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Geo-Economics

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2014-2015

Admission requirements

This course forms part of the minor Global Affairs and can thus only be followed as part of the minor or the track. The minor is accessible for bachelor students who have obtained their ‘propedeuse’ and have a keen interest in global affairs, but the level of teaching is most suitable for third-year students, particularly of Political Science, Public Administration, Law and International Studies. If there are any uncertainties about the suitability of your programme and profile to the minor, please do not hesitate to send an email to globalaffairs@cdh.leidenuniv.nl.

Description

This course will start by exploring what the term ‘geo-economics’ entails. The course will start by generally introducing the politics of raw materials and resource nationalism. What kind of fields could we distinguish? This course centres on the contests between great powers, such as the United States, Russia, China and India, for access to natural resources, energy and strategic Sea Lines of Communication. The questions of scarcity of energy and resource conflicts will also be discussed. Students will be taught about major maritime choke points, such as Hormuz and Malacca, but also the decreasing influence of Russia in Central Asia and the consequences of this development.

Course objectives

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  • Explain and apply the concept of geo-economics

  • Explain the role of energy and raw materials in geopolitics

  • Explain the interaction between economy and security

  • Outline the most prominent studies in the field of international political economy.

Timetable

This course will take place between October 27th and November 28th 2014. Within those five weeks, the course will meet once or twice a week for a three-hour lecture; the times and dates have yet to be decided upon.

Mode of instruction

The course will consist mainly of lectures.

Assessment method

Essay (25%)
Final exam (75%)

Blackboard

Yes

Reading list

Cooley, A. (2012), ‘Great Games, Local Rules – The New Great Power Contest in Central Asia’, Oxford
Klare, M.T. (2008), ‘Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet – The New Geopolitics of Energy, Henry Holt & Company

The lecturer reserves the right to add or change the readings before or during the course.

Registration

Students register for the minor and the course in Usis.

Teacher

Dr. Sijbren de Jong – The Hague centre for Strategic Studies

Contact information

For general questions about the minor Global Affairs: globalaffairs@cdh.leidenuniv.nl

For specific questions about the course, please contact dr. Sijbren de Jong: sijbrendejong@hcss.nl

Remarks

This course can only be taken as part of the minor Global Affairs.