ISTINYE UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
| Political Science and International Relations (Master) (with Thesis) (English) | |||||
| Master | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code: | PIR5101 | ||||
| Course Name: | Theories of International Relations | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Compulsory Courses | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. AYSELİN GÖZDE YILDIZ OĞUZALP | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Dr.Birce ALTIOK | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | This course aims to enable students to develop theoretical analyses and engage in theoretical discussions by employing fundamental theories in the field of international relations. |
| Course Content: | Fundamental concepts and theories in the discipline of international relations, with a focus on explaining, discussing, and analyzing current international events through various theories and approaches. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To analyze and explain international political events by employing international relations theories. 2) To develop theoretical analysis by employing theories of IR 3) To critically examine and discuss the debates and developments that have shaped the theoretical foundations of the discipline of international relations. 4) To employ various theoretical frameworks when analyzing international events. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction to International Relations | |
| 2) | Historical Approaches and Context in IR | |
| 3) | Theoretical and Methodological Debates in International Relations | |
| 4) | Realism(s) and Neo-Realism | |
| 5) | Liberalism: Classical, Neo, and New Liberalism | |
| 6) | Constructivism | |
| 7) | War and Security Under Anarchy | |
| 8) | International Society and Its Institutions | |
| 9) | Domestic Politics, Democratic Peace, and Public Opinion | |
| 10) | Domestic Politics and International Relations | |
| 11) | Human Rights | |
| 12) | Human Security: Migration, Population | |
| 13) | IR in the 21st Century? | |
| 14) | Overview of all theoretical debates | |
| 15) | Final exam |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | • Kauppi, Mark V., & Viotti, Paul R. (2024). Thinking about IR theory. In International relations theory (7th ed., pp. 1-16). Rowman & Littlefield. • Mingst, Karen A., Snyder, Jack L., & McKibben, Heather Elko. (2022). Essential readings in world politics (8th ed.). Norton. |
| References: | • Keohane, Robert O. (2009). Political science as a vocation. PS: Political Science & Politics, 42(2), 359–363. • Mearsheimer, John J., & Walt, Stephen M. (2013). Leaving theory behind: Why simplistic hypothesis testing is bad for international relations. European Journal of International Relations, 19(3), 427-457. • Acharya, Amitav, & Buzan, Barry. (2007). Why is there no non-Western international relations theory? An introduction. International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 7(3), 287–312. • Reiter, Dan. (2018). Should we leave behind the subfield of international relations? Annual Review of Political Science, 18, 481-499. • Lake, David A. (2013). Theory is dead, long live theory: The end of the great debates and the rise of eclecticism in international relations. European Journal of International Relations, 19, 567-587. • Walt, Stephen M. (1997). The progressive power of realism. American Political Science Review, 91(4), 931-935. • Mearsheimer, John J. (2019). Bound to fail: The rise and fall of the liberal international order. International Security, 43(4), 7-50. • Powell, Robert. (1994). Anarchy in international relations theory: The neo-realist-neo-liberal debate. International Organization, 48(2), 313-344. • Milner, Helen. (1991). The assumption of anarchy in international relations theory: A critique. Review of International Studies, 17(1), 67-85. • Cooley, Alexander, & Ron, James. (2002). The NGO scramble: Organizational insecurity and the political economy of transnational action. International Security, 27(1), 5-39. • Mearsheimer, John J., & Walt, Stephen M. (2007). The Israel lobby and U.S. foreign policy (pp. 11-14, Ch. 2: 49-77). • Doyle, Michael W. (1986). Liberalism and world politics. American Political Science Review, 80(4), 1151-1169. • Maoz, Zeev, & Russett, Bruce. (1993). Normative and structural causes of democratic peace. American Political Science Review, 87, 624-638. • Thompson, William R., & Tucker, Richard W. (1997). A tale of two democratic peace critiques. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 41(3), 428-454. • Phillips, Christopher. (2024). Lebanon: A crumbling state. In Battleground: Ten conflicts that explain the new Middle East (pp. 167-190). Yale University Press. • Phillips, Christopher. (2024). Palestine: The vanishing land. In Battleground: Ten conflicts that explain the new Middle East (pp. 89-116). Yale University Press. • Moravcsik, Andrew. (1997). Taking preferences seriously: A liberal theory of international politics. International Organization, 51(4), 513-553. • Bueno de Mesquita, Bruce, & Siverson, Randolph M. (1995). War and the survival of political leaders: A comparative study of regime types and political accountability. American Political Science Review, 89(4), 841-855. • Putnam, Robert D. (1988). Diplomacy and domestic politics: The logic of two-level games. International Organization, 42(3), 427-660. • Fearon, James D. (1994). Domestic political audiences and the escalation of international disputes. American Political Science Review, 88(3), 577-592. • Rizkallah, Amanda. (2024). Foreign intervention and internal displacement: Urban politics in postwar Beirut. International Security, 48(3), 86-128. • Reus-Smit, Christian, & Snidal, Duncan. (Eds.). (2010). The Oxford handbook of international relations. Oxford University Press. • Baele, Stephane J., & Bettiza, Gregorio. (2020). ‘Turning’ everywhere in IR: On the sociological underpinnings of the field’s proliferating turns. International Theory, 1-27. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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| 1) Have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and International Relations | |||||||||||
| 2) Define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and International Relations at national and international level. | |||||||||||
| 3) Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and International Relations with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business). | |||||||||||
| 4) Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field | |||||||||||
| 5) Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically. | |||||||||||
| 6) Uses leadership characteristics in the field of political science and International Relations with the consciousness of team work. | |||||||||||
| 7) Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired. | |||||||||||
| 8) Designs and prepares scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field. | |||||||||||
| 9) Can provide opinions, thoughts and solutions in the fields of Political Science and International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form. | |||||||||||
| 10) Follow developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | |||||||||||
| 11) Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | |||||||||||
Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Have knowledge about the basic theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and International Relations | |
| 2) | Define contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and International Relations at national and international level. | |
| 3) | Relate the interaction of the Department of Political Science and International Relations with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economy, business). | |
| 4) | Evaluate and discuss the events in interdisciplinary dimension, acquire knowledge and skills, conduct research using social sciences methods and follow the field | |
| 5) | Political and social processes that take place in Turkey and in the world, able to solve problems and the causes of these problems, on the relationship of citizens with political structures reveals scientifically. | |
| 6) | Uses leadership characteristics in the field of political science and International Relations with the consciousness of team work. | |
| 7) | Develops behavior according to ethics and social values and evaluates what they have learned by deciding what they need and critically question the information they have acquired. | |
| 8) | Designs and prepares scientific studies such as theoretical or experimental projects, reports, articles and theses, either on their own or with others, and uses qualitative and quantitative research techniques related to their field. | |
| 9) | Can provide opinions, thoughts and solutions in the fields of Political Science and International Relations to the related persons and institutions in written and oral form. | |
| 10) | Follow developments in the field and communicate with colleagues by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | |
| 11) | Uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the advanced level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 1 | % 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 15 |
| Midterms | 2 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 35 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 65 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 35 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 16 | 48 |
| Midterms | 12 | 72 |
| Final | 15 | 105 |
| Total Workload | 225 | |