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Paper short abstract

IPE in Colombian IR programs lacks clear identity, often confused with international economics. Its marginal academic position and reliance on Global North theories limit contextual analysis, revealing epistemological confusion and weak integration within IR education.

Paper long abstract

This paper raises the issue of the apparent nominal equivalence between international political economy (IPE) and international economics in international curricula with a core of knowledge in political science and international relations. The reflection exposes the origin of IPE as a subfield of international relations, which, being a political economy, is not interchangeable with terms lacking the "political" element. IPE in Colombia does not appear to have a theoretical or contextual identity, which may arise from the process by which this field has made it entrance in the country's international relations programs. Thus, the objective of this paper is to situate the issue through a literature review and present a first approximation to the teaching of international political economy in Colombian international relations programs.

The structure of the text is as follows: first, difference between political economy and economics. Followed by a brief history of Colombian international relations in relation to IPE as a field of study. A brief state of the art on IPE and finally, the difference between IPE and International Economics is discussed through a proposal for further research.