Political Science and Public Administration | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code: | UNI033 | ||||
Course Name: | International Organizations | ||||
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Spring Fall |
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Course Credits: |
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Language of instruction: | Turkish | ||||
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Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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Mode of Delivery: | Face to face | ||||
Course Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. YUSUF ERBAY | ||||
Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. YUSUF ERBAY Dr. Öğr. Üy. FATEME AYŞİN ANKA Dr. Öğr. Üy. EYLÜL BEYZA ÇİFTÇİ |
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Course Objectives: | The aim of the lesson for each student; The number of international organizations that are among the most active and indispensable members of the world system is increasing rapidly. The aim of the course is to explain the reasons for the need for international organizations; the emergence and historical development of these organizations; its types, functioning and organs; their legal structures and powers; the roles they play and the functions they fulfill in global politics; It aims to explain their relations and interactions with states. |
Course Content: | Starting from the 19th century, international organizations started to take place in the international system as well as states. Global and regional international organizations, established with the aim of eliminating the disasters caused by the two world wars and the negativities they caused, added a new dimension to international relations. |
The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Drawing the historical process and theoretical framework of international organizations and dealing with their general structures and functions. 2) Examination of international organizations such as the United Nations, European Union, Council of Europe and NATO, which play an important role in the resolution of international and regional conflicts today. 3) Providing students to make preliminary studies and prepare presentations on the topics to be covered in the course in order to improve their research, analysis and presentation skills. 4) Ensuring that the teaching method of the course gains an interactive feature that includes mutual discussions with the participation of the students. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction | |
2) | The past of international organizations and their role in today's world. | |
3) | Definitions, evaluations and approaches about international organizations. | |
4) | Globalization, the concept of global governance and the elements and actors of global governance. | |
5) | Types of international organizations. | |
6) | Universal international organizations: League of Nations | |
7) | Universal international organizations: United Nations | |
8) | Regional international organizations, 1: Territoriality and the European Union; the path from the economic community to political integration. | |
9) | Regional international organizations, 2: Council of Europe, framework of democracy and human rights; | |
10) | NATO is the defense mechanism of western countries. | |
11) | International organizations under the umbrella of the UN: WHO, ILO, UNCTAD, IMF, GATT, UNESCO, FAO. | |
12) | Other International Organizations: OECD, OSCE, NAFTA, OPEC, OIC, OUA and ASEAN | |
13) | The place of non-governmental organizations in the international system as non-governmental international organizations. | |
14) | General evaluation | |
15) | Final |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | A.LeRoy Bennett ve James K. Oliver (2002), International Organizations, Principles and Issues, Seventh Edition, Pearson Education, New Jersey. Margaret P. Karns and Karen A. Mingst, International Organizations, The Politics and Process of Global Governance, Boulder, Lynne Rienner, 2010. Şaban Çalış, Birol Akgün ve Önder Kutlu (der.) (2006), Uluslararası Örgütler ve Türkiye, Çizgi Yayınları, Konya. Mehmet Hasgüler ve Mehmet B. Uludağ (2012), Uluslararası Örgütler, Tarihçe- Organlar-Belgeler-Politikalar, 5.Basım, Alfa, İstanbul. Cengiz Başak (2010), Uluslararası Örgütler, Seçkin Yayıncılık, Ankara. |
References: | Uluslararası Örgütlerin Kuruluş Anlaşmaları Uluslararası Örgütlerin İnternet Siteleri |
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Program Outcomes | ||||||||
1) Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | ||||||||
2) To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ||||||||
3) Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). | ||||||||
4) Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. | ||||||||
5) To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. | ||||||||
6) To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. | ||||||||
7) To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ||||||||
8) Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Defines contemporary developments, approaches and basic concepts in the field of Political Science and Public Administration at national and international level. | 2 |
2) | To have knowledge about the main theoretical debates in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 2 |
3) | Relates the interaction of Political Science and Public Administration with other social sciences (philosophy, history, sociology, law, economics, business administration). | 3 |
4) | Examines the political and social processes, problems and the causes of these problems in Turkey and in the world, evaluates them in an interdisciplinary dimension and with a critical perspective. | 3 |
5) | To be able to conduct research in the field of Political Science by using common methods and respecting ethical values. | 2 |
6) | To be able to design and lead research and scientific texts on field-specific topics on their own or in team work. | 2 |
7) | To be able to express his/her opinions, thoughts and suggestions for solutions in written and verbally in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | 2 |
8) | Uses computer software and information and communication technologies at the advanced level of the European Computer Driving Licence required by the field. | 2 |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
Final | 1 | % 60 |
total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 14 |
Midterms | 8 | 28 |
Final | 14 | 34 |
Total Workload | 118 |