BERKELEY POLITICAL ECONOMY MAJOR CONCENTRATIONS REFERENCE DOCUMENT
June 19, 2009 DRAFT
Max Auffhammer Alan Karras J. Bradford DeLong
Political Economy Concentrations The Political Economy major’s concentration requirement is an attempt to turn each student’s major into a major rather than a sprawling set of disconnected social science and history courses. The other major requirements lead students to learn a great deal of history and a great deal about the models, theories, and intellectual approaches of the different social sciences. The concentration requirement asks students to apply that theoretical and historical knowledge to an issue area in political economy. Students who wish have great freedom to choose and develop their own concentrations. The major will approve any set of related courses for which a student writes a convincing two-paragraph explanation of how taking these courses will turn the student into an expert in some question or problem area in political economy: dilemmas of medical care cost control and resource allocation around the globe, religion and the state in early modern Europe and the contemporary Middle East, comparative industrialization in the early nineteenth and early twenty-first centuries, how China’s current industrialization is and is not like Japan’s was—the possibilities are wide open depending on student interest and enthusiasm. However, the program has found that students’ concentrations tend to cluster into three groups: the political economy of “post-industrial” societies, late industrialization and development, and globalization. Students may—and are in fact encouraged—to simply pick courses from the recommended course list for one of these three groups in order to assemble their concentrations. Students are also strongly encouraged to take the particular flavor of PE 101 that is focused on the concentration group—the political economy of “post-industrial” societies, late industrialization and development, and globalization—in which their concentration happens to lie.
Post Industrial Political Economy This cluster of courses focuses on the major economic, political, and social challenges faced by the advanced democracies in the 21st century. Today the blurring of scientific knowledge and innovation and the goals and needs of society present the biggest challenge to public policy in advanced economies. The policy agendas of the advanced democracies are congested with issues such as the digital divide, biotechnology, and energy and environment because rapid progress in scientific discovery and technological innovation are the most potent forces for social and global change today. Students should expect to understand the historical underpinnings and different models of coping with these changes. Within the post-industrial political economy track, students have the option of focusing their study on a specific world region (Europe, East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America). The courses draw from many different departments in the social sciences, humanities, and the professional schools allowing PE students to choose from a broad base of methods and approaches.
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ANTHRO139 CRP110 CRP112 CRP113A ECON105 ECON115 ECON121 ECON136 ECON151 ECON175 EEP175 (=IAS175) ERG100 (=PP184) GEOG110 GEOG159A HIS118C HIS158C (=159B) LEGAL140 LEGAL145 LEGAL182 PP101 PP103 PS122A PS138E PS138G PS144B SOC119 SOC122
Controlling Processes Introduction to City Planning The Idea of Planning Economic Analysis for Planning History of Economic Thought The World Economy in the Twentieth Century Industrial Organization and Public Policy Monetary and Financial Economics Labor Economics Economic Demography Economics of Climate Change Energy & Society Economic Geography of the Industrial World The Southern Border The Twentieth Century in Japan Old Europe, New Europe 1914-2005 Property & Liberty The Common Law Law, Politics, and Society Introduction to Public Policy Analysis Wealth & Poverty Politics of European Integration Varieties of Capitalism National Success and Failure in the Age of the Global Economy Politics of Divided Korea Society & Information Technology Comparative Perspectives on U.S. and European Societies
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The Political Economy of Late Industrialization and Development Courses in this concentration focus on the relationship between more recent Industrialization, globalization and economic development issues. Central to this concentration is the relationship between the state and the economy in a variety of areas. Such areas include, but are not limited to, agricultural improvement, environmental challenges, increasing populations, global poverty, public health, and resource allocation. PE students who choose this concentration can look at the problems of development from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. Within the political economy of late industrialization and development track, students have the option of focusing their study on a specific world region (Europe, East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America).
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ANTHRO139 CRP110 CRP112 CRP113A CRP115 DS100 ECON105 ECON115 ECON121 ECON151 ECON161 ECON162 ECON171 ECON173 ECON175 EEP151 EEP152 EEP154 EEP175 (=IAS175) ESPM165 GEOG110 GEOG112 (=DS100) GEOG123 GEOG130 GEOG159A HIS171C IAS115 LEGAL140 LEGAL145 LEGAL161 PACS135 PP101 PS128 PS138E
Controlling Processes Introduction to City Planning The Idea of Planning Economic Analysis for Planning Urbanization in Developing Countries Development Studies History of Economic Thought The World Economy in the Twentieth Century Industrial Organization and Public Policy Labor Economics Transition Economics The Chinese Economy Economic Development Seminar on Economic Development Economic Demography Economic Development Adv. Topics in Development and International Trade Poverty & Technology Economics of Climate Change International Rural Development Policy Economic Geography of the Industrial World History of Development and Underdevelopment Post Colonial Geographies Natural Resources and Population The Southern Border Russia since 1917 Global Poverty Property & Liberty The Common Law Chinese Law and Society Special Topics in Regional Conflict Introduction to Public Policy Analysis Chinese Foreign Policy Varieties of Capitalism
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PS139B PS141C PS143A PS143B PS144B PS148A PS149E SOC172 SOC183 SOC187
Development Politics Politics and Government in Eastern Europe Northeast Asian Politics Northeast Asian Politics Politics of Divided Korea Politics of Latin America Politics of South East Asia Development and Globalization Contemporary Chinese Society Social Change in Central America
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Globalization The term globalization can mean many different things to different people. PE students who choose this concentration will be exposed to the historical roots of globalization, as well as the economic, political, and cultural elements of the process. They will gain insight into the many debates associated with contemporary globalization, making them better prepared for global citizenship and careers that demand a thorough understanding of international issues. Within the globalization track, students have the option of focusing their study on a specific world region (Europe, East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, and Latin America). The courses draw from many different departments in the social sciences, humanities, and the natural sciences allowing PE students to choose from a broad base of methods and approaches.
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ANTHRO139 CHICANO159 ECON105 ECON115 ECON121 ECON151 ECON181 EEP152 EEP154 ESPM165 ESPM169 ETHNIC135AC ETHNIC136 GEOG123 GEOG159A GWS141 GWS143 IAS115 LEGAL140 LEGAL145 LEGAL154 LEGAL179 PACS135 PP101 PS124A PS138E PS138G SOC119 SOC146 SOC172 UGBA118 UGBA178
Controlling Processes Mexican Immigration History of Economic Thought The World Economy in the Twentieth Century Industrial Organization and Public Policy Labor Economics International Trade Adv. Topics in Development and International Trade Poverty & Technology International Rural Development Policy International Environmental Politics Contemporary U.S. Immigration Immigrant Women Post Colonial Geographies The Southern Border Interrogating Global Economic "Development" Women, poverty, Globalization Global Poverty Property & Liberty The Common Law Human Rights Comparative Constitutional Law Special Topics in Regional Conflict Introduction to Public Policy Analysis War! Varieties of Capitalism National Success and Failure in the Age of the Global Economy Society & Information Technology Contemporary Immigration in Global Perspective Development and Globalization International Trade Introduction to International Business
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