EVALUATION - First Assignment: A 1500-word essay on THEORETICAL APPROACHES IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY: SIMILARITIES AND CONTRASTS. Readings: C. Roe Goddard & al. International Political Economy. State-Market Relations in a Changing Global Order (New York: Macmillan, 2003), chapters 1, 2, 4, 12, 13 and 14.

. Deadline: Monday, February 16.

. Please do not attempt to just summarize the views of the authors. Concentrate en the task at hand: similarities and contrasts. Focus on the key issues. You may briefly discuss relevant current events.

EVALUATION - Grades for this course are calculated on the basis of five short (500 word) assignments, counting 10 percent each, one excercise (10 percent), two larger (1500 word) assignments (15 percent each) and class participation based on the assigned readings (10 percent).