Example international political economy dissertation topic 10:

An evaluation of the rising power of India as a global economic and political power-house: The case for its having a seat on the UN Security Council.

With its booming economy, sizeable population and ever increasing global presence, there is a case for India to be given a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. In addition, as Britain and France are now faced with a military scenario in which resources are shared, there is an additional argument that their two seats should either be replaced by one or given over to a single European representative. Addressing both the arguments – to enlarge the Security Council by one and the argument that India should take the seat vacated by either the UK or France – this is a dissertation that adds to an existing body of secondary literature by conducting interviews with a number of senior Indian parliamentarians as well as ambassadors.

Suggested initial topic reading:

• Imber, M. (2006). ‘The reform of the UN Security Council’. International Relations, vol. 20(3), pp. 328-334.
• Narlikar, A. (2011). ‘Is India a responsible great power?’ Third World Quarterly, vol. 32(9), pp. 1607-1621.
• Stolberg, S.G. and Yardley, J. (2010). ‘Countering China, Obama backs India for UN Council’. 8th November, 2010, The New York Times.