The mission of the International Political Economy Program is to prepare students to be global citizens and future leaders in business, public service, and civil society. The IPE Program promotes an interdisciplinary understanding and appreciation of global problems and challenges students to achieve both breadth and depth of understanding about the interdependent world in which they live. Students learn to use a framework of social science tools and concepts. Courses in IPE encourage discussion of political, economic, and social issues in a context where individuals, businesses, and governments interact on many levels through overlapping sets of relationships. By exploring alternative perspectives on international and global problems, and engaging in substantial senior thesis research, students develop effective written and oral communication skills while preparing for post-graduate study and fulfilling careers.
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Power in Networks: Considering Castells’ Network Society in Egypt’s January 25th Movement and America’s Occupy Wall Street Movement, Marina Balleria
Reinterpreting Nuclear Consequences: Realism, Constructivism, and the Iranian Crisis, Harrison Diamond
Un-Obtainium: The Quest for Rare Earth Elements, Brahm Heyman
Globalization, Health and the Nutrition Transition: How Global TNCs are Changing Local Food Consumption Patterns, Morgan McCloskey
China to the Rescue? The Implications of China’s Engagement with Resource-Rich Countries, Sean Rice