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1. Basic understanding of theories on FDI and political risk.
2. Understanding and distinguishing various types of political risk.
3. Ability to assess in detail the various types of political risks affecting FDI.
4. Why political risk varies from country to country?
5. Ability to select the appropriate risk mitigation strategy for a range of different types of political risks facing FDI.
6. Understanding political risk analysis applications and assessment techniques.
The key topics that will be addressed in this module include:
FDI theories, the relationship between governance and foreign investors, economic nationalism; natural resource sector and political risk, security risk, expropriation and nationalization; regime type and political risk. The other key topics include: political risk analysis and identifying various types of instruments which help multinational companies stave off political risk.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 200 |
Total | 220 |
The module is designed for those who are interested and want to specialize in the field of: International Political Economy, Comparative Political Economy and International Development Studies.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Multiple Choice Questionnaire: There will be an MCQ test covering 30% of the overall weighting towards the end of the trimester. | End of trimester MCQ | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
Class Test: There will be a one-hour class test covering 35% of the overall weighting towards the end of the trimester. | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Class Test: There will be a one-hour mid-term class test covering 35% of the overall weighting. | Unspecified | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
A written feedback is provided to each student on their exam paper assignments within 20 working days of the assignment in according with university policy.