UİY710 Selected Topics in International Relations II

5 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code UİY710
Name Selected Topics in International Relations II
Term 2022-2023 Academic Year
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language İngilizce
Level Yüksek Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
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Course Goal / Objective

This course aims to inform students about the main theories, debates and issues in IR and it aims to help students develop analytical and critical way(s) of thinking.

Course Content

In this course we explore the major theories, debates and issues in the discipline of International Relations (IR). The course aims to provide students with a grounding in different theoretical approaches in IR and to explore new thinking and research in IR theory.

Course Precondition

UİY 701 - Theories of IR

Resources

Amitav Acharya. 2018. Constructing Global Order: Agency and Change in World Politics. Cambridge University Press.

Notes

Walter Carlsnaes, Thomas Risse and Beth A. Simmons (eds.). 2013 Handbook of International Relations (2nd ed.). London: Sage


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Identifies and discusses the critical theories in IR.
LO02 Identifies the debates around non-Western IR
LO03 Identifies and discusses major debates and issues in IR.
LO04 Identifies and discusses the debates around the new themes in IR such as ontological security, global norms and emotions
LO05 Discusses the universality of IR theory


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. 5
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has sufficient knowledge about basic conceptual approaches used in the field of social sciences. 5
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Develops skills of defining and analyzing the international, regional and national oriented issues, producing appropriate conflict-resolution techniques and negotiation skills. 4
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Uses the collected data to explain social phenomena.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Analyzes the interactions between concepts, phenomena and events in the field of social sciences in an interdisciplinary context. 4
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Learns taking responsibility, leading and working effectively individually and/or in a team.
PLO07 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Being aware of the significance of lifelong learning, follows current developments in their field and improves herself/himself.
PLO08 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Gains the ability to benefit from various sources within the framework of academic rules in a field of study, to synthesize the information he/she has obtained, and to effectively present it. 3
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods. 5
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognizes and applies social, scientific and ethical values.
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops critical thinking skills. 4
PLO12 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Identifies the international and national issues by methodologies used in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations; chooses the appropriate analysis techniques across the issues and applies the appropriate empirical studies.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction S. Smith, The Self-Images of a Discipline (1995) Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
2 The End of the Liberal World Order A Acharya, "After Liberal Hegemony", Ethics International Affairs, (Fall 2017); John Ikenberry, “The End of Liberal International Order?”, International Affairs, 94, 1 (2018): 7-23; Ole Wæver, “A Post-Western Europe: Strange Identities in a Less Liberal World Order”, Ethics & International Affairs, 32, Special issue 1 (Spring 2018); Shiping Tang, “China and the Future International Order(s)”, Ethics & International Affairs, 32, Special issue 1 (Spring 2018) Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
3 Non-Western IR I Ole Waever, “The Sociology of not so International a Discipline: American and European Developments in International Relations” International Organization 52, 4: (1998) 687-727; S Smith, The US and the Discipline of IR, International Studies Review (2002); P Bilgin, Thinking Past Western IR, TWQ (2008); A Acharya and B Buzan, Why is there no non-Western IR theory (2007) Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
4 Non-Western IR II Gonca Biltekin, “Özgün Teori İnşası ve Batı-Dışı Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri”, R. Gözen (der.), Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri s.31-63, 2016; Pınar Bilgin ve Zeynep Gülşah Çapan. “Introduction to the Special Issue: Regional International Relations and Global Worlds: Globalising International Relations, Uluslararası İlişkiler, cilt 18, sayı 70, 2021; Amitav Acharya. 2018. Constructing Global Order: Agency and Change in World Politics. Cambridge University Press. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
5 Global Norms Martha Finnemore and Kathryn Sikkink, “International Norm Dynamics and Political Change”, International Organization, 42, 4 (1998): 887-917. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
6 Global Norms II A. Acharya, “How Ideas Spread: Whose Norms Matter? Norm Localization and Institutional Change in Asian Regionalism.” International Organization 58, no.2 (2004):239-275; M. Bodur Ün, “Contesting Global Gender Equality Norms: The Case of Turkey.” Review of International Studies 45, no.5 (2019):828-847. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
7 Midterm exam N/A Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Proje Temelli Öğrenme
8 Ontological Security J. Mitzen, “Ontological Security in World Politics: State Identity and the Security Dilemma”, European Journal of International Relations 12, no.3 (2006), 341–370; J. Mitzen, and Larson, Kyle. “Ontological Security and Foreign Policy”. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics, ed. WA Thompson. Oxford: Oxford University Press,2017. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
9 Ontological Security II C. Kinnvall, “Globalization and Religious Nationalism: Self, Identity, and the Search for Ontological Security”, Political Psychology, 25, no.5 (2004):741–767; C. Kinnvall, and Mitzen, Jennifer. “An Introduction to the Special Issue: Ontological Securities in World Politics”, Cooperation and Conflict, 52, no. 1 (2017): 3–11. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
10 Emotions in IR S. Koschut, (Ed.) (2020), The power of emotions in world politics. J. Mercer, (2006), "Human nature and the first image: Emotion in international politics." Journal of International Relations and Development, 9(3), 288-303. R. Bleiker & E.Hutchison, (2008), "Fear no more: Emotions and world politics" Review of International Studies, 34(S1), 115-135. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
11 Emotions and Images in IR Adler-Nissen, R., Andersen, K. E., & Hansen, L. (2020), "Images, emotions, and international politics: The death of Alan Kurdi. Review of International Studies, 46(1), 75-95; R. Bleiker, Campbell, D., Hutchison, E., & Nicholson, X. (2013), "The visual dehumanisation of refugees". Australian Journal of Political Science, 48(4), 398-416. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Tartışma
12 Student Presentations-1 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Bireysel Çalışma, Proje Temelli Öğrenme
13 Student Presentations-2 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Bireysel Çalışma, Proje Temelli Öğrenme
14 Student Presentations-3 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Bireysel Çalışma, Proje Temelli Öğrenme
15 Student Presentations-4 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Bireysel Çalışma, Proje Temelli Öğrenme
16 Final Exam N/A Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev
17 Final Exam N/A Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Ödev


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 3 42
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 1 22 22
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 12 12
Final Exam 0 0 0
Total Workload (Hour) 118
Total Workload / 25 (h) 4,72
ECTS 5 ECTS

Update Time: 21.01.2023 01:55