Code | Name of the Course Unit | Semester | In-Class Hours (T+P) | Credit | ECTS Credit |
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SBU337 | AMERICAN POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Language of Instruction : | Turkish |
Level of the Course Unit : | BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle |
Type of the Course : | Elective |
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit | - |
Coordinator of the Course Unit | Prof. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU |
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit | Assist.Prof. RAHMAT ULLAH |
Course Prerequisite | No |
OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS |
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Objectives of the Course Unit: | This course aims to improve aptitude for examining factors shaping domestic policy in the USA, effects of foreign policy in the USA in the regional and global level and discussing struggles of the USA on rebuilding the international system in the historical process at the level of bachelor’s degree. |
Contents of the Course Unit: | Contents of the course include characteristics of foreign policy in the USA differentiating from foreign policies in other states and their sources; the position of the USA foreign policy coming into play in the world policy as of the first quarter of 20th century taken in the following historical period (1st World War, Period between world wars, 2nd World War, Cold War and post war) and transformations of it. |
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to) |
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Analyze USA foreign policy at a global level. |
Compare ABD domestic and foreign policies in the USA cyclically. |
Interpret changes in the USA foreign policy following the Cold War. |
Evaluate current developments in the USA foreign policy analytically. |
WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY |
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Week | Preparatory | Topics(Subjects) | Method |
1 | - | Introduction, Course Introduction | Lecture, discussion |
2 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 5-18. | Foreign Policy in the USA and World Policy | Lecture, discussion |
3 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Ataç, C. A., "Bagimsizlik Savasciligindan Dunya Hukumdarligina Amerikan Imparatorluk Tarihsel Gelisimi", DoguBati, Issue:42, (2007), p. 111-126. | The USA as a World Country | Lecture, discussion |
4 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikası: İkinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 23-46. | The USA from World War to Cold War | Lecture, discussion |
5 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 47-74. | The USA in the New World: Containment Policy | Lecture, discussion |
6 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 75-104. | Cold War Depressions: North-South tension, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Vietnam War | Lecture, discussion |
7 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 105-132. | Detente (Detant) and The World Order Policy | Lecture, discussion |
8 | - | MID-TERM EXAM | - |
9 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 133-156. | Revival of Great Power Conflict: Carter ve Reagen Period | Lecture, discussion |
10 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 157-180. | End of Cold War | Lecture, discussion |
11 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 181-208. | The USA in the Unipolar World | Lecture, discussion |
12 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 209-260. | New World Old Stresses | Lecture, discussion |
13 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 261-318 | The USA under fire: September 11 and post events | Lecture, discussion |
14 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 319-346. | Obama ad Renewal Period | Lecture, discussion |
15 | Reading the related subject in the coursebook: Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J., Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Ikinci Dunya Savasindan Gunumuze, p. 347-372. | Cracks in the Unipolar Order and Acceding Trump | Lecture, discussion |
16 | - | FINAL EXAM | - |
17 | - | FINAL EXAM | - |
SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING |
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Hook, S. W. ve Spainer J. (2016), Amerikan Dis Politikası: Ikinci Dunya Savasi'ndan Gunumuze, Inkilap Kitabevi, Istanbul. |
Cakmak, C., Dinc, C. ve Ozturk, A. (2011), Yakin Donem Amerikan Dis Politikasi: Teori ve Pratik, Nobel Academic Publications, Ankara. |
Atac, C. A., "Bagimsizlik Savasciligindan Dunya Hukumdarligina Amerikan Imparatorluk Tarihsel Gelisimi", DoguBati, number:42, (2007), sf. 111-126. |
ASSESSMENT |
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Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities | Number of Activities | Degree of Contribution (%) | Description |
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0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
KNOWLEDGE |
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Theoretical |
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Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
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Explain the political history, political ideas, intellectual accumulation of understanding international relations and the way that the history of diplomacy has passed from past to present.
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List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.
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KNOWLEDGE |
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Factual |
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Programme Learning Outcomes | Level of Contribution | ||||||
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Explain the Turkish state tradition, the influence of Islam, the accumulation of political thought and its historical background, and compare this accumulation with the current approaches.
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Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.
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Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.
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SKILLS |
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Cognitive |
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In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.
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Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.
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Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.
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SKILLS |
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Practical |
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Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.
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Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.
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Examine and analyze current political developments in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Caucasus in terms of both Turkish political history and international relations discipline.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Autonomy & Responsibility |
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To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.
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To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.
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Learning to Learn |
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Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.
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Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Communication & Social |
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Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.
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Examine and analyze academic resources and the written and oral studies on the political developments in the region and the world, especially in the Middle East.
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Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.
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OCCUPATIONAL |
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Occupational and/or Vocational |
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With the current historical and theoretical knowledge of the field, suggest sustainable, organizational and administrative arrangements aimed at meeting specific goals and solving certain problems.
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Using the theoretical, economic, political and managerial knowledge, and produce reports on current developments, conflicts and agreements in geography related to world politics and especially in the Middle East.
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Construct arguments on the current developments in Turkish politics in the light of the laws, regulations, and the important changes in the constitution and administrative law that determine Turkish political life and foreign relations.
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WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT |
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Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities |
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Type of the Learning Activites | Learning Activities (# of week) | Duration (hours, h) | Workload (h) |
Lecture & In-Class Activities | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Preliminary & Further Study | 13 | 3 | 39 |
Land Surveying | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reading | 12 | 2 | 24 |
Assignment (Homework) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Project Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Internship | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Technical Visit | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Web Based Learning | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Implementation/Application/Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Practice at a workplace | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Occupational Activity | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Social Activity | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thesis Work | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Field Study | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Report Writing | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Preparation for the Final Exam | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Mid-Term Exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Short Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Preparation for the Short Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TOTAL | 43 | 0 | 129 |
Total Workload of the Course Unit | 129 | ||
Workload (h) / 25.5 | 5,1 | ||
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit | 5,0 |