Economic Crises and Businesses in Global History
This online course offers a historical overview of global economic crises, highlighting how actions taken by banks and corporations during periods of economic booms have led to profound downturns such as those experienced in the 1930s and 2008/2009.
The online course provides historical examples of how speculative bubbles have been followed by financial crises. The course also provides students with the theoretical tools needed to understand financial markets, entrepreneurship, and crisis management in times of change.
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Course structure
To obtain a passing grade in the course, the student must be able to:
- Account for and analyze global financial and economic crises in a historical perspective.
- Discuss how the financial system and different forms of business financing have evolved.
- Account for and compare different theoretical perspectives in financial history and business history.
- Analyze underlying causes of financial crises.
- Problematize how gender has been constructed in relation to entrepreneurship and business activities over time.
- Independently and critically examine scientific articles dealing with financial history and business history.
Teaching format
This is an online course and all teaching will be conducted online.
Teaching will consist of lectures and seminars.Attendance at seminars is mandatory. In case of absence, compensatory work must be completed in accordance with the course convener's instructions. No more than one-quarter of the seminars can be compensated.
Language of instruction is English.
For more detailed information, please consult the course description, available on Stockholm University's teaching and collaboration platform Athena no later than one month before the start of the course.
Assessment
The course is assessed through (1) written and/or oral tasks and (2) participation in seminars. For further information, please refer to the course description.
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Schedule
The schedule will be available no later than one month before the start of the course. We do not recommend print-outs as changes can occur. At the start of the course, your department will advise where you can find your schedule during the course. -
Contact
For general enquiries regarding applications, registration, and more:
Contact the Department's Master's Student Office: masterstudenter@ekohist.su.se
For enquiries regarding the course content:
Contact the course convenor, Dag Retsö.
