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FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

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

GENERAL INFORMATION

Language of Instruction : İngilizce
Level of the Course Unit : LİSANS, TYY: + 6.Düzey, EQF-LLL: 6.Düzey, QF-EHEA: 1.Düzey
Type of the Course : Seçmeli
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit -
Coordinator of the Course Unit Prof.Dr. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit Dr.Öğr.Üyesi AYŞE KÜÇÜK
Course Prerequisite No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS

Objectives of the Course Unit: This course consists of two parts. First part concentrates on the specific theories of FPA that on different levels of analysis intent to examine foreign policy decision making. Before we proceed with this group of theories, students are invited to revisit theories of International Relations that are the essential basis for understanding the foreign policy of a state. Second part of the course focuses on specific case studies. Here, students are taught FPA with the references to concrete events and decisions. This part of the course is an actual application of the first part. Also, in order to help students understand FPA, the second part of the course include assignments. These are presentation of case studies – analysis of the specific events and decisions.
Contents of the Course Unit: The aim of this seminar is to introduce students to the most important frameworks of analysis in the study of foreign policy. In other words, it is meant to show and refine the tools students can use and level they should consider to understand foreign affairs.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

By the end of this course, successful students will be able to: Understand, summarize and discuss the main approaches in foreign policy analysis.
Evaluate these approaches with regards to the methodologies they employ and their usefulness for the analysis of particular problems of international politics
Analyze a particular case from the perspective of one or more of these approaches
Make a presentation of an analysis completed by the students: an examination of the concrete event by means of FPA theories

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 Smith et al., chapter 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
8 - ARA SINAV -
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 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 Q&A Discussion
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 Q&A Discussion
14 Smith et al., chapter 21. 14. ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN (IN)SECURITY: THE YOM KIPPUR WAR Lecture Q&A Discussion
15 Smith et al., chapters 1-21. 15. GENERAL OVERVIEW Lecture Q&A Discussion
16 - FİNAL -
17 - FİNAL -

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

Alden, C., & Aran, A. (2016). Foreign policy analysis: new approaches. Taylor & Francis.
Auger, V. A. (1996). The Dynamics of Foreign Policy Analysis: The Carter Administration and the Neutron Bomb. Rowman & Littlefield.
Breuning, M. (2007). Foreign policy analysis: a comparative introduction. Springer.
Hudson, V. M. (2013). Foreign policy analysis: classic and contemporary theory. Rowman & Littlefield.
Smith, S., Hadfield, A., & Dunne, T. (Eds.). (2016). Foreign policy: theories, actors, cases. Oxford University Press.
Smith, Steve, Tim Dunne, Amelia Hadfield. Dış Politika Teoriler Aktörler Örnek Olaylar. Sayfa Sayısı: 586. İlk Baskı Yılı: 2016. Dil: Türkçe
Efegil, E. (2012). Dış politika analizi: Ders notları. Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık.
Çınar, Y. (2018) Örneklerde Dış Politika Analizi. Dora Yayıncılık
Sönmezoğlu, F. (2005). Uluslararası politika ve dış politika analizi. Filiz Kitabevi.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of Activities Degree of Contribution (%) Description
Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE UNIT TO THE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

KNOWLEDGE

Theoretical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
5
2
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.
3
3
List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.
3

KNOWLEDGE

Factual

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
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.
0
2
Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.
3
3
Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.
5

SKILLS

Cognitive

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.
5
2
Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.
0
3
Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.
2

SKILLS

Practical

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.
3
2
Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.
2
3
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.
2

OCCUPATIONAL

Autonomy & Responsibility

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.
4
2
To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.
5

OCCUPATIONAL

Learning to Learn

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.
4
2
Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.
5

OCCUPATIONAL

Communication & Social

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.
4
2
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.
5
3
Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.
5

OCCUPATIONAL

Occupational and/or Vocational

Programme Learning Outcomes Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5
1
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.
0
2
To follow latest developments in the field and direct personal studies accordingly within the framework of the lifelong learning principle.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.
5
3
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.
0

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT

Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities

Type of the Learning Activites Learning Activities (# of week) Duration (hours, h) Workload (h)
Ders 14 3 42
Derse Ön Hazırlık ve Ders Sonrası Pekiştirme 14 4 56
Arazi Çalışması 0 0 0
Grup Çalışması / Ödevi 0 0 0
Laboratuvar 0 0 0
Okuma 0 0 0
Ödev 0 0 0
Proje Hazırlama 0 0 0
Seminer 0 0 0
Staj 0 0 0
Teknik Gezi 0 0 0
Web Tab. Öğrenme 0 0 0
Uygulama 0 0 0
Yerinde Uygulama 0 0 0
Mesleki Faaliyet 0 0 0
Sosyal Faaliyet 0 0 0
Tez Hazırlama 0 0 0
Alan Çalışması 0 0 0
Rapor Yazma 0 0 0
Final Sınavı 1 1 1
Final Sınavı Hazırlığı 1 12 12
Ara Sınav 1 1 1
Ara Sınav Hazırlığı 1 12 12
Kısa Sınav 0 0 0
Kısa Sınav Hazırlığı 0 0 0
TOPLAM 32 0 124
Total Workload of the Course Unit 124
Workload (h) / 25.5 4,9
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 5,0