Uneven Development and the Global Economy

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The course is part of the Cologne International Summer University, an intensive academic summer program combined with cultural activities directed to international students and students of the University of Cologne. Each course is complemented by a language and cultural introduction and a field trip to a company or institution.

The course "Uneven Development and the Global Economy" combines lecturers and student led seminars involving presentations and discussion. It focuses on the following topics: Key themes and concepts; Power and agency in the global economy; The state and governance of the global economy: reading based seminar; Institutions, variety and models of capitalism -reading based seminar; Global production networks and regional development; States and markets in the Asia-Pacific; Geographies of deindustrialization; Neoliberalism and its discontents; Alternatives economic spaces.

Period
05-08-2013 - 15-08-2013 (2 weeks)

Target group
Advanced undergraduate business and economics majors/minors (after two years of study).Proof of English proficiency (TOEFL ibt 96 or equivalent) is required.

Course aim
By the end of the course, students will have an awareness of the following: The key processes shaping the global economy and their effects; Different theoretical perspectives used in critical economic geography; Geographies of economic power between different social actors (e.g. MNCs, states, labour); The changing economic relations between places in the contemporary global economy; Alternative economic spaces of globalisation



Credits
6.0 ECTS credits

After succesfully completing the programme, international students receive an academic transcript where the course title(s), the ECTS credits earned and the final grades appear on.

Course fee
EUR 1100: The programme fee includes accommodation (in double room), public transportation ticket within and around Cologne, course materials, welcome and farewell event, language and cultural orientation, company visit, city tour, teambuilding event, wireless internet on campus, access to University's computer pools and libraries, access to subsidized food at the Universitys restaurants and cafs.

EUR 1400: The programme fee includes accommodation (in single room), public transportation ticket within and around Cologne, course materials, welcome and farewell event, language and cultural orientation, company visit, city tour, teambuilding event, wireless internet on campus, access to University's computer pools and libraries, access to subsidized food at the Universitys restaurants and cafsThe course is offered as part of the Cologne International Summer University (CISU). If you decide to participate at two sessions (4 weeks in total), the prize is EUR 1500 (double room) or EUR 2000 (single room).

Course leader
Prof. Andrew Cumber, Ph.D.

University of Cologne Faculty of Managment, Economics and Social Sciences
Address: International Relations Center (ZIB-WiSo), Albertus Magnus Platz, Cologne
Postal code: 50937
City: Cologne
Country: Germany
Website: http://www.cisu.uni-koeln.de/
E-mail: wiso-cisu@uni-koeln.de
Phone: 0049-221-470-7702