APEC
2230

Intro to Political Economy

Parsons Paris: Parsons Paris

Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Degree Students (with Restrictions)
Intro to Political Economy
Fall 2025
Taught By: David Duhamel
Section: PC1

CRN: 18238

Credits: 3

This course offers a critical introduction to the central ideas used by Political Economists to understand the structure, social meaning, and historical development of capitalist economies. Lectures draw on competing traditions in Political Economy to provide a critical appreciation of the defining socio-economic relationships of capitalism, including wages, productivity, profits, inequality, prices, entrepreneurship, markets, capitalism, growth, crises, recessions, socialism, etc. While these discussions necessarily involve economic theory, the overall emphasis is on how an analytically diverse understanding of these relationships can open up unique, critical perspectives into the problems of contemporary capitalism. The course will thus prepare students for well-grounded, critical engagement with debates about income distribution, financial crises and recessions, fiscal austerity, globalization, the role of finance in contemporary economies, and on the long-term future of capitalism. The course will also introduce students to current discussions on the usefulness and limitations of contemporary Economics. This course satisfies the economics requirements for Global Studies, Lang Economics, and the Parsons BBA degree. It is also a requirement for the Capitalism Studies minor. Students must register for both the lecture and discussion section of this course.

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Parsons Paris (CP)

Department: Parsons Paris (PPAR)

Campus: Paris (PC)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 16

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2025 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2025 (Monday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Open*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 4:08am EDT 3/29/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Wednesday
Times: 3:25pm - 6:05pm
Building: Parsons Paris
Room: 501
Date Range: 8/27/2025 - 12/15/2025
Intro to Political Economy
Fall 2025
Taught By: David Duhamel
Section: PC2

CRN: 18239

Credits: 3

This course offers a critical introduction to the central ideas used by Political Economists to understand the structure, social meaning, and historical development of capitalist economies. Lectures draw on competing traditions in Political Economy to provide a critical appreciation of the defining socio-economic relationships of capitalism, including wages, productivity, profits, inequality, prices, entrepreneurship, markets, capitalism, growth, crises, recessions, socialism, etc. While these discussions necessarily involve economic theory, the overall emphasis is on how an analytically diverse understanding of these relationships can open up unique, critical perspectives into the problems of contemporary capitalism. The course will thus prepare students for well-grounded, critical engagement with debates about income distribution, financial crises and recessions, fiscal austerity, globalization, the role of finance in contemporary economies, and on the long-term future of capitalism. The course will also introduce students to current discussions on the usefulness and limitations of contemporary Economics. This course satisfies the economics requirements for Global Studies, Lang Economics, and the Parsons BBA degree. It is also a requirement for the Capitalism Studies minor. Students must register for both the lecture and discussion section of this course.

Prerequisites: No Prerequisites
Co-Requisites: No Co-requisites

College: Parsons Paris (CP)

Department: Parsons Paris (PPAR)

Campus: Paris (PC)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 16

Repeat Limit: N/A

Add/Drop Deadline: September 9, 2025 (Tuesday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 17, 2025 (Monday)

Seats Available: No

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 4:08am EDT 3/29/2025

Meeting Info:
Days: Wednesday
Times: 9:00am - 11:40am
Building: Parsons Paris
Room: 501
Date Range: 8/27/2025 - 12/15/2025