This course is designed as an appetizer for the students of international relations. It covers basic theories, brief history and fundamental issues of the field. A couple of standard textbooks will be utilized, yet additional reading will be supplemented during the semester. Participants are very much encouraged to read daily news, follow international press and get familiar with podcasts like I-Tunes U.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Professor İbrahim Mensur Akgün
Course Assistant(s)
Res. Asst. Özgün Elif Çaldemir
Schedule
Monday, 13.00-15.50, A-203
Office Hour(s)
Anytime through e-mail via makgun@iku.edu.tr
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture
-Presentation
Principle Sources
-Andrew Heywood, Global Politics (New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2014).
-John Baylis, Steve Smith & Patricia Owens, The Globalization of World Politics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).
-Richard Devetak, Antony Burke & Jim George (Eds), An Introduction to International Relations (Cambera: Cambridge University Press, 2011).
-Peter Sutch, International Relations: The Basics (New York: Routledge, 2007)
-Richard Mansbach & Kirsten Rafferty, Introduction to Global Politics (New York: Routledge, 2008).
-Swan Smallman & Kimberly Brown, Introduction to International & Global Studies (Chapell Hill: University of Caroline Press, 2011)
-Şaban Kardaş & Ali Balcı (Eds), Uluslararası İlişkilere Giriş (Istanbul: Küre Yayınları, 2014)
Other Sources
-Gael Faye, Small Country (London: Vintage Publishing, 2018)
-Gael Faye, Küçük Ülke (İstanbul: Kafka Yayınevi, 2019)
-Orhan Pamuk, İstanbul: Hatıralar ve Şehir (İstanbul: Yapı-Kredi Yayınları, 2003).
-Orhan Pamuk, Istanbul: Memories and the City (New York: Vintage Books, 2006)
-Amin Maalouf, Ports of Call (London: Harvill Press, 1999).
-Wole Soyinka, Of Africa (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2012).
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Overall evaluation of the term.
Lecture
2. Week
Historical Background with an emphasis on the 20th century.
Lectures, videos and discussions.
3. Week
Perceiving the World through Theories: Positivist Impact, Realism and Liberalism. Realism and Liberalism
Lectures, videos and discussions.
4. Week
Going Deeper: Identity Politics, Religion and Global Violence Theories:Marxism, Constructivism and Feminism
Lectures, videos and discussions.
5. Week
War and Peace
Lectures, videos and discussions.
6. Week
Terrorism and Politics Terrorisim
Lectures, videos and discussions.
7. Week
Nuclear Weapons and Nuclear Proliferation
Lectures, videos and discussions.
8. Week
Midterm
Midterm
9. Week
Midterm
Midterm
10. Week
Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention
Lectures, videos and discussions.
11. Week
International Organizations and the UN.
Lectures, videos and discussions.
12. Week
Power and World Order.
Lectures, videos and discussions.
13. Week
World Politics and Turkey: A Historical Perspective
Lectures, videos and discussions.
14. Week
Wrap up
Lecture and questions.
15. Week
Final Exam
Final Exam
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
To analyze international events and issues.
LO-2
To employ academic theories and international relations concepts in global events and problems
LO-3
To recognize the cultural diversity in the world and use this to the analyze a diverse and globalizing world of politics and international affairs
LO-4
To evaluate international relations studies with the acquired analysis and research skills
LO-5
To develop academic written and oral communication skills.
