Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Political Science and International Relations | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | POLS 434 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Power and Inequality | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Power and Inequality | ||||
| Language of Instruction | |||||
| Type of Course | Select | ||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 128 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To critically evaluate the concept of power and how it relates to morality | ||||
| Course Description | This course introduces students to the relationship between power and morality in the international system. The course is organized around the five main themes that have dominated international affairs in the post-World War II era: the struggle for equal sovereignty by the developing countries, the anti-colonial revolution, racial equality, economic justice in the world and cultural liberation from the West. We will be analyzing what each one of these themes entailed, and learn what happened to them at present. Students will then learn about the potential non-Western challenges to the world system and analyze if alternatives to Western domination are possible. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu ders öğrencilere güç ve ahlak arasındaki ilişkiyi tanıtacaktır. Ders, 2. Dünya Savaşı sonrası uluslararası sistemde ortaya çıkan beş ana talep etrafında şekillenmektedir: gelişmekte olan ülkeler için eşit egemenlik hakkı, anti-kolonyal devrim, ırklar arası eşitlik, ekonomik eşitlik ve Batı kültürünün egemenliğine karşı başkaldırı. Ders süresince öncelikle bu taleplerin ilk ortaya çıkışları sırasında ne içerdiklerini, ve günümüzde her birinin ne şekilde evrilmiş olduğunu ele alacağız. Ardından, Batı odaklı uluslararası sisteme Batı dışı alternatifler olup olmadığını tartışacağız. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) understand the concept of power 2) appraise the dynamics of the international system 3) read the international system from the perspective of the less powerful |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | |||
| 2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | |||
| 3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | |||
| 4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | |||
| 5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | |||
| 6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||
| 7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | |||
| 8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||
| 9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | |||
| 10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | S | Exam |
| 2) | Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | H | Exam |
| 3) | Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | H | Exam |
| 4) | Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | S | Participation |
| 5) | Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | S | Exam |
| 6) | Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | N | |
| 7) | Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | H | Participation |
| 8) | Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | N | |
| 9) | Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | S | Exam |
| 10) | Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad | S | Participation |
| Prepared by and Date | EVRİM GÖRMÜŞ , December 2023 |
| Course Coordinator | EVRİM GÖRMÜŞ |
| Semester | Spring |
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Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction |
| 2) | Power and Morality |
| 3) | Five Themes in the Struggle for an Equal World: Unequal Treaties / Equal Sovereignty, the Anti-Colonial Revolution, Racial Equality, Economic Justice and Cultural Liberation from the West |
| 4) | From Equal to Shared Sovereignty? |
| 5) | From the Anti-Colonial Revolution to Post-Colonialism |
| 6) | From Racial Equality to Structural Racism? |
| 7) | From Economic Justice to Permanent Injustice? |
| 8) | From Cultural Liberation to a Clash of Civilizations? |
| 9) | MIDTERM |
| 10) | The Role of Islam in the World |
| 11) | An Asian Century? |
| 12) | What About Africa? |
| 13) | The USA: A Hyperpower |
| 14) | Discussion and Review for the Final Exam |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Week 1: Introduction to the Subject-Matter and Locating the Relevant Literature Week 2: Edward H. Carr, 2001. The Twenty Years’ Crisis: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations, 2nd edition, New York: Harper and Row Publishers. Power in International Politics, pp.102-144. Morality in International Politics, pp.146-169 Week 3: Hedley Bull, 1984. The Revolt Against the West in The Expansion of International Society, edited by Hedley Bull and Adam Watson, pp. 217-228. Week 4: Lene Hansen, Chapter 11: Post-structuralism in The Globalization of World Politics, 2014. John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens, 6th edition, Oxford University Press. Sebastian von Einsiedel, 2005. Policy Responses to State Failure in Making States Work: State Failure and the Crisis of Governance, edited by Simon Chesterman, Michael Ignatieff and Ramseh Thakur, Tokyo: United Nations University Press. pp. 13-35. Available on: https://collections.unu.edu/eserv/UNU:2454/pdf928081107X.pdf Week 5: Christine Sylvester, Chapter 12: Post-colonialism in The Globalization of World Politics, 2014. John Baylis, Steve Smith and Patricia Owens, 6th edition, Oxford University Press. Recommended reading: Edward Said, Orientalism, 1978. Chapter 1. Available on: https://sites.evergreen.edu/politicalshakespeares/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2014/12/Said_full.pdf Week 6: Raymond John Vincent, 1984. Chapter 12: Racial Equality in The Expansion of International Society, edited by Hedley Bull and Adam Watson, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Discussion: The White Man’s Blunders of ‘explorer’ Benedict Allen feed racist myths, The Guardian, 17 November 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/17/benedict-allen-explorer-racist-british-colonial Week 7: UN Resolution 3402 – Declaration on the Establishment of a New International Economic Order. 1 May 1974. http://www.un-documents.net/s6r3201.htm 2016 Report of the UN Secretary General to the General Assembly on the New International Economic Order. http://undocs.org/en/A/71/168 Week 8: Barry Buzan, Culture and International Society, 2010. International Affairs, vol.86, no.1, pp. 1-26. Week 10: James Piscatori, 1984. Chapter 20: Islam in the International Order in The Expansion of International Society, edited by Hedley Bull and Adam Watson, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Week 11: Amitav Acharya. 2011. Can Asia lead? Power, ambitions and global governance in the twenty-first century. International Affairs, vol.87, no.4, pp.851-869. Week 12: Richard Reid, 2014. Horror, Hubris and Humanity: the international engagement with Africa 1914-2014, International Affairs, vol.90, no.1, pp.143-166. Week 13: Dunne, Timothy. 2003. Society and Hierarchy in International Society. International Relations, vol.16, no.2, pp.303-320. Week 14: Edward H. Carr, 2001. The Twenty Years’ Crisis: An Introduction to the Study of International Relations, 2nd edition, New York: Harper and Row Publishers. The Prospects of a New International Order, pp.224-239. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Flipped classroom | ||||||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Term Paper | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
gormuse@mef.edu.tr 02123953600 Attendance is highly recommended. Term papers are due at the end of the semester. Without a valid excuse, 3 points will be deducted from your grade for each day you fail to submit your paper. Academic dishonesty and plagiarism: YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 84 | ||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 10 | 2 | 12 | |||
| Paper Submission | 1 | 12 | 2 | 14 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 16 | 2 | 18 | |||
| Total Workload | 128 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.1 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||