Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction |
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2) |
Western and Non-Western IR Theories |
• Barry Buzan, “How and How not to Develop IR Theory,” in Yaqing Qin (ed.), Globalizing IR Theory, Routledge, 2020.
• “Chp. 1: Thinking about IR Theory”, in Paul Viotti and Mark Kauppi (eds.), International Relations Theory, Rowman and Littlefield, 2020.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvKRAd9b0zU (Steve Smith & TIR)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6uwExc7eu8 (What is a non-Western IR theory?)
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3) |
Classical Realism |
• “Chp. 3: Classical Realism”, in Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki and Steve Smith (ed.), International Relations Theories, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
• John H. Herz, “The Security Dilemma in International Relations: Background and Present Problems”, International Relations, 17:4 (2003).
• Hans Morgenthau, “Part One” in Politics among Nations, 1948.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnKEFSVAiNQ (Realism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--kUgPyhg2U (Niccolo Machiavelli)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyKpG8Owk2I (Hans Morgenthau)
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4) |
Neorealism |
• “Chp. 4: Structural Realism”, in Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki and Steve Smith (ed.), International Relations Theories, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
• Fred Halliday and Justin Rosenberg, “Interview with Kenneth Waltz”, Review of International Studies, 24, (1998).
• Richard Ned Lebow, “The Long Peace, the End of the Cold War, and the Failure of Realism”, International Organization, 48:2 (1994).
• Gideon Rose, “Neoclassical Realism and Theories of Foreign Policy”, World Politics, 51:1 (1998).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T-Bh254RJI (Kenneth Waltz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXllDh6rD18&list=PLhQpDGfX5e7C6FA5IYU3VPYN7kWHl1mxQ (John Mearsheimer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESwIVY2oimI (John Mearsheimer II)
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5) |
Classical Liberalism |
• “Chp. 5: Liberalism”, in Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki and Steve Smith (ed.), International Relations Theories, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
• Christopher Layne, “Kant or Cant: The Myth of the Democratic Peace”, International Security, 19:2 (1994).
• G. John Ikenberry, “Liberalism in a Realist World”, International Studies, 46:1&2 (2009).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZbDMUaqwE8 (Liberalism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxzh7N1gEF8 (Liberalism/Neoliberalism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D5FNrqT5dM (Andrew Moravscik on liberal theory)
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6) |
Neoliberalism |
• “Chp. 6: Neoliberalism”, in Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki and Steve Smith (ed.), International Relations Theories, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
• Andrew Moravcsik, “Explaining International Human Rights Regimes: Liberal Theory and Western Europe”, European Journal of International Relations, 1 (1995).
• John J. Mearsheimer, “The False Promise of International Institutions”, International Security, 19:3 (1994/1995).
• Miroslava Kulkova, “Undefended Borders in the Atlantic Area: The North American Security Community”, in F. Attinà (ed.), World Order Transition and the Atlantic Area, Springer Nature, 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRdV9bnNMIw (Neorealism vs. Neoliberalism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgF2-RVu1Ag (Functionalism and the European Union)
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7) |
Midterm Exam |
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8) |
English School |
• “Chp. 5: The English School”, in Paul Viotti and Mark Kauppi (eds.), International Relations Theory, Rowman and Littlefield, 2020.
• Paul Sharp, “Mullah Zaeef and Taliban diplomacy: An English School approach”, Review of International Studies 29 (2003).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnUEkddkKjQ (The Globalization of International Society - Tim Dunne and Chris Reus-Smit)
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9) |
Constructivism |
• Ted Hopf, “The Promise of Constructivism in International Relations Theory”, International Security, 23:1 (1998).
• Rey Koslowski and Friedrich V. Kratochwil, “Understanding Change in International Politics: The Soviet Empire's Demise and the International System”, International Organization 48:2 (1994).
• Jutta Weldes and Diana Saco, “Making State Action Possible: The United States and the Discursive Construction of the Cuban Missile Crisis”, Millennium - Journal of International Studies, 25 (1996).
• James MacHaffie, “Mutual Trust without a Strong Collective Identity? Examining the Shanghai Cooperation Organization as a Nascent Security Community, Asian Security (2021).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYU9UfkV_XI&t=87s (Constructivism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwU0UX5ktcU (Social Constructivism)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUF-T5JubDg&t=37s (War in Iraq through the lens of Realism, Liberalism and Constructivism)
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10) |
Copenhagen School |
• Ole Wæver, “The Changing Agenda of Societal Security”, in Hans Günter Brauch et al. (ed.), Globalization and Environmental Challenges, Berlin: Springer, 2008.
• Matt McDonald, “Securitization and the Construction of Security”, European Journal of International Relations 14 (2008).
• “Chp. 3: Security Complexes”, in Barry Buzan and Ole Wæver, Regions and Powers: The Structure of International Security, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPyONFYlcRY (Prof. Lene Hansen Explains Security)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ07tWOzE_c (Copenhagen School and Securitization Theory)
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11) |
Poststructuralism |
• “Chp. 11: Poststructuralism”, in John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics, 2020.
• David Campbell, “Global Inscription: How Foreign Policy Constitutes the United States”, Alternatives, 15 (1990).
• Roxanne Lynn Doty, “Bare life: border-crossing deaths and spaces of moral alibi”, Society and Space, 29 (2011).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKJlSY0DBBA (Understanding Derrida, Deconstruction & Of Grammatology)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBpI7PxwjzU (Foucault's Governmentality - International Relations)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgKJVz40lds (Drones, What Drones? News Media and the Ongoing War on Terror)
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12) |
Marxist Theories of IR |
• “Chp. 7: Marxist Theories of IR”, in John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics, 2020.
• “Chp. 10: Postcolonial and decolonial approaches”, in John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics, 2020.
• Daniel Chirot and Thomas D. Hall, “World-System Theory”, Annual Review of Sociology, 8 (1982).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7CyPpnZ7PU (How the colonial past influences the way we see the world today)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGBnkk3-fS0 (Homi Bhabha on Post Colonial Studies)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7lmz4UL4wE (Africa Post-Colonial Development)
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13) |
Feminism |
• “Chp. 8: Feminist Understandings in IR Theory”, in Paul Viotti and Mark Kauppi (eds.), International Relations Theory, Rowman and Littlefield, 2020.
• Eric M. Blanchard and Shuang Lin, “Gender and Non-Western ‘Global’ IR: Where Are the Women in Chinese
International Relations Theory?”, International Studies Quarterly, 48:3 (2004).
• Anna M. Agathangelou and L. H. M. Ling, “Power, Borders, Security, Wealth: Lessons of Violence and Desire from September 11”, Alternatives, 15 (1990).
• Cynthia Cockburn & Cynthia Enloe, “Militarism, Patriarchy and Peace Movements”, International Feminist Journal of Politics, 14:4 (2012).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajAWGztPUiU (Feminism and International Relations)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B33FkDx4__k (What has feminism done for International Relations? - Ann Tickner)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDsX2dl9hn0 (Interview with Cynthia Enloe)
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14) |
Green Theory |
• “Chp. 14: Green Theory”, in Tim Dunne, Milja Kurki and Steve Smith (ed.), International Relations Theories, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013.
• Michael J. Denis, “Green IR Theory and Domestic Wars: Revisiting Environmental Conflicts in Africa”, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), 3:9 (2019).
• Tayyar Arı and Fatih Bilal Gökpınar, “Climate-Migration: A Security Analysis within the Context of Green Theory”, Uluslararası İlişkiler, 17:68, (2020).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8yOamWq3a0 (Garrett Hardin on the Tragedy of the Commons)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWUIIM0jgYY (Why climate change negotiations fail - An IR perspective)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE_jle2QL6M (Future resource wars)
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. |
4 |
2) |
Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. |
3 |
3) |
Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. |
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4) |
Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. |
5 |
5) |
Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. |
5 |
6) |
Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. |
3 |
7) |
Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. |
3 |
8) |
Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B2 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. |
5 |
9) |
Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. |
3 |
10) |
Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. |
3 |
11) |
Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. |
5 |
12) |
Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |
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