Об этом курсе: This course is part of the SDG initiative <http://www.sdginitiative.org/> addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals, specifically for the following SDGs [1, 8, 10 and 16]. We hope you will join in our efforts to reach the SDG’s in small but measurable and actionable ways, cooperating with Development Done Differently. Expand your impact. You can create a better world. In today’s world, politics and economics are interconnected, but what is the nature of this connectivity? What are the power relationships that shape the world economy today and create new challenges for international institutions facing globalization? What makes some countries wealthier than others? Do we face cultural diversity or fragmentation? Does the type of governance effect economic development and social change or is it the other way around? How do we measure it and how trustworthy is the data? These issues and many more will be examined in this course along with a wide library of sources and a biting criticism.
Для кого этот курс: This course is for everybody, no background is needed. We will be introducing the tools and expertise you need in order to read and manipulate the databases we present during the course. This course is free, and will remain free for participants. You can purchase a certificate.
Автор: Universiteit Leiden
Преподаватели: Richard Thomas Griffiths, Prof. dr.
Faculty of Humanities
| Уровень | Начинающий |
| Выполнение | 6-8 weeks of study, 2-4 hours/week |
| Язык | English, Субтитры: French |
| Как пройти курс | Чтобы пройти курс, выполните все оцениваемые задания. |
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Программа курса
НЕДЕЛЯ 1
Introduction into this course
Welcome to this course! Here we present the instructor and his team, what we will do in the upcoming modules, and what is exactly Political Economy. You play an important role in this module.
We would also like to hear who you are and what are your expectations from this course. Don't forget to read before that our academic standards and tips and tricks that will help you succeed in this course. Good luck!
4 видео, 7 материала для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Meet the instructor & his team
- Reading: Welcome to Leiden University
- Reading: Complete our short survey
- Reading: Tips for studying online
- Reading: Being successful in an international virtual learning community
- Reading: Behaving in an academic way
- Discussion Prompt: Introduce yourself
- Видео: Introduction to Political Economy
- Видео: The Evolution of Political Economy
- Видео: International Political Economy
- Reading: Reading for International Political Economy
- Discussion Prompt: Look at your own area or country through the lens of international political economy
НЕДЕЛЯ 2
Data used in Political Economy
Basic Data. Reviews the basic data of population, output and development used to make international comparisons between countries.
11 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Visualization: World Maps
- Discussion Prompt: Do you know an interesting map?
- Видео: Political Economy and Data
- Видео: Population
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Population
- Видео: Output (GDP current values)
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of GDP (Current Values)
- Видео: Output (GDP PPP)
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of GDP PPP
- Видео: Poverty
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Human Development Index
- Discussion Prompt: How does your area or country compare?
- Reading: Reading for Data in Political Economy
Оцениваемый: Data used in Political Economy
НЕДЕЛЯ 3
Trust
Trust. Argues for the centrality of trust in explanations of differences in wealth and poverty between nations but highlights difficulties in measuring it and in explaining the direct of causality.
6 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Measuring Trust
- Видео: Trust results and Criticism
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Trust
- Видео: Causes and Consequences
- Видео: Correlation and Regression
- Discussion Prompt: How does trust measure in your area or country?
- Reading: Reading for Trust
Оцениваемый: Trust
НЕДЕЛЯ 4
Society and Fragmentation
Inequality and Fragmentation. Examines how society can be fragmented along lines of religion, language, ethnicity and income
9 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Ethnic Fragmentation
- Видео: Linguistic Fragmentation
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Linguistic Diversity
- Видео: Religious Fragmentation
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Religious Diversity
- Видео: Income and Wealth Inequality
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Income Inequality
- Видео: Inequality, Fragmentation and Trust
- Discussion Prompt: Is your area or country fragmented in any way?
- Reading: Society and Fragmentation
Оцениваемый: Society and Fragmentation
НЕДЕЛЯ 5
Governance
Governance. Argues that good governance provides a transparent and stable environment for risk assessment and decision-making and contributes to welfare and growth. The question is how to get it.
8 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Measuring Governance
- Видео: Democracy and Growth
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Democracy
- Видео: Rule of Law and Growth
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Rule of Law
- Видео: Corruption and Growth
- Видео: Visualization: World Map of Corruption
- Discussion Prompt: How is the governance where you live?
- Reading: Reading for Governance
Оцениваемый: Governance
НЕДЕЛЯ 6
Economic Development
Development Assistance. Assesses the motivations for development assistance but raises doubts about the extent to which it can overcome local issues.
4 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Who Gives Foreign Aid, to Whom, and Why
- Видео: The Real Aid Givers
- Видео: Aid Effectiveness
- Discussion Prompt: Do you give money to foreign charities?
- Reading: Reading for Economic Development
Оцениваемый: Economic Development
НЕДЕЛЯ 7
Globalisation
Let us now focus on the international context of the elements we've seen so far. Globalisation - what is it really? What are the benefits it is supposed to confer and what is the role, if any, left for national governments in today's world?
8 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: World map of economic globalisation
- Видео: Trade
- Видео: World map of trade
- Видео: Foreign Direct Investment
- Видео: FDI modules
- Видео: Financial Markets
- Видео: The Globalised World Economy
- Discussion Prompt: Do you notice globalisation in your culture?
- Reading: Globalisation Discourse
Оцениваемый: Globalisation
НЕДЕЛЯ 8
International organizations
International organization. What role do they play in the world economy?
4 видео, 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Trade
- Видео: Finance
- Видео: Reflection
- Discussion Prompt: Do you think International organisations are still legitimate?
- Reading: International Institutions
Оцениваемый: International Organisations
НЕДЕЛЯ 9
Non Governmental actors
Even though they do not belong to any establishment or an institution, certain non- governmental institutions can have a lot of power and influence. Who are those actors? How much power do they really have? We will dive into these question in this module!
8 видео, 2 материала для самостоятельного изучения
- Видео: Big Business
- Видео: Transnational Advocacy Groups
- Видео: Supra-State Actors
- Discussion Prompt: Can you think of the challenges that non governmental organizations are facing today
- Reading: New Actors
- Reading: SDG initiative and SDG talk - Learn. Act. Impact.
- Видео: The SDG initiative and your case study
- Видео: Defining your case study
- Видео: What effects the sustainability of your project
- Видео: The form of your assignment
Оцениваемый: Non - Governmental Organizations
Оцениваемый: Configure your own world
НЕДЕЛЯ 10
Final
The final exam! Good luck!
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
- Reading: Complete our short survey
Оцениваемый: Final Exam
НЕДЕЛЯ 11
Extra Material
Not for the test - but very good for your general knowledge!
12 видео
- Видео: Utilitarianism - Jeremy Bentham
- Видео: Relative Backwardness - Alexander Gerschenkron
- Видео: Classical Liberalism - Friedrich August von Hayek
- Видео: Keynesianism - John Maynard Keynes
- Видео: Critical Political Economy - Robert Cox
- Видео: The Take Off - Walt W. Rostow
- Видео: Marxism - Karl Marx
- Видео: Small States - Peter Katzenstein
- Видео: World Systems Theory - Immanuel Wallerstein
- Видео: New Institutional Economics- Ronald Coase
- Видео: Economic Structuralism- Raúl Prebisch
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Universiteit Leiden
Leiden University is one of Europe's foremost research universities. This prominent position gives our graduates a leading edge in applying for academic posts and for functions outside academia.
Leiden University is the oldest university in the Netherlands. It was founded in February 1575, as a gift from William of Orange to the citizens of Leiden after they had withstood a long siege by the Spanish. Our motto is: Praesidium Libertatis — Bastion of Liberty.
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This course was very interesting and useful to the understanding of the social and economic systems and the global development process.
Excellent content!! Great tutors!
Fantastic adaptation of the material to an online classroom. Gives an expansive and critical view of the institutions, policies, and environments guiding our world today. The professor was candid and gave accurate analysis of contemporary issues, while keeping the material light and interesting. Would recommend to others!
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It benefited from the course and the flexibility in the timing of exams
Thanks a lot