| Language of instruction: |
English |
| Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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| Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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| Course Coordinator : |
Prof. Dr. SELCEN ÖNER |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. SELCEN ÖNER
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| Recommended Optional Program Components: |
Norris, Pippa and Ronald Inglehart. Cultural Backlash: Trump, Brexit and Authoritarian Populism. Cambridge University Press, 2019. |
| Course Objectives: |
This course is designed to analyse and discuss several crucial issues in global affairs including migration and asylum policies, particularly the migration crisis, securitization of migration in European politics and at global level, the rise of populism, nationalism and far right, and the challenges for liberal democracy, 2024 European and French elections, climate change and climate policies, Green Deal in the EU, digitalization and AI and its influence in global politics, gender equality, and gender policies, Russia-Ukraine war and its impacts, and the role of BRICS, the elections in the USA and its impacts on global politics. |
| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to the Course |
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| 2) |
Migration
issues at
global
level,
Migration
crisis
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World migration report 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg9XQbLr8VM&list=PLPbTEMLeBi2mHqeHobxEcW4WUCnxXluoD&index=16
Antoine Pecoud & Helene Thiollet, “Ch1 Introduction: The Institutions of Global Migration Governance”, Elgaronline, 2023.
Öner, S., “Turkey as a Strategic Partner of the EU during the Refugee Crisis: The Challenges and Prospects”, Timofey Agarin and Nevena Nancheva (Eds.), A European Crisis: Perspectives on Refugees, Solidarity and Europe, Stuttgart: ibidem-Verlag Pub., 2018.
*Europe`s migrant crisis Wall Street Journal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12FT7cOLaZ4
* Europe`s Migrant Crisis-Five Years on-Deutsche Welle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKjE6hKaLsI
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| 3) |
Securitization of migration
Externalization of Migration Management in the EU
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Öner, S. and Mattia Cirino, “Externalisation of EU Borders through Cooperation with Libya: Italy as a Gateway to the European Dream”, International Journal of Euro-Mediterranean Studies, Vol.14. No2.,2021.
Öner, S. and Mattia Cirino, “The Perceptions of Political and Civil Society Actors on Securitisation of Sea Rescue NGOs in the Mediterranean: The Case of Italy”, The Journal of North African Studies, October 2021, https://doi.org/10.1080/13629387.2021.1989586.
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| 4) |
Rise
of populism ,
Nationalism
, and
Far-right
in global politics
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Cas Mudde, “The Populist Zeitgeist”, Government and Opposition,
2004.
Cas Mudde, “The Study of Populist Radical Right Parties: Towards a
Fourth Wave”, Center for Research on Extremism, 2016.
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| 5) |
Rise
of populism ,
Nationalism, and
Far-right in
European politics,
2024 European
and French Elections
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Öner, S., “Europe of Populist Radical Right and the Case of Lega of Salvini: Pioneer of a Parochial Europe?”, Buhari, Didem, vd. (Der.), Transforming Europe through Crises: Thin, Thick, Parochial and Global Dynamics, Routledge Pub., 2022.
EPC Report, “2024 EU Election Results: Limited Change, Great
Challenges”, https://www.epc.eu/content/Elections_Round-up_v3.pdf”
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| 6) |
Russia-
Ukraine
War and its impacts
on energy
politics,
foreign
security
and defence
policy
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Nadiia Koval and Milada Anna Vachudova, “EU Enlargement and Geopolitical Power in the Face of War”, Journal of Common Market Studies 2024. |
| 7) |
American
Elections
2024
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Carmody Padraig & Paul Ciccantell, “The 2024 Presidential Election in the
US: Potential Impacts on Global Politics and Economics”,https://www.cesifo.org/DocDL/econpol-forum-2024-5-carmody-ciccantell-us-election.pdf
Blanchar & Norris, “Trump, Twitter and Truth Judgments: The
Effects of ‘Disputed Tags and Political Knowledge on the Judged Truthfulne of ss of Election Misinformation”, Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, 2024.
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| 8) |
Midterm Exam |
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| 9) |
Climate
Policies and
Green Deal
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Dupont, et al., “Three Decades of EU Climate Policy: Racing Toward Climate Neutrality?”, 2023, Wiley.
Kluza, et al., “Climate Policy Development and Implementation from the Sustainable Development Goals Perspective: Evidence from the EU
Countries”,, Energy Strategy Reviews, Vol 52, March 2024.
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| 10) |
Rise of China
in global politics and economy and
its impacts and
the role of
BRICS
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Anthony Cordesman, “China’s Emergence as a
Superpower”, https://www.csis.org/analysis/chinas-emergence-superpower,
2023.
Yusuf Can, “Turkey’s Balancing Act: Navigating NATO, BRICS and Other
Global Partnerships”, Wilson Center, July
2024, https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/turkeys-balancing-act-navigating-nato-brics-and-other-global-partnerships
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| 11) |
Populism
in
Latin
America
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McCoy, J., “Latin America’s Polarization in Comparative Perspective”,Cambridge Unv. Press, 2024. |
| 12) |
Gender
equality
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Goryunova and Madson, “Ch1: The Current Status of Women Leaders Worldwide”, Elgaronline, 2024. |
| 13) |
AI and Its
Impacts
In Global
Affairs
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Roberts, et al., “Global AI Governance: Barriers and Pathways
Forward”, International Affairs, Vol. 100, Issue 3, May 2024.
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| 14) |
Overview |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
| 1) |
Acquire competence in understanding, explaining and analyzing the linguistic features of English and Turkish (phonetics, lexicology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) |
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| 2) |
Achieve competence in the languages of translation. |
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| 3) |
Obtain the skills and competences required in the global language services industry. |
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| 4) |
Learn about the interdisciplinary nature of translation through practice and non-departmental courses |
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| 5) |
Demonstrate knowledge about different cultures, which is an integral part of translation and language. |
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| 6) |
Make use of translation technologies, which are indispensable in the language services industry of today. |
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| 7) |
Acquire competence in translation-oriented textual analysis in the source and target language. |
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| 8) |
Learn translation-oriented research skills. |
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| 9) |
Gain in-class interpreting experience in simultaneous interpreting, consecutive interpreting, conference interpreting and community interpreting |
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| 10) |
Learn about the linguistic and lexical structure of Turkish, acquires rules for its spelling and its use, and becomes a competent translator in the native language. |
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| 11) |
Demonstrate awareness in relation to theories of translation and interpreting today and in the past, can establish connections between theory and practice. |
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| 12) |
Acquire research skills for life-long professional learning and improvement. |
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| 13) |
Exhibit sensitivity in relation to translation ethics. |
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| 14) |
Uphold quality standards in professional practice. |
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| 15) |
Learn a second foreign language besides English at advanced level. |
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