Political Risk Management

授業科目名

学年

1Grade

単位数

2.00Credits

実務経験の有無

開講クォーター

semester not specified

担当教員

Endoh Toake

授業形態

授業で主に使用する言語

英語 English

授業方法区分

開講キャンパス

Kioicho Campus

授業の到達目標及びテーマ

・To learn fundamental concepts and theories of political risk analysis.
・To identify and analyze actual and potential political risks and their impacts on specific economic or social activities.
To develop advanced analytical and critical thinking skills
・To develop academic communication skills in speech and writing.

授業の概要

・In this course, students explore global affairs through the lens of “political risk analysis.” In the twenty-first century, global businesses are increasingly prone to be affected by political factors. Students learn potential and actual impacts of political risk upon a certain business or “global supply chain.”

・Each class consists of lecture, class or group discussions, research projects, and presentations. Students’ active engagement in these activities is highly

授業計画

1回

Course introduction

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Read the syllabus

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Review the class

2回

Why politics matters?: Political risk for business

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Reading: Fat Tail (Intro. Chapter)

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3回

Political risk

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Reading: Rice, Chapter 1

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4回

Orientation for research project and “Kiku Telecom” project

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Review the class and the Kiku project orientation.
Gather info for the Kiku project.

5回

Kiku Telecom project [Workshop]

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Prepare for Kiku Telecom project

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Review the class.

6回

Impacts of political risk on global supply chains

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Reading for Blood diamond (re. Rice, pp.42-43)

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Review the class.

7回目

Types of political risk

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Reading: Rice, Chapter 2

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Review the class.

8回

Global supply chains

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Reading: Rice, Chapter 3

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Review the class.

9回

Global supply chains (continued)

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Reading: Economist “Message in a bottleneck”

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Review the class.

10回

Fake news and politics
Case in point: Conspiracy theories around Covid-19

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Reading:
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/fighting-fake-news-front-coronavirus-battle-200413164832300.html
https://www.aljazeera.com/ajimpact/5g-coronavirus-conspiracy-theory-driven-coordinated-effort-200410182740380.html
https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/04/1062362

Blackbird: https://www.blackbird.ai/blog/2020/06/10/covid-19-disinformation-report-vol-3-0/
Global Disinformation Initiative: https://disinformationindex.org/research/
Handout from GDI: Anti-vaccination conspiracy (2020/12/11)
SMAT: https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/new-open-source-tool-tracking-disinformation/

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Review the class.

11回

Student presentation

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Prepare for student presentation.

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Complete the term paper.

12回

Student presentation

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Prepare for student presentation

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Complete the term paper.

13回

Tentative conclusion

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23回目

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26回

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試験及び成績評価

Class Engagement　20%
Term paper 40%
Final presentation 30%
Attendance　10%

課題(試験やレポート等)に対するフィードバック

Feedback will be provided in writing and oral explanation.

講義で使用するテキスト（書名・著者・出版社・ISBN・備考）

Fat Tail

Ian Bremmer

Oxford University Press

978-0199737277

2010

Political Risk

Condoleezza Rice and Amy B. Zegart

Weidenfeld & Nicolson

978-1474609821

2018

参考文献・推薦図書

MIGA (Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency)
https://www.miga.org/
Medley Global Advisors
https://www.medleyadvisors.com/
Verisk Maplecroft: https://www.maplecroft.com/
World Economic Forum, Global Risks: https://www.weforum.org/global-risks/reports

[Journals/Newspapers]
The Guardian
Al Jazeera
Foreign Affairs
New York Times, International section
The Guardian

研究室

4406

オフィスアワー

S1
M 15:30-17:00
T 15:30-17:00
S2
T 15:30-17:00
R 15:30-17:00
F1
M 15:30-17:00
T 17:30-19:00
F2
T 17:30-19:00
F 15:30-17:00

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