History of International Relations
zarikanli@gsu.edu.tr
Content
Objective
To teach students of various disciplinary and professional backgrounds, with various infrastructures, the historical foundations of the contemporary international system and equip them with the ability to analyze the contemporary world from such a perspective.
Course Content
This course covers a period from the Treaties of Westphalia from 1648 to the end of the Second World War in 1945, and focuses on the evolution of the modern sovereign state system. The wars and peace that have conceived / constructed and destroyed the world, the economic and social crises are studied in an extensive geography (from Europe to the Far East), in the context of various historicities which are different, but which have a certain parallelism.
Course Learning Outcomes
The students:
* Acquire a knowledge of the evolution of the discipline of International Relations;
- Learn the historical foundations of the contemporary international system;
- Have the ability to conduct an analysis at both the system level and the actor level.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Apart from the narrative part, the content is reinforced by the readings of the documents (besides the selective bibliography) and continues also by a rich audio-visual material. In this sense, each ends with videos / documentaries about the subject of the week.
References
AGAMBEN, Giorgio, Homo Sacer I. Le Pouvoir Souverain et la Vie Nue. Çeviren: Marilène Raiola, Paris : Éditions du Seuil, 1995, 216 p.
---------------------------- État d’Exception. Homo Sacer, II-1, Trans. Joel Gayraud, Paris : Éditions du Seuil, 2003, 151 p.
BENJAMIN, Walter, Pasajlar, Çeviren: Ahmet Cemal, İstanbul : Yapı Kredi Yayınları, January 2002, 4th edition, 277 p.
BEST, Antony et ali. (ed.), 20. Yüzyılın Uluslararası İlişkiler Tarihi, Trans. Taciser Ulaş Belge, Ankara : Siyasal Kitabevi, September 2012, 615 p.
BRAUDEL, Fernand, Grammaire des Civilisations, Paris : Champs/ Flammarion, 1993, 625 p.
CARR, Edward Hallet, Tarih Nedir, Trans. Misket Gizem Gürtük, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2018, 21th edition, 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, 6th edition, 375 p.
--------------------- İmparatorluklar Çağı, 1875-1914, Trans. Vedat Ulvi Aslan, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, 6th edition, 428 p.
---------------------- Aşırılıklar Çağı. Kısa 20. Yüzyıl, Trans. Yavuz Aldoğan, İstanbul: Everest Yayınları, 2006, 10th edition, 788 p.
--------------------- İlkel Asiler. 19. ve 20. Yüzyıllarda Toplumsal Hareketin Arkaik Biçimleri Üzerine İncelemeler, Trans. Uygur Kocabaşoğlu, İstanbul : 2012, 267 p.
İBN HALDUN, Mukaddime 1-2, İstanbul : Dergâh Yayınları, 2005, 4th edition.
MANN, Micheal, İktidarın Tarihi I: Başlangıcından 1760’a Kadar Toplumsal İktidarın Kaynakları, Trans. Emre Kolay, Olcay Sevimli, Soner Torlak, Esin Saraçoğlu, Ankara: Phoenix, 2013, 616 p.
------------------------- İktidarın Tarihi II: Sınıfların ve Ulus-Devletlerin Yükselişi, 1760-1914, Trans. Ali Rıza Gürgen; Gülben Şaş; Elçin Deniz Efe; Hüseyin Ali Sözen; Soner Torlak; Bilgesu Savcı; Mehmet Sait Türk, Ankara: Phoenix, December 2012, 848 p.
----------------------- İktidarın Tarihi III: Küresel İmparatorluklar ve Devrim, 1890-1945, Trans. Ali Rıza Günden Özgür Balkılıç, Ankara: Phoenix, April 2017, 606 p.
---------------------- The Sources of Social Power, Vol. 4: Globalizations, 1945-2011, Los Angeles: The University of California Press, February 2013, 496 p.
MOORE, Barrington, Diktatörlüğün ve Demokrasinin Toplumsal Kökenleri. Çağdaş Dünyanın Yaratılmasında Soylunun ve Köylünün Rolü, Trans. Şirin Tekeli ve Alâeddin Şenel, Ankara : İmge Kitabevi, February 2003, 707 p.
NİZAMÜ’L-MÜLK, Siyasetnâme, Trans. Mehmet Taha Ayar, İstanbul : Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, November 2012, 4th edition, 365 p.
SANDER, Oral, Siyasi Tarih, İlkçağlardan 1918’e, Ankara : İmge Kitabevi, January 2015, 25th edition, 423 p.
------------------ Siyasi Tarih, 1918-1994, Ankara : İmge Kitabevi, Mart 2015, 22th edition, 605 p.
SCHMITT, Carl, Le Nomos de la Terre dans le Droit des Gens du Jus Publicum Europeaum, Trans. Lilyane Deroche-Gurcel, Paris : Presses Universitaires de France, January 2001, 363 p.
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: The Concept of International System and Methods of Historical Analysis |
| 2 | The Birth of the Modern State System: The Peace of Westphalia and the Concept of Sovereignty |
| 3 | Balance of Power in the 18th Century: Diplomacy, War, and the European Concert |
| 4 | The French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, and the Disruption of the International Order |
| 5 | The Congress of Vienna and the "Concert of Europe" System (1815–1871) |
| 6 | The Age of Imperialism: Colonialism, Great Power Rivalry, and Globalizing Diplomacy |
| 7 | MIDTERM |
| 8 | World War I: Causes, Course, and the Collapse of the International System |
| 9 | The Interwar Period: The Versailles Order, the League of Nations, and Crises |
| 10 | World War II and the Construction of a New International Order |
| 11 | Cold War I: Bloc Formation, Nuclear Balance, and Bipolarity |
| 12 | Cold War II: The Third World, Non-Alignment, and Détente |
| 13 | The Post–Cold War Period: The Collapse of the Soviet Union and Debates on the New World Order |
| 14 | Today's International System: Globalization, Multipolarity, and the Historical Roots of Contemporary Issues |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
| Activities | 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 | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 60 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
Relation of Proficiency
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | On top of the previously obtained BA degree, must have acquired the necessary competence required by the pluridisciplinarity of IR; | X | ||||
| 2 | Must be able to perfection himself/herself on and also specialize in research methods with a view to present work data in accordance with scientific criteria; | X | ||||
| 3 | Should be able to apply the acquired knowledge at a specialist’s level; | X | ||||
| 4 | Should be able to choose his/her specialization theme and/or region while perfectionning his/her work in accordance with this choice and improving his/her capacity of analysis; | X | ||||
| 5 | Must have acquired the necessary basic knowledge in order to undertake publications and programs on IR within printed and visual media; | X | ||||
| 6 | Should be able to pursue a career specialized in IR within the private sector and NGOs; | X | ||||
| 7 | Should be able to follow national and international publications in his/her field of research. | X | ||||
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 7 | 8 | 56 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5.00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||