Law, Post-Colonialism and Political Economy (Intensive)
Overview
- Credit value: 30 credits at Level 7
- Convenor: Professor Fiona Macmillan
- Assessment: a 4000-word essay (100%)
Module description
This module introduces you to the critical examination of the law, institutions and practice which constitute global and local economies. The key supporting objectives are to offer a balance of:
- theory and practice
- geographical coverage
- general and specific subject matter
- movements/ideas and counter-movements/ideas.
Indicative module content
- Introduction to international economic law, justice and development
- What is progress (development)?
- Law and economics
- International economic institutions I: Governance
- International economic institutions II: Inter-institutional relations
- International economic institutions III: Relations with states
- International economic institutions IV: Accountability
- Continuity of the colonial experience
- Hegemony as possibility, objective and achievement