International Relations: Global Political Economy
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The specialisation Global Political Economy of the master’s in International Relations at Leiden University provides you with a cutting-edge understanding of the world economy and its social and political foundations. The Global Political Economy specialisation offers students exciting and rigorous explorations of the world economy that bring critical perspectives to bear on some of the most important issues of our times. As a student in the Global Political Economy specialisation, you will address such key concerns as the determinants of economic growth, poverty, and inequality; the changing organization, operation, and logics of global industries; environmental sustainability and equity challenges arising from features and effects of global capitalism; and implications of the world market for the vitality and future of democracy. Global Political Economy, a specialisation of the master in International Relations, provides you with a rigorous understanding of the global political economy and the different approaches to its study.
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A bachelor's degree in in the field of social sciences, humanities, law or economics, and components worth at least 30 EC that are comparable in level, content and course objectives to the following courses of the bachelor’s programme International Studies at Leiden University:
- Global History (5 EC)
- Introduction to International Studies (5 EC)
- Cultural Interaction: a Global Perspective (5 EC) or Communication across Cultures (5 EC)
- Global Political Economy (5 EC)
- International Relations (5 EC)
- Politics of a specific area (i.e. Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, North America, Russia and Eurasia, South and Southeast Asia) (5 EC).
Other requirements are: CV, Motivation letter, Essay.
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Leiden
Netherlands
2311 EZ
Netherlands
- 1 year
- Full Time
- On Campus Learning
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