Master in International Political Economy

The global economic and political order is in turmoil. This master's programme is designed to equip students to address the global geopolitical and social transformation fostered by intensified trans-national economic integration in the early 21st century. The new economy of open borders and technological innovation (globalisation) has been changing the parameters of the global order since the late 20th century. The recent world financial crisis has produced upheavals in domestic and international affairs -- from the now preponderant economic power of Asia to the concomitantrise of unemployment and xenophobia in Western democracies. The recent crisis and transformation of capitalism has propelled to new urgency issues of social justice, demands for rule-based global order, and a search for an optimal model of production, redistribution, and consumption of wealth. These transformative processes are at the focus of inquiry in the MA in International Political Economy (IPE). What are the alternatives to the current global disorder? How should the systemic flaws and deficiencies of the global political economy be remedied? How should the links be reconfigured between growth and democracy, capitalism and environmental sustainability, security and development, technology and human progress? These issues mark the contours of the academic curriculum of the IPE programme at the BSIS.