Theory Talks
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THEORY TALK #17
BENJAMIN JERRY COHEN ON CURRENCY WARS
AND REVIVING THE ‘POLITICAL’ IN
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Theory Talks is an interactive forum for discussion on actual International
Relations-related topics for both students and specialists. Theory
Talks frequently invites cutting-edge specialists in the field to open a debate, discuss current issues or elucidate a theory.
Citation: Schouten, P (2008) ‘Theory Talk #17: Benjamin Jerry Cohen on Currency Wars and reviving the ‘Political’ in International Political Economy’, Theory Talks, http://www.theorytalks.org/2008/09/theory-talk-17.html (05-09-2008)
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BENJAMIN JERRY COHEN ON CURRENCY WARS AND REVIVING
THE ‘POLITICAL’ IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
International Political Economy (IPE) is now part of the mainstream curriculum of International Relations but this has not always been so. Benjamin Jerry Cohen is part of the first influential generation of IPE scholars, that established this subfield of IR as the intellectual response to a major change in the international system. Since then, argues Benjamin Jerry Cohen, IPE has
‘normalized’ and now needs to confront again a changing international system. In this Talk, he – amongst others – explains how IPE might confront a changing world, how serious ‘currency wars’ are and the current global financial crisis.
What is, according to you, the biggest challenge / principal debate in current IR? What is your position or answer to this challenge / in this debate?
Since I mainly work in International Political Economy (IPE), I’ll answer this question with regards to that field within IR. It’s ironic that you ask, because I’ve recently published an article followed by my most recent book, International Political Economy: An Intellectual History
(2008), and both have caused quite a stir within the community of IPE scholars, for defining in a particular way the current
Presents
THEORY TALK #17
BENJAMIN JERRY COHEN ON CURRENCY WARS
AND REVIVING THE ‘POLITICAL’ IN
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Theory Talks is an interactive forum for discussion on actual International
Relations-related topics for both students and specialists. Theory
Talks frequently invites cutting-edge specialists in the field to open a debate, discuss current issues or elucidate a theory.
Citation: Schouten, P (2008) ‘Theory Talk #17: Benjamin Jerry Cohen on Currency Wars and reviving the ‘Political’ in International Political Economy’, Theory Talks, http://www.theorytalks.org/2008/09/theory-talk-17.html (05-09-2008)
WWW.THEORY-TALKS.ORG
BENJAMIN JERRY COHEN ON CURRENCY WARS AND REVIVING
THE ‘POLITICAL’ IN INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
International Political Economy (IPE) is now part of the mainstream curriculum of International Relations but this has not always been so. Benjamin Jerry Cohen is part of the first influential generation of IPE scholars, that established this subfield of IR as the intellectual response to a major change in the international system. Since then, argues Benjamin Jerry Cohen, IPE has
‘normalized’ and now needs to confront again a changing international system. In this Talk, he – amongst others – explains how IPE might confront a changing world, how serious ‘currency wars’ are and the current global financial crisis.
What is, according to you, the biggest challenge / principal debate in current IR? What is your position or answer to this challenge / in this debate?
Since I mainly work in International Political Economy (IPE), I’ll answer this question with regards to that field within IR. It’s ironic that you ask, because I’ve recently published an article followed by my most recent book, International Political Economy: An Intellectual History
(2008), and both have caused quite a stir within the community of IPE scholars, for defining in a particular way the current