Admission requirements
This course is designed for the minor Global Affairs. It is not possible to follow single courses of this minor. You need to be enrolled in Usis for the minor to be accepted to this course. There are 180 places open for registration, on a first come first serve basis, where LDE students are given priority.
This course is also open for inbound exchange students if they wish to take the entire minor Global Affairs; it is not possible to take single courses from this minor. Exchange students must be admitted by the FGGA International Office prior to the start of the minor; priority will be given to direct exchange partners of FGGA. For more information about the application procedure for exchange students, please contact the FGGA International Office at international@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.
Description
This course starts by exploring what the term ‘geo-economics’ entails and how it is linked to economic diplomacy. Centering on the contests between great powers – mainly the United States, EU, China, and Russia – in this course we will assess how countries act differently in linking politics, economics and security by discussing several key areas of the broad field of geo-economics. These include energy security; trade, investment and economic cooperation; and global financial governance. Throughout the course we will seek to answer the question: what are the main tools and primary purposes by which the big powers seek to uphold and/or expand their influence in these fields?
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
Explain and apply the concept of geo-economics and economic diplomacy to current events
Discuss the interaction between economics, politics, and security
Explain the role of energy and raw materials, as well as of monetary and financial governance, in international relations
Outline the most prominent studies in the field of international political economy.
Timetable
The schedule 2019 will be published asap.
The timetable will be displayed with a link on the website, blackboard and on the front page of this minor programma.
Mode of instruction
The course will consist of lectures and guest lectures.
Course Load
The total study load for this course is 140 hours, consisting of:
21 hours for attending lectures
119 hours studying – work on assignments
Participation in lectures, discussions and exercises is required in order to obtain a grade. One lecture may be missed. Being absent more than once may likely lead to expulsion from the course.
Assessment method
Essay (25%)
Final Exam (75%)
You can find more information about date and location assessments in the timetable. Please register in Usis for the exam.
Late hand in penalty: 0,5 minus per day, and after seven days we do not accept papers any longer.
Compensation rule: Only assessments with the weight of 30% and lower are compensable. This means that one does not have to pass an assessment if it weighs 30% or less in order to pass the course, if the average of all assessments combined is at least a 5.5. In addition, assignments weighing up to and including 30% are not re-sitable, meaning that if one failed an assessment of 30% or less one is not allowed to redo it.
Resit of the final exam will take the same form.
The Course and Examination Regulation Security Studies and the Rules and Regulation of the Board of Examiners of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs apply.
Please register in Usis for the retake of the exam.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used.
Reading list
TBA on Blackboard.
Registration
Registration in uSis is possible from four weeks before the start of the course.
Also register for every course in Blackboard. Important information about the course is posted here.
Contact
globalaffairs@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
Remarks
All sessions will be in English.
Essays need to be written in English.