This course will explore how different waves of globalisation have shaped the Global South. It will examine North-South power relations and challenges to globalisation from the South, from social movements to multilateral alliances. We will use case studies to discuss how the structures and practices of the global economy have impacted politics, society and economics in different parts of the Global South, and consider both the theoretical and policy implications of globalisation.

10 weeks teaching, with one reading week:

■ 1x lecture (one hour) for 50 students 

■ 2x seminar groups (one hour per seminar) for 25 students each

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Case study, 1500 words (35%)

Essay, 2500 words (65%)

This course aims to introduce students to critical approaches to the study of Global Political Economy. It will equip students with the analytical tools to understand and explain the power structures that have underpinned the historic and contemporary development of globalisation, its effects in the Global South, and the distinct challenges to global economic orders that have emerged from the South. It will focus on a series of historical and present-day cases, policy debates and political controversies that constitute key issues of globalisation in the Global South, such as legacies of colonialism, global trade, inequality and development, and the climate emergency.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Discuss the variegated impacts of globalisation in the Global South across multiple issue areas.

2. Explain the complex interactions between economic and political factors at a global level that shape North-South power relations, using a variety of analytical frameworks.

3. Critically examine the concepts, policies and economic exchanges that have influenced the development of the global economy.

4. Formulate and compose reasoned arguments, supported by empirical evidence.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.