International relations

The Rise and Fall of Neoliberalism

Module code: L2025
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar, Lecture
Assessment modes: Coursework, Essay

What is neoliberalism? How is power organised in the contemporary political economy and who are the winners and losers from this process? How do struggles from below challenge neoliberalism? 

On this module, you'll consider issues such as:

• corporate power
• the way debt has transformed everyday life
• the changing fortunes of labour
• struggles from the Global South against neoliberalism.

You'll also debate whether neoliberalism has fallen or whether – zombie-like – it lives on.

Module learning outcomes

• To investigate the extent to which a distinctive IPE perspective on the study of international relations has been established
• To assess some of the various approaches to IPE in the context of specific historical events and phenomena
• To provide a solid historical and theoretical basis for a critical scrutiny of the evolution and contemporary configuration of the global political economy