THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
POL209	THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	3	3	3	6

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 :	Zorunlu
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 HAYRİYE ASENA DEMİRER
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to familiarize students with the terminology of IR and major concepts and theories in the IR literature as well as provide students with theoretical tools and frameworks of analysis that helps to understand the international system.
Contents of the Course Unit:	This course covers Realism, Idealism/Liberalism, International Society Approach, Marxsizm, Dependency Theories, World System Theory, Constructivism and Critical Theories and their variations and main debates within each perspective.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Compares and contrast different IR perspectives in terms of their basic assumption.
Evaluate nuances or intra debates within each perspective.
Evaluate and interpret advantageous and disadvantageous sides of each perspective.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Introduction	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
2	-	Basic Concepts and arguments of Realism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3	Jackson and Sorenson, 67-75 Art & Jervis IP: 7-14, IP:15-28	Proto-Realism (Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes) and Classical Realism (E.H. Carr and H. Morgenthau)	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4	Jackson and Sorenson, 79-82; 86-88. Kenneth Waltz (1979), “The Anarchic Structure of World Politics” in Art & Jervis IP 29-49	Neo-realism or Structural realism during the Cold War, Neo-Classical Realism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5	Morgenthau, “Balance of Power” and “Different Methods of B of P” Mings and Snyder, ERWP. Christopher Layne 2006 Unipolar İluusion Revisited.	Types of Balancing	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6	Jackson and Sorenson 113-118. Kant, “The Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch” CIR: 368-76	Republican Liberalism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
7	Keohane and Nye, “Complex Interdependence and the Role of Force” IP: 199-214	Interdependence Liberalism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8	-	ARA SINAV	-
9	Joseph M. Grieco (1988) Anarchy and the Limits of Cooperation: A Realist Critique of the Newest Liberal Institutionalism, 485-507, ERWP: 346-357	Institutional Liberalism and critics	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
10	Jackson and Sorenson, chp 5	English School or International Society School (IN sys ve Int society)	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11	Jackson and Sorenson, 2008-223	Constructivism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
12	Burchil at all, chp 5	Marxsizm	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13	Article assigned	Dependency Theory	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14	Burchill at all, chp 6	Critical Theory	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
15	Burchill at all, chp 7	Post Modern Theory	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16	-	FİNAL	-
17	-	FİNAL	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Robert Jackson and George Sorenson (2003) Introduction to International Relations, Oxford Uni Press.
Scott Burchill et all (2005) Theories of International Relations, Palgrave.
Karen Mingst and Jack Snyder (2001) Essential Readings in World Politics, Norton and Company.
Robert J. Art and Robert Jervis (2005) International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, Pearson Longman.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

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.						5
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.					4

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.			2
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.					4

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.					4
2	Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.		1
3	Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.				3

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.						5
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.				3

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.	0
2	To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.	0

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.						5
2	Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.					4

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.				3
3	Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.					4

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.				3
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.				3
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.		1

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	12	2	24
Arazi Çalışması	0	0	0
Grup Çalışması / Ödevi	0	0	0
Laboratuvar	0	0	0
Okuma	12	2	24
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	12	1	12
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	28	28
Ara Sınav	1	1	1
Ara Sınav Hazırlığı	1	26	26
Kısa Sınav	0	0	0
Kısa Sınav Hazırlığı	0	0	0
TOPLAM	54	0	158