This course is designed to explore an important driver of international relations, the connection between world politics, security and energy. The course will provide a strategic overview of European energy security, the current and potential future role for Middle Eastern and Eurasian energy supplies. Major themes of the course are the linkages of energy policy with energy security, economy, foreign policy and environmental policy. This seminar provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the politics of energy use in societies.
Special emphasis will be given to energy security, security of the transportation links, major consumers and producers of energy resources, their geographic locations. Emerging new challenges to energy security, terrorism, and transnational crime will be explained. Recent developments in Europe and Central Eurasia over energy will be examined. Energy policies of Turkey, the USA, the EU, China, Russian Federation, Middle Eastern states and Central Asian Republics will be examined.
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Winrow, G. Realization of Turkey’s Energy Aspirations. Brookings.
Newnham, R. E. (2013). Pipeline politics: Russian energy sanctions and the 2010 Ukrainian elections. Journal of Eurasian Studies 4, 115-122.
Burwell, D. (2013). The Politics of Plenty. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Ulrichsen, K.C. Qatar and The Arab Spring. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Other Sources
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
2. Week
Definition of Energy Resources, proved reserves, comparison of regions, who controls reserves.
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
3. Week
Top Energy Producers, Top Energy Exporters and Consumers
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
4. Week
Top Energy Producers, Top Energy Exporters and Consumers
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
5. Week
Historical Developments in World Energy Politics
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
6. Week
Turkish Energy Strategy
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
7. Week
Turkey as an energy Hub: Pipelines
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
8. Week
Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
9. Week
Midterm Exam
Midterm Exam
10. Week
Middle East and Energy politics
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
11. Week
The EU and Energy politics
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
12. Week
Russian Federation and Energy politics
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
13. Week
Eurasia and Energy politics
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
14. Week
China and energy politics
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
15. Week
The US and energy politics
Lecture, presentation, showing maps and graphics, discussion
16. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
20
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
Examining energy issues
LO-2
Comparing regional energy issues
LO-3
Examining Turkey's energy strategy
LO-4
Examining history of energy politics
LO-5
Comparing and examinig energy strategies of Middle East, EU, Eurasia and Asia
