In our Master’s specialisation in International Political Economy (IPE) you will uncover the economic and political dimensions of global issues and power struggles behind policy choices.

International Political Economy: Something for you?

• Unique for the Netherlands, our programme is taught by both economists and political scientists.
• Our lecturers incorporate the latest academic developments and practical issues.
• Combining economics and political science courses, you will acquire the knowledge you need in order to resolve international policy issues and to get a better grip on the underlying political forces.
• This study programme is rated top programme for three consecutive years according to the students (source: Elsevier 2019), this Master's programme was recently awarded the quality label ‘Top Programme' in the Keuzegids Masters 2019 (Guide to Master's programmes) and it is deemed the best in his field (Guide to Master's programmes).

What will you learn?

International Political Economy at Radboud University teaches you to go beyond the surface of daily news and to disentangle deeper global structures of economic growth and the distribution of wealth and power that underlie today’s problems of global economic governance. We challenge you to not only understand and explain ‘the world’, but to view and assess it from the perspectives of different stakeholders, while understanding the social and economic structures and institutions enabling or hindering them in pursuing their objectives.