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: | PIR5011 | ||||
| Course Name: | Russians Foreign Policy and lts Regional İmpacts | ||||
| Semester: | Fall | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | English | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Doç. Dr. EFE CAN GÜRCAN | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | Doç. Dr. Efe Can Gürcan | ||||
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Course Objective and Content
| Course Objectives: | The main purpose of this course is to get students to know the Russian and Eurasian policies and to critically evaluate the effects of these policies on regional and global geopolitical developments. |
| Course Content: | The historical evolution of Russian foreign policy will be discussed in this course. The establishment and political system of the USSR, the actors involved in the construction of foreign policy and the issues of continuity and change in Soviet foreign policy will be examined. In the post-World War II period, USSR and US relations will be discussed. In the years following the dissolution of the USSR, the foreign policy of Russia will be the main subject of this course. Crimean, Georgian, Ukrainian, Syrian crises will be discussed. |
Learning Outcomes
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Defines the general framework of Russian foreign policy. 2) Analyzes the strategic interests of Russia and Eurasian countries in other parts of the world. 3) Critically evaluate the place of Russia and Eurasia in world politics. |
Course Flow Plan
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | - |
| 2) | USSR | - |
| 3) | Russian Federation: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy 1 | - |
| 4) | Russian Federation: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy 2 | - |
| 5) | Eastern Europe: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy | - |
| 6) | Baltic States: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy | - |
| 7) | Caucasus I: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy | - |
| 8) | Midterm | - |
| 9) | Caucasus II: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy | - |
| 10) | Central Asia I: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy | - |
| 11) | Central Asia II: Geopolitics and Foreign Policy | - |
| 12) | The Place of Eurasia in Global Politics | - |
| 13) | EU, Russia and NATO | - |
| 14) | General Evaluation | - |
| 15) | Final Exam | - |
Sources
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | White, Sakwa, Hale (2010). Developments in Russian Politics 7. Duke University Press. Coene, F. (2009) The Caucasus: an introduction. Routledge. |
| References: | Pauline Jones Luong (2003). The Transformation of Central Asia: States and Societies from Soviet Rule to Independence. Cornell University Press. |
Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship
| Course Learning Outcomes | 1 |
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Course - Learning Outcome Relationship
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |
Assessment & Grading
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| 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 | Workload |
| Course Hours | 15 | 45 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 6 | 30 |
| Midterms | 9 | 45 |
| Final | 6 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 150 | |