International Political Agenda II(RI112)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI112 | International Political Agenda II | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Zeynep ARIKANLI zarikanli@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | This course aims at preparing students for the next semesters’ courses, including Turkey's International Politics and Foreign Policy, and enabling them to understand, analyze and discuss current international politics. , the world we live in) through regional studies. |
| Content | This course, an elaborate version of the course IR 111 International Policy News I, is devoted to the study of international political news through a regional study. As a result, it focuses on the major geopolitical regions of the world and thus commits itself to providing "the keys to a reading of a complex world". Unlike the first semester, the price of RI 112 will focus mainly on a geopolitical reading of the world. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, students: - Acquire a cartographic knowledge of the world; - Design "an atlas of world events"; - Acquire the skill of understanding and giving meaning to the world with all its dynamics; - Have an analytical and conceptual basis for upcoming semester courses, as well as regional studies. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | The main method consists of analyzing and discussing the actuality of the international politics by means of a rich audio-visual material. Following the teacher's account of concepts and history, news will be discussed using documents, documentaries, videos, etc. From the fifth week (March 11, 2019) students will prepare for a study on relations between Turkey and the regions concerned. Each student will do research on the literature of these relationships, choose an article or book and prepare a reading sheet on the article or book that she / he has chosen |
| References |
GENERALITIES ON GEOPOLITICS BONIFACE, Pascal, La géopolitique: 48 Fiches pour comprendre l’actualité, Eyrolles, 2018, 200 p. DEFARGES, Philippe Moreau, La géopolitique pour les nuls, First, 2016, 316 p. - GENTELLE, Pierre (dir.), Géopolitique du monde contemporain, Etats, continents, puissances, Paris: Nathan, 2008, 287 p. - ZAJEC, Olivier, Introduction à l'analyse géopolitique: Histoire, outils, méthodes, Paris: Editions du Rocher, 2018, 272 p. AFRICA (NORTH AND SUBSAHARAN) AND THE MIDDLE EAST - D’ALMEIDA-Topor, Hélène, L’Afrique du 20e siècle à nos jours, Paris: Armand Colin, 2013, 412 p. - DUBRESSON, Alain; MOREAU, Sophie Moreau; RAISON, Jean-Pierre; STECK, Jean-Fabien, L’Afrique subsaharienne: une géographie du changement, Paris: Armand Colin, 2012, 3e édition, 272 p. - DUPONT, Anne-Laure; JAOUEN, Catherine Mayeur; VERDEIL, Chantal, Histoire du Moyen-Orient. Du XIXe siècle à nos jours, Paris: Armand Colin, 2016, 472 p. - FANON, Frantz, Les damnés de la terre, Paris: La Découverte, 2004, 311 p. (Türkçe’de: Yeryüzünün Lanetlileri, Çeviri: Şen Süer (Kaya)i İstanbul: Versus, 2016, 314 p. - HOUOT, Clotilde, Moyen-Orient et Occident au XXe siècle, Bréal, février 2019, 140 p. - JOSSERAN, Tancrède, Géopolitique du Moyen-Orient et de l’Afrique du nord, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 2016, 2e édition, 200 p. - LUGAN, Bernard, Histoire de l’Afrique du Nord: Egypte, Libye, Tunisie, Algérie, Maroc. Des origines à nos jours, Paris: Editions du Rocher, 2016, 736 p. - THOMAS, Frédéric, Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord : Etat des luttes, Editions Syllepse, 2019. ASIA-PACIFIC BESANGER, Serge; SHULDERS, Guy-P., GUNGWU, Wang, Les relations internationales en Asie-Pacifique, Paris: Alban, 2004, 206 p. COURMONT, Barthélémy, La tentation de l’Orient. Une nouvelle politique américaine en Asie-Pacifique, Septentrion, 2010- 756 p. SABOURET, Jean-François, L’Asie-Monde. Chroniques sur l’Asie et le Pacifique 2002-2011, Paris: CNRS, 2011, 600 p. SOPPELSA, Jacques, Géopolitique de l’Asie-Pacifique, Ellipse Marketing, 2001, 112 p. TERTRAIS, Hugues, Asie-Pacifique au XXe siècle, Paris : Armand Collin, 2015, 192 p. EUROPE CARPENTIER, Jean; LEBRUN, François, Histoire de l’Europe, Paris: Point, 2014, 672 p. - CHARLE, Christophe; ROCHE, Daniel (dir.), L’Europe: Encyclopédie historique, Actes Sud Editions, 2018, 2397 p. FAUQUIER, Michel, Une histoire de l’Europe: Aux sources de notre monde, Paris: Editions du Rocher, 2018, 752 p. - SANTAMARIA, Frédéric et alii.., Géopolitique de l’Europe, Editions Nathan, 2017, 400 p. VERLUISE, Pierre, Histoire, Géographie et Géopolitique de l’Union européenne: A l’heure du Brexit, Ellectre, 2018, 168 p. EURO-ASIA - BRUNEAU, Michel, L’Eurasie. Continent, empire, idéologie ou projet, Paris: CNRS Editions, 2018, 400 p. - GRANDPERRIER, Catherine, L’Eurasie - Perspectives et enjeux géopolitiques, Paris: Editions l’Harmattan, 2012, 120 p. A consulter: Géopolitique de l’Eurosie: un enjeu majeur: https://www.diploweb.com/p801f.htm LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS - CHAUNU, Pierre, Histoire de l’Amérique latine, Paris: Presses Universitaires de France, 2011, 3e édition ,272 p. - GALENO; Eduardo, Les veines ouvertes de l’Amérique latine, Traduit par Claude Couffon, Paris: Pocket, 2001, 480 p. (Türkçe’de: Latin Amerika’nın Kesik Damarları, Çeviri: Roza Hakmen, Atillâ Tokatlı, İstanbul: Sel Yayıncılık, 2017, ikinci baskı) - SCHMIT, Simon, Histoire, Géographie et Géopolitique de l’Amérique latine: Un sous-continent en pleine transition politique, énergétique et commerciale. Dossiers et fiches pays, Diploweb, 2017, 111 p. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Presentation of the course |
| 2 | Geopolitics: History, Definitions and Concepts |
| 3 | Organisation of the Contemporary World |
| 4 | Presentations of World Regions: Actors, Challenges and Conflicts |
| 5 | Europe |
| 6 | MENA Region |
| 7 | Eurasie |
| 8 | Asia Pacific |
| 9 | Midterm Exam |
| 10 | North America |
| 11 | Latin America and the Caribbean Islands - I |
| 12 | Latin America and the Caribbean Islands - II: Another View |
| 13 | Subsaharan Africa |
| 14 | Space |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 5 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 6 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 25 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 5 | 15 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 1 | 60 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 7 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quiz | 7 | 8 | 56 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||