Week 7: IPE, International law (25. 10.)
The nature of international law, order and institutions, laws of war, what is security, a traditional approach to national security, alternative approaches to security, post-war economy, traditional and new approaches to IPE, globalization debate in IPE, international institutions in the world economy
Essay topics/questions
- Do you agree that states create institutions to sustain global order? See text on international law.
Study materials:
Woods, N. International political economy in an age of globalization In: Smith, Steve, John Baylis,
and Patricia Owens. 2014. The Globalization Of World Politics: An Introduction To International
Relations. 6th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 243 – 257.
Reus-Smit, Ch. International law In: Smith, Steve, John Baylis, and Patricia Owens. 2014. The Globalization Of World Politics: An Introduction To International Relations. 6th ed. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 274 – 288.
The midterm exam will be scheduled after this session.