COURSE INFORMATION PACKAGE · RI302

IR Theories

Compulsory · French Open to Erasmus+ exchange students
ECTS
5
Local Credit
3
Theory + Practice + Lab
3 + 3 + 0
Course Level
Bachelor Degree
Prerequisites
-
Semester
6
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Content Weekly Contents Assessment System Relation of Proficiency ECTS
Course Instructor(s)
Menent SAVAŞ CAZALA
menento@gmail.com

Content

References

• E. Luard, Basic Texts in International Relations, London, Macmillan, 1992.
• J. Dougherty et R. Pfaltzgraff, Jr., Contending theories of international relations, N.Y., Harper and Row, 1990.
• M. Donelan, Elements in international political theory, Oxford, Clarendon Paperbacks, Oxford Uni. Press, 1992.
• R. Jackson ve G. Sorensen, Introduction to International Relations, Oxford, Oxford Univ. Press, 2001.
• C. Kegley, Controversies in international relations theory, Realism and the Neoliberal Challenge, N.Y., St. Martins Press, 1995.
• P.R. Viotti et M.V. Kauppi, International Relations Theory, N.Y., Macmillan, 1993.
• J.A. Vasquez, The Power of Power Politics, Cambridge, Cambridge Uni. Press, 1998.
• Jean-Jacques Roche, Théories des relations internationales, 4. éd. Paris, Montchrestien, 2001.
• Dario Battistella, Théories des relations internationales, Paris, Presses de Sc. Po., 2002.
• F. Sönmezoglu, Uluslararası Iliskiler ve Dıs Politika, Istanbul, Filiz Yay., 1995.
• Tayyar Arı, Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri, İstanbul, Alfa yay., 2002.
• A. Eralp (derl.), Devlet, Sistem ve Kimlik, Istanbul, Iletisim Yay., 1996.
• Deniz Ülke Arıbogan, Kabileden Küresellesmeye, Istanbul, Sarmal Yay., 1999.
• Dergiler : International Organizations; International Security; International Affairs, Review of International Studies; World Politics; Journal of Conflict Resolution; Journal of Theoretical Politics, …

Weekly Contents

Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Main patters in the IR : realism and idealism
2 Theory and historical readings
3 Morgenthau and classical realism
4 Behavioralism and system approach
5 Transnationalism
6 Inter-paradigm debates
7 Rosenau and globalization
8 British school
9 Mid term exam
10 Neo-realism and neo-liberalism
11 Neo-marxist approaches and dependence school
12 Fukuyama - Huntington - debates after the Cold War period
13 Critical approaches
14 Constructivism and debates after the September 11

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 2 20
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 40
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 3 60

Relation of Proficiency

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

ECTS

Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 13 3 39
Assignments 3 15 45
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 20 20
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 21 21
Total Workload 125
Total Workload / 25 5.00
Credits ECTS 5