Экономика БРИКС и Россия

Магистратура 2021/2022

Лучший по критерию «Полезность курса для расширения кругозора и разностороннего развития»

Лучший по критерию «Новизна полученных знаний»

Статус: Курс по выбору (Международные отношения в Евразии)

Направление: 41.04.05. Международные отношения

Кто читает: Магистерская программа "Международные отношения в Евразии", направление подготовки "Международные отношения" (Кент)

Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Когда читается: 2-й курс, 1 модуль

Формат изучения: без онлайн-курса

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Сенюк Нинель Юрьевна

Прогр. обучения: Международные отношения в Евразии

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 4

Контактные часы: 40

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course will draw attention to national economic models of each BRICS country and BRICS economies in general, also on prospects for further development and cooperation in the group. Students will also learn broadly about other aspects of development of BRICS economies through readings in the syllabus.

Learning Objectives

The class will provide a survey of the recent literature on the economies of the BRICS countries as well as the origins, dynamics and problems of development and economic integration in this group
Each student will choose one country from the BRICS group and explore it economy and prospects for the development and cooperation with other BRICS countries in depth, both learning the details of their specific relations, and learning how to apply the analytical framework of country analysis you learn in this course to a particular BRICS member of your choosing.
Students will learn critical thinking and writing skills, which will be developed through the essay and weekly assignments.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Students learn the specifics of the national economies of the BRICS member countries
Students will be able to analyze the current BRICS problems and prospects for its further development
Students will get acquainted with the history of the creation of BRICS, its structure and features
Students will learn how National Development Bank is a key mechanism in the global institutionalization of BRICS
Sustainable and inclusive development of BRICS

Course Contents

Introduction to BRICS economies
Comparison of BRICS countries national economic models
Sustainable and inclusive development of BRICS
Institutionalization of BRICS
Problems and prospects for the BRICS economic development

Assessment Elements

Case Study Assignment
Presentation
Essay
In-class Quizzes
Case Study Assignment
Presentation
Essay
In-class Quizzes

Interim Assessment

2021/2022 1st module
0.2 * In-class Quizzes + 0.2 * Presentation + 0.35 * Case Study Assignment + 0.25 * Essay

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Bell, D. (2015). The China Model : Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy. Princeton: Princeton University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=946067
BRICS, energy and the new world order : a study by NUPI for ONS summit 2012 ; the geopolitics of energy / Stein Sundstøl Eriksen . (2012). Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.40133614X
Brics,. (2012). The BRICS Report: A Study of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa with Special Focus on Synergies and Complementarities. Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.b.oxp.obooks.9780198085386
Dhar, B. (2012). The BRICS in the emerging global economic architecture / Biswajit Dhar. Johannesburg: South African Institute of International Affairs. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.401350622
Kudrin, A. L. (2015). A new growth model for the Russian economy [Elektronische Ressource] / Alexey Kudrin and Evsey Gurvich. Helsinki: Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.444956530
O’Neill, J. (2011). The Growth Map : Economic Opportunity in the BRICs and Beyond. New York: Portfolio. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1126696
Reimagining India : unlocking the potential of Asia’s next superpower / Clay Chandler and Adil Zainulbhai, editors, McKinsey & Company. (2013). New York: Simon & Schuster. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.401508323
Schaefer, M. E. (2014). The formation of the BRICS and its implication for the United States : emerging together / Mark E. Schaefer and John G. Poffenbarger. New York/N. Y: Palgrave Macmillan. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.443052409
Stephany Griffith-Jones. (2014). A Brics Development Bank: A Dream Coming True? UNCTAD Discussion Papers. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsrep&AN=edsrep.p.unc.dispap.215
Towards a long-term strategy for BRICS [Elektronische Ressource] : a proposal by the BRICS Think Tanks Council / Renato Baumann (coord.). BRICS Think Tanks Council. (2015). Brasília: IPEA. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.468214488
World Bank Group. (2017). Russia Economic Report, May 2017 : From Recession to Recovery. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.AE616D13
World investment report 2016 [Elektronische Ressource] : investor nationality: policy challenges / prepared by a team led by James X. Zhan. United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. (2016). Genf: UNCTAD. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.487800508
World Investment Report 2017 : investment and the digital economy / prepared by a team led by James X. Zhan ; United Nations Conference on Trade and Development. (2017). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.510953174

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Economic Policy and Social Affairs in the BRICS Helmut ReisenContents. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.56EE9D71
Wilson, D. (2003). Dreaming with BRICs : the path to 2050 / Dominic Wilson; Roopa Purushothaman. New York/N.Y: Goldman Sachs. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edswao&AN=edswao.38974462X

Course Syllabus