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Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction to Western and Non-Western Theories of IR |
Barry Buzan, "How and How not to Develop IR Theory"
• Mark Kauppi and Paul Viotti, "Thinking about IR Theory"
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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2) |
Classical Realism |
• Tim Dunne et. al., "Classical Realism"
• John Herz, "Security Dilemma in IR"
• Hans Morgenthau, Politics Among Nations
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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3) |
Structural Realism |
• Tim Dunne et.al., "Structural Realism"
• Richard Ned Lebow, “The Long Peace, the End of the Cold War, and the Failure of Realism”
• Fred Halliday, "Interview with Ken Waltz"
• Gideon Rose, “Neoclassical Realism and TFP”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T-Bh254RJI (Kenneth Waltz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXllDh6rD18&list=PLhQpDGfX5e7C6FA5IYU3VPYN7kWHl1mx (John Mearsheimer)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESwIVY2oimI (John Mearsheimer II)
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4) |
Classical Liberalism |
• Tim Dunne et. al., “Liberalism”
• John Ikenberry, "Liberalism in a Realist World"
• Christopher Layne, “Kant or Cant”
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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5) |
Structural (Neo) Liberalism |
• Tim Dunne et. al., "Neoliberalism"
• John Mearsheimer, “The False Promise of Int. Ins."
• Andrew Moravscik, "Explaining Human Rights Regimes"
• Miroslava Kulkova, "The North American Security Community"
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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6) |
WRAP UP AND Q&A |
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7) |
The English School |
• Mark Kauppi and Paul Viotti, “The English School"
• Paul Sharp, "Mullah Zaeef and Taliban Diplomacy"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnUEkddkKjQ (The Globalization of International Society - Tim Dunne and Chris Reus-Smit)
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8) |
Constructivism |
• Ted Hopf, "The Promise of Constructivism"
• Rey Koslowski and Friedrich Kratochwil, “Understanding Change in International Politics"
• Jutta Weldes and Diane Saco, “Making State Action Possible"
• James MacHaffie, "SCO as a Nascent Security Community"
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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9) |
Copenhagen School |
• Ole Wæver, “The Changing Agenda of Societal Security”
• Matt McDonald, “Securitization and the Construction of Security”
• Barry Buzan, "Security Complexes"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ07tWOzE_c (Copenhagen School and Securitization Theory)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwSdjBU7LFI&list=PLhYE8cjKxVOPqhwGl4f0NvQ2dj7MUyHpL (Societal security issues in the Baltics)
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10) |
Poststructuralism
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• John Baylis and Steve Smith, "Poststructuralism"
• David Campbell, “Global Inscription: How FP Constitutes the US”
• Roxanne Lynn Doty, "Border-crossing Deaths"
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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11) |
Marxism and Third World Theories (Post-colonialism & World Systems Theory) |
• John Baylis and Steve Smith, "Marxist Theories of IR" & "Postcolonial and Decolonial Approaches"
• Daniel Chirot and Thomas Hall, "World Systems Theory"
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 Postcolonial studies)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7lmz4UL4wE (Africa post-colonial development)
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12) |
Feminism |
• Mark Kauppi and Paul Viotti, "Feminist Understandings in IRT"
• Eric Blanchard and Shuang Lin, "Gender and Non-Western Global IR"
• Anna Agathangelou and L. Ling, "Lessons of Violence and Desire from 9/11"
• Cynthia Cockburn and Cynthia Enloe, "Militarism, Patriarchy and Peace Movements"
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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13) |
Green Theory (Environmentalism) |
• Tim Dunne, et al. "Green Theory"
• Michael J. Denis, "Green IR Theory and Domestic Wars"
• Tayyar Arı and Fatih B. Gökpınar, "Climate-migration: A Security Analysis within the Context of Green Theory"
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)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6reFswkkZYA (Is green-socialist ideology destroying Germany?)
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14) |
WRAP UP AND Q&A |
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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. |
5 |
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. |
3 |
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 B1 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. |
2 |
10) |
Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. |
5 |
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. |
2 |