International Political economy

International Political economy

Select and analyze 2 news articles that are related to issues in the global political economy (e.g. a country’s foreign economic policy, international trade issues, international financial issues, or actions of international economic organizations such as the WTO, World Bank, and IMF) by drawing from the contending theories in IPE.

In your analysis for each article, you should 1) briefly summarize the main idea of the article, 2) identify a theory that is most suitable in helping you understand that content, 3) briefly discuss the main assumptions of that theory (only the parts that are most relevant to the context would be fine) and point out examples of those assumptions in the article in detail, and 4) pick another contending IPE theory to present an alternative argument or interpretation. You also need to briefly discuss this theory’s main assumptions and point out examples of those assumptions in the news.

You could choose to combine your analysis if you find that the two articles could be explained by the same theory and alternative theory. However, you still need to point out traits of the theoretical assumptions in each article equally and provide specific alternative interpretation for each of them.

This assignment looks for your ability to apply your knowledge of the contending theories in IPE to real issues in the global political economy. Evaluation will be based on the followings.

1) The quality of your news selection (IPE-related articles with clear issues).
2) Concise and accurate summaries.
3) Ability to choose a suitable theoretical framework that helps explain each article, a relevant discussion of theoretical assumptions, and perceptive identification of theoretical traits in the articles.
4) Ability to use another contending theory to provide alternative interpretations.
5) Good organization and ability to write persuasively and coherently.

Other requirements

1) Your news articles should be taken from credible news sources (either from hard copies or online), such as the Globe and Mail, Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Economist. The news should not be older than April 2012.
2) You need to submit the news clippings or print-outs together with your assignment.
3) Proper citation is required, even though your sources are only from the required readings and two news sources.

 

 

 

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