U.S. Foreign Policy (RI419)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI419 | U.S. Foreign Policy | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Ayşe Füsun TÜRKMEN fturkmen@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The purpose of this course is to provide the students with important information about the balances of the Asian continent. |
| Content | Basic information about the major players of the Asian continent, the relations between those and their political evolution. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | The student wo will validate this course will have the basic information about the important powers of the Asian continent and learn the relatioıns between the major players of this geography. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Text studies and professor's presentations. |
| References |
ATHWAL, Amardeep. China-India Relations, Routledge, 2007. AYRES, Alyssa. Power Realignments in Asia, Sage, 2009. DEDEOĞLU, Beril. Değişen Dünyada Yeni Dengeler, İlgi-Kültür, 2008. DEDEOĞLU, Beril. Uluslararası Güvenlik ve Strateji, Derin Yayınları, 2003. FRANÇOIS, Joseph. National Strategies for Regional Integration, ADB, 2009. GANGULY, Sumit. Understanding Contemporary India, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003. HELPER, Claude. La dénucléarisation de l’Inde. L’Harmattan, 2010. KILIÇKAP, Tolga Barış. Hindistan: Bölgesel Güçten Küresel Güce, IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2007. LAMBERT, Denis. Géopolitique de la Chine, Ellipses, 2009. LI, Hak Yin. China, India, Russia : Cooperation and Construction, HKBU, 2009. JAFFRELOT, Christophe. L’Inde comtemporaine, Fayard, Paris, 2006. JAIN, B. N., Global Power: India’s Foreign Policy, Lexington Books, 2008. JOYAUX, François. La politique extérieure de la Chine populaire, PUF, 1993. OLDENBURG, Philip. India, Pakistan and Democracy, Routledge, 2011. RANA, Kishan. Asian Diplomacy, WWCP, 2009. SEO, Ick-Jin. La Corée du Sud: Une analyse historique, L’Harmattan, 2000. SERRA, Régine. Asie orientale, Documentation française, 2003. SINGH, Aakash. Indian Political Thought, Routledge, 2010. SÖNMEZOĞLU, Faruk. Uluslararası İlişkilerde Yeni Alanlar, Yeni Bakışlar, Der, 1998. STEIN, Burton. A History of India, Blackwell, Oxford, 1998. ZHAO, Suisheng. Chinese Foreign Policy, M. E. Sharpe, 2004. ZHENG, Yongnian. China and International Relations, Routledge, 2010. ZINS, Max-Jean. Inde : un destin démocratique, Documentation française, 1999. WISNER, Frank. New Priorities in South Asia, CFR, 2003. WOLF, Charles. China and India: a comparative assessment, RAND, 2011. WOLPERT, Stanley. A New History of India, Oxford University Press, 2000. ROTERMUND, Hartmut. L’Asie orientale et méridionale, PUF, 1999. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to American political culture |
| 2 | Analysis models of U.S. foreign policy |
| 3 | American political system |
| 4 | From WWII to the Cold War (Roosevelt era) |
| 5 | Containment and its practices (Truman, Eisenhower) |
| 6 | The era of Détente (Nixon) |
| 7 | Back to idealism (Carter) |
| 8 | The New Cold War (Reagan) |
| 9 | The end of the Cold War and the unipolar moment ( George H. W. Bush) |
| 10 | Post-Cold War international crises (Clinton) |
| 11 | 9/11 and its consequences (George W. Bush) |
| 12 | The Obama era |
| 13 | Trump Administartion |
| 14 | Turkish-American relations, Wrap-up and General Debate |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 3 | 60 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 2 | 10 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 3 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have a detailed knowledge on the principal concepts, actors and components of the international system | X | ||||
| 2 | To master the fundamentals such as history, law, economics, sociology and political science required by the multidisciplinary nature of International Relations | X | ||||
| 3 | Pouvoir analyser la pratique à partir d’une infrastructure théorique assimilée | X | ||||
| 4 | To have acquired the capability of specializing on a particular theme and/or region | X | ||||
| 5 | In the light of Galatasaray University’s traditional and institutional links with Europe, to have developed the ability to contribute to Turkey’s accession process to the EU in a concrete manner | X | ||||
| 6 | To interpret and explain Turkish foreign policy through its domestic components as well as from the perspective of the international system | X | ||||
| 7 | To have reached the necessary level of competence to be able to undertake a career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as other state institutions and/or the private sector | X | ||||
| 8 | Possess the required skills to work at various international organizations and NGOs | X | ||||
| 9 | To be in perfect command of French, teaching language of Galatasaray University, and of English, its mandatory language, at the academic -with a view to write a thesis/project/book in the field of International Relations- as well as the professional level | X | ||||
| 10 | To have the capacity to utilize the methodological instruments acquired throughout the studies at any conceptual and/or academic work | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 8 | 6 | 48 |
| Assignments | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Presentation | 1 | 17 | 17 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||