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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL4721 | US Foreign Policy | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | The United States is the current most influential actor in the international arena. Its foreign policy contributes greatly to the ‘world’s domestic policy’. Therefore, exploring the U.S. governmental system and its foreign policy is crucial to understanding the dynamics of international relations. Foreign policy is influenced by both domestic politics and international influences, and it is determined by many political actors – from domestic interest groups, bureaucratic institutions to international institutions, economic markets, international alliances and distribution of power in the world. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Explain American foreign policy II. Define important actors of American foreign policy III. Discuss continuity and change in American foreign policy IV. Demonstrate the transformation of basic principles and institutions of American foreign policy V. Recognize national and international factors in foreign policy making process VI. Evaluate American foreign policy in a multidimensional way. |
| This course will cover many important topics from the U.S. foreign policy. First and foremost, in order to understand the U.S. foreign policy one must first understand the U.S. political system and the balance of power, thus the U.S. Congress, Presidency and interest groups are covered in the first part of the course together with the foreign policy making process. The second part of the course covers the history of American foreign policy from the U.S. foundation to the post September 11 era. The third part of the course touches some of the important issues and contemporary challenges in U.S. foreign policy, like the relations with the U.S. relations with the Middle East and Turkey, U.S. National Security and Defense Policy and the future of U.S. foreign policy. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Foundation of the United States of America - (brief history of the U.S. foundation) | Prereading |
| 2) | Congress (organization – Senate & HoR, congressional elections, the legislative process, voting procedures) | Prereading |
| 3) | The Presidency (the presidency in the Constitution, presidential elections, contemporary presidential roles, limits of presidential power) | Prereading |
| 4) | Interest Groups and Lobbies (kinds of interest groups, lobbying congress, election activities, Turkish interest groups in the U.S.) | Prereading |
| 5) | Foreign Policy Making Process (understanding U.S. foreign policy, theory of U.S. foreign policy, policy making) | Prereading |
| 6) | American Foreign Policy at the Foundation of the U.S. (U.S. foreign policy traditions, moral principles) | Prereading |
| 7) | U.S. Foreign Policy from the Founding to the World War II: from Unilateralism to Engagement (unilateralism, the role of isolationism in U.S. foreign policy, Monroe Doctrine) | Prereading |
| 8) | U.S. Foreign Policy during the Cold War (the origins of the Cold War, Containment, American global involvement, Truman Doctrine, The Marshall Plan) | Prereading |
| 9) | Post Cold War Era in U.S. Foreign Policy (New World Order, The Clinton Administration, 1990’s U.S. intervention) | Prereading |
| 10) | U.S. Foreign Policy after September 11 (terrorism, neoconservative ideology, Bush Doctrine) | Prereading |
| 11) | National Security and Defense Policy (the foundation of strategy, justifying the use of force, the nuclear weapon, War on Terrorism, the Itelligence Agencies, Department of Homeland Security) | Prereading |
| 12) | U.S. Foreign Policy in the Middle East (from Wilson to Trump – transformation in the U.S. foreign policy towards the Middle East, Cold War era, the U.S. and Israel, the U.S. and oil, the 2003 Iraq War) | Prereading |
| 13) | U.S.-Turkish Relations (theory and history of the U.S.-Turkish relations, Cold War and post-Cold War era, current U.S.-Turkish relations) | Prereading |
| 14) | The Future of U.S. Foreign Policy and Transnational Policy Problems (strengths and weaknesses of the U.S., future foreign policies, managing global commons, the immigration debate, dangers of weapon proliferation, promoting human rights and democracy) | Prereading |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | - R. A. Heineman, S.A. Peterson, T. A. Rasmussen, American Government, 2nd Edition, 1995, Chapter 2: The Founding Fathers, pp.19-45. - A. Gitelson, M.J. Dubnick, R.Dudley, American Government, 7th Edition, 2004, Chapter 2: Constitutional Foundations, pp.24-61. - Karen O’Connor, Larry J. Sabato, American Government: Roots and Reform, 2009 Edition, Longman, New York 2009, Chapter 7: Congress, pp. 234-271 - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power,Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 5: Congress Beyond the ‘Water’s Edge’, pp.128-161. - James M. McCormick, American Foreign Policy & Process, Fifth Edition, Wadsworth, Boston, 2010, Chapter 8: Congressional prerogatives and the making of foreign policy, pp.307-357. - Karen O’Connor, Larry J. Sabato, American Government: Roots and Reform, 2009 Edition, Longman, New York 2009, Chapter 8: The Presidency, pp. 272-305 - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power,Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 4: Presidential Power, pp.98-127. - James M. McCormick, American Foreign Policy & Process, Fifth Edition, Wadsworth, Boston, 2010, Chapter 7: The president and the making of foreign policy, pp.251-305. - Karen O’Connor, Larry J. Sabato, American Government: Roots and Reform, 2009 Edition, Longman, New York 2009, Chapter 16: Interest Groups, pp.566-595 - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power,Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 9: Social Movements and Interest Groups, pp.255-290. - Joyce P. Kaufman, A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy, Second Edition, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc., Plymounth UK, 2010, Chapter 1: Setting the stage for understanding U.S. foreign policy, pp.1-29. - Michael Cox, Doug Stokes, US Foreign Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2008, Chapter 1: Theories of US foreign relations, Chapter 2: American Exceptionalism, pp.1-42. - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power, Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 3:Dynamics of Decision Making, pp.64-97. - Michael Cox, Doug Stokes, US Foreign Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2008, Chapter 3: The rise to world power, 1776-1945, pp.45-62. - James M. McCormick, American Foreign Policy & Process, Fifth Edition, Wadsworth, Boston, 2010, Chapter 1: America’s traditions in foreign policy, pp.5-33. - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power,Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 2:The expansion of U.S. Power (Economic and Territorial Expansion), pp.26-34. - James M. McCormick, American Foreign Policy & Process, Fifth Edition, Wadsworth, Boston, 2010, Chapter 1: America’s traditions in foreign policy, pp.12-17. - Joyce P. Kaufman, A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy, Second Edition, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc., Plymounth UK, 2010, Chapter 2: Unilateralism to Engagement: The Founding to the end of World War I, pp.31-56. - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power,Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 2:The expansion of U.S. Power (Fighting Two World Wars), pp.34-37 - Steven H. Hook, John Spanier, American Foreign Policy since World War II, CQ Press, Washington D.C., 2010, Chapters 2-3, pp.21-72. - James M. McCormick, American Foreign Policy & Process, Fifth Edition, Wadsworth, Boston, 2010, Chapter 2: America’s global involvement and the emergence of the Cold War, pp.35-67. - Michael Cox, Doug Stokes, US Foreign Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2008, Chapter 4: American Foreign Policy during the Cold War,, pp.63-87. - Joyce P. Kaufman, A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy, Second Edition, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc., Plymounth UK, 2010, Chapter 4: The Cold War, pp.77-113. - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power,Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 2:The expansion of U.S. Power (Global Premacy at the Cold War), pp.39-51. - Joyce P. Kaufman, A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy, Second Edition, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc., Plymounth UK, 2010, Chapter 5: Beyond The Cold War: Reagan Through Clinton, pp.115-137. - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power,Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 2:The expansion of U.S. Power (New Challenges after the Cold War), pp. 51-61. - James M. McCormick, American Foreign Policy & Process, Fifth Edition, Wadsworth, Boston, 2010, Chapter 5: Foreign Policy after the Cold War: The Bush and Clinton Administrations, pp.153-199. - Joyce P. Kaufman, A Concise History of U.S. Foreign Policy, Second Edition, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc., Plymounth UK, 2010, Chapter 6: September 11 and After, pp.139-165. - James M. McCormick, American Foreign Policy & Process, Fifth Edition, Wadsworth, Boston, 2010, Chapter 6: American foreign policy after September 11: The George W. Bush Administration, pp.201-249. - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power, Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 10:National Security and Defense Policy, pp. 291-328. - James M. McCormick, American Foreign Policy & Process, Fifth Edition, Wadsworth, Boston, 2010, Chapter 10: The Military and Intelligence Bureaucracies: Pervasive or Accountable?, pp.411-472 - Michael Cox, Doug Stokes, US Foreign Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2008, Chapter 11: U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East,, pp.213-235. - Steven H. Hook, John Spanier, American Foreign Policy since World War II, CQ Press, Washington D.C., 2010, Chapter 9, pp.212-221. - Nasah Uslu, The Turkish-American Relationship: Between 1947-2003 The History of a Distinctive Alliance, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., New York, 2003, Chapters: 2,4,5,6,7,8,10,11. - Steven W. Hook, U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power, Second Edition, CQ Press, Washington D.C. 2008, Chapter 12: Transnational Policy Problems, pp. 364-399. - Michael Cox, Doug Stokes, US Foreign Policy, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2008, Chapter 22: The future of U.S. foreign policy, pp.433-450. |
| References: | Articles in Course Package |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| 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 | 102 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 148 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Integrates the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired from basic and clinical medical sciences, behavioral sciences and social sciences, and uses them in health service delivery. | |
| 2) | In patient management, shows a biopsychosocial approach that takes into account the socio-demographic and sociocultural background of the individual, regardless of language, religion, race and gender. | |
| 3) | In the provision of health services, prioritizes the protection and development of the health of individuals and society. | |
| 4) | Taking into account the individual, societal, social and environmental factors affecting health; does the necessary work to maintain and improve the state of health. | |
| 5) | By recognizing the characteristics, needs and expectations of the target audience, provides health education to healthy/sick individuals and their relatives and other healthcare professionals. | |
| 6) | Shows a safe, rational and effective approach in health service delivery, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes. | |
| 7) | Performs invasive and/or non-invasive procedures in diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes in a safe and effective way for the patient. | |
| 8) | Provides health services by considering patient and employee health and safety. | |
| 9) | In the provision of health services, takes into account the changes in the physical and socioeconomic environment on a regional and global scale, as well as the changes in the individual characteristics and behaviors of the people who apply to it. | |
| 10) | Takes good medical practice into account while carrying out his/her profession. | |
| 11) | Fulfills its duties and obligations within the framework of ethical principles, rights and legal responsibilities required by its profession. | |
| 12) | Demonstrates decisive behavior in providing high-quality health care, taking into account the integrity of the patient. | |
| 13) | Evaluates his/her performance in his/her professional practice by considering his/her emotions and cognitive characteristics. | |
| 14) | Advocates improving the provision of health services by considering the concepts of social reliability and social responsibility for the protection and development of public health. | |
| 15) | Can plan and carry out service delivery, training and consultancy processes related to individual and community health in cooperation with all components for the protection and development of health. | |
| 16) | Evaluates the impact of health policies and practices on individual and community health indicators and advocates increasing the quality of health services. | |
| 17) | The physician attaches importance to the protection of his/her own physical, mental and social health, and does what is necessary for this | |
| 18) | Shows exemplary behavior and leads the healthcare team during service delivery. | |
| 19) | Uses resources cost-effectively, for the benefit of society and in accordance with the legislation, in the planning, implementation and evaluation processes of health services in the health institution he/she is the manager of. | |
| 20) | Establishes positive communication within the health team it serves and assumes different team roles when necessary. | |
| 21) | Is aware of the duties and responsibilities of the health workers in the health team and acts accordingly. | |
| 22) | In the professional practices, works in harmony and effectively with the colleagues and other professional groups. | |
| 23) | Communicates effectively with patients, their relatives, healthcare professionals, other professional groups, institutions and organizations. | |
| 24) | Communicates effectively with individuals and groups that require a special approach and have different socio-cultural characteristics. | |
| 25) | In the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes, shows a patient-centered approach that associates the patient with the decision-making mechanisms. | |
| 26) | Plans and implements scientific research, when necessary, for the population it serves, and uses the results and/or the results of other research for the benefit of the society. | |
| 27) | Reaches and critically evaluates current literature knowledge about his/her profession. | |
| 28) | Applies the principles of evidence-based medicine in clinical decision making. | |
| 29) | Uses information technologies to increase the effectiveness of its work on health care, research and education. | |
| 30) | Effectively manages individual work processes and career development. | |
| 31) | Demonstrates skills in acquiring and evaluating new knowledge, integrating it with existing knowledge, applying it to professional situations and adapting to changing conditions throughout professional life. | |
| 32) | Selects the right learning resources to improve the quality of the health service it offers, organizes its own learning process |