International Political Economy

This program is co-ordinated by the Departments of Economics and Political Science

Co-ordinators

Robert Dimand, Department of Economics

Dan Madar, Department of Political Science

General Information

Administrative Assistant

Christine Schacht

905-6885550, extension 3476

Taro Hall 468

The Honours BA in International Political Economy offers students an opportunity to combine studies in Economics and Political Science to develop an understanding of the forces of globalization and their consequences.

The study of political economy explores, from diverse perspectives, the interplay of economic forces with political processes and institutions, and in particular, the relationship between states and markets. Many of the most significant questions of political economy are becoming international in scope because of three interrelated phenomena: production, finance and trade increasingly transcend the traditional jurisdictions of nation states; the effects of economic globalization have been intensified by developments in communications technologies and cultural processes; in these contexts, fundamental political questions of (re)distribution and power are becoming internationalized, and international forces increasingly rival domestic ones as influences on state policy.

Program Notes

Honours Program

Year 1

	ECON 1P91 and 1P92
	MATH 1P01 or 1P97
	MATH 1P98
	POLI 1F90
	one Humanities context credit (HIST 1F95 recommended)
	one Science context credit

Year 2

	ECON 2P21, 2P22, 2P31 and 2P32
	POLI 2F20 and 2P91
	POLI 2P92 or 2P93
	one elective credit

Year 3

	ECON 2P90, 3P13, 3P93 and 3P94
	POLI 3P21 and 3P26
	one credit from POLI 2P94, 2P97, 3P28, 3P33 (recommended), 3P43, 3P45
	one elective credit

Year 4

	ECON 3P90 and 3P91
	POLI 4P20 and 4P21
	one ECON credit numbered 2(alpha)99 or above (see program note 1)
	one POLI credit numbered 3(alpha)99 or above (see program note 2)
	one elective credit