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 :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Prof. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. 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 assumptions of Realism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3	Jackson and Sorenson, 67-75	Proto-Classical Realism (Thucydides, Machiavelli, Hobbes) and Classical Realism (E.H. Carr and H. Morgenthau) Hans Morgenthau “Six Principles of Political Realism” in J.Ann Ticknerr “A Critique of Morgenthau’s Principles of Realism”	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4	J & S: 79-82, 82-88 Art & Jervis IP 29-49 Kenneth Waltz (1979), “The Anarchic Structure of World Politics”	Neo-realism or Structural realism during the Cold War Neoclassical Realism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5	Mingst and Snyder, ERWP. Morgenthau, “Balance of Power” and “Different Methods of B of P” Christopher Layne (2006) “The Unipolar Illusion Revisited” 7-41 Robert Pape (2005) “Soft Balancing Against the US”7-45	Types of Balancing	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6	J & S: 102-106; 113-118 CIR: 368-76 Kant, “The Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch”	Basic concepts and assumptions of liberalism Sociological Liberalism Republican Liberalism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
7	J & S: 106-110 IP: 199-214 Keohane and Nye, “Complex Interdependence and the Role of Force”	Interdependence Liberalism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	J & S: 110-113. Joseph M. Grieco (1988) Anarchy and the Limits of Cooperation: A Realist Critique of the Newest Liberal Institutionalism, 485-507	Institutional Liberalism and critics	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
10	Jackson and Sorenson, chp 8	Constructivism	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11	Jackson and Sorenson, chp 5	English School or International Society School (IN sys ve Int society)	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
12	Jackson and Sorenson 167-174 Burchil at all, chp 5	Marxsizm	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13	Andere Gunder Frank Development of Under Develeopment Johan Galtung Structural Theory of Imperialism	Dependency Theory	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14	Burchill at all, chp 6	Critical Theory	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
15	-	General Evaluation	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

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)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	12	2	24
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	12	1	12
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	28	28
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	26	26
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	54	0	158