International Security(RI-610)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI-610 | International Security | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Feride Selcan SERDAROĞLU POLATAY sserdaroglu@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The purpose of this courses is to present one of the most studied aspects of international relations. The students will be thought divergent definitions of security and different theoretical approaches about those, and the strategies adopted by the states to reach an acceptable security level for them. |
| Content | Cf. Weekly plan |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
A student who have validated this course, 1. Will be aware of different concepts and definitions of security 2. Will learn different security strategies adopted by the counties 3. Will analyse the world events through the lenses of security policies. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Presentations of the academic, student presentations, participative debate, Q&A |
| References |
AKAD Mehmet Tanju, 20. yy Savaşları, İstanbul: Kastaş yayınları, 1992. ARON Raymond, Paix et Guerre entre les Nations, Paris: Calmann-Levy, 1984. AYOOB Mohammed, “Defining Security: A Subaltern Realist Perspective” in Critical Security Studies: Concepts and Cases, Keith Krause and Michael Williams, eds., London: UCL Press, 1997. BONIFACE Pascal, La Puissance Internationale, Paris: IRIS, 1994. BRZEZINSKI Zbiegniev, Büyük Satranç Tahtası, İstanbul: Sabah Kitapları, 1998. BOULDING Kenneth, Stable Peace, Austin: University of Texas, 1979. BUZAN Barry, People, States and Fear: An Agenda for International Security Studies in the Post-Cold War Era, New York: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991. CHALIAND Gerard, BLIN, ARNAUD, Dictionnaire de Strategie Militaire, Paris: Perrin, 1998. CLAUSEWITZ Karl von., De la Guerre, Paris: Les Editions de la Minuit, 1985. COLARD Daniel, Les Relations Internationales de 1945 a nos jours, Paris: Armand Colin, 1997. DeFARGES Philippe Moreau, Les Grands Concepts de la Politique Internationale, Paris: Hachette, 1995. DE SENARCLENS, La Politique Internationale, Paris: Armand Colin, 1992. DEDEOĞLU Beril, Uluslararası Güvenlik ve Strateji, İstanbul: Derin yayınları, 2002. DUFFIELD Mark, “Relief and Reconstruction: Social Reconstruction and the Radicalisation of Development: Aid as a Relation of global Liberal Governance”, Development and Change 33:5, 2002, pp:1049-1071. ERGUN Feridun, Uluslararası Politika Stratejileri, İstanbul: İ.Ü. Yayınları, ty. GERGER Haluk, Nükleer Tehlike, Nükleer Silahlar ve Nükleer Savaş, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat yayınları, 1984. GILPIN Robert, War and Change in World Politics, Cambrigde: CUP, 1981. GOUNELLE Max, Relations Internationales, Paris: Dalloz, 3eme Ed., 1996. GÖNLÜBOL Mehmet, Uluslararası Politika, İlkeler, Kavramlar, Kuramlar, Ankara: A.Ü. Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi yayınları, 1978. HALIDAY Fred, Yeni Soğuk Savaş, İstanbul: Belge yayınları, 1985. HERZ J., Political Realism and Political Idealism, Chicago: Chicago University press, 1951. HOFFMANN Stanley, “Clash of Globalizations”, Foreign Affairs 81:4, 2002. HOLLIS Martin et all., Explaining and Understanding International Relations, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990. HOLSTI Kalevi, The State, War, and the State of War, Cambrigde: CUP, 1996. KENNEDY Paul, Savaşta ve Barışta Büyük Stratejiler, İstanbul: Eti Kitapları, 1995. KEOHANNE Robert O., NYE Joseph, Power and Interdependence: World Politics in Transition, Boston: Little Browne, 1977. KISSENGER Henry, Diplomasi, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür yayınları, 2001. LAKE David A., POWELL Robert, Stratejic Choice and International Relations, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1999. MCSWEENEY Bill, “Identity and Security: Buzan and the Copenhagen School”, Review of International Studies 22:1, 1996, pp:82-93. MEARSHEIMER John, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, New York: Norton, 2001. MURRAY W., KNOX Macgregor, BERNSTEIN Alvin, Making of Strategy, Cambrigde: CUP, 1994. ROCHE J.J., Theories des Relations Internationales, Paris: Montchrestien, 1997. ROTHSTEIN Robert, Alliance and Small Powers, New York: Columbia University Press, 1968. SÖNMEZOĞLU Faruk, Uluslararası Politika ve Dış Politika Analizi, İstanbul: Filiz Kitabevi, 2000. SÖNMEZOĞLU Faruk, Dış Politikada Yeni Alanlar, Yeni Bakışlar, İstanbul: Der yayınları, 1998. SÖNMEZOĞLU Faruk, Uluslararası İlişkiler Sözlüğü, İstanbul: Der yayınları, 2000. WAEVER Ole, BUZAN Barry, KELSTRUP Morten and LeMAITRE Pierre, Identity, Migration and the New Security Agenda in Europe, London: Pinter Publishers, 1993. WALTZ Kenneth, Theory of International Politics, Massachussetts: Addison,Wesley Pub., 1979. WRIGHT Martin, Power Politics, London: Continuum, 2002. YALÇINKAYA Haldun, Savaş, İstanbul: İmge Kitapevi, 2008. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Threat perceptions, objective designation, power and influence |
| 3 | Historical evolution of the concept of security |
| 4 | The main security strategies of states |
| 5 | The main security strategies of states |
| 6 | Regional security |
| 7 | Developing countries and security |
| 8 | Terrorism and security |
| 9 | Economy and security |
| 10 | Globalization and security |
| 11 | War strategies |
| 12 | War strategies II |
| 13 | Collective security |
| 14 | General assessment |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 40 |
| 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 |
| Toplam | 1 | 40 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 6 | 20 | 120 |
| Assignments | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload | 200 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 8,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 8 | ||