POLITICAL ANALYSIS OF SECURITY POLICIES

PSIR610

Course Code: PSIR610
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Süleyman Sezgin Mercan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

understand which subjects are related with security and particularly what subjects are threats.
develop capacity to examine security with reference to individual, national, regional and international dimensions.
connect security with basic concepts of political science.
discuss theoretical differences towards security policies.
evaluate political and social dilemmas of security policies and actors.
develop a critical outlook to security approaches on different levels.
bind theory and practice over sample security strategies.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

In the scope of the course, how the concept and policies of security have changed from past to present will be analysed with descriptions, theories and various examples. During the Cold War, security policies were under the sway of positivist paradigms (especially Realism) which linked security to power oriented state and defended the idea that society and culture would not be present in insecure conditions. In the post-Cold War period, paradigms have shifted that security and security policies have been ensured through partnerships, security expectation has been brought down and connection between sub-units and upper units established. This course will explain this paradigm shift. The impact of discourses, definitions and regional differences on the formation of threats and security policies will be discussed with reference to security strategies. At the end of this course, students are expected to have knowledge about the change of the concept of security, development of different approaches related to security policies and make political analyses on various security definitions and policies and widen their perspective on contemporary security issues.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Defining security: National, transnational issues and relativity
2^nd Week	Determining conceptual relations: Security and war, peace, strategy, globalization,
3^rd Week	Determining conceptual relations: Security and society, terrorism, power, individual, democracy, equality, liberty, justice.
4^th Week	Security in the Cold War: State-centric approach and results
5^th Week	Security after the Cold War: Human security, social security, economic security
6^th Week	Theoretical aspect: Security in Realism
7^th Week	Theoretical aspect: Security in Liberalism
8^th Week	Theoretical aspect: Security in Constructivism
9^th Week	Theoretical aspect: Security in Critical Theory
10^th Week	Theoretical aspect: Security in Copenhagen and Paris Schools
11^th Week	Insecurity in 21. century: Neoliberalism and neo-imperialism
12^th Week	Security Strategies: USA and Russia
13^th Week	Security Strategies: Germany and France
14^th Week	Security Strategies: Kazakhistan and Japan

Recommended or Required Reading

Books
Alex J. Bellamy (2004), Security communities and their neighbours : regional fortresses or global integrators, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
Barry Buzan, Lene Hansen (2009), The Evolution of International Security Studies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Barry Buzan, Lene Hansen (eds.) (2007) International Security Volume III Widening Security, Sage Publications, London.
Barry Buzan, Ole Waever (2003), Regions and Powers The Structure of International Security, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Barry Buzan (1983), People, States and Fear The National Security Problem in International Relations, Wheatsheaf Books, Sussex.
Edward Newman (2007), A crisis in global institutions: multilateralism and international security, Routledge, New York.
Edward A. Kolodziej (2005), Security and International Relations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Emil J. Kirchner, James Sperling (2007), Global Security Governance Competing perceptions of security
in the 21st century, Routledge, New York.
Heikki Patomaki (2008), The Political Economy of Global Security War, future crises and changes in global governance, Routledge, New York.
Ian Loader, Neil Walker (2007), Civilizing Security, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
Louise Andersen, Bjorn Moller, Finn Stepputat (eds.) (2007), Fragile States and Insecure People Violence, Security, and Statehood in the Twenty-First Century, Palgrave Macmillan, New York.
Mustafa Aydın ... [et al.] (der.) (2012), Uluslararası ilişkilerde çatışmadan güvenliğe seçme makaleler, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul.
Paul D. Williams (2008), Security Studies: An Introduction, Routledge, New York.
Paul Roe (2005), Ethnic Violence and the Societal Security Dilemma, Routledge, New York.
Peter Hough (2004), Understanding Global Security, Routledge, London.

Articles
Alex J. Bellamy & Matt McDonald (2004) Securing international society: towards an English school discourse of security, Australian Journal of Political Science, 39:2, 307-330.
Ali Bilgic (2014) Exploring `What's Good about Security: Politics of Security during the Dissolution of Yugoslavia, Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 16:2, 260-278.
Andrew W. Neal (2012) Events dear boy, events: terrorism and security from the perspective of politics, Critical Studies on Terrorism, 5:1, 107-120.
Andrew C. Kuchins, Amy Beavin, Anna Bryndza (2008), Russia's 2020 Strategic Economic Goals and the Role of International Integration, Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Barry Buzan, Lene Hansen (2010), Beyond The Evolution of International Security Studies, Security Dialogue 41: 659.
Barry Buzan, Rethinking Security after the Cold War (1997), Cooperation and Conflict, 32:1, 5-28.
David A. Baldwin (1997), The concept of security, Review of International Studies, 23, 5 26.
David Mutimer (2009), My Critique is Bigger than Yours: Constituting Exclusions in Critical Security Studies, Studies in Social Justice, 3:1, 9-22.
Deborah Avant & Virginia Haufler (2012) Transnational organisations and security, Global Crime, 13:4, 254-275.
Des Gasper (2005) Securing Humanity: Situating `Human Security as Concept and Discourse, Journal of Human Development, 6:2, 221-245.
Dora Kostakopoulou (2010) An open and secure Europe Fixity and fissures in the area of freedom, security and justice after Lisbon and Stockholm, European Security, 19:2, 151-167.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
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	7	98
Preparation for Final exam	1	80	80
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	80	80
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			304
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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