Political Economy of International Business (SEES0082)

This module is open only to MA students.

This module introduces students to the area of economic integration at micro level, i.e. at the level of international business. A micro focus is essential in order to understand how multinational enterprises (MNEs) are shaping patterns of trade, finance and the nature of globalization. This module exposes students to the latest thinking, debates and theories and applies them in the context of the wider Europe. A significant portion of the module relies on general economic, international business, international relations and governance studies. When introducing latest research and empirical analyses the module is focused on CEEs within the context of the wider Europe. A political economy, rather than purely management or economic perspective of the module, enables students a realistic perspective in studying the way international economic integration affects growth in the wider Europe. Also, this perspective is more appropriate forsocial science students.



This module addresses the following topics:



1.Globalisation and international production in historical perspective;



2.Theories of international production;



3.Evolutionof multinationalenterprises;



4.Foreign direct investment and growth;



5. International technology transfer and ‘catching up’;



6.Finance, ownership and strategies of globalisation;



7.International industrial networks (value chains);



8.Globalisation and industry evolution;



9.CEE within the European and global system of international production;



10.State and international production.

This module is aimed at students on the IMESS and MA Comparative Russian and Eurasian Politics programmes to prepare them for the second year of study in...

International Masters: Foundation in Russian (SEES0077)

This module is aimed at students on the IMESS and MA Comparative Russian and Eurasian Politics programmes to prepare them for the second year of study in Russia. The module will give students a linguistic foundation for developing and applying Russian in their academic work. At the same time, it aims to provide students with skills in speaking and writing Russian and necessary background/cultural knowledge which would prepare them for living in Russia.

The skills developed in the module include: reading comprehension, writing exercises in Russian and acquiring fluency in everyday spoken Russian.