YAŞAR UNIVERSITY
FACULTY of ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES AND ECONOMICS
DEPARTMENT OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
COURSE SYLLABUS
Course
Code
Course Title
International Politics
Semester
INRL 204
Course Hour/Week
Spring
2015
Theory
3
Practice
0
Yaşar Credit
ECTS
-
6
Course Type
1. Compulsory Courses
1.1. Programme Compulsory Courses
X
1.2. University Compulsory Courses (UFND)
1.3. YÖK (Higher Education Council) Compulsory Courses
2. Elective Courses
2.1. Program Elective Courses
2.2. University Elective Courses
Language of Instruction
English
Associate Degree (Short Cycle)
Level of Course
Undergraduate (First Cycle)
X
Graduate (Second Cycle)
Doctoral Course (Third Cycle)
Prerequisites Course(s) (compulsory)
NA
Special Pre-Conditions of the Course
(recommended)
NA
Course
Coordinator
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gökay ÖZERİM
Mail: gokay.ozerim@yasar.edu.tr
Web: gozerim.yasar.edu.tr
Course
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gökay ÖZERİM
Mail: gokay.ozerim@yasar.edu.tr
Web: gozerim.yasar.edu.tr
Course Web
Page
http://gozerim.yasar.edu.tr/courses/inrl204/
Aim(s) of the
Course
This course aims to introduce the students the main theoretical and
historical approaches/debates in international politics by analyzing the major issues and related topics.
Learning
Outcomes of
the Course
1.To be able to think critically about international politics.
2.To recognize central concepts in world politics.
3.To examine the political, economic, and ideological factors that shape international politics.
4.To use conceptual tools to study patterns and issues in world politics.
5.To analyze substantive issues of relations among states in the contemporary world.
6.To evaluate international events by employing theoretical tools.
7.To interpret and comment on major world affairs.
8.To recognize the main reasons and implications of major issues in international politics.
Course Content
World politics, power relations, war and international
peace, international conflicts, globalization, international security, terrorism, international actors.
1
COURSE OUTLINE/SCHEDULE (Weekly)
Week
Topics
Introduction: From International
Politics to Global Politics
Preliminary Preparation
Methodology and
Implementation
(theory, practice,
assignment etc)
Globalization and Global Politics (Baylis, Smith
& Owens) 2-31
1
Lecture
Theories of World Politics (Kegley &
Blanton) : 29-61
2
Theories in International Politics
3
Level of Analysıs in International
Politics
4
New Actors in International Politics Transnational Actors: A Challenge to States’
Power (Kaarbo & Lee Ray) 116-139
Lecture / Case Study
5
Power
Power and Policy (Kaarbo & Lee Ray) 95-115
Lecture / Case Study
6
Security
International and Global Security (Baylis, Smith
Lecture / Case Study
& Owens) 2-31
Movie Session
7
War and Peace
War, Peace and Violence (Papp) 435-458
Lecture / Case Study
8
Mid-Term Exam
Mid-Term Exam
Mid-Term Exam
The State and Its Role in the
International System (Duncan, Jancar
-Webster, Switky) : 47-90
Ethnic Conflict and International Terrorism
(Kaarbo & Lee Ray) 215-255
Lecture / Case Study
Lecture / Case Study
9
Ethnic Conflict and International
Terrorism
10
The Use of Force
11
Poverty and Development
12
Population
Why in peoples’ movement restricted? (Edkins
Lecture and Presentation
& Zehfuss) 170-189
13
Environment
What happens if we don’t think in human
terms (Edkins & Zehfuss) 44-67
14
Human Rights
15
Case Studies and the General
Overview
What can we do to change the world? (Edkins
& Zehfuss) 483-499
Lecture and Presentation
16
Final Exam
Final Exam
Final Exam
Nuclear Proliferation (Baylis and
Smith) 384-297
Lecture and Presentation
Lecture and Presentation
Power, Development and Hunger (Baylis, Smith
& Owens) 460-474
Lecture and Presentation
Human Rights (Baylis, Smith & Owens) 496-508
2
Lecture and Presentation
Lecture and Presentation
Required Course Material (s) /Reading(s)/Text Book (s)
* John Baylis, Steve Smith, Patricia Owens, The Globalization
of World Politics (Oxford University Press)
* W. Raymond Duncan; Barbara Jancar-Webster & Bob
Switky, World Politics in the 21st Century (Longman)
* Jenny Edkins & Maja Zehfuss, Global Politics: A New
Introduction (Routledge)
Kenneth Oye, "The Conditions for Cooperation in World
Politics," in Art and Jervis, International Politics, pp. 69-82.
Robert O. Keohane, “International Institutions, ” in Art and
Jervis, International Politics, pp. 119-126.
Michael W. Doyle, "Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign
Affairs," in Art and Jervis, International Politics, pp.83-95.
Recommended Course Material (s)/Reading(s)/Other
Alexander Wendt, "Anarchy Is What States Make of It," in
Art and Jervis, International Politics, pp. 61-68.
Samuel P. Huntington, "The Clash of Civilizations?" in Art
and Jervis, International Politics, pp. 395-410.
Robert Gilpin, Global Political Economy: Understanding the
International Economic Order (Princeton: Princeton
University Press, 2001).
ASSESSMENT
Semester Activities/ Studies
NUMBER
WEIGHT in %
Mid- Term
1
40
Quiz
5
10
Assignment and Presentation
1
10
Final Exam
1
40
TOTAL
-
100
ECTS /STUDENT WORKLOAD
ACTIVITIES
NUMBER
UNIT
HOUR
TOTAL
(WORKLOAD)
14
Week
3
42
3
42
Course Teaching Hour (14 weeks* total course hours)
Preliminary Preparation and finalizing of course notes,
further self- study
Week
14
Assignment (s)
1
Number
10
10
Presentation/ Seminars
1
Number
5
5
Quiz and Preparation for the Quiz
5
Number
1
5
Mid- Term(s)
1
Number
20
20
Final Examination
1
Number
30
30
Total Workload
154
Total Workload/ 25
6,16
ECTS
6
3
ETHICAL RULES WITH REGARD TO THE COURSE (IF AVAILABLE)
All students enrolled to the course are required:
To come to the class with a good preparation.
To prepare and present assignments on time
To participate class discussions actively
ASSESSMENT and EVALUATION METHODS:
Final Grades will be determined according to the Yaşar University Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree and Graduate
Degree Education and Examination Regulation
PREPARED BY
Assist. Prof. Dr. Gökay ÖZERİM
UPDATED
25.02.2015
APPROVED
25.02.2015
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