This course introduces students to the study of International Political Economy (IPE). The course combines a focus on the main theoretical and methodological approaches used in the study of IPE with the analysis of contemporary, substantive issues, ranging from the challenges in global trade cooperation to the management of financial integration and resolution of global financial crises. In doing so, the course will help illuminate the dynamic relationship between economic and political factors – i.e. how economic relations between states influence domestic and international politics and how do political relations between states influence domestic and international economics.