Foreign Policy Analysis
bdedeoglu@gsu.edu.tr
Content
Objective
The purpose of the course is to explain to students the decision making processes of states as to foreign policy.
Course Content
The analysis of state behavior and their decision making processes.
Course Learning Outcomes
A student who has taken this course,
1. Is able to understand the decision making processes in foreign policy
2. Have learnt the principal theories and approaches on foreign policy analysis
3. Is capable to analyse the decision making processes through the outputs.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Presentations, Participative Discussion, Q & A
References
Chris Alden, Foreign Policy Analysis, New York, Routledge, 2012
Ertan Efegil ve Rıdvan Kalaycı, Dış Politika Teorileri Bağlamında Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, Ankara, Nobel, 2012.
Janice Stein, L'analyse de la politique étrangère, Etudes internationales, Vol. 5, No. 3, 2011.
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | What is foreign policy analysis |
| 3 | Decision making approaches |
| 4 | Decision making approaches II |
| 5 | Decision making within groups and institutions |
| 6 | Leaders and their advisers |
| 7 | Decision units approach |
| 8 | Psychic study of decision makers |
| 9 | National caracteristics and foreign policy |
| 10 | Link between foreign and domestic policy |
| 11 | Link between foreign and domestic policy II |
| 12 | Culture and foreign policy |
| 13 | Tranformation of global politics and foreign policy |
| 14 | Transformation of global politics and foreign policy |
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 | 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 |
| Total | 1 | 40 |
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 6 | 22 | 132 |
| Assignments | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| Total Workload | 223 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 8.92 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 9 | ||