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Program of Political Science and International Relations (English)

POLI461

PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

Course Code
POLI461
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. understand and assess the issues with regard to the protection and promotion of national interest in international relations as well as its methods.
  2. comprehend the global communications and interactions with their theoretical, institutional, political and juridical dimensions and implementations as a whole.
  3. gain expertise on Public Diplomacy as a new discipline with its tools, methods and institutions. Assess how these tools and methods are utilized in the practice of foreign policy making through the examples of best practices.
  4. evaluate the institutions of public diplomacy process as well as their roles and places in the foreign policy processes through analyzing specific examples.
  5. learn how current diplomatic methods can be used as Public Diplomacy tools.
  6. discuss the Public Diplomacy issues and prospects in Turkey as well as the question of what should be done in this respect.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo recommended optional programme components.
Course DescriptionThis course aims to analyze efforts undertaken by states?the main actors in the international arena outside of traditional diplomacy?to achieve their national interests by influencing socie-ties through the use of public diplomacy as a foreign policy tool.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Background and foundations of public diplomacy
2nd Week Stages of formation and implementation of public diplomacy
3rd Week Public diplomacy compared with related concepts (soft power, traditional diplomacy, propaganda, etc.)
4th Week Relationship between national interest and public diplomacy
5th Week Phases of public diplomacy and its place in international relations theories
6th Week Instruments of public diplomacy
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week Public diplomacy and decision-makers
9th Week Case studies of public diplomacy around the world
10th Week Turkey's historical experiences with public diplomacy
11th Week Contemporary examples of public diplomacy in today?s international environment
12th Week Student Presentations
13th Week Student Presentations
14th Week Student Presentations
Recommended or Required ReadingJoseph S. Nye. (2005) Soft Power: The Means To Success In World Politics. Public Affairs Pub-lishing, NY, 2005.
Karadağ, Haluk. (2016) Uluslararası İlişkilerde Yeni Bir Boyut: Kamu Diplomasisi, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara, 2016.
Karadağ, Haluk. (2017) Forcing the Common Good: The Significance of Public Diplomacy in Military Affairs. Armed Forces & Society, 43(1), 72-91.
Karadağ, Haluk. (2020) Terörizmle Mücadele Yöntemi Olarak Kamu Diplomasisi ve İkna Sü-reçlerinin Uygulamadaki Rolü, Diplomasi Araştırmaları Dergisi, 1(2).
Karadağ, Haluk. (2023) Kamu Diplomasisi ve Siyasi Propaganda: Kavramsal Bir Tartışma. Türk Savaş Çalışmaları Dergisi, 4, no. 1: 66-77.
Karadağ, Haluk. (2025) Tayvan'ın Küresel Tanıtımı Bağlamında Kamu Diplomasisinin Rolü, A. Merthan Dündar (ed.) Türkiye?de Tayvan Çalışmaları-IV, Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Yayın-ları.
Gaye Aslı Sancar, Kamu Diplomasisi ve Uluslararası Halkla İlişkiler, Beta Basım Yayın, İstan-bul, 2012.
Vedat Demir, Kamu Diplomasisi ve Yumuşak Güç, Beta Basım Yayın, İstanbul, 2012.
Meltem Ünal Erzen, Kamu Diplomasisi, Derin Yayınları, İstanbul, 2012.
Philip Kotler, Ulusların Pazarlanması, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul. 2005.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Attendance 1 10
Presentation of Article 1 15
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
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 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 40 40
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 8 8
Total Work Load150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionEnglish
Work Placement(s)No

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