Political Economy of Globalization
This MIT graduate seminar examines how shifts in the international economy and the regimes that govern it interact with domestic politics, policymaking, and institutional structures in industrialized democracies. Intended for students who already have background in political economy or European politics, the course works through readings on trade regimes, monetary policy, welfare states, and labor markets, tracing how global economic pressures reshape national policy choices. Materials include a syllabus, weekly reading lists drawn from political economy scholarship, and discussion topics used to structure seminar sessions. The course is published through MIT OpenCourseWare, so all materials are free to access, with no certificate offered. It suits learners wanting a rigorous, discussion-based framework for thinking about globalization's domestic political consequences rather than an introductory survey of the topic.