Summer Timetable
POL380H1S L5101
Topics in International Politics
The Politics of Global Finance
Themes
This course introduces students to the political economy of global finance. It will cover a wide range of empirical and theoretical material, including discussions of financial and economic integration, regulatory standard setting, formal and informal institutions and cooperation, crisis management, the nexus of finance and security issues, development and colonialism, gender, and the increasingly salient role of technology in political life. By the end of the semester students will have a basic understanding of how financial markets are governed, how financial crises occur and are managed, and the myriad ways in which finance exerts influence on contemporary global politics.
Texts
There is no single textbook for this course. Readings will be drawn from a variety of sources and will be made available on Quercus.
Format and Requirements
Participation 10%; Take Home exam 1 30%; Take home exam 2 30%, Take home exam 3 30%
January 29, 2024
The winners of the 2022-2023 undergraduate awards were announced at the annual celebration, held this year on the evening of January 25. Presiding over the award ceremony were Undergraduate Director...
January 26, 2023
Congratulations to our 2021/22 undergraduate award & scholarship recipients! Following a two-year hiatus, the department was delighted to return to hosting our undergraduate awards in-person this year to celebrate our...
June 3, 2021
In a bid to motivate her students in what has been a very difficult academic year, Professor Rebecca Kingston decided to give those enrolled in the winter 2021 term of...
May 21, 2020
Congratulations to undergraduate student Cheryl Cheung who has received a University of Toronto Excellence Award (UTEA). Going into her third year majoring in political science, with minors in visual studies...
January 29, 2020
Congratulations to all our amazing undergraduate students who picked up one the department’s twenty-three awards and scholarships at our annual undergraduate awards ceremony. In attendance were Dean of Arts &...