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FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
POL338 FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS 5 3 3 5

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - 1. INTRODUCTION Lecture Q&A Discussion
2 Smith et al., chapter 1. 2. FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS AS A DISCIPLINE Lecture Q&A Discussion
3 Smith et al., chapters 2 - 5. 3. THEORIES OF THE FPA Lecture Q&A Discussion
4 Smith et al., chapter 6. 4. ACTORS, STRUCTURES AND FPA. Lecture Q&A Discussion
5 Smith et al., chapter 7. 5. FOREIGN POLICY DECISION-MAKING: RATIONAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND NEUROLOGICAL MODELS Lecture Q&A Discussion
6 Smith et al., chapter 8. 6. IMPLEMENTATION AND BEHAVIOR. Lecture Q&A Discussion
7 • Smith et al., chapter 10. • Wag the Dog film (1997) 7. THE ROLE OF MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION. Lecture Q&A Discussion of the film
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Smith et al., chapter 11. 9. THE PRIMACY OF NATIONAL SECURITY. Lecture Q&A Discussion
10 Smith et al., chapter 12. 10. ECONOMIC STATECRAFT Lecture Q&A Discussion
11 Smith et al., chapter 13. 11. DUTIES BEYOND BORDERS. CASE OF HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION Lecture Students' presentations Q&A Discussion
12 • Smith et al., chapter 14. • Thirteen Days film (2000) PART II. TEACHING FOREIGN POLICY CASES & STUDENTS’ PRESENTATIONS 12. THE CUBAN MISSILE CRISIS Lecture Students' presentations Q&A Discussion of the film
13 Smith et al., chapter 16. 13. NEOCONSERVATISM AND THE DOMESTIC SOURCES OF AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY: THE ROLE OF IDEAS IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM. Lecture Students' presentations Q&A Discussion
14 Smith et al., chapter 21. 14. ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN (IN)SECURITY: THE YOM KIPPUR WAR Lecture Students' presentations Q&A Discussion
15 Smith et al., chapters 1-21. 15. GENERAL OVERVIEW Lecture Students' presentations Q&A Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -