GV120-4-AU-CO:
Politics and Economic Policies
2024/25
Government
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 13 December 2024
15
22 April 2024
Requisites for this module
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BA L212 Global Politics,
BA L213 Global Politics (including Placement Year),
BA L214 Global Politics (including Year Abroad)
What is a public good? Why do people pollute? What is collective action, and what forms does it take? This module provides students with theoretical and empirical insights to understand and analyze problems of collective action – i.e. situations in which members of communities need to coordinate shared interests. The module introduces the analytical concepts of collective action and presents applied local and global cases. The course also covers some of the most important questions about the aims and tools of economic policy.
In addition to theoretic issues, the module focuses on the discussion of several contemporary issues: global financial crises, global health, environmental cooperation, and refugees.
The module will be taught in two weekly sessions: a weekly pre-recorded lecture and a weekly interactive seminar. The pre-recorded lecture will consist of one or more items of prepared content that students can access electronically and must study before the interactive seminar.
The module aims to introduce students to key economic and political concepts within public policy.
On successful completion of the module, students will be able to:
1. Understand dynamics of collective action.
2. Understand what public goods are and how they differ from other types of goods.
3. Discuss the role of governments with regards to public policy.
4. Apply insights from collective action, public goods and the role of governments to real-world policy issues.
No additional information available.
This module will be taught over 2 hours per week
- Helm, Carsten. (2000-07-26) Economic Theories of International Environmental Cooperation, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.
- Allen, Franklin; Gale, Douglas; EBSCOhost ebook collection. (2007) Understanding financial crises, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Thielemann, Eiko. (2018-01) 'Why Refugee Burden-Sharing Initiatives Fail: Public Goods, Free-Riding and Symbolic Solidarity in the EU', in JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies. vol. 56 (1) , pp.63-82
- Diane Coyle. (2020) Markets, State, and People: Economics for Public Policy, Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press.
- Tadelis, Steven. (2013-01-10) Game Theory: Princeton University Press.
- Barutciski, M. (2001-06-01) 'Lessons from the Kosovo Refugee Crisis: Innovatons in Protection and Burden-sharing', in Journal of Refugee Studies. vol. 14 (2) , pp.95-134
- Betts, Alexander. (2003-09-01) 'Public Goods Theory and the Provision of Refugee Protection: The Role of the Joint-Product Model in Burden-Sharing Theory', in Journal of Refugee Studies. vol. 16 (3) , pp.274-296
- The Logic of Reciprocity: Trust, Collective Action, and Law, https://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=lepp_papers
- Olson, Mancur. (©1971) The logic of collective action: public goods and the theory of groups, Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. vol. v. 124
- (2017-10-02) Business cycle theory as a basis for economic policy, London: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Clinton, Chelsea; Sridhar, Devi Lalita. (2017) Governing global health: who runs the world and why?, New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
- Tool, Marc R. (2019-07-25) Institutionalist Guide to Economics and Public Policy, London: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Knoop, Todd A. (c2010) Recessions and depressions: understanding business cycles, Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.
- Freund, Lucas. (2017-06-13) Solutions to Collective Action Problems: Grin Verlag.
- Leaving the Paris Agreement is a bad deal for the United States, https://www.brookings.edu/opinions/leaving-the-paris-agreement-is-a-bad-deal-for-the-united-states/
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
in-class presentation |
|
10% |
| Coursework |
Online Quiz |
|
45% |
| Coursework |
Take Home Essay |
|
45% |
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Miranda Simon, email: miranda.simon@essex.ac.uk.
Miranda Simon
Module Supervisor: Miranda Simon, miranda.simon@essex.ac.uk / Module Administrator Nicole Hicks govquery@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Stefano Pagliari
City, University of London
Senior Lecturer in International Politics
Available via Moodle
Of 60 hours, 40 (66.7%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
20 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Government
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