The course is designed for undergraduate students following the ''International Relations'' program. regionalism has become a defining feature of international relations. Its main goal is to familiarize the student with analyzing regional studies, regionalism, regional arrangements and regional organizations. This lesson focuses on the key conceptual, historical and theoretical dimensions of understanding regionalism and compares regional appoaches and different regionalisms worldwide. The central teaching and learning methods include lectures, reading, discussions, and preparing presantations.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Professor Çağla Gül Yesevi
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Monday at 13.00-15.50, B-302.
Office Hour(s)
Monday 11.00-12.00
Tuesday 11.00-12.00
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lectures and active student participation.
Principle Sources
John Baylis, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens (2020). The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations (8th edition). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Heywood, A., Whitham, B.(2023). Global Politics. London, NewYork: Bloomsbury.
For Periodicals, Scholarly Journals visit the IKU library's web page http://kutuphane.iku.edu.tr/
Other Sources
-Check Cats for further resources.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Regional Politics in Historical Perspective
Regional Organizations, levels of integration, integration theories,
Definition of Supranationalism, intergovernmentalism
Examining Turkish World: TURKSOY,
Organization of Turkic States
Lecture and Presentations
13. Week
National Building and Integration in Central Asia
Lecture and Presentations
14. Week
African Regionalism: ECOWAS, African Union
Lecture and Presentations
15. Week
African Regionalism: Colonialism and
Postcolonialism
Lecture and Presentations
16. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
25
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
25
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2
To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3
To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4
To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5
To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6
To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7
To analyze, compare and relate International Relations with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-8
To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9
To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10
To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and Foreign Policy and to interpret their past, present, and future through a scientific perspective.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To recognize current regional issues and to develop solutions
LO-2
To recognize the main regional actors in the world politics
LO-3
To analyze regional problems in the international arena.
LO-4
To identify regional problems historically.
LO-5
To evaluate main notions of international relations by examining regional cases.
