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Introduction to Tools of Political Risk Analysis

This course explores the impact of national and subnational government institutions on international business strategy. The course is designed around the theme of political risk analysis, approaching the topic from two perspectives: country and individual firm. Political risk is a type of risk faced by investors, that political decisions, events, or conditions will significantly affect the profitability of a business actor or the expected value of a given economic action. In this course, students will learn tools for measuring and assessing political risk, as well as how smart leaders can make intelligent business strategy decisions in these environments.

Authoritarian Institutions

Course will survey the exciting new work on the variation, causes, and effects of institutional configurations in authoritarian regimes. Coverage of different regimes types including analysis of particular institutions: party systems and structure; parliaments; elections and electoral systems; local governments and modes of decentralization; and courts and judicial independence.

Political Economy of Southeast Asia

Course studies the history, political institutions, and economic development of South East Asia. Topics include the history of the region including the pre-colonial period, forms of colonialism, the impact of World War II, the struggles for independence, nationalism, and communism, and the impact of the Asian Financial Crisis; tools of political economy to place the countries in a broader comparative perspective; and issues of great powers in South East Asia and the growing influence of political Islam in the region.

Quantitative Political Inquiry and Evaluation

Theory and practice of causal inference in political science research and policy impact evaluation. Students master how to test hypotheses and evaluate the substantive impacts of policy treatments using regression, experimental and survey techniques. Also develop skills in software applications such as Stata and R. Assigned texts assist learning of both the quantitative methods and how they are applied in practice and assignments emphasize practical applications.

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