Diffusion Processes in International Political Economy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Greenhill
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Diffusion Studies ◽  
Modeling Strategy

This article provides an overview of recent literature on diffusion within the field of International Political Economy (IPE). It considers some of the more significant channels through which diffusion can occur, as well as the major causal processes that are likely to be responsible for the diffusion. After providing a brief overview of the modeling strategy adopted by many of the more influential diffusion studies, it goes on to discuss a number of promising directions for future research. It suggests that the literature has moved away from answering the question of whether diffusion is occurring in different contexts and is now more focused on understanding the conditions under which diffusion is more or less likely to occur. It argues that the study of diffusion within IPE tends to be problem-centered in its approach and stands to benefit from more engagement between quantitative and qualitative research.

The International Political Economy of Regionalism

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja A. Börzel ◽  
Soo Yeon Kim
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Currency Unions ◽  
Rising Powers ◽  
Transatlantic Trade ◽  
Regulatory Standards ◽  
New Research

Economic regionalism has been dominated by preferential trade agreements (PTAs). Not only have their numbers surged since the end of the Cold War, we also see different varieties of PTAs emerging. First, long-standing PTAs have evolved into deeper forms of economic regionalism, such as custom unions, common markets, or currency unions. Second, PTAs increasingly involve “behind-the-border” trade liberalization, such as the coordination of domestic trade–related regulatory standards. Third, many of the PTAs that were established over the past 25 years no longer only involve countries of the “Global North” but are formed by developing and developed countries (“North-South” PTAs) and between developing countries (“South-South” PTAs). Finally, a most recent development in economic regionalism concerns the building of so called “mega-PTAs,” such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), combining several PTAs.In order to explain the formation, proliferation, and evolution of these varieties of PTA, existing international political economy (IPE) approaches have to give more credit to political factors, such as the locking-in of domestic reforms or the preservation of regional stability. Moreover, IPE scholarship should engage more systematically with diffusion research, particularly to account for the spate of deeper regionalism. Finally, “rising powers” and “emerging markets” constitute an exciting new research area for IPE. These new players differ with regard to the importance they attribute to regionalism and the ways in which they have sought to use and shape it. Identifying and explaining variations in the link between rising powers and regionalism is a key challenge for future research

Gramscian International Political Economy from a Feminist Perspective

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Rishi
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Current Phase ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Women And Gender ◽  
Political Methodology ◽  
Feminist Literature ◽  
Relational Analysis ◽  
Feminist Perspectives ◽  
And Gender

Feminist Gramscian international political economy (IPE) is an interdisciplinary intellectual project that has focused both on theoretical and empirical analysis of women and gender within the field. Feminist Gramscian IPE emerged from the confluence of an eclectic body of work over the last several years encompassing fields as disparate as international relations, IPE, feminist economics, the literature on gender and development, and feminist literature on globalization. As with feminist perspectives in other disciplinary fields, Gramscian feminists have largely embraced postpositivist, interpretivist, and relational analysis while trying to maintain the emancipatory potential of their work for women the world over. Current Gramscian feminist analyses are firmly grounded and draw from early Marxist/Socialist feminist interventions. They have also engaged with the three major categories of analysis in Gramscian thought—ideas, material capabilities, and institutions—in order to understand hegemonic processes that function to (re)construct and (re)produce both gendered categories of analysis and practice. Feminist revisions of Gramscian IPE have focused on international institutions, rules and norms, while simultaneously shedding light on contemporary states and how they are being transformed in this current phase of globalization. Three central tasks that feminist Gramscian scholars may consider in future research are: to be more engaged with the notion of hegemony, to revisit the political methodology employed by many feminist Gramscian analyses, and to devote more attention to non-mainstream perspectives.

Paradigms and Practice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolas Jabko ◽  
Sebastian Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Policy Change ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Specific Domain ◽  
Stability And Change ◽  
Norm Change

Abstract Thomas Kuhn's concept of paradigm has long been a part of ordinary parlance in political science. Aside from its role in metatheoretical debate, scholars have enlisted the paradigm concept to explain policy change, particularly in the international political economy (IPE) literature. In this context, policy paradigms are defined primarily in ideational terms and with respect to a specific domain of policymaking. We argue that this stance overstates the ideational coherence of policymaking and runs a risk of reification. We re-evaluate the paradigm concept by drawing a link to the recent literature on norm change that emphasizes the importance of practice and process. This analysis highlights theoretical difficulties in using the paradigm concept, as the relation of ideas to practical logics elides the distinctness of paradigmatic frameworks. Without clear boundaries, paradigms lose much of their analytical purchase. While the paradigm concept initially proved useful in highlighting the role of ideas, it is time to recognize its limits in explaining stability and change in policymaking.

scholarly journals Appointing female CEOs in risky and precarious firm circumstances: A review of the glass cliff phenomenon

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 33-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Velte
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
The Board Of Directors ◽  
Female Stereotypes ◽  
Female Ceos ◽  
Glass Cliff ◽  
Anglo American

Following thirty years of discussion of the “glass ceiling,” recent empirical research has focused on the relatively new phenomenon of women on the board of directors – the so-called “glass cliff.” This refers to a form of gender discrimination in which women are more often appointed to leadership positions in risky and precarious business circumstances than their male counterparts. Highlighting the key findings of current quantitative and qualitative research, this literature review assesses existing support for the glass cliff hypothesis and the limitations of empirical research and recommendations. Most of the included studies find support for the glass cliff, in which “think crisis, think female” stereotypes complement the traditional “think leadership, think male” approach. As archival and other studies have been conducted predominantly in Anglo-American countries, future research should extend to other methods and settings. In contrast to the recent literature, the present review draws a clear distinction between archival, experimental and qualitative research, so increasing interest and relevance for practitioners, regulators and researchers.

International Political Economy

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Lake
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Open Economy ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Neoclassical Economics ◽  
Short Discussion ◽  
Trade Theory ◽  
International Trade Theory

This article provides an overview of international political economy (IPE) and an outline of the early origins of the field. It discusses one of the first comprehensive statements regarding the Open Economy Politics (OEP) approach, which adopts the assumptions of neoclassical economics and international trade theory. The article ends with a short discussion of possible areas for future research.

The Relationship Between Narration and Character Growth After Interpersonal Failures and Transgressions

2021 ◽  
pp. 242-258
Author(s):  
Laura E. R. Blackie ◽  
Kate C. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cultural Narrative ◽  
Coding Schemes ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Over Time

The authors discuss the promise of innovative mixed-methods research designs for examining whether the type of narrative that individuals construct after committing an act of interpersonal failure leads to the development of empathy and humility over time. They define acts of interpersonal failure as the mistakes and wrongdoings individuals commit during their romantic relationships and focus on interpersonal failure, because a certain degree of conflict is expected in most relationships and can offer individuals an opportunity to reflect on the type of partner they want to be in the future. The authors discuss this question cross-culturally through the lens of quantitative and qualitative research designs, an approach that will permit the examination of whether the cultural narrative influences how people narrate stories of adversity, challenge, and failure across nations. The authors further discuss culturally sensitive coding schemes that can be applicable to future research that use a prospective longitudinal quantitative repeated-narration design to investigate whether intra-individual variation in the narrative construction of interpersonal failure over time leads to increases in humility, empathy, and greater engagement in pro-relationship behaviors. Thus, this research project examines whether narration is a mechanism for learning from interpersonal failures to develop and flourish within relationships.

Formal Models of International Political Economy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leslie Johns
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
International Trade ◽  
Foreign Investment ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Formal Models ◽  
Foreign Investors ◽  
Research Questions

This chapter examines how scholars use formal models to study International Political Economy (IPE). This small, but important, body of research revolves around three substantive research questions. First, scholars have asked: how do states promote international trade by reducing tariffs and non-tariff barriers? Second, they ask: how do states encourage foreign investment by making binding pledges to protect foreign investors? Finally, scholars have studied: how do states stabilize and grow their economies? For each of these topics, the chapter looks back at past findings from formal models. It then discusses how IPE scholars can profitably move forward in their future research on these important topics.

scholarly journals Exploring a Fourth Space for Composition Studies Research

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Baker ◽  
◽  
Patrick Bizzaro ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Composition Studies ◽  
Theoretical Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Core Composition ◽  
Part Structure ◽  
Definition Of

The research methods landscape has the potential to be quite diverse. However, the paradigmatic battles between the two empirical research camps (quantitative and qualitative) and the more recent embracement of mixed-methods research has narrowly focused many fields’ attention, including that of composition studies, away from other sorts of useful methods, such as theoretical research. To address this, this sequential two-part study compares and contrasts the (a) purpose, (b) instruments, (c) data, and (d) structure of quantitative and qualitative research. Drawing on this four-part structure, this study advances composition studies research methods literature by posing and testing a definition of theoretical research through an examination of full-length core composition studies texts (N = 12). The article concludes by explaining the study’s relevance to the field and offering directions for future research.

French Economic Policy

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Clift
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Economic Policy ◽  
Capital Mobility ◽  
International Political Economy ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Governance ◽  
Comparative Political Economy ◽  
French Case ◽  
Market Relations

This chapter explores contemporary economic policy and state–market relations in France against the backdrop of comparative political economy debates about interventionism in the economy and international political economy debates about capital mobility and policy autonomy. Charting contemporary theoretical and empirical developments in the French case and beyond, the chapter explores how to situate economic policy within institutional and ideational context, and how interests can be brought into explanation. These three “i”s, it argues, represent different but not mutually exclusive ways to explore economic policy autonomy amidst international liberalization. It argues that insights from each of the three “i”s’ literatures have enhanced understandings of French economic policy, and informed its conduct to different degrees across the decades. It concludes with the potential for “post-dirigisme” to frame future research exploring the tension between the creeping influence of rules-based policymaking, co-existing and conflicting with enduring dirigiste practices and aspirations within French economic governance.

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