SP32070: Global political economy: critical understandings of the intersection of society, market and governance
[Page last updated: 23 May 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Honours (FHEQ level 6) |
| Period: |
- Academic Year
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 75%, CWPI 25% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Essay (CWES 75% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
- Project output Individual (CWPI 25% - Qualifying Mark: 40)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
- Understand the historical origins of contemporary global political economy.
- Evaluate the epistemological and ontological premises of different understandings of economic practices, including the separation between economy, politics, and society.
- Demonstrate a grounded understanding of analytical debates, empirical trends, key actors and issues concerning the global political economy.
- Identify and critically engage with literatures that explore the interaction between economic, technological, political, social, and cultural drivers of global stability and change.
- Identify and critically engage with literatures that explore social and solidarity economy.
- Demonstrate advanced skills in writing, communicating and presenting academic work.
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| Synopsis: | "Gain a comprehensive introduction to the subject of global political economy.
You will explore theoretical understandings of the market, as well as other economic practices.
You will learn about topics such as:
- the challenges of globalising trade and capital flows
- debt, financial crises and financialisation
- multinational corporations roles
- social and environmental implications of commodity chains and investments
- modern solidarity-based economic practices "
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| Content: | This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to the subject of global political economy. It explores theoretical understandings of the market, as well as other economic practices. It examines topics such as the challenges of globalising trade and capital flows, debt, financial crises and financialisation, multinational corporations, and the social and environmental implications of commodity chains and investments.
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| Course availability: |
SP32070 is Optional on the following courses:
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
- UHPL-AYB43 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio French) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB44 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio German) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB47 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Italian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB48 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Mandarin) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB46 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Russian) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB45 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (ab initio Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB43 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (French) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB44 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (German) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AYB45 : BA(Hons) International Politics and Modern Languages (Spanish) with Year Abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AFB53 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations (Year 3)
- UHPL-AAB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AKB30 : BSc(Hons) Politics and International Relations with Year long work placement (Year 4)
- UHPL-AFB54 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics (Year 3)
- UHPL-AAB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Study year abroad (Year 4)
- UHPL-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Politics with Economics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
Department of Social & Policy Sciences
- UHSP-AFB31 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics (Year 3)
- UHSP-AKB21 : BSc(Hons) International Development with Economics with Year long work placement (Year 4)
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
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