AØKK08324U Seminar: Economics and Politics of Conflict
Volume 2014/2015
Education
M.Sc, of Economics
(Only available for Master students at Department of Economics)
(Only available for Master students at Department of Economics)
Content
This seminar invites students to use the framework provided by modern microeconomics and political economy to analyze issues related to conflict (broadly defined). Both theoretical and empirical approaches are welcome, but since Thomas’ expertise is primarily within theory he will not be able to help with data sources, etc. for empirical papers.
Learning Outcome
- International conflict and domestic politics
- Regime change
- The Arab spring
- Civil war
- The economics and politics of secession
- Propaganda and conflict
- Natural resources and conflict
- Non-proliferation of nuclear weapons
- Arms races
- Reasons for war
- International alliances (e.g. NATO)
- Intelligence
- Bargaining
- Democratic peace
- Optimal counterterrorism
- Terrorist recruitment
- Suicide terrorism
- Terrorism and politics
- Pirates
- Organized Crime
Literature
- Garfinkel, Michelle R. and Stergios Skaperdas, " Economics of Conflict: An Overview," in T. Sandler and K. Hartley (eds.), Handbook of Defense Economics, Vol. II, 2007, 649-709. (available at http://www.socsci.uci.edu/~sskaperd/GarfinkelskaperdasHB0306.pdf)
- Buena de Mesquita, E., “The Political Economy of Terrorism: A Selective Overview of Recent Work. ”The Political Economist 10(1):1-12. (available at http://home.uchicago.edu/~bdm/PDF/pe-terror.pdf)
- Sandler, Todd and Walter Enders. The Political Economy of Terrorism. Cambridge University Press, 2006
- Sandler, Todd, "Games and Terrorism: Recent Developments," Simulation & Gaming, April 2009. (available at http://www.utdallas.edu/~tms063000/website/Sandler_Siqueira_S&Gonline.pdf )
- Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, Alastair Smith, Randolph M. Siverson and James D. Morrow. The Logic of Political Survival. MIT Press.
- Thomas Schelling. The strategy of conflict. Harvard University Press. (An early classic).
- Robert Powell. In The Shadow of Power. Princeton University Press, 1999 (on international conflict and formal modeling).
- James D. Fearon (1995). “Rationalist explanations for war”. International Organization, 49, pp 379-414. (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0020818300033324 )
Academic qualifications
B.Sc. of Economics
The only formal requirement is that students have a solid background in microeconomics, especially game theory, at the level of our undergraduate program (Microeconomics A-C). For specific topics it may be an advantage to be familiar with the material covered in some of our master courses (for example the Political Economics course).
The only formal requirement is that students have a solid background in microeconomics, especially game theory, at the level of our undergraduate program (Microeconomics A-C). For specific topics it may be an advantage to be familiar with the material covered in some of our master courses (for example the Political Economics course).
Teaching and learning methods
Planning meeting ind the
begining of the semester,informed by the teacher, writing seminar
paper during the semester and presentations at the end of the
semester. More informations will be uploaded at Absalon by the
teacher.
Please note that this seminar (all presentations, etc.) will take place on two full days in mid April. Therefore all deadlines are relatively early in the semester. The preliminary schedule is:
February 2: Short introductory meeting
February 20: Deadline for handing in the commitment paper
April 7: Deadline for handing in the seminar paper
April 16-17: Seminar (two full days)
Please note that this seminar (all presentations, etc.) will take place on two full days in mid April. Therefore all deadlines are relatively early in the semester. The preliminary schedule is:
February 2: Short introductory meeting
February 20: Deadline for handing in the commitment paper
April 7: Deadline for handing in the seminar paper
April 16-17: Seminar (two full days)
Remarks
More information about the
seminiars at
https://intranet.ku.dk/economics_ma/study_programme/seminars/Pages/default.aspx
https://intranet.ku.dk/economics_ma/study_programme/seminars/Pages/default.aspx
Workload
- Category
- Hours
- Exam
- 0,3
- Seminar
- 0
- Total
- 0,3
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Exam (Written and oral)
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Type of assessment
- Written assignmentOral examination, 20 min under invigilationA written seminar paper and a oral presentation for the others participans at the seminar.
- Exam registration requirements
- Attendance on the seminar. The mandatory commitment paper and seminar paper have been handed in at deadline.
- Aid
Al aids for the written seminarpaper.
For the oral presentation the slices for the presentation. The teacher can specifiy what els is allowed.
- Marking scale
- 7-point grading scale
- Censorship form
- External censorship
up to 20 % censorship at the seminarpaper
- Exam period
- Is decided and informed by the teacher at the compulsive planningmeeting.
- Re-exam
- As ordinary.
Criteria for exam assesment
The student must in a satisfactory way demonstrate that he/she has mastered the learning outcome of the course.
Course information
- Language
- English
- Course code
- AØKK08324U
- Credit
- 7,5 ECTS
- Level
- Full Degree Master
- Duration
- 1 semester
- Placement
- Spring
- Schedule
- Spring (Week 6-21)
- Study board
- Department of Economics, Study Council
Contracting department
- Department of Economics
Course responsibles
- Thomas Jensen (2-83794f74727e7d3d7a843d737a)
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