Foreign Policies in Europe(RI442)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI442 | Foreign Policies in Europe | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | French |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | To analyze the continuities and changes of / in European politics through a triple study that focuses on the foreign policies of three dominant actors and study the place of Europe (outside the EU) in international politics and this, in a conjuncture marked by the substitution of the multiple policy of Europe by the supremacy of singular policies. |
| Content | This course focuses on the foreign policies of three actors who dominate and determine European politics, namely United Kingdom, France and Germany. The foreign policies of these three states will be approached from a comparative perspective and in the context of their mutual relations. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students: - Reinforce the base they have acquired especially during the courses Political History, International Politics and Compared Political Regimes; - Understand the evolution and functioning of decision-making processes through concrete examples; - Learn the components of foreign policy; - Improve their ability to lead comparative analysis; - Understand the actor-system interaction through concrete examples; - Learn about the functioning of European policy |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | A mixed method combining narratif, debates and presentations, strengthened by audio-visual materials, i.e. documentaries and movies. |
| References |
BLACK, Jeremy, A History of British Isles, MacMillan, Palgrave, 2017, 4th edition, 368 p. (İngiltere Tarihi, Çeviri: Aytaç Yıldız, Ankara: Doğu Batı, Ocak 2020, 571 p. BONNAUD, Laurent (dir.), France-Angleterre: un siècle d'entente cordiale, 1994-2004. Deux nations,un seul but?, Paris: L'Harmattan, 2004, 308 p. BRENDER, Anton, La France face à la mondialisation, Paris: Découverte, 2004, 123 p. CROWSON, N.J., Britain and Europe: a political history since 1918, London; New York: Routledge, 2011, 214 p. GARTON ASH, Timothy, In Europe’s name: Germany and the Divided Continent, London: Vintage, 1994, 680 p. GIDDENS, Anthony; BLAIR, TONY, La troisième voie : le renouveau de la social-démocratie, Translated by Laurent Bouvet, Emilie Colombani ve Frédéric Michel, Paris: Editions du Seuil, 2002, 266 p. GUERARD, Stéphane, Crise et mutation de la démocratie locale. En Angleterre, en France et en Allemagne, Paris: L'Harmattan, 2004, 372 p. HERMET, Guy (ed.), Le système politique britannique: De Winston Churchill à Tony Blair, Translated by Jacques Lerez, Paris: Armand Colin, 2e édition, 2001, 331 p. KESSLER, Marie-Christine, La politique étrangère de la France: acteurs et processus, Paris: Presses de Sciences Po, 1999, 498 p. KIRATLI, Osman Sabri, “Avrupa Dış İlişkiler ve Güvenlik Politikası ve Üç Büyükler. Almanya, Fransa ve İngiltere”, Akademik İncelemeler Dergisi (Journal of Academic Inquiries), Cilt/Volume: 11, Sayı/Issue: 1, 2016, pp. 207-224. MORIN, Jean-Frédéric, La politique étrangère - Théories, méthodes et références, Paris: Armand Colin, 2013, 320 p. RAYNAUD, Philippe, Trois révolutions de la liberté: Angleterre, Amérique, France, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 2009, 386 p. SOUTOU, Georges- Henri, L'alliance incertaine : les rapports politico-stratégiques franco-allemands 1954-1996,Paris: Fayard, 1996, 496 p. KUNZ Barbara, MARTENS Stephan, STARK Hans (dir.), L'Allemagne sur la scène internationale: En quête de stabilité dans un monde qui change, Editions Septentrion, 2017 BANCHOFF, Thomas, The German Problem Transformed: Institutions, Politics, and Foreign Policy, 1945-1995, University of Michigan Press, 1999 STARK Hans, La Politique Internationale de l'Allemagne : Une puissance malgré elle, Editions Septentrion, 2011 MAULL, Hans (ed.), Germany’s Uncertain Power: Foreign Policy of the Berlin Republic, Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2006 |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Presentation and Introduction |
| 2 | UNITED KINGDOM: Knowledge on the UK: An Insular Singularity |
| 3 | UNITED KINGDOM: UK's Foreign Policy in the 20th Century-I |
| 4 | UNITED KINGDOM: UK's Foreign Policy in the 20th Century-II |
| 5 | UNITED KINGDOM: Current Relations with Commonwealth, Transatlantic and the Europe |
| 6 | UNITED KINGDOM: UK's Foreign Policy in 21st Century: After Brexit - the end of exceptionality? |
| 7 | FRANCE: The French Foreign Policy since World War II- I |
| 8 | FRANCE: The French Foreign Policy since World War II- II |
| 9 | FRANCE: The Caracteristics and Priorities of France's Foreign Policy |
| 10 | FRANCE: The Institutions of the French Foreign Policy |
| 11 | FRANCE: The Foreign Policy of Macron: Change our Continuity? |
| 12 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| 13 | GERMANY: German Foreign Policy since Second World War: the Origins (from the German Question to the Second World War), the Caracteristics and Priorities |
| 14 | GERMANY: German Foreign Policy in 21st Century |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 3 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 3 | 60 |
| Toplam | 8 | 200 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 3 | 20 |
| Presentation | 3 | 20 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 5 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 5 | 5 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 60 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 3 | 10 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 17 | 160 |
| 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 |
| Assignments | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Presentation | 3 | 12 | 36 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Quiz | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||