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Master's of International Relations with Thesis

PSIR552

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS THEORY I -CLASSICAL THEORIES

Course Code
PSIR552
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Attain comprehensive knowledge about classical theories of international relations.
  2. Develop the ability to relate theory and historical context.
  3. Discuss the effects of political, economic and social developments on international relations.
  4. Analyze Realism, Liberalism, Constructivism, the English School, and Critical Theory.
  5. Review the environment created, and the actors protected and set the ground for by globalization in the aftermath of the Cold War
  6. Examine the development of security issues from past to present and discuss the changing national and international security perceptions and behaviors in the aftermath of 9/11.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo recommended optional program components.
Course DescriptionThe objective of this course is to introduce the classical theoretical approaches in the discipline of International Relations and to elaborate on the contribution of these theoretical perspectives to academic studies. Among the topics that will be covered are the need for a theory, the contributions of theory to the discipline, and the dominant theories until the end of Cold war. In this context, the relationship between theory and practice will also be assessed. In addition, the impact of Europe, the USA and the Third World over the development of the classical theories will also be analyzed.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Theory and Policy in World Politics I
2nd Week Theory and Policy in World Politics II
3rd Week Realism I: Conceptual Background
4th Week Realism II: Applications, Critiques, and Neorealism
5th Week Liberalism I: Conceptual Background
6th Week Liberalism II: Democracy, Globalization, and Neoliberalism
7th Week Constructivism: Norms, and Identities
8th Week English School: International Society and Security
9th Week Critical Theory: From Enlightenment to Modern Life
10th Week Marxism
11th Week International Developments during and aftermath of the Cold War
12th Week Transnational and Non-State Actors
13th Week Analysis of Civil War, International Conflicts and Cooperations
14th Week The World Political Economy
Recommended or Required ReadingRequired Reading
Books
Andrew Linklater, Critical Theory and World Politics: Citizenship, sovereignty and humanity, Routledge, 2007.
Barry Buzan, People, States and Fear, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1991.
Chamsy el-Ojeili, Patrick Hayden, Critical Theories of Globalization, Palgrave, 2006.
John Baylis and Steve Smith (eds.), The Globalization of World Politics 3th ed. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005).
John J. Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: W.W. Norton, 2001).
Joseph S. Nye, David A. Welch, Understanding Global Conflict and Cooperation: An Introduction to Theory and History (Pearson, 2013). (Türkçe Basımı: Küresel Çatışmayı ve İşbirliğini Anlamak, Türkiye İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul, 2011)
Paul R. Viotti and Mark V. Kauppi, International Relations Theory, (Allyn and Bacon, 1999). (Türkçe Basımı: Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorisi, Nobel Yayınları, İstanbul, 2016)
Robert Art and Robert Jervis (eds.), International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, 8th edition (New York: Longman, 2008).
Scott Burchill, Andrew Linklater, Richard Devetak, Jack Donnelly, Matthew Paterson, Christian Reus-Smit and Jacqui True, Theories of International Relations, Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. (Türkçe Basımı: Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorileri, Küre Yayınları, İstanbul, 2013)
Articles
Alexander Wendt, Anarchy is what States Make of it: The Social Construction of Power Politics, International Organization, Vol. 46, No. 2 (Spring, 1992), 391-425.
Andrew Linklater, Uluslararası İlişkiler Teorisinde Sonraki Soru Aşaması: Eleştirel ve Teorik bir Bakış Noktası, Uluslararasarası İlişkilerde Anahtar Metinler, Yay. Haz. Esra Diri, Uluslararası İlişkiler Kütüphanesi, İstanbul, 2013, 619-642.
Andrew Moravcsik, "Taking Preferences Seriously: A Liberal Theory of International Politics," International Organization 51, no. 4 (Autumn 1997): 513-553.
Aydın Fındıkçı, Dünya Ekonomisi Küreselleşmenin Neresinde, Uluslararası İlişkiler, Cilt 3, Sayı 9 (Bahar 2006), 21-49.
Balkan Devlen, Patrick James, Özgür Özdamar, The English School, International Relations and Progress, International Studies Review, (2005) 7, 171 197.
Barry Buzan, Barış, Güç ve Güvenlik: Uluslararası İlişkilerde Çatışan Kavramlar, Uluslararasarası İlişkilerde Anahtar Metinler, Yay. Haz. Esra Diri, Uluslararası İlişkiler Kütüphanesi, İstanbul, 2013, 165-190.
Brian C. Rathbun, Uncertain about Uncertainty: Understanding the Multiple Meanings of a Crucial Concept in International Relations Theory, International Studies Quarterly (2007) 51, 533 557.
Fuat Keyman, Küreselleşme, Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Hegemonya, Uluslararası İlişkiler, Cilt 3, Sayı 9 (Bahar 2006), 1-20.
Joseph S. Nye, "Review: Neorealism and Neoliberalism," World Politics 40, no. 2 (January 1988): 235-251.
Kathryn Sikkink, and Martha Finnemore, "International Norm Dynamics and Political Change," International Organization 52, no. 4 (Autumn 1998): 887-917.
Marc Trachtenberg, "The Question of Realism: A Historian's View," Security Studies 13, no.1 (Fall 2003): 156-194.
Michael W. Doyle, "Liberalism and World Politics," American Political Science Review 80, no. 4 (December 1986): 1151-1169.
Nicholas Rengger, Ben Thirkell-White, Still critical after all these years The past, present and future of Critical Theory in International Relations, Review of International Studies (2007), 33, 3 24.
Robert Powell, Anarchy in International Relations Theory: The Neorealist-Neoliberal Debate, International Organization, Vol. 48, No. 2 (Spring, 1994), 313-344.
Stephen M. Walt, International Relations: One World, Many Theories, Foreign Policy, No. 110, Special Edition: Frontiers of Knowledge. (Spring, 1998), 29-32+34-46.
William Wohlforth, "Realism and the End of the Cold War," International Security 19, no. 2 (Winter 1994-95): 91-129.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 1 35
Total(%) 55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45
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 60 60
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 1 60 60
Total Work Load301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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