Globalization: Economics and Politics (2225.YR.011235.1)

General information

Type:	OBL	Curs:	4	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	6 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
Year 4	Angel Pascual Ramsay	Dirección General y Estrategia	ENG

This is a particiaptory case-based course where prereadings are mandatory. There will be required readings for each session. These should be completed beforehand and you should be prepared to discuss them in class. They will be brief and interesting and you should therefore make an effort to read them. You will get much more out of the class if you do.

This course aims at providing a solid basis to understand globalization from a political economy perspective. Importantly, special attention is given to businesses. The course takes on an applied approach and will cover different topics related to globalization. These topics will be analyzed from a political economy angle.

To understand the essential political and economic dynamics of globalization.

1. COURSE SESSIONS 1. Globalization today 2. Political globalization and global governance 3. Economic globalization and world trade 4. World Trade Governance 5. Global Energy Governance 6. Catch-up 7. Geopolitical trends and impact on globalization 8. Geo-economic trends and impact on globalization 9. Political Risk and Globalization 10. Global business and global regulators 11. Managing global risks: lobbying 12. The future of globalization: hiatus or reversal? 13. Wrap up

The methodology will consist of a combination of lectures and class exercises. It is designed to encourage student's active participation.

Mandatory and recommended readings will be provided in the course Moodle's page

Group	Teacher	Department
Year 4	Angel Pascual Ramsay	Dirección General y Estrategia