U.S. Foreign Policy (RI419) | GSÜ - ECTS Information Guide

Content

Objective

To help students analyze U.S. foreign policy through;
a) Various analysis models and Presidential doctrines
b) The study of American political culture and system
c) The historical development of U.S. foreign policy since WWII

References

• BAGBY Wesley, America’s International Relations Since World War I
• BURGESS Françoise, Les institutions américaines
• FERGUSON John H., The American System of Government
• HOOK Steven W., U.S. Foreign Policy: The Paradox of World Power
• MELANDRI Pierre, La politique extérieure des Etats Unis de 1945 à nos jours
• SCHULZINGER Robert, U.S. Diplomacy since 1900
• TOINET Marie France, La Présidence Américaine
• WIARDA Howard, American Foreign Policy:Actors and Processes
• WITTKOPF, Eugene R. (ed.) ,The Domestic Sources of American Foreign Policy:Insights and Evidence
• BRZEZINSKI Zbigniew, Second Chance:Three Presidents and the Crisis of American Superpower
• FORSYTHE David P., The United States and Human Rights
• GERGES Fawaz A., America and Political Islam
• HALPER Stefan and CLARKE Jonathan, America Alone:The Neo Conservatives and the Global Order
• KAGAN Robert, Of Paradise and Power:America and Europe in the New World Order
• KATZENSTEIN Peter J. and KEOHANE Robert O., Anti-Americanisms in World Politics
• KISSINGER Henry, Does America Need a Foreign Policy?
• NYE Joseph S. Jr., The Paradox of American Power
• OBAMA Barack, The Audacity of Hope:Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream
• VARIOUS ARTICLES

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week	Weekly Contents
1	Introduction to American political culture
2	Analysis models of U.S. foreign policy
3	American political system
4	From WWII to the Cold War (Roosevelt era)
5	Containment and its practices (Truman, Eisenhower)
6	The era of Détente (Nixon)
7	Back to idealism (Carter)
8	The New Cold War (Reagan)
9	The end of the Cold War and the unipolar moment ( George H. W. Bush)
10	Post-Cold War international crises (Clinton)
11	9/11 and its consequences (George W. Bush)
12	The Obama era
13	Trump Administartion
14	Turkish-American relations, Wrap-up and General Debate

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities	Number	Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade	3	60
Contribution of final exam to overall grade	1	40
Total	4	100

In-Term Studies
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	2	10
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	3	50

Relation of Proficiency

No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	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

ECTS

Activities	Number	Period	Total Workload
Class Hours	14	3	42
Working Hours out of Class	8	6	48
Assignments	1	16	16
Presentation	1	17	17
Midterm Examinations (including preparation)	1	2	2
Total Workload			125
Total Workload / 25			5.00
Credits ECTS			5