The primary objective of the course is to give the students the basic knowledge of the contemporary issues that the world is facing in the current international system.
Prerequisite(s)
IRD7005
Corequisite(s)
IRD7005
Special Requisite(s)
This course is obligatory. All students are expected to participate in the classes, complete their readings and presentations on time, and regularly attend lectures. The students are required to participate in class discussions, especially in the discussions on presentations prepared by their classmates. They are all expected to prepare a 20 minutes presentation. The students will complete all the required readings on this syllabus.
Instructor(s)
Professor Çağla Gül Yesevi
Course Assistant(s)
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Schedule
Monday, 10:00-12:50, Basın Eskpres A602
Office Hour(s)
Prof. Dr. Çağla Gül Yesevi, c.yesevi@iku.edu.tr
Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lecture, Class Discussions, Presentations
Principle Sources
Heywood, A., Whitham, B. (2023). Global Politics. London, New York: Bloomsbury.
Larres, K., Wittlinger, R. (2020). Understanding Global Politics: Actors and Themes in International Relations. New York: Routledge.
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Lecture, class discussions
2. Week
The History of Global Politics
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
3. Week
The History of Global Politics
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
4. Week
Power and Twenty First Century World Order
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
5. Week
Nations and Nationalism in Global Age
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
6. Week
Examining Nationalism
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
7. Week
Mid-Term Exam
Exam
8. Week
Mid-Term Exam
Exam
9. Week
Migration, Diaspora
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
10. Week
World Energy Politics-1
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
11. Week
World Energy Politics-2
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
12. Week
Global Environmental Issues
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
13. Week
Examining Traditional Theories of the Global Politics
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
14. Week
Examining Critical Theories of the Global Politics
Lecture, class discussions, presentations
15. Week
Final Exam
Exam
16. Week
Final Exam
Exam
17. Week
Final Exam
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 issues based on facts and to develop solutions
LO-2
To assess how the main actors and institutions progress and to evaluate the changes in the world politics
LO-3
To express developments and problems in the international arena.
LO-4
To analyze theoretical and practical information in International Relations
LO-5
To evaluate main notions of international relations and foreign policy
