East and South Asia Studies (RI315)
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
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RI315 | East and South Asia Studies | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Prerequisites | |
Admission Requirements |
Language of Instruction | French |
Course Type | Elective |
Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
Course Instructor(s) | Tolga BİLENER tbilener@gmail.com (Email) Ayşe Füsun TÜRKMEN fturkmen@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
Assistant | |
Objective | This course aims to study the strategic and geopolitical issues in Asia, using the main analytical approaches of the international relations discipline. |
Content | Cf. Weekly Plan |
Course Learning Outcomes |
By validating this course, a student 1. Learns the historical background and current policies of the players in the Asian continent 2. Learns the interactions between the players of the Asian continent 3. Learns the impact of the geopolitical balances of the Asian continent over the global balance of power |
Teaching and Learning Methods | Whole-group presentation, Q & A, Participative Discussion |
References |
ATHWAL, Amardeep. China-India Relations, Routledge, 2007. AYRES, Alyssa. Power Realignments in Asia, Sage, 2009. DEDEOĞLU, Beril. Değişen Dünyada Yeni Dengeler, İlgi-Kültür, 2008. FRANÇOIS, Joseph. National Strategies for Regional Integration, ADB, 2009. GANGULY, Sumit. Understanding Contemporary India, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2003. HELPER, Claude. La dénucléarisation de l’Inde. L’Harmattan, 2010. KILIÇKAP, Tolga Barış. Hindistan: Bölgesel Güçten Küresel Güce, IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2007. LAMBERT, Denis. Géopolitique de la Chine, Ellipses, 2009. LI, Hak Yin. China, India, Russia : Cooperation and Construction, HKBU, 2009. JAFFRELOT, Christophe. L’Inde comtemporaine, Fayard, Paris, 2006. JAIN, B. N., Global Power: India’s Foreign Policy, Lexington Books, 2008. JOYAUX, François. La politique extérieure de la Chine populaire, PUF, 1993. OLDENBURG, Philip. India, Pakistan and Democracy, Routledge, 2011. RANA, Kishan. Asian Diplomacy, WWCP, 2009. SEO, Ick-Jin. La Corée du Sud: Une analyse historique, L’Harmattan, 2000. SERRA, Régine. Asie orientale, Documentation française, 2003. SINGH, Aakash. Indian Political Thought, Routledge, 2010. SÖNMEZOĞLU, Faruk. Uluslararası İlişkilerde Yeni Alanlar, Yeni Bakışlar, Der, 1998. STEIN, Burton. A History of India, Blackwell, Oxford, 1998. ZHAO, Suisheng. Chinese Foreign Policy, M. E. Sharpe, 2004. ZHENG, Yongnian. China and International Relations, Routledge, 2010. ZINS, Max-Jean. Inde : un destin démocratique, Documentation française, 1999. WISNER, Frank. New Priorities in South Asia, CFR, 2003. WOLF, Charles. China and India: a comparative assessment, RAND, 2011. WOLPERT, Stanley. A New History of India, Oxford University Press, 2000. ROTERMUND, Hartmut. L’Asie orientale et méridionale, PUF, 1999. |
Theory Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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1 | Introduction |
2 | India: Historical and Political Context |
3 | India: Foreign Policy and Security Strategies |
4 | Pakistan: Political and Diplomatic Challenges |
5 | China: Political and Economic Evolution |
6 | China: Strategic Thought and Foreign Policy |
7 | Partial Exam |
8 | Japan: Transformation of Japan's Security Policy |
9 | Korean Peninsula: Division and Nuclear Crisis |
10 | Conflicts in Southeast Asia |
11 | Regional Integration in Southeast Asia |
12 | Political, Economic and Security Cooperations in Asia |
13 | The future of Asia-Pacific Region |
14 | General Assessment |
Practice Topics
Week | Weekly Contents |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
Number | Contribution | |
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Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 2 | 50 |
Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 50 |
Toplam | 3 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
Number | Contribution | |
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Assignments | 1 | 30 |
Presentation | 0 | 0 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 |
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 | 2 | 50 |
No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
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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 |
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Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Working Hours out of Class | 8 | 6 | 48 |
Assignments | 1 | 16 | 16 |
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 19 | 19 |
Total Workload | 125 | ||
Total Workload / 25 | 5,00 | ||
Credits ECTS | 5 |