POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
POL2332 Gender in International Development Spring 3 0 3 6
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor
Mode of Delivery: Hybrid
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU
Course Objectives: This course aims at providing a comprehensive exploration of the role of gender in international development. It equips students with a detailed analysis of human development theories and their interaction and contradiction with neoliberal policies.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1. Grasp the historical perspective of gender equality in international development.
2. Comment on current debates on gender equality and development
3. Grasp different perceptions and approaches towards women's development.
4. Analyze comparatively the effect of international actors on the formation of universal gender norms.
5. Comprehend the importance of gender equality in building a democratic society and discuss it in the context of human development theories.

Course Content

This course is organized around two parts. First part deals with the human development and feminist theories to international development, actors and institutions that promote and challenge gender equality. The second part offers a thematic analysis of gender equality policies and their link to human development. The course will be thought with flipped learning technique. In addition to the weekly readings assigned below, lecturer will share weekly videos to summarize the content for each week. Weekly sessions will involve student participation and interactive discussions. Students are required to make active use of mind mapping technique for running effective discussions.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction of the Syllabus and Main concepts: Gender and development Course Schedule Review and Expectations The facts about gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-oc4GOoWOI Gender Equality - SDG #5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQjlPoBA3U Integrating human rights, leave no one behind, and gender equality into UN Cooperation Frameworks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHHy1gDn4x8 Judith Lorber, Feminisms and their contributions to gender equality, in Gender Inequality, Feminist Theories and Politics, Oxford University Press, 2000.
2) Gender and International Development (Human Development Theories, GDP and Utilitarian Approach) Real GDP Per Capita and the Standard of Living: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0qHA93oOSc Puzzle of Growth: Rich Countries and Poor Countries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5P8AZRBLac (Please think about the issue of property rights and the extent to which women and men are equal in accessing property rights. Human Development Report 2019 - Animated Explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V8oFI4GYMY Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY&t=1531s (Watch first 30 minutes) Nussbaum, M. (2000) Feminism and International Development, In Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
3) Gender and International Development (Resource-based approach, human rights approach and Capabilities Approach) Nussbaum, M. (2000) Feminism and International Development, In Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
4) Assignment 1. Media Analysis of Gender Discourse-Virtual Presentations Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women [Trailer] - Available on DVD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTlmho_RovY Me Too hareketi Fransa'da neden tutmadı?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXkqcszeTTY Why was #metoo so controversial in France? - BBC News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHRPCBXJSng Greenwood, D. N., & Lippman, J. R. (2010). Gender and media: Content, uses, and impact. In Handbook of gender research in psychology (pp. 643-669). Springer, New York, NY.
5) Gender Politics in the making: actors, formal and informal institutions America’s powerful female politicians tell us how they broke the glass ceiling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GICS2uUGvTE The Likability Dilemma for Women Leaders | Robin Hauser | TEDxMarin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYyBqs_x044
6) Equal Opportunities in Education and Employment: Applications of Resource-based and capabilities approaches Gender Equality in Education: •https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oexo0jpstk •https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1MkBNVfAxE •Gender stereotypes and education: •https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrZ21nD9I-0 •Education and gender equality: main challenges •https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5t_dB0Z_rE •ETCEP Kapanış Töreninde Gösterilen Kapanış Filmi •https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J848Ey8hGPs Search resistance to ETCEP project? What are the grounds of criticisms? Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, R., & Cin, F. M. (2020). Feminist Framing of Europeanisation. Gender Equality Policies in Turkey and the EU, Basingtoke: Palgrave Macmillan (Chapter 10 and Chapter 11)
7) Mobilizing against Gender Equality: Forms of Reactions to Gender Equality Please read Chapter 1 and Chapter 14 in this book. If you are interested, you can also read one of the case studies in the book (in order of importance 2. Austria, 7. Hungary, 3. Belgium, 4. Croatia, 6. Germany) Please watch these videos: #AntiGenderPolitics | How did the anti-gender movements erupt?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSa1TvZ83ug Anti-Gender Politics by Sonia Correa (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1p4_jBiXMw Anti-Gender Politics by Sonia Correa (Part 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8jBdBjmVgg Anti-Gender in Turkey: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/gender/2019/05/20/new-episode-anti-gender-turkey/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/gender/2019/01/09/varieties-of-anti-gender-mobilizations-is-turkey-a-case/ Kuhar, R., & Paternotte, D. (Eds.). (2017). Anti-gender campaigns in Europe: Mobilizing against equality. Rowman & Littlefield.
8) Mid-Term Exam
9) Political Representation of Women: Feminist approaches to international politics and the feminist critique of the concept of security On being a women and a diplomat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wzceILi774 Sweden's Margot Wallström on the lessons from feminist foreign policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1HbQup-vKE How does gender relate to arms control and disarmament?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdbnBBinjdM Gender Equality Small Arms Control – Towards Bullet-Proof Inclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II4LKm1ifAo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkXd3LUuLq4 (Chechen refugees living in limbo)
10) Political representation of women: Critical Analysis of 'Sufragette' Movie
11) Politics of Reproductive Health Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, Politics of Family Planning in Turkey: Ideological Polarization and Demographic Policies, in Yılmaz Esmer, Culture, Politics, Ideology and Reproductive Health in Turkey, Peter Lang. 2022.
12) Human Security and Human Trafficking Reardon, B. A., & Hans, A. (Eds.). (2018). The gender imperative: Human security vs state security. Taylor & Francis.
13) Gender-based violence https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ https://fra.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources/data-and-maps/survey-data-explorer-violence-against-women-survey http://kadincinayetlerinidurduracagiz.net/veriler/2947/kadin-cinayetlerini-durduracagiz-platformu-2020-raporu Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, R., & Cin, F. M. (2020). Feminist Framing of Europeanisation. Gender Equality Policies in Turkey and the EU, Basingtoke: Palgrave Macmillan (Chapter by Burcu Özdemir Sarıgil)
14) Screening of Participatory Videos and Discussion Assignment 2: Screening of PARs and submission of PAR Report

Sources

Course Notes: Weekly readings will be uploaded on ItsLearning at the beginning of the semester. Please note that all book chapters and articles listed on the syllabus are also accessible through the BAU Library. The PPT files will be shared on ItsLearning following each class.
References: Youtube videos on related subjects.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance % 0
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments 2 % 40
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 20
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 40
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 11 33
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 13 83
Presentations / Seminar
Project
Homework Assignments 2 30
Quizzes
Preliminary Jury
Midterms 1 2
Paper Submission
Jury
Final 1 2
Total Workload 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.