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Current Debates in International Relations

Course CodeSemester Course Name LE/RC/LA Course Type Language of Instruction ECTS
IRD9207/IRD9012 Current Debates in International Relations 3/0/0 DE English 4
Course Goals
This course aims to provide an opportunity to students in understanding the current issues that are being disputed at the international relations debates, and which are of importance to international order. The course will give an overview of the international relations theories, contemporary global challenges and focus on selected cases and crises and examine the possibilities of global cooperation in looking for solutions. 
Prerequisite(s) None
Corequisite(s) None
Special Requisite(s) None
Instructor(s) Lecturer Sabiha Şenyücel Gündoğar
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule Wednesday/ 10.00-12.00 / A-604
Office Hour(s) Wednesday/ 12.00-13:00
Teaching Methods and Techniques Students are expected to actively participate to class discussions. They will be assigned a paper. 

 Presentations and videos will be used. 
Principle Sources

Stephen M. Walt (1998) “International Relations: One World, Many Theories”, Foreign Policy, No. 110.

Andrew Moravcsik (1997) “Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics”, International Organization, Vol. 51, No. 4.  

Robert Jervis (1999) “Realism, Neoliberalism and Cooperation: Understanding the Debate”, International Security, Vol. 24, No. 1.  

 Schmidt, B. (2002) “Anarchy, world politics and the birth of a discipline” International Relations.

David Held (1995)  Democracy and the New World Order.

Alexander Wendt (2003) “Why a World State is Inevitable”, European Journal of International Relations, Vol. 9, No. 4.  

Samuel Huntington (1993) Clash of Civilizations; Foreign Affairs, Vol. 72 no.3.

 Stephen Krasner; (2001) “Sovereignty” Foreign Policy, no 122.

Slaughter, Anne-Marie (1997) ‘The Real New World Order’, Foreign Affairs, vol. 76, No. 5, (Sept-Oct 1997).

 Robert D. English (2005) “The Sociology of New Thinking: Elites, Identity Change, and the End of the Cold War”, Journal of Cold War Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2.

Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink, “International Norm Dynamics and Political Change”, International Organization, Vol. 52, No. 4, (Autumn, 1998), pp. 887-917.

Francis Fukuyama; After the “end of history”; openDemocracy, May 2006.

Leslie H. Gelb and Justine A. Rosenthal, (2003) “The Rise of Ethics in Foreign Policy: Reaching a Values Consensus”, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 82, No. 3.  

Shiping Tang, (2009) “The Security Dilemma: A Conceptual Analysis”, Security Studies, Vol. 18, No. 3.

Shiping Tang, (2008) “Fear in International Politics: Two Positions”, International Studies Review, Vol. 10, No. 3.  

Noha Shawki (2011) “Responsibility to Protect: The Evolution of an International Norm”, Global Responsibility to Protect, Vol. 3, No. 2, (June 2011).  

Mary Martin and Taylor Owen (2010) “The second generation of human security: lessons from the UN and EU experience”, International Affairs, Vol. 86, No.1.

Tricia D. Olsen, Leigh A. Payne and Andrew G. Reiter, (2010) “The Justice Balance: When Transitional Justice Improves Human Rights and Democracy”, Human Rights Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 4. 
Other Sources

 -Shelter-Jones, P. (2017) ‘Welcome to the New Deal-based Order’, World Economic Forum, available at https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2017/09/welcome-to-the-new-deal-based-order  

-The World Before and After Covid-19, Intellectual reflections on politics, diplomacy and international relations, available at  https://www.ieeiweb.eu/wp content/uploads/2020/06/Full_book_FINAL_EN2.0-UNIDO.pdf Edited by Gian Luca Gardini. European Institute of International Relations (2020).

-What to Expect From International Relations in 2021, Observer Research Foundation Series, available at https://www.orfonline.org/series/what-to-expect-from-international-relations-in-2021/
Course Schedules
Week Contents Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction
2. Week Studying International Relations: Introduction Lecture, presentation
3. Week Theoretical Approaches Lecture, presentation
4. Week Twentieth Century Debates in International Relations Lecture, presentation
5. Week Transformations in IR Lecture, presentation
6. Week The Concept of Security, Human Security and Humanitarian Intervention Lecture, presentation
7. Week Liberal Internationalism in Crisis , presentation
8. Week Midterm Midterm
9. Week Midterm Midterm
10. Week Current International Order Lecture, presentation
11. Week Rising Powers, Demography, Migration and future of International Organizations Lecture, presentation
12. Week A New World Order After the Pandemic? Lecture, presentation
13. Week Future of Political Order Lecture, presentation
14. Week What’s next: Future Perspectives Lecture, presentation
15. Week Review Lecture
16. Week Final Final
17. Week Final Final
Assessments
Evaluation tools Quantity Weight(%)
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations 1 30
Final Exam 1 70


Program Outcomes
PO-1To identify and use theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations.
PO-2To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in International Relations.
PO-3To acknowledge ethical and scientific responsibilities of data collection, evaluation and publication.
PO-4To monitor and interpret published studies in International Relations.
PO-5To use a second language at an intermediate level.
PO-6To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in International Relations.
PO-7To 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-8To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions.
PO-9To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-10To 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-1To define the debates and concepts in current international affairs
LO-2To analyze the link between international relations and other disciplines.
LO-3To evaluate foreign policy comparatively
LO-4To analyze international agenda items, global challenges and possible solutions.
LO-5To evaluate local, regional (eg European Union and Middle East) and global developments.
Course Assessment Matrix:
Program Outcomes - Learning Outcomes Matrix
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