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Title GLOBALIZATION, GLOBAL-GOVERNANCE AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY
Code ULMS543
Coordinator Dr CA Belfrage
Work, Organisation and Management
C.Belfrage@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ First Semester 15

Pre-requisites before taking this module (other modules and/or general educational/academic requirements):

 

Modules for which this module is a pre-requisite:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on a required basis:

 

Programme(s) (including Year of Study) to which this module is available on an optional basis:

 

Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 12

6

      12

6

36
Timetable (if known) 60 mins X 1 totaling 12
 
60 mins X 1 totaling 6
 
      60 mins X 1 totaling 12
60 mins X 1 totaling 6
 
 
Private Study 114
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Examination There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment.  2 hours    50       
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Individual Assignment There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment.  -2500 words    50       

Aims

To give students a thorough understanding of recent trends in the global economy; the historical, economic, political, social, technological, and cultural processes of globalization; and the institutional architecture of global governance;

To relate theories and concepts to relevant evidence, examples, and case-studies;

To examine the role played by International Civil Society institutions in global governance, including the WTO, the IMF, the World Bank and the United Nations, as well as regional supranational bodies such as the EU;

To examine the impact of the Global Financial Crisis, the growth of the emerging economies, and issues such as financialization, austerity and international economic and financial relations.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) Critically evaluate debates in globalization, global governance and the global economy;

(LO2) Analyse and discuss relevant trends in the global economy, including the impact of the global financial crisis and the growth of the emerging economies;

(LO3) Apply concepts and theories relating to international political economy, globalization, global governance, and the global economy to relevant evidence;

(LO4) Undertake detailed analysis of the institutions of global governance.

(S1) Adaptability and independent scholarship. Developed through seminar preparation and researching for the report and exam.

(S2) Problem solving skills. Students will develop their problem solving skills by researching for the report.

(S3) Numeracy. Students will develop their numeracy skills through researching for the report and exam.

(S4) Commercial awareness. This is integral to the module content.

(S5) Communication skills. Students will develop their communication skills through seminar discussions and presentations.

(S6) Organisational skills. Students will develop their organisation skills by preparing for the report and exam.

(S7) IT skills. Developed through report writing.

(S8) International awareness. This is integral to the module content.

(S9) Lifelong learning skills. Developing research skills, ability to find, organise and analyse information and apply theory.

(S10) Ethical awareness. Developed through working with group members.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Hybrid delivery, with social distancing on campus.

1 hour online asynchronous learning per week x 12 weeks
1 hour face-to-face synchronous lecture per week x 12 weeks
1 hour face-to-face seminar every other week x 6 weeks
1 hour face-to-face peer-to-peer learning every other week (unscheduled) x 6 weeks
Self-directed learning x 114 hours


Syllabus

 

Globalization – definitions and debates;

Recent trends in the global economy;

The global financial crisis – causes and effects;

Financialization and international finance;

The IMF, international finance and the international monetary system;

The origins and development of global governance;

The World Trade Organization and international trade;

The World Bank, aid and international development;

International political risk and the global economy: conflict and cooperation;

International political economy: theories and debates.


Recommended Texts

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