The aim of this module is to permit students to explore the role of culture in contemporary economic processes. The central theme is the impact of globalization on understandings of state-market-society relations, with a particular focus on the concept of ‘culture’ as a determining factor in the global political economy. Empirically, the module moves beyond IPE's traditional concern with mainly Western and mainly rich (OECD) countries and engages with processes of political, economic and social change on a global level.

By the end of the module, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the key concepts and theoretical debates in International Political Economy with regard to different concepts of ‘culture’.
• Analyse, compare and critically evaluate fundamental assumptions and arguments about the role of culture in IPE and IPE-related literature.
• Demonstrate awareness of various economic flows - money, goods and people - and how they unfold and are governed in the global political economy.