2024 Faculty Courses Liberal arts and basic science courses Humanities and social science courses
Collaboration across STEM and Liberal Arts: Frontiers of Political Economy [1]
- Academic unit or major
- Humanities and social science courses
- Instructor(s)
- Kei Ehara
- Class Format
- Lecture (Livestream)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Intensive
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- LAH.C649
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 17, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course is a 1-credit course.
Only students who meet the conditions ① and ② can enroll.
① Be enrolled before 2021.
② You must have already earned one credit in a liberal arts advanced subject.
Students enrolled in 2022 or later cannot take this course.
［Collaboration across STEM and Liberal Arts］are study group-type subjects that will start in 2024. Each time, students will engage in discussions with guest lecturers who are active leaders in their various fields. Together with participating doctoral graduate students, we will explore new developments and possibilities in convergence science.
The maximum number of students is 50 per class. If the number is exceeded, a lottery will be held.
Students will take an e-learning session on research ethics in the first class. Submission of the“session-completion certificate” is required.
Course description and aims
1) Understand lectures given by specialists in the studies of political economy
2) Collaborate with members from diverse background
3) Create intellectual exchange opportunities
4) Contribute to create and expand human network, centered on doctoral students, in Tokyo Tech
Keywords
Money, Ecology, Technology, Governance, Crisis
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Lecture, Group work
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | June 10 (Mon.) 15:25 - 18:55 Introduction, e-learning | e-learning, read the references. |
| Class 2 | June 21 (Fri.) 13:30 - 17:05 Myles Carroll (Ochanomizu University) “From fossil capitalism to climate capitalism? Capitalism in an era of climate crisis” | Read the references. |
| Class 3 | July 2 (Tue.) 13:30 - 17:05 Ramanamurthy V Rupakula (University of Hyderabad) "Money and Finance (tentative)" | Read the references. |
| Class 4 | July 9 (Tue.) 15:25 - 18:55 Ursula Huws (University of Hertfordshire) "Is there such a thing as digital capitalism?" | Read the references. |
| Class 5 | July 19 (Fri.) 13:30 - 17:05 Stephen Day (Oita University) "Can an institutional approach help us understand the constitutional future of Northern Ireland?" | Read the references. |
| Class 6 | July 22 (Mon.) 15:25 - 18:55 Michael Schauerte (University of Miyazaki) "Crisis and the Contradictions of Capitalism" | Read the references. |
| Class 7 | July 29 (Mon.) 15:25 - 18:55 Conclusion | Read the references. |
Study advice (preparation and review)
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Class 1: TBA
Class 2:
Peter Newell and Matthew Paterson (2010) Climate Capitalism: Global Warming and the Transformation of the Global Economy, CUP, Chs. 2-3.
Joel Wainwright and Geoff Mann (2020) Climate Leviathan: A Political Theory of Our Planetary Future, Verso, Chs. 1-2.
Class 3: TBA
Class 4: TBA
Class 5:
Conor J. Kelly and Etain Tannam (2023) The Future of Northern Ireland: the Role of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement Institutions, The Political Quarterly, Vol. 94, No. 1, January/March.
Catherine McGlynn, Jonathan Tonge and Jim McAuley (2014) The Party Politics of Post-devolution Identity in Northern Ireland, British Journal of Politics and International Relations, Vol.16, pp.273-290.
Adrian Guelke (2017) Britain After Brexit: The Risk to Northern Ireland, Journal of Democracy, Volume 28, Number 1, January 2017, pp. 42-52.
Edward Anthony Koning (2016) The three institutionalisms and institutional dynamics: understanding endogenous and exogenous change, Journal of Public Policy, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 639-664.
Peter A. Hall and Rosemary C. R. Taylor (1996) 'Political Science and the Three New Institutionalisms', Political Studies, XLIV, pp.936-957.
Class 6:
Chapter 1 of K. Marx's Capital (https://content.csbs.utah.edu/~ehrbar/cap1.pdf)
Simon Clarke's introduction: https://cominsitu.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/simon-clarkes-guide-to-capital.pdf
Hans Ehrbar's introduction: https://cominsitu.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/simon-clarkes-guide-to-capital.pdf
Michael Heinrich (2021) How to Read Marx's Capital: Commentary and Explanations on the Beginning Chapters, Monthly Review Press.
Class 7: TBA
Evaluation methods and criteria
Students will be assessed by participation and assignment submissions.
Related courses
- LAH.S109 ： Economics A
- LAH.S209 ： Economics B
- LAH.S310 ： Economics C
- LAH.S407 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences7:Economics
Prerequisites
Students must check the above class schedule and be ready to join all classes. Students are required to contribute to research, discussion, and preparation of presentation outside of the classes.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
ehara.k.ac [at] m.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact via email