| 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 : |
Assoc. Prof. SELCEN ÖNER |
| 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
|
| 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
|
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.
|
| 5) |
Rise
of populism ,
Nationalism, and
Far-right in
European politics,
2024 European
and French Elections
|
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”
|
| 6) |
Russia-
Ukraine
War and its impacts
on energy
politics,
foreign
security
and defence
policy
|
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
|
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 |
|
| 9) |
Climate
Policies and
Green Deal
|
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.
|
| 10) |
Rise of China
in global politics and economy and
its impacts and
the role of
BRICS
|
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
|
| 11) |
Populism
in
Latin
America
|
McCoy, J., “Latin America’s Polarization in Comparative Perspective”,Cambridge Unv. Press, 2024. |
| 12) |
Gender
equality
|
Goryunova and Madson, “Ch1: The Current Status of Women Leaders Worldwide”, Elgaronline, 2024. |
| 13) |
AI and Its
Impacts
In Global
Affairs
|
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) |
To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how advertising and brand communication works in a free-market economy.
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2 |
| 2) |
To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of advertising.
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2 |
| 3) |
To be able to research, create, design, write, and present an advertising campaign and brand strategies of their own creation and compete for an account as they would at an advertising agency.
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2 |
| 4) |
To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data for a variety of products and services.
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2 |
| 5) |
To be able to develop an understanding of the history of advertising as it relates to the emergence of mass media outlets and the importance of advertising in the marketplace.
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2 |
| 6) |
To be able to follow developments, techniques, methods, as well as research in advertising field; and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale”, Level B1)
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2 |
| 7) |
To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to unexpected problems that arise during implementation process in the Advertising field.
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3 |
| 8) |
To be able to understand how advertising works in a global economy, taking into account cultural, societal, political, and economic differences that exist across countries and cultures.
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2 |
| 9) |
To be able to approach the dynamics of the field with an integrated perspective, with creative and critical thinking, develop original and creative strategies.
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2 |
| 10) |
To be able to to create strategic advertisements for print, broadcast, online and other media, as well as how to integrate a campaign idea across several media categories in a culturally diverse marketplace.
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2 |
| 11) |
To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advanced-level computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level)
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2 |
| 12) |
To be able to identify and meet the demands of learning requirements.
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2 |
| 13) |
To be able to develop an understanding and appreciation of the core ethical principles of the advertising profession.
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2 |
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