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| Code | UİY701 |
| Name | Theories of International Relations |
| Term | 2024-2025 Academic Year |
| Semester | . Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 7 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Yüksek Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. MARELLA BODUR ÜN |
Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to inform students about the main theories, debates and issues in IR and it aims to help students develop analytical and critical way(s) of thinking.
Course Content
In this course we explore the major theories, debates and issues in the discipline of International Relations (IR). The course aims to provide students with a grounding in different theoretical approaches in IR and to explore new thinking in IR theory.
Course Precondition
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Resources
Christian Reus-Smith and Duncan Snidal (eds). 2010. The Oxford Handbook of International Relations, Oxford University Press
Notes
Walter Carlsnaes, Thomas Risse and Beth A. Simmons (eds.). 2013 Handbook of International Relations (2nd ed.). London: Sage; Amitav Acharya. 2018. Constructing Global Order: Agency and Change in World Politics. Cambridge University Press.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Identifies and discusses the mainstream IR theories. |
| LO02 | Identifies and discusses the critical theories in IR. |
| LO03 | Identifies and explores existing methods and new thinking in IR. |
| LO04 | Discusses the universality of IR theory |
| LO05 | Identifies and discusses major debates and issues in IR. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. | 5 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Has sufficient knowledge about basic conceptual approaches used in the field of social sciences. | 4 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Develops skills of defining and analyzing the international, regional and national oriented issues, producing appropriate conflict-resolution techniques and negotiation skills. | |
| PLO04 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Uses the collected data to explain social phenomena. | |
| PLO05 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Analyzes the interactions between concepts, phenomena and events in the field of social sciences in an interdisciplinary context. | 5 |
| PLO06 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Learns taking responsibility, leading and working effectively individually and/or in a team. | 4 |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Being aware of the significance of lifelong learning, follows current developments in their field and improves herself/himself. | |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Gains the ability to benefit from various sources within the framework of academic rules in a field of study, to synthesize the information he/she has obtained, and to effectively present it. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods. | 5 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Recognizes and applies social, scientific and ethical values. | 4 |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develops critical thinking skills. | 5 |
| PLO12 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Identifies the international and national issues by methodologies used in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations; chooses the appropriate analysis techniques across the issues and applies the appropriate empirical studies. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: IR as an Academic Disipline | F. Yalvaç, Uluslararası İlişkilerde Teori Kavramı ve Temel Teorik Tartışmalar, Gözen (der.), Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 2 | Main Debates and Diversity of Theory in IR | S. Hoffman, An American Social Science: International Relations (1977); S. Smith, The Self-Images of a Discipline (1995) | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Realism | T. Hobbes, Of the Natural Condition of Mankind in Viotti and Kauppi; Hans J. Morgenthau, Six Principles of Political Realism in Williams, Goldstein and Shafritz (eds); P. Wilson, The Myth of the First Great Debate, RIS 24 (1998): 1-15. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Structural Realism/Neo-Realism | K. Waltz, Reductionist and Systemic Theories in Neorealism and Its Critics, 1986; K. Waltz, The Origins of War in Neorealist Theory in Williams, Goldstein and Shafritz (eds); K. Waltz, Structural Realism after the Cold War,International Security 25, 1. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Liberalism | M. Doyle, Kant s Perpetual Peace: Liberal Internationalism in Williams, Goldstein and Shafritz (eds); W. Wilson, The Fourteen Points, Williams, Goldstein and Shafritz; R.Keohane and J.Nye, Realism and Complex Interdependence, in Viotti and Kauppi. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Neo-Liberalism | J. Mearsheimer, The False Promise of International Institutions, International Security, 19, 3; Keohane and L. Martin, The Promise of Institutionalist Theory, International Security (1995); J. Mearsheimer, A Realist Reply, International Security (1995). | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | English School | Hedley Bull, The Nature of Order in World Politics (Part 1), The Anarchical Society; Barry Buzan, The English School: an Underexploited Resource in IR, RIS 27 (2001) | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | N/A | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma |
| 9 | Constructivism | A. Wendt, Anarchy is What States Make of it, IO (1992); T. Hopf, The Promise of Constructivism in International Relations Theory, International Security (1998); M. Finnemore and K. Sikkink, International Norm Dynamics and Political Change, IO (1998). | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Marxism in IR | I. Wallerstein, Patterns and Perspectives of the Capitalist World-Economy in Viotti and Kauppi; R. Cox, Social Forces, States and World Orders: Beyond International Relations Theory, Keohane (ed). Neorealism and Its Critics, pp. 204-254. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Critical Theory | M. Hoffman, Critical Theory and the Inter-Paradigm Debate, Millennium (1987); N. Rengger, Going Critical: A Response to Hoffman, and Hoffman s response, Conversations on Critical International Relations Theory, Millennium 17, 1. | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Postmodernism in IR | C. Brown, Turtles all the way down: Antifoundationalism, Critical Theory and International Relations, Millennium (1994); S. Smith, Epistemology, Postmodernism and International Relations Theory, Journal of Peace Research (1997). | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | Feminist Theory of IR | A. Tickner, Hans Morgenthau s Principles of Political Realism; M. Zalewski, Feminist Theory and IR; Keohane, IR Theory: Contributions of a Feminist Standpoint, Millennium (1989); C. Weber, Good Girls, Little Girls and Bad Girls, Millennium (1994) | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | Non-Western IR Theory | S Smith, The US and the Discipline of IR, International Studies Review (2002); P Bilgin, Thinking Past Western IR, TWQ (2008); A Acharya and B Buzan, Why is there no non-Western IR theory (2007) | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | The End of the Liberal World Order | A Acharya, After Liberal Hegemony, Ethics International Affairs, (Fall 2017); Roundtable: Rising Powers and the International Order, Ethics International Affairs, (Spring 2018). | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | N/A | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Ödev |
| 17 | Term Exams | N/A | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 170 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,80 | ||
| ECTS | 7 ECTS | ||