Department of International Relations

Global Politics(RI301)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
RI301 Global Politics 5 3 0 0 3 5
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Compulsory
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Erhan Şahap BÜYÜKAKINCI ebuyukakinci@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective Main course of the discipline of IR, the goal is to present to the students a very wide basement of the fondamental concepts.
Content Discussions on the attributes of the State-actor, the principal actor of the IR, from sovereignty to legitimacy, main mechanisms to regulate the IR, foreign policy analysis and decision making process, a general evaluation of the political history.
Course Learning Outcomes Perfectioning on the political history reading and on the use of main concepts onto the international events
Teaching and Learning Methods Interactive presentation of the course - writing of homeworks to strengthen the use of principal concepts
References Jean-François Guilhaudis, Relations Internationales contemporaines, Paris, Litec, 2002
Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih 1 ve 2, Ankara, İmge Yay., 2005.
Faruk Sönmezoğlu, Uluslararası Politika ve Dış Politika Analizi, Istanbul, Filiz Kitabevi, 2012.
Pierre de Senarclens, La Politique Internationale, Paris, Armand Colin, 1995.
Max Gounelle, Relations Internationales, Paris, Dalloz, 1996.
K.J. Holsti, International Politics, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 1995.
Mehmet Gönlübol, Uluslararası Politika, Ankara, 1997.
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Introduction to IR and levels-of-analysis
2 Sovereignty and Legitimacy : definition of the State actor
3 Concept of power and capability analysis
4 Foreign policy analysis I
5 Foreign policy analysis II
6 Decision making approaches
7 National interest - Morgenthau and Classical realism
8 Foreign policy goals
9 Mid term exam
10 Foreign policy strategies I
11 Foreign policy strategies II
12 Foreign policy instruments I
13 Foreign policy instruments II
14 Geopolitics and systemic approaches
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 2 50
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 50
Toplam 3 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 1 20
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 30
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
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
Make-up 0 0
Toplam 2 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 13 3 39
Working Hours out of Class 13 2 26
Assignments 1 10 10
Presentation 0 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 5 5
Project 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Other Applications 0 0 0
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 5 5
Quiz 0 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 1 10 10
Portfolio Study 0 0 0
Reports 0 0 0
Learning Diary 10 3 30
Thesis/ Project 0 0 0
Seminar 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0
Make-up 0 0 0
Total Workload 125
Total Workload / 25 5.00
Credits ECTS 5
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