| GLOBAL POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (TURKISH, THESIS) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| UIL5101 | International Relations Theories | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Language of instruction: | Turkish |
| Type of course: | Must Course |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | HANDE SAĞLAM |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi YÜKSEL ALPER ECEVİT Dr. Öğr. Üyesi MERVE ÖZDEMİRKIRAN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ZEYNEP ECE ÜNSAL Prof. Dr. RAMAZAN GÖZEN Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GİZEM ÇAKMAK |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | Non |
| Course Objectives: | This course is based on the idea that theory is a tool to both understand and change the world. The course will accordingly introduce students to the main schools of thought in the academic discipline of international relations (IR). The goal is to equip them with a range of theoretical frameworks for making sense of international political life, while encouraging them to think critically about the assumptions and consequences of each theoretical approach. By the end of the course, students will be expected to apply a theoretical framework to an empirical question of their choice, developing an original argument with regard to the case study. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Will be able to define the concepts related to course. Will be familiar with the main concepts and approaches to international relations. To gain the ability to think critically on any given theoretical practices and approaches, Will gain the ability to develop a theory to experimental. To examine and evaluate regions of the country and at the international level as combining practical and theoretical knowledge |
| The course will begin with a brief overview of the historic emergence of the discipline. The course will then turn to the two dominant theories of international relations—realism and idealism. Students will become familiar with variants of the two schools and critically compare the merits of the different strands. They will also deploy their knowledge in the context of a structured debate in which they will defend either realism or liberalism. In addition, Marxism, critical theory, feminism, movements, as well as environmental issues, non-state actors, global migration, poverty, and rising an alternative global justice are examined by the course. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Historical Foundations of International Relations Theory | Prereading |
| 2) | Classical Realism | Prereading |
| 3) | Realism-Idealism | Prereading |
| 4) | Realism and Neorealism / Founding Fathers of Structural Realism | Prereading |
| 5) | Structuralist and Constructivist Approaches in International Relations | Prereading |
| 6) | Political Economy Approach, Neoliberalism and The (non-state) Actors | Prereading |
| 7) | Midterm | |
| 8) | Hegemony and Introduction to Critical Theory | Prereading |
| 9) | Neo-Marxist, Critical and Post-Structuralist Approaches | Prereading |
| 10) | Feminist Theory | Prereading |
| 11) | Global Threats and International Energy Policy | Prereading |
| 12) | Theories of Globalization | Prereading |
| 13) | Hegemonic Political Analysis and Current Critical Comment | Prereading |
| 14) | Review | Prereading |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | M. Scott Solomon, Martin Griffith, Steven C. Roach, Uluslararası İlişkilerde Temel Düşünürler ve Teoriler (Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations), Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara 2011 Atila Eralp (Der.), Devlet ve Ötesi, Uluslararası İlişkilerde Temel Kavramlar, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul 2011 Atila Eralp (Der.), Devlet, Sistem ve Kimlik: Uluslararası İlişkilerde Temel Yaklaşımlar, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul 2009 H. Williams, M. Wright, T. Evans, Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Siyaset Teorisi Üzerine Bir Derleme, Phoenix Yayınları, Ankara 2007 |
| References: | Robert Jackson & George Sorensen, Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches (2nd edition) (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003). Modern Dunya Tarihi, Woodruff, W., 2002, Pozitif Yayinlari Joseph S. Nye, Jr., David A. Welch, Küresel Çatışmayı ve İşbirliğini Anlamak - Kurama ve Tarihe Giriş, Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul 2010. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | % 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 70 |
| Project | 14 | 38 |
| Homework Assignments | 14 | 38 |
| Midterms | 1 | 6 |
| Final | 1 | 6 |
| Total Workload | 200 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To examine knowledge and skills acquired with understanding the interaction between other disciplines in the interdisciplinary dimension. | 5 |
| 2) | Have the social, scientific and ethical values under any circumstances with related to the field of International Relations and Politics in data collection, interpretation, and dissemination stages. | 5 |
| 3) | Have the knowledge of the political, economic and juridical foundation of the state. | 3 |
| 4) | To develop and deepen the information level of expertise Master's Degree on the basis of qualifications at the Global Politics and International Relations Program. | 5 |
| 5) | Have a critical perspective on concepts, arguments, and current issues. | 5 |
| 6) | To examine and evaluate countries and regions at the international level which embedded in practical and theoretical knowledge. | 5 |
| 7) | Evaluated to be critical a variety of security issues, strategies, and practical consequences in the international arena. | 5 |
| 8) | Have a good formation of the social sciences. | 5 |
| 9) | Have the knowledge of the nation state to the present day about geographical, institutional, structural, conceptual and theoretical development of the international relations. | 5 |
| 10) | Have the knowledge of Turkish foreign policy formation and decision-making process. | 4 |