International Security (RI-616)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI-616 | International Security | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Ayşe Füsun TÜRKMEN fturkmen@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The aim of this course is to develop a general reflection on international security (and insecurity), to discuss the strategies of actors who aim to preserve and ensure their security or to deal with situations of insecurity. Despite the absence of major wars, of the kind of the two world wars, recurrent and infra-state violence is omnipresent on the international scene. In this context, recent examples of international conflicts, as well as attempts to restore peace, will be discussed. The study of the issues will demonstrate the coexistence of a systemic peace on the one hand, and limited and peripheral wars on the other, as well as the interaction of multiple actors who react to a number of threats. |
| Content | Cf. The Weekly Program |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
A student who has validated this course will, 1. Understand the principal IR theories who deal with international security issues, 2. Seize the role of state and non-state actors upon international security and insecurity, 3. Learn about the major challenges of the current international security environment |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Lecture and students' presentations. |
| References |
AKAD Mehmet Tanju, 20. yy Savaşları, İstanbul: Kastaş yayınları, 1992. ARON Raymond, Paix et Guerre entre les Nations, Paris: Calmann-Levy, 1984. AYOOB Mohammed, “Defining Security: A Subaltern Realist Perspective” in Critical Security Studies: Concepts and Cases, Keith Krause and Michael Williams, eds., London: UCL Press, 1997. BONIFACE Pascal, La Puissance Internationale, Paris: IRIS, 1994. BRZEZINSKI Zbiegniev, Büyük Satranç Tahtası, İstanbul: Sabah Kitapları, 1998. BOULDING Kenneth, Stable Peace, Austin: University of Texas, 1979. BUZAN Barry, People, States and Fear: An Agenda for International Security Studies in the Post-Cold War Era, New York: Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1991. CHALIAND Gerard, BLIN, ARNAUD, Dictionnaire de Strategie Militaire, Paris: Perrin, 1998. CLAUSEWITZ Karl von., De la Guerre, Paris: Les Editions de la Minuit, 1985. COLARD Daniel, Les Relations Internationales de 1945 a nos jours, Paris: Armand Colin, 1997. DeFARGES Philippe Moreau, Les Grands Concepts de la Politique Internationale, Paris: Hachette, 1995. DE SENARCLENS, La Politique Internationale, Paris: Armand Colin, 1992. DEDEOĞLU Beril, Uluslararası Güvenlik ve Strateji, İstanbul: Derin yayınları, 2002. DUFFIELD Mark, “Relief and Reconstruction: Social Reconstruction and the Radicalisation of Development: Aid as a Relation of global Liberal Governance”, Development and Change 33:5, 2002, pp:1049-1071. ERGUN Feridun, Uluslararası Politika Stratejileri, İstanbul: İ.Ü. Yayınları, ty. GERGER Haluk, Nükleer Tehlike, Nükleer Silahlar ve Nükleer Savaş, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat yayınları, 1984. GILPIN Robert, War and Change in World Politics, Cambrigde: CUP, 1981. GOUNELLE Max, Relations Internationales, Paris: Dalloz, 3eme Ed., 1996. GÖNLÜBOL Mehmet, Uluslararası Politika, İlkeler, Kavramlar, Kuramlar, Ankara: A.Ü. Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi yayınları, 1978. HALIDAY Fred, Yeni Soğuk Savaş, İstanbul: Belge yayınları, 1985. HERZ J., Political Realism and Political Idealism, Chicago: Chicago University press, 1951. HOFFMANN Stanley, “Clash of Globalizations”, Foreign Affairs 81:4, 2002. HOLLIS Martin et all., Explaining and Understanding International Relations, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1990. HOLSTI Kalevi, The State, War, and the State of War, Cambrigde: CUP, 1996. KENNEDY Paul, Savaşta ve Barışta Büyük Stratejiler, İstanbul: Eti Kitapları, 1995. KEOHANNE Robert O., NYE Joseph, Power and Interdependence: World Politics in Transition, Boston: Little Browne, 1977. KISSENGER Henry, Diplomasi, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür yayınları, 2001. LAKE David A., POWELL Robert, Stratejic Choice and International Relations, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1999. MCSWEENEY Bill, “Identity and Security: Buzan and the Copenhagen School”, Review of International Studies 22:1, 1996, pp:82-93. MEARSHEIMER John, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics, New York: Norton, 2001. MURRAY W., KNOX Macgregor, BERNSTEIN Alvin, Making of Strategy, Cambrigde: CUP, 1994. ROCHE J.J., Theories des Relations Internationales, Paris: Montchrestien, 1997. ROTHSTEIN Robert, Alliance and Small Powers, New York: Columbia University Press, 1968. SÖNMEZOĞLU Faruk, Uluslararası Politika ve Dış Politika Analizi, İstanbul: Filiz Kitabevi, 2000. SÖNMEZOĞLU Faruk, Dış Politikada Yeni Alanlar, Yeni Bakışlar, İstanbul: Der yayınları, 1998. SÖNMEZOĞLU Faruk, Uluslararası İlişkiler Sözlüğü, İstanbul: Der yayınları, 2000. WAEVER Ole, BUZAN Barry, KELSTRUP Morten and LeMAITRE Pierre, Identity, Migration and the New Security Agenda in Europe, London: Pinter Publishers, 1993. WALTZ Kenneth, Theory of International Politics, Massachussetts: Addison,Wesley Pub., 1979. WRIGHT Martin, Power Politics, London: Continuum, 2002. YALÇINKAYA Haldun, Savaş, İstanbul: İmge Kitapevi, 2008. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Threat Perception, Power and Influence |
| 3 | Historical Background |
| 4 | Security Concept and Security Strategies |
| 5 | Main Security Strategies of States |
| 6 | Security Instruments of States |
| 7 | Midterm Exam |
| 8 | Regional Security |
| 9 | Developping Countries and Security |
| 10 | Terrorism and States |
| 11 | Economy and Security |
| 12 | Security and Globalization |
| 13 | War and Peace |
| 14 | General Assessment: International Security and Insecurity |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 40 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 40 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 1 | 19 | 19 |
| Assignments | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Presentation | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Other | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 5,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||