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National Taiwan Normal University Course Outline Spring , 2024 |
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| I.Course information |
| Serial No. | 1306 | Course Level | Master / PhD |
| Course Code | EAC8046 | Chinese Course Name | 國際政治經濟學專題研究 |
| Course Name | Special Topics on International Political Economy | ||
| Department | Department of East Asian Studies | ||
| Two/one semester | 1 | Req. / Sel. | Sel. |
| Credits | 3.0 | Lecturing hours | Lecture hours: 3 |
| Prerequisite Course | ◎1. This course is not available for undergraduate students. 2. If the listed course is a doctoral level course, it is only available for PhD students. | ||
| Comment | The classroom is located on the 9th floor of Cheng building. Please refer to the latest course schedule announced on our departmental website. | ||
| Course Description | |||
| Day & Class Period/Location | Tue. 6-8 Main 11111 | ||
| Curriculum Goals | Corresponding to the Departmental Core Goal | ||
| 1. Learning knowledge about major issues and important theories of international political economy. |
Master: 1-1 Understanding the basic connotation and profound literacy of international sinology, cultural thinking, regional politics and economics Doctor: 1-1 Within the profound connotation and literacy of understanding international sinology, cultural thinking, regional politics and economics |
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| 2. Learning the research methods and designs from the articles discussed in class. |
Master: 2-1 Possessing the ability of conducting basic academic research on sinology and culture and international politics and economics Doctor: 2-1 Possessing the profound research proficiency of conducting academic research on sinology and culture and international politics and economics |
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| 3. Learning the ability to comment on the course readings. |
Master: 3-1 Within the ability of macroscopic thinking, independent thinking, professional research and critical introspection Doctor: 3-1 Within the ability of macroscopic thinking, independent thinking, professional research and critical introspection |
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| 4. Training students how to conduct research. |
Master: 4-1 Conducting academic researches with rigorous attitude and academic research ethics Doctor: 4-1 Conducting academic researches with rigorous attitude and academic research ethics |
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| II. General Syllabus |
| Instructor(s) | KUAN, Hung-Chang/ 關弘昌 | ||
| Schedule | |||
(a tentative syllabus) COURSE OBJECTIVES The goal of this seminar is to provide graduate students with knowledge about major issues and important theories of international political economy (IPE). Students are also encouraged to learn the research methods and designs from the articles discussed in class.
REQUIREMENTS Each week students are required to read all readings of the week and join the discussion in class. Every student will turn in a final paper with an original idea (about 10-15 pages, double space) at the end of the semester.
ASSESSMENT Each student’s grade will be based on class participation (15%), attendances (10%), and the final paper (75%).
COURSE SCHEDULE
WEEK 1: Course Introduction
WEEK 2: WHAT IS IPE Frieden, Jeffry, and Lisa Martin. 2002. "International Political Economy: The State of the Sub-Discipline." In Political Science: The State of the Discipline. Edited by Ira Katznelson and Helen Milner. W. W. Norton & Company.
Keohane, Robert. 2009. “The Old IPE and the New.” Review of International Political Economy 16(1): 34-46.
WEEK 3: TRADE POLICY PREFERENCES (I) Rogowski, Ronald. 1987. "Political Cleavages and Changing Exposure to Trade." American Political Science Review 81 (4): 1121-37.
Hiscox, Michael J. 2001 “Class versus Industry Cleavages: Inter-Industry Factor Mobility and the Politics of Trade.” International Organization 55 (1):1-46.
WEEK 4: TRADE POLICY PREFERENCES (II) Scheve, Kenneth F., and Matthew J. Slaughter. 2001. "What Determines Individual Trade Policy Preferences?" Journal of International Economics 54 (2): 267–92.
Mayda, Anna Maria and Dani Rodrik. 2005. "Why Are Some People (and Countries) More Protectionist Than Others?" European Economic Review 49:1393-1430. Hays,
WEEK 5: TRADE POLICY PREFERENCES (III) Hainmueller, Jens, and Michael J. Hiscox. 2006. “Learning to Love Globalization: Education and Individual Attitudes toward International Trade.” International Organization 60: 469-498.
Mansfield, Edward D., and Diana C. Mutz. 2009. "Support for Free Trade: Self-Interest, Sociotropic Politics, and Out-Group Anxiety." International Organization 63 (3):425-57.
Rho, Sungmin, and Michael Tomz. 2017. “Why Don’t Trade Preferences Reflect Economic Self-Interest?” International Organization 71 (S1): S85-S108.
WEEK 6: TRADE POLICY PREFERENCES (IV) Kim, In Song. 2017. “Political Cleavages within Industry: Firm-level Lobbying for Trade Liberalization.” American Political Science Review 111 (1): 1-20.
Osgood, Iain. 2018. “Globalizing the Supply Chain: Firm and Industrial Support for US Trade Agreements.” International Organization 72(2): 455-484.
WEEK 7: POLITICAL EFFECTS OF TRADE (I) Gourevitch, Peter. 1978. "The Second Image Reversed: The International Sources of Domestic Politics." International Organization 32 (4): 881-912.
Jensen, J. Bradford, Dennis P. Quinn, and Stephen Weymouth 2017. “Winners and Losers in International Trade: The Effects on U.S. Presidential Voting.” International Organization 71 (3): 423-457.
WEEK 8: POLITICAL EFFECTS OF TRADE (II) Gourevitch, Peter. 1977. “International Trade, Domestic Coalitions, and Liberty: Comparative Responses to the Crisis of 1873–1896.” Journal of Interdisciplinary History 8: 281-300.
Ballard-Rosa, Cameron, Mashail Malik, Stephanie Rickard, and Kenneth Scheve. 2021. “The Economic Origins of Authoritarian Values: Evidence from Local Trade Shocks in the United Kingdom.” Comparative Political Studies 54 (13): 2321-2353.
Colantone, Italo and Piero Stanig. 2018. “The Trade Origins of Economic Nationalism: Import Competition and Voting Behavior in Western Europe.” American Journal of Political Science 62 (4): 936-953.
WEEK 9: Presentation of the final paper’s proposal
WEEK 10: INSTITUTIONS AND TRADE POLICY Bailey, Michael, Judith Goldstein, and Barry R. Weingast. 1997. "The Institutional Roots of American Trade Policy: Politics, Coalitions, and International Trade." World Politics 49 (3): 309-338.
Goldstein, Judy and Robert Gulotty. 2014. “America and Trade Liberalization: The Limits of Institutional Reform.” International Organization 68 (2): 263-295.
WEEK 11: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Li, Quan and Adam Resnick. 2003. “Reversal of Fortunes: Democratic Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Developing Countries.” International Organization 57 (1): 175- 211.
Rudra, Nita, Meir Alkon, and Siddharth Joshi. 2018. “FDI, Poverty, and the Politics of Potable Water Access.” Economics & Politics 30 (3): 366-393.
WEEK 12: CAPITAL MOBILITY, MONETARY POLICY AND EXCHANGE RATES (I) Frieden, Jeffry A. 1991. “Invested Interests: The Politics of National Economic Policies in a World of Global Finance.” International Organization 45: 425-51.
Clark, William Roberts, and Mark Hallerberg. 2000. “Mobile Capital, Domestic Institutions, and Electorally Induced Monetary and Fiscal Policy.” American Political Science Review 94 (2): 323-346.
WEEK 13: CAPITAL MOBILITY, MONETARY POLICY AND EXCHANGE RATES (II) Bearce, David H. 2003. “Societal Preferences, Partisan Agents, and Monetary Policy Outcomes.” International Organization 57 (2): 373-410.
Bearce, David H., and Mark Hallerberg. 2011. “Democracy and De Facto Exchange Rate Regimes.” Economics & Politics 23 (2): 172-194.
Steinberg, David A., and Victor C. Shih. 2012. “Interest Group Influence in Authoritarian States: The Political Determinants of Chinese Exchange Rate Policy.” Comparative Political Studies 45 (11): 1405-1434.
WEEK 14: IMMIGRATION (I) Hopkins, Daniel. 2010. “Politicized Places: Explaining Where and When Immigrants Provoke Local Opposition.” American Political Science Review 104 (1): 40-60.
Malhotra, Neil, Yotam Margalit, and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo. 2013. “Economic Explanations for Opposition to Immigration: Distinguishing Between Prevalence and Conditional Impact.” American Journal of Political Science 57 (2): 391-410.
WEEK 15: IMMIGRATION (II) Hainmueller, Jens and Dominik Hangartner. 2013. "Who Gets a Swiss Passport? A Natural Experiment in Immigrant Discrimination." American Political Science Review 107, 1 (February): 159-187.
Hainmueller, Jens, Michael J. Hiscox, and Yotam Margalit. 2015. “Do Concerns about Labor Market Competition Shape Attitudes toward Immigration? New Evidence.” Journal of International Economics 97 (1):193-207.
WEEK 16: Presentation of the final paper’s draft
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| Instructional Approach | |||
| Methods | Notes | ||
| Formal lecture | |||
| Group discussion | |||
| Problem-based learning | |||
| Case studies | |||
| Grading assessment | |||
| Methods | Percentage | Notes | |
| Class discussion involvement | 10 % | ||
| Attendances | 10 % | ||
| Presentation | 20 % | ||
| Case study reports | 60 % | ||
| Required and Recommended Texts/Readings with References | See the above articles. |
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