Department of International Relations

U.S. Foreign Policy (RI419)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
RI419 U.S. Foreign Policy 5 3 0 0 3 5
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Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction
Course Type Elective
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Ayşe Füsun TÜRKMEN fturkmen@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
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
Content
Course Learning Outcomes
Teaching and Learning Methods
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
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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
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 3 60
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 40
Toplam 4 100
In-Term Studies
  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
Toplam 3 50
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
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
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
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