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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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Group Work Assignment: A group task involving a simulation exercise, accounting for 30% of the overall grade, is administered throughout the semester. | n/a | Graded | No | 30 |
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Exam (In-person): A 55-minute in-class exam towards the end of the term, contributing 35% of the overall grade. | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
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Exam (In-person): A 55-minute in-class midterm exam, contributing 35% of the overall grade. | n/a | Graded | No | 35 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
1) Feedback is given to the group following the assessment of their group presentation. 2) Written feedback is provided to each student on their in-class exam papers (midterm and end of term) within 20 working days of the exam, in accordance with university policy.