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: | Dr. Öğr. Üy. SUAT EREN ÖZYİĞİT | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Doç. Dr. Efe Can Gürcan | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The goal of the course is to enable students to obtain necessary knowledge on the theories of International Relations discipline and to use these theories in their studies. |
| Course Content: | This course aims to teach the theories formed in International Relations literature; realism, neo-realism, behaviorism, critical theory, etc... Along with geopolitical theories and the course also offers explanations to contemporary international events within the framework of the theories mentioned. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) They will learn the theories of International Relations. 2) They will understand the leading theoricians' discourses and point of analysis. 3) They will develop a theoratical perspective to comprehend the international political events. 4) They can use different theoretical approaches while examining international developments. 5) They will understand the great debates and significant developments shaping the paradigmatic foundations of International Relations. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | What is theory, why we need it? Historical process of international relations' theories, debates and current situation | |
| 2) | Realism, Origins of realism, its evolutionin 20th century, classical realism | |
| 3) | Realism during the Cold War Neo-realism, Balance of power, types of power, Cold War politics | |
| 4) | Liberalism, Origins of Liberalism, critique to realism and development | |
| 5) | Neo-Liberalism, International regimes and organizations, interstate cooperation, contributions to liberalism | |
| 6) | Marxism, Economic structuralism, world system, global dependency, international political economy | |
| 7) | İnşaacılık Gerçekliğin inşa süreci, sosyalleşme, algı ve anlayışların etkisi | |
| 8) | 1. Midterm | |
| 9) | Critical Theory, Frankfurt School, precursors, post-modernism | |
| 10) | Post-Structuralism: Major assumptions, geneology and deconstruction | |
| 11) | Feminism Precursors, major assumptions, war and peace studies and international organizations based on gender studies | |
| 12) | 2. Midterm | |
| 13) | Normative Considederations Ethics, Human Rights its values and choices | |
| 14) | State, Security and Theories of State Copenhagen School, (de)securitisation, phases of state formation and modern states | |
| 15) | Final exam |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Viotti, Paul; Kauppi Mark. Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorisi, Nobel Yayınları, Burchill, Scott; Linklater Andrew vd. Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri, Küre Yayınları |
| References: | Dunne, Tim; Smith, Steve; Kurki, Milja. Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri Disiplin ve Çeşitlilik, Sakarya Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016. Gabriel, Jürg Martin. Worldviews and Theories of International Relations, Palgrave Macmillan, 1994. Griffits, Martin (Ed.). International Relations Theory for the Twenty-First Century, Routledge, London, 2007. Jackson, Robert; Sorensen, Georg. Introduction to International Relations: Theories and Approaches, Oxford University Press, 2013. Griffits, Martin. Fifty Key Thinkers in International Relations, Routledge, London, 1999. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
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Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 2 | % 50 |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| total | % 100 | |
Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation
| Activities | Number of Activities | Preparation for the Activity | Spent for the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | Workload | ||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 1 | 56 | |||
| Midterms | 2 | 25 | 20 | 90 | |||
| Final | 1 | 25 | 30 | 55 | |||
| Total Workload | 201 | ||||||