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| Semester |
E2021
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| Subject |
International Public Administration and Politics * / Politics and Administration * / Public Administration *
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| Activitytype |
master course
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| Teaching language |
English
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| Registration |
You register for activities through stads selvbetjening during the announced registration period, which you can see on the Study administration homepage. When registering for courses, please be aware of the potential conflicts and overlaps between course and exam time and dates. The planning of course activities at Roskilde University is based on the recommended study programmes, which should not overlap. However, if you choose optional courses and/or study plans that goes beyond the recommended study programmes, an overlap of lectures or exam dates may occur depending on which courses you choose. |
| Detailed description of content |
Public economics is traditionally understood as the study of government policy through the lens of economic efficiency and equity. In our conceptualization, international public economics is the study of international regulation and governance through those same lenses of efficiency and equity. We take point of departure in Dani Rodrik’s work on the Economics of Globalization, linking it to the notion of Liberal Economic Order. Many scholars and analysts see the post-WW2 economic order as increasingly challenged, both by the rise of various forms of anti-establishment politics (Trump, Brexit etc) and by the rise of China. In Rodrik’s analysis, the emergence of these challenges were predictable outcomes of the move from the moderate globalization of the Bretton Woods regime to the hyperglobalization of the 1990s and 2000s. The current liberal economic order is facing several dislocating pressures, from Donald Trump’s imposition of high, punitive tariffs in the name of “national security” and Emmanuel Macron’s plans for “investor screening” to Xi Jinping’s industrial strategy for developing Chinese superiority in a range of high-tech industries. Against this backdrop, this course: • Provides on overview of the history and configuration of the liberal economic order • Articulates the relation between liberal economic order and open economy macroeconomics in general, and the Washington consensus in particular • Outlines the process of hyperglobalization in two key domains; finance and trade • Examines current pressures on key nodes of the liberal economic order, from the EUs economic and monetary union to the rules-based international trading regime centred around the WTO • Discusses what reforms might enhance the political and economic sustainability of a peaceful, globally integrated world economy • Relates these developments to the key cross-border public goods that are at stake; such as financial stability; access to credit; access to foreign markets etc. The course is divided in two main streams: one focusing on international finance, the other on international trade. The stream on international finance focuses on the financial crisis; key causes, competing narratives and alternative policy strategies. The stream on international trade focuses on current debates such as international tax competition, multinational firms, climate change and reforms of the WTO system. |
| Expected work effort (ECTS-declaration) |
Category and number of hours Class teaching 30 hours Other (for example student presentations, exercises, peer-review) 30 hours Preparation 140 hours Examination 70 hours Total 270 hours |
| Course material and Reading list |
The core literature for the course is the following:
Rodrik (2011). The globalization paradox: Democracy and the future of the world economy. Norton Co. Additional course literature is listed in Moodle. |
| Evaluation- and feedback forms |
Exercises are supervised (they take partly place in the class) |
| Administration of exams |
ISE Studieadministration (ise-studieadministration@ruc.dk)
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| Responsible for the activity |
Jakob Vestergaard (javest@ruc.dk)
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| ECTS |
10
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| Learning outcomes and assessment criteria |
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| Overall content |
The course focuses on what increased activity and impact across national boundaries means for key concepts in the public economy (public goods, economic efficiency, equity, income, and welfare distribution, etc.). Traditionally, these concepts have been analysed and attempted to be managed from the national level, although the interplay between national and transnational levels increasingly challenges this logic. It is natural to look particularly at the importance of the European Union's political economy and the market economy mindset expressed in the Treaty of Rome and later in the Treaty of Lisbon. The link between the various key concepts will also be discussed in the course. |
| Teaching and working methods |
The teaching alternates between lectures and exercises. After selected teaching sessions, students will prepare, individually or in groups, examples of exam questions based on the teaching and programme literature which will be on Moodle. Selected questions will subsequently be commented on by the lecturer. In addition, a full-day interdisciplinary workshop is included with the other two courses of the semester. |
| Type of activity |
Mandatory course |
| Form of examination |
Individual oral exam with a starting point in a synopsis possibly done by a group.
The student begin the exam with a short presentation after which the exam takes place as a dialogue There may be posed questions in any part of the curriculum. Permitted group size: 2-3 students. The character limits of the written product are: For 1 student: maximum 9,600 characters, including spaces. For 2 students: maximum 9,600 characters, including spaces. For 3 students: maximum 9,600 characters, including spaces. The character limits include the cover, table of contents, bibliography, figures and other illustrations, but exclude any appendices. Time allowed for exam including time used for assessment: 30 minutes. The assessment is an assessment of the oral examination. The written product(s) is not part of the assessment.. The assessment is individual and based on the student's individual performance. Permitted support and preparation materials for the oral exam: All. Assessment: 7-point grading scale. Moderation: External examiner. |
| Form of Re-examination |
Samme som ordinær eksamen / same form as ordinary exam
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| Exam code(s) | |
| Last changed | 11/04/2021 |
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