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Program of Political Science and International Relations (English)

POLI455

THIRD WORLD

Course Code
POLI455
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. obtain knowledge about the formation and historical development of the Third World.
  2. be aware of the structural roots of global inequality, poverty and security problems.
  3. strengthen their ability to understand and interpret developments in global politics.
  4. increase their knowledge of the interaction between the First World and the Third World.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo recommended optional programme components.
Course DescriptionThis course aims to explore the changing nature of politics in the so called ?third World? countries throughout the history and in the twenty-first century. By ?third World? we are primarily referring to Developing World regions that were formerly colonized by Western powers, have been late to industrialize, and sustain relatively high levels of poverty: Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Carribean. Starting with the historical backround of their delay in development, students will gain a theoretical and historical perspective to understand the basis of global inequality and Global South. They will also learn about the main theoretical perspectives and basic concepts needed to understand these countries and their position in the World system. The last five weeks of the course will focus on the regions.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Presentation of the Syllabus, Responsibilities and Expectations, General Introduction
2nd Week Introduction, Roots: Colonialism and Imperalism
3rd Week Roots: Theories of Imperialism I: Classical Imperialism Theories
4th Week First, Second and Third World: Cold War and Beyond
5th Week Theories of Imperialism II: From Dependency Theory to World Systems Theory
6th Week Neo Colonialism, Post Colonialism and Critique of Orientalism
7th Week Midterm exam
8th Week Age of Globalization and Third World
9th Week Development Problem Today: Main Headlines and Indicators
10th Week Miracles of Asia: Reality and Appearance
11th Week Middle East and North Africa
12th Week Sub-Saharan Africa
13th Week Latin America and Carribean
14th Week White West's burden: Problems of the South
Recommended or Required ReadingAcemoglu, D., & Robinson, J. A. (2012). Why nations fail: The origins of power, prosperity, and poverty. Crown Business.
Ahmad, A., ?Imperialism of Our Time?, Socialist Register 2004
Amin, S. (2007, December). Political Islam in the service of imperialism. Monthly Review. http://www.monthlyreview.org/1207amin.htm.
Arrighi, G. (2007). Adam Smith in Beijing, Verso.
Ayoob M. (1995). The Third World Security Predicament: State Making, Regional Conflict and the International System, Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Bayat, A. (2008). Islamism and empire: The incongruous nature of Islamist anti-imperialism. Socialist Register.
Braveboy-Wagner, J. A. (2003). Institutions of the Global South. Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Brenner, R. (2006). What is, and what is not, imperialism. Historical Materialism, 14(4), 79-105.
Brewer, A. (1980). Marxist theories of imperialism: A critical survey. Routledge & Kegan Paul.
Chesterman, S. (2021). R2P and humanitarian intervention: From apology to utopia and back. In R. Geiss & N. Melzer (Eds.), The Oxford handbook on the international law of global security. Oxford University Press.
Chossudovsky, M. (1997). Globalization of Poverty, Third World Network.
Cohn, T. H. (2013). Global political economy: Theory and practice (5th ed.). Longman.
Dirlik, A. (2002). Rethinking colonialism: Globalization, postcolonialism, and the nation. Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies, 4(3), 428?448.
Francioni F. and Bakker C., Responsibility to Protect, Humanitarian Intervention and Human Rights: Lessons from Libya to Mali. Transworld, Working Paper 15, April 2013.
Hobsbawm, E. J. (1995). Age of extremes: The short twentieth century, 1914-1991. Abacus.
Kuran, T. (1997). Islam and underdevelopment: An old puzzle revisited. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 153(1), 41?71.
Magdoff, H. (2005). Imperialism: From the colonial age to the present. Monthly Review Press.
Minqi Li (2008). The Rise of China and the Demise of the Capitalist World Economy, Pluto Press.
O?Hara, P. A. (Ed.). (1999). The Elgar companion to Marxist economics. Edward Elgar Publishing.
P. Gowan, L. Panitch ve M. Shaw, ?The State, Globalization and the New Imperialism; A Roundable Discussion?, Historical Materialism, Vol. 9, 2001.
Rodney, W. (1972). How Europe underdeveloped Africa. Bogle-L'Ouverture Publications.
Saad-Filho, A., & Yalman, G. (2007). Economic transitions to neoliberalism in middle-income countries. Palgrave MacmillanTimur Kuran, "Islam and Underdevelopment: An Old PuzzleRevisited," Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 153, (1997): 41-71.
Saad Filho, A. (Ed.). (2009). Neoliberalism: A critical reader. Pluto Press.
Said, E. W. (1978). Orientalism. Pantheon Books.
Solarz, M. W. (2012). `Third World?: The 60th anniversary of a concept that changed history. Third World Quarterly, 33(9), 1561?1573.
Tignor, R., et al. (2011). Worlds together, worlds apart: A history of the world from the beginnings of humankind to the present (Volume II: Since 1300). W.W. Norton & Company.
Westra, L. (Ed.). (2002). Confronting global neoliberalism: Third world resistance and development strategies. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
Young, R. (2001). Postcolonialism: An historical introduction. Blackwell Publishing.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Other 1 10
Total(%) 60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 20 20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 15 15
Total Work Load151
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.03
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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