchange relations among developed countries, newly industrialising countries, and developing countries, e.g. trade, finance, money. - The rise of China as an economic power. - The roles of non-state actors including multinationals, commodities traders, and NGOs. - The institutionalisation of post-WWII architectures based on the superpower status and interests of the United States, and the proliferating regional and sectoral agreements that have affected inter-state behaviour. Visits to financial, governmental, and trade advocacy bodies in London will give you first-hand access to experts and policy-makers that shape today's global configuration of state and economic powers.

Course leader
TBC

Target group
Students who seek to gain awareness of contemporary globalisation and state and nonstate responses, and who might expect an intellectual career path that will engage global markets and international organisations will find this course beneficial.

Course aim
By the end of the course you will: - Have gained an informed overview of key global trade, finance, and monetary institutional developments in the post-WWII era; - Be familiar with major historical events affecting these institutions and the underlying power relations; - Be able to initiate and follow a programme of independent research; - Gain insight into 'hot topics' in international management, foreign and public policies, supranational institutions, and comparative development.

Fee info
GBP 1500: tuition fee only

King's College London
Address: Strand, London
Postal code: WC2R 2LS
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Website: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/summer
E-mail: summerschool@kcl.ac.uk
Phone: +44 20 7848 1533