Political History I

Content

Objective

This course, which covers a period stretching from the Treaties of Westphalia to the beginning of the WWI (thus, from 1648 to 1918) aims at exploring the historical foundations of contemporary politics / international relations. and to ensure the study of the principal dynamics of our era from a historical perspective.

Course Content

This course, which covers the period from 1648 to 1918, focuses not only on the processes of state formation and construction, but also on the training of contemporary components of international politics. In this sense, its content has a wide range from the determination of the fundamental principles of International Law to the evolution of the international economy. However, the center of gravity, hence, the main actor is The State; as a result, the course examines social movements in the context of state formation and construction processes, as well as principles that govern relations between states and their respective societies. Therefore, this course is committed to presenting wars, turning points, treaties, political, economic and social crises from a coherent and whole perspective. While the study space is early Europe, it extends to the Far East, especially from the 1860s.

Course Learning Outcomes

The students:
- (If they are of various disciplines other than International Relations) acquire an acquaintance on the study of International Relations a historical perspective;
- (If they have a degree in International Relations and / or Political Science) reinforce, improve and deepen their knowledge;
- Seize the historical foundations of IR and international relations;
- Acquire analytical know-how with the conceptual tools provided by the course.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Although the course is mainly narrative, it is a method consistent with contemporary trends in the study of International Relations. Thus, the course is committed not only to provide rich documentation (articles, books, etc.) but also to support the narrative and readings with audio-visual material, ranging from video games (Sparta: War of Empires, League of Legends, etc.) to documentaries, including chess, 3-D to illustrate strategies.

References

AGAMBEN, Giorgio, Homo Sacer I. Le Pouvoir Souverain et la Vie Nue, Translated by: Marilène Raiola, Paris : Éditions du Seuil, 1995, 216 p.
---------------------------- État d’Exception. Homo Sacer, II-1, Translated by Joel Gayraud, Paris : Éditions du Seuil, 2003, 151 p.
BENJAMIN, Walter, Pasajlar, Çeviren: Ahmet Cemal, İstanbul : Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Ocak 2002, 4. Baskı, 277 p.
BEST, Antony ve diğerleri. (ed.), 20. Yüzyılın Uluslararası İlişkiler Tarihi, Çeviren : Taciser Ulaş Belge, Ankara : Siyasal Kitabevi, Eylül 2012, 615 p.
BRAUDEL, Fernand, Grammaire des Civilisations, Paris : Champs/ Flammarion, 1993, 625 s.
CARR, Edward Hallet, Tarih Nedir, Çeviren: Misket Gizem Gürtük, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2018, 21. Baskı, 255 p.
------------------------------- The Twenty Years’ Crisis, 1919-1939. An Introduction to the Study of International Relations, New York : Palgrave, 2001, cviii+ 233 p.
FROMKIN, David, A Peace to End All Peace. The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East, New York : Avon Books, 1990, 635 p.
HOBSBAWM, Eric J., Devrim Çağı, 1789-1848, Çeviren: Bahadır Sina Şener, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, 6. Baskı, 375 p.
--------------------- İmparatorluklar Çağı, 1875-1914, traduit par Vedat Ulvi Aslan, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, 6. Baskı, 428 p.
---------------------- Aşırılıklar Çağı. Kısa 20. Yüzyıl, traduit par Yavuz Aldoğan, İstanbul: Everest Yayınları, 2006, 10. Baskı, 788 p.
--------------------- İlkel Asiler. 19. ve 20. Yüzyıllarda Toplumsal Hareketin Arkaik Biçimleri Üzerine İncelemeler, traduit par Uygur Kocabaşoğlu, İstanbul : 2012, 267 p.
İBN HALDUN, Mukaddime 1-2, İstanbul : Dergâh Yayınları, 2005, 4e édition.
MANN, Micheal, İktidarın Tarihi I: Başlangıcından 1760’a Kadar Toplumsal İktidarın Kaynakları, Çeviren: Emre Kolay, Olcay Sevimli, Soner Torlak, Esin Saraçoğlu, Ankara: Phoenix, 2013, 616 p.
------------------------- İktidarın Tarihi II: Sınıfların ve Ulus-Devletlerin Yükselişi, 1760-1914, Çeviren: Ali Rıza Gürgen; Gülben Şaş; Elçin Deniz Efe; Hüseyin Ali Sözen; Soner Torlak; Bilgesu Savcı; Mehmet Sait Türk, Ankara: Phoenix, Aralık 2012, 848 p.
----------------------- İktidarın Tarihi III: Küresel İmparatorluklar ve Devrim, 1890-1945, Çeviren: Ali Rıza Günden Özgür Balkılıç, Ankara: Phoenix, Nisan 2017, 606 p.
---------------------- The Sources of Social Power, Vol. 4: Globalizations, 1945-2011, Los Angeles: The University of California Press, Şubat 2013, 496 p.
MOORE, Barrington, Diktatörlüğün ve Demokrasinin Toplumsal Kökenleri. Çağdaş Dünyanın Yaratılmasında Soylunun ve Köylünün Rolü, Çeviren: Şirin Tekeli ve Alâeddin Şenel, Ankara : İmge Kitabevi, Şubat 2003, 707 p.
NİZAMÜ’L-MÜLK, Siyasetnâme, Çeviren: Mehmet Taha Ayar, İstanbul : Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, Kasım 2012, 4th edition, 365 p.
SANDER, Oral, Siyasi Tarih, İlkçağlardan 1918’e, Ankara : İmge Kitabevi, Ocak 2015, 25th edition, 423 p.
------------------ Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, Ankara : İmge Kitabevi, Mart 2015, 22th edition, 605 s.
SCHMITT, Carl, Le Nomos de la Terre dans le Droit des Gens du Jus Publicum Europeaum, Çeviren: Lilyane Deroche-Gurcel, Paris : Presses Universitaires de France, Ocak 2001, 363 p.

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