GRADUATE SCHOOL
PhD in Political Science and International Relations
PSIR 631 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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International Relations Theories
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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PSIR 631
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Fall
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Required
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| Course Level |
Third Cycle
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| Course Objectives | To examine different theoretical approaches in the field of international relations and to understand and interpret contemporary theoretical debates. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This graduate seminar surveys the main theoretical and analytical approaches encountered in the study of international relations. |
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Core Courses |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Why Do We Need IR Theories? | Bull, Hedley. 1966. “International Theory: The Case for a Classical Approach.” World Politics 18: 361-77. Chernoff, Waltz, Kenneth. 1979. Theory of International Politics, Chapter 1. David A. Lake, “Why ‘isms’ Are Evil: Theory, Epistemology, and Academic Sects as Impediments to Understanding and Progress,” International Studies Quarterly, 55, 2(2011), 465-480. Fred. 2007. Theory and Metatheory in International Relations. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Chapter 3. Duncan Snidal, “Rational Choice and IR,” in Carlsnaes, Risse, and Simmons, Handbook of International Relations (London: Sage, 2002). |
| 3 | Classical and Structural Realism | Carr, E.H. (2000). ‘The Twenty Years’ Crisis. An Introduction to the Study of International Relations’. London: Palgrave Macmillan, Ch. 1-6. Morgenthau, H. J. (1945) ‘The Evil of Politics and the Ethics of Evil’, Ethics 56(1), pp. 1-18. Guzzini, S. (2004), ‘The Enduring Dilemmas of Realism’, European Journal of International Relations 10(4), pp. 533-568. Waltz, K. N. (1990), ‘Realist Thought and Neorealist Theory’, Journal of International Affairs 44(1), pp. 21-37. |
| 4 | Liberalism(s) | Wilson, P. (2003). ‘What is Idealism?’ in The International Theory of Leonard Woolf: A Study in Twentieth-Century Idealism. London: Palgrave Macmillan, Ch. 2. Navari, C. (1989). ‘The Great Illusion Revisited: The International Theory of Norman Angell’, Review of International Studies (15), pp. 341-358. Keohane, R. (2004), http://www.uctv.tv/shows/Theory-and-International-Institutions-with-Robert-O-Keohane-Conversations-with-History-8991 Doyle, M. (1983). ‘Kant, Liberal Legacies, and Foreign Affairs, Part I’, Philosophy and Public Affairs 12 (3), pp. 205-235. Owen, J. (1994). "How Liberalism Produces Democratic Peace," International Security 19 (2), pp. 87-125. Oneal, J., Russett, B., & Berbaum, M. (2003). ‘Causes of Peace: Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations, 1885-1992’, International Studies Quarterly 47(3), 371-393. |
| 5 | Constructivism | Wendt, A. (1992). ‘Anarchy is what states make of it: the social construction of power politics’, International Organization 46(2), pp. 391‐425. Wendt, A. (1999). Social Theory of International Politics, Cambridge: Cambridge University, pp. 92‐192. Hurd, I. (1999). ‘Legitimacy and Authority in International Politics’, International Organization 53(2), pp. 379‐408. |
| 6 | Marxism and Critical Theory | Linklater, A. (2005). “Marxism” in Burchill, S. (Ed.), Theories of International Relations. London: Palgrave, Ch. 5. Linklater, A. (1986). ‘Realism, Marxism and Critical International Theory’, Review of International Studies 12(4), pp. 301–312. Cox, R. W. (1983). ‘Gramsci, Hegemony and IR’, Millennium 12(2), pp. 162-175. |
| 7 | Research Proposals | |
| 8 | The English School | Buzan, B. (2001). ‘The English School: An Underexploited Resource in IR’, Review of International Studies 27(3), pp. 471-88. Bull, H. (1971). ‘Order vs. Justice in International Society’, Political Studies 19(3), pp. 269-83. |
| 9 | Poststructuralism | Foucault, M. (1980). ‘Truth and Power’ in Gordon. C. (Ed.). Power/Knowledge: Selected Interviews and Other Writings 1972-1977, New York: Harvester Wheatsheaf, pp. 109-133. Der Derian, J. (2000). ‘Virtuous War / Virtual Theory,’ International Affairs 76(4), pp. 771-788. Dillon, M. and Guerrero, L. L. (2008). ‘Biopolitics of Security in the 21st Century: an Introduction’, Review of International Studies 34(2), pp. 265-292. |
| 10 | Postcolonialism | Said, E. (2003) Orientalism, London: Penguin, pp. 1-49. Darby, P., & Paolini, A. J. (1994). ‘Bridging International Relations and Postcolonialism’, Alternatives: Global, Local, Political 19(3), 371–397. Seth, S. (2011). ‘Postcolonial Theory and the Critique of International Relations’, Millennium, 40(1), pp. 167-183. |
| 11 | New Approaches in IR | Tickner, A. (1997). ‘You just don’t understand: troubled engagements between feminist and IR theorists’, International Studies Quarterly 41(4), pp. 611-632. Kinnvall, C. (2004). ‘Globalization and Religious Nationalism: Self, Identity, and the Search for Ontological Security’, Political Psychology 25(5), pp. 741-767. Rumelili, B. & Adisonmez, U. C. (2020). ‘Uluslararası İlişkilerde Kimlik-Güvenlik İlişkisine Dair Yeni bir Paradigma: Ontolojik Güvenlik Teorisi’, Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi 17(66), pp. 23-39. Adisonmez, U. C. (2016). ‘What is the Human Security Approach and How the Phenomenon Contributed to the International Security Agenda: Canadian and Japanese Paradigms’, Security Strategies Journal 12(24), pp. 1-28. |
| 12 | Progress of Research Proposals | |
| 13 | Progress of Research Proposals | |
| 14 | Review of the Course | |
| 15 | Review of the Course | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | List of readings are provided above. All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources. |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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20
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
14
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7
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98
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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20
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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20
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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30
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| Total |
216
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to improve and deepen the theoretical and conceptual proficiencies on Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 2 | To be able to evaluate critically and analytically the relationships between various factors in the discipline of Political Science and International Relations such as structures, actors, institutions and culture at an advanced level. |
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| 3 | To be able to determine the theoretical and empirical gaps in Political Science and International Relations literature and gain the ability of questioning at an advanced level. |
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| 4 | To be able to gain the ability to develop innovative, leading and original arguments in order to fill the gaps in Political Science and International Relations literature. |
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| 5 | To be able to gather, analyze, and interpret the data by using advanced qualitative or quantitative research methods in Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 6 | To be able to develop original academic works and publish scientific articles in refereed national or international indexed journals in the field of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 7 | To be able to describe individual research and contemporary developments in Political Science and International Relations in written, oral, and visual forms. |
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| 8 | To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity and/or as part of a team in generating innovative and analytical solutions to the problems that arise in relation to the politics in daily life. |
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| 9 | To be able to develop projects in determining the institutional and political instruments for conflict resolution in national and international politics. |
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| 10 | To be able to prepare an original thesis in Political Science and International Relations based on scientific criteria. |
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| 11 | To be able to follow new research and developments, publish scientific articles and participate the debates in academic meetings in Political Science and International Relations through a foreign language. |
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| 12 | To be able to have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of gathering, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data relevant to Political Science and International Relations. |
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