Critical Approaches in International Relations(RI-618)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI-618 | Critical Approaches in International Relations | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | French |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Beyza Çağatay TEKİN btekin@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | - |
| Content | This course is designed to introduce Master’s students to Critical Theory and critical approaches in International Relations, with a particular focus on post-positivist theories. Through in-depth readings on selected topics such as the Frankfurt School, constructivism, post-structuralism, Orientalism, and feminist International Relations, students will critically engage with fundamental debates in the field. The course encourages students to develop a nuanced understanding of key concepts such as hegemony, discourse, identity, culture, security, and global justice |
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| Teaching and Learning Methods | |
| References |
Adler, Emanuel (1997) “Seizing the Middle Ground”, European Journal of International Relations (3): 319-364. Baylis, J., Smith, S., & Owens, P. (Eds.). (2017). The globalization of world politics: An introduction to international relations (7th ed.). Oxford University Press. Campbell, D. (1992). Writing Security. Manchester: Manchester University Press. Campbell, D. (1998). “Why Fight: Humanitarianism, Principles, and Post-Structuralism”, Millennium 27(3): 497-522. Connolly, W. E. (1991).Identity/Difference: Democratic Negotiations of Political Paradox, Ithaca: Cornell University Press. Cox, Robert (1983). ‘Gramsci, Hegemony and IR’, Millennium 12(2): 162-175. Cox, Robert (1993). “Gramsci, Hegemony and International Relations: an Essay in Method’, in Stephen Gill (ed.) Gramsci, Historical Materialism and International Relations,( pp. 49-66).Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Doty, R. (1996). Imperial Encounters. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Edkins, Jenny, and Nick Vaughan-Williams. (2009). (eds.) Critical theorists and international relations. Routledge. Edkins, Jenny and Zehfuss, Maja (2005). “Generalising the Internationa”, Review of International Studies, 31(3): 451-472. Enloe, C. (1990). Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics. Berkeley University of California Press. Foucault, Michel. (1997). “Power as knowledge”, C. Lemert (ed.) Social Theory: The Multicultural and Classic Readings, (pp 518-523). Oxford: Westview Press. Foucault, Michel. (2007). “Subjectivity and Truth”. In S. Lotringer (ed.), The Politics of Truth. New York: Semiotext(e). Foucault, Michel. (1977/1994). “Sexualité et pouvoir”. In D. Defert and F. Ewald with J. Lagrange (Eds.), Dits et écrits: 1954-1988 (Vol. 3) Éditions Gallimard, Paris pp. 552-571. Foucault, Michel. (2000). “Madness and Society'”. In James Faubion (ed.) Aesthetics, Method, and Epistemology: Essential Works of Foucault (Vol. 2) Penguin Books. Griffiths, M. (2007) ed. International relations theory for the twenty-first century : an introduction Griffiths, M. (2007) ed. International relations theory for the twenty-first century : an introduction.Routledge. (Chapter 5 – Critical Theory- Andrew Linklater) Hall, Stuart. (2003). Representation: Cultural Representations and Signifying Practices. London: Sage. (44-63). Hansen, Lene. (2006). Security as Practice: Discourse Analysis and the Bosnian War. New York: Routledge. Hopf, Ted (1998).”The Promise of Constructivism in International Relations Theory”, International Security, Vol. 23, No. 1. Horkheimer, Max & Adorno, Theodor W. (1994) [1947]. “La production industrielle de biens culturels, ” (pp. 129-176). La dialectique de la raison. Paris: Gallimard. Inayatullah, N. and D. Blaney (2004). IR and the Problem of Difference. London: Routledge. Marcuse, Herbert (1968). « Les formes nouvelles de contrôle », L’homme unidimensionnel, pp. 27-43. Paris : Les Editions de Minuit. Neumann, Iver B. (1999). Uses of the Other: ‘The East’ in European Identity Formation. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. Neumann, Iver B. (1996). “Self and Other in International Relations”, European Journal of International Relations,2(2): 139-174. Kratochwil, Friedrich (2000) “Constructing a New Orthodoxy?” Millennium, 29(1): 73-101. Lapid, Y. (1989). “The Third Debate: On the Prospects of International Theory in a Post-Positivist Era,” International Studies Quarterly, Vol. 33: 235-254. Rabinow, P. (1991). The Foucault reader. London: Penguin Books. Shapiro, M. (1992. Reading the Postmodern Polity. University of Minnesota Press. Said, Edward. (1978/2005). Şarkiyatçılık Batı'nın Şark Anlayışları. İstanbul: Meti Tickner, Ann J. (2001). Gendering World Politics. New York: Columbia University Press. Weber, Cynthia. (2013). International relations theory: a critical introduction. Routledge. Wendt, Alexander and Duvall, Raymond (2008). “Sovereignty and the UFO”, Political Theory 36(4), 607-633. Wendt, Alexander (1992). “Anarchy is What States Make of It: The Social Construction of Power Politics”, International Organization 46(2): 391-426. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and the presentation of the course |
| 2 | Frankfurt School and Critical Theory |
| 3 | Discourse: Knowledge and Power |
| 4 | Constructivism I |
| 5 | Constructivism II |
| 6 | Poststructuralism |
| 7 | Midterm Exam |
| 8 | Orientalism, Postcolonialism and Eurocentrism I |
| 9 | Orientalism, Postcolonialism and Eurocentrism II |
| 10 | Feminist Approaches in International Relations |
| 11 | Identiy and culture in IR |
| 12 | Identiy and culture in IR II |
| 13 | Hegemony |
| 14 | General Remarks and Conclusions |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 5 | 60 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||