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Ph.D. on International Relations

PSIR629

INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Course Code
PSIR629
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelDoctorate Of Science
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Reach the level to analyze international organizations as a part of the international system and the contributions of these organizations to the system,
  2. Clarify the concept of "international organization", starting from the states that are at the center of the multidimensional international system in the twenty-first century,
  3. Learn the aims and principles of the establishment of international organizations, many of which emerged during and after the Cold War,
  4. Have knowledge about the organizational functioning of the international system,
  5. Discuss the issue of international organizations in terms of important theoretical perspectives such as realism, liberalism, and constructivism,
  6. Facilitate the understanding of the activities of international organizations on international security, trade, economic development, environment and human rights,
  7. Gain knowledge and analysis ability to analyze the role and necessity of international organizations in current events.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course will be completed in five stages. First of all, the first stage will be realized, which will reveal how the international system works and the organization logic of the states within this system. Secondly, the historical development of international organizations, their establishment purposes and principles will be revealed. In the third stage, the organizational functioning of international organizations will be examined comparatively. In the fourth stage, international organizations will be discussed in terms of important theoretical perspectives such as realism, liberalism and constructivism in the discipline of International Relations. In the fifth and final stage, the role played by international organizations in today's world and the adequacy of this role will be analyzed through comparative current examples.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week The logic of the emergence of international systems and organizations
3rd Week Globalization, governance, multilateralism and international organizations
4th Week Definition, classification and basic features of international organizations
5th Week Operational logic, working principles, membership and exclusion procedures of international organizations
6th Week Organizations' decision-making processes, administrative and financial arrangements
7th Week Global organizations
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week Regional organizations
10th Week International organizations and theoretical debates
11th Week Successes of international organizations in global political problems
12th Week Failures of international organizations in global political problems
13th Week The role of international organizations today
14th Week Student Assignments
Recommended or Required ReadingAnnan, Kofi. Courage to Fulfill our Responsibilities (on report of High- Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change), The Economist, Dec. 4-10, 2004, pp. 23-25.
Ateş, Davut. Uluslararası Örgütler: Devletlerin Örgütlenme Mantığı, (2017) Dora Yayınevi.
Barkin, J. Samuel. International Organizations: Theories and Institutions, Second Edition, Pal-grave Macmillan, 2013.
Barnett Michael N. and Finnemore, Martha. The Politics, Power, and Pathologies of International Organizations,International Organization, vol. 53, no. 4 (Autumn 1999), pp. 699-732.
Bennet A.Leroy ve Oliver, James K. Uluslararası Örgütler, (2015), BB101 Yayınları.
Buzan, Barry and Lawson, George. The Global Transformation, History, Modernity and the Making of International Relations, Cambridge Studies in International Relations: Cam-bridge University Press, 2015.
Çağıran, Mehmet Emin. Uluslararası Örgütler, (2014) Turhan Kitabevi.
Davies, Michael and Woodward, Richard. International Organizations, a Companion, Edward Elgar, 2014.
Frederking, Brian and Diehl, Paul F. The Politics of Global Governance: International Organi-zations in an Interdependent World, Fifth Edition, Lynne Rienner, 2015.
Gönlübol, Mehmet. Uluslararası Politika: İlkeler, Kavramlar, Kurumlar, (2014) Siyasal Kitabevi.
Gutner, Tamar L. International Organizations in World Politics, Sage Publications, 2017.
Gutner, Tamar. Explaining the Gaps between Mandate and Performance: Agency Theory and World Bank Environmental Reform, Global Environmental Politics, vol. 5, no.2 (May 2005).
Haas, Ernst B. Why Collaborate Issue-Linkage and International Regimes, World Politics, vol. 32, no. 3 (April 1980), pp. 357-405.
Ian, Hurd. International Organizations, Politics, Law, Practice, Second Edition, Cambridge Uni-versity Press, 2014.
Keohane Robert O. and Nye, Joseph S. Power and Interdependence, fourth edition (Longman, 2012).
Margaret, Karns, P. and Mingst, Karen A. International Organizations, the Politics and Process-es of Global Governance, Lynner Rienner Publishers, 2010.
Mathews, Jessica T. Power Shift, Foreign Affairs, vol. 76, no. 1 (January/February 1997), pp. 50-66.
Mearsheimer, John J. The False Promise of International Institutions, International Security, vol. 19, no. 3 (Winter 1994-95), pp. 5-49.
Rich, Bruce. Foreclosing the Future: The World Bank and the Politics of Environmental De-struction (Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 2013), chs. 11, 12.
Slaughter, Anne-Marie. The Real New World Order, Foreign Affairs, vol. 76, no. 5 (Sep-tember/October 1997), pp. 183-97.
Sönmezoğlu, Faruk. Uluslararası Politika ve Dış Politika Analizi, (2014) Der Yayınları.
Weiss, Thomas G. and Wilkinson, Rorden. International Organizations and Global Governance, Routledge, 2013.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 4 40
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 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 6 84
Preparation for Final exam 1 55 55
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 55 55
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 4 15 60
Total Work Load300
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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