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| Code | UİY710 |
| Name | Selected Topics in International Relations II |
| Term | 2024-2025 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 | ||