| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Security Problems | ULI 471 | 7 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Course Type | Optional |
| Course Coordinator | Prof.Dr. TUNCAY KARDAŞ |
| Course Lecturers | Prof.Dr. TUNCAY KARDAŞ, |
| Course Assistants | Res.Asst. Ensar Muslu |
| Course Category | |
| Course Objective | Studying international security issues and problems from within theoretical and conceptual frameworks. |
| Course Content | After describing general patterns of international security problems, the course will define related contextual and political backgrounds of contemporary security issues and problems |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Describing different conceptual meanings of security. | Lecture, Discussion, Simulation, Brain Storming, | Testing, Homework, Performance Task, |
| 2 | Explaining and debating the traditional and new approaches in security studies. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Simulation, Brain Storming, | Testing, Homework, Performance Task, |
| 3 | Revisiting and critiquing the traditional security studies | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Group Study, Simulation, Brain Storming, Case Study, | Testing, Oral Exam, Homework, Performance Task, |
| 4 | Making sense of new global security problems. | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Group Study, Simulation, Brain Storming, | Testing, Oral Exam, Homework, Performance Task, |
| 5 | Putting theories of security in practice through case studies. | Discussion, Drilland Practice, Group Study, Case Study, | Oral Exam, Homework, Performance Task, |
| 6 | Critiquing the old solutions to new global security problems. | Question-Answer, Discussion, Group Study, Brain Storming, Case Study, | Oral Exam, Homework, Performance Task, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | What is security? Whose Security? Conceptual Approaches | |
| 3 | Introduction to Theories of Security: What is at stake? | |
| 4 | Realist and Strategic Security Studies | |
| 5 | Constructivist Security and Democratic Peace | |
| 6 | Critical Security Studies and Third World Security | |
| 7 | Feminist Security | |
| 8 | Postmodern Security | |
| 9 | Case Study 1: The Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons | |
| 10 | Case Study 2: Different Institutional Approaches to Security, EU and NATO | |
| 11 | Case Study 3: Regional Security in the Middle East, Africa and Asia | |
| 12 | Case Study 4: Culture Wars and Cartoon Crisis | |
| 13 | Case Study 5: Globalization and Privatization of Security | |
| 14 | Case Study 6: Terrorism after 9/11 |
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| Course Notes | 1. Ed. J. Peter Burgess, The Routledge Handbook of New Security Studies, 2010.<br>2. Tuncay Kardaş ´Güvenlik: Kimin Güvenliği ve Nasıl?´ (Security: Whose Security and How?), Uluslararası Politikayı Anlamak: Ulus-Devletten Küreselleşmeye (Understanding International Politics: From Nation-State to Globalization), ed. Zeynep Dağı, İstanbul: Alfa |
| Course Resources | |
| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To research the functions, basic concepts and features of the international system; to learn the basic knowledge about the sub-topics of the international relations discipline. | ||||||
| 2 | Analyzing the developments in the political history of the world within the context of the cause-effect relations. | ||||||
| 3 | To improve the foreign language skills. | ||||||
| 4 | To analyze the Turkey´s foreign policy comprehensively in the cause-effect relations. | ||||||
| 5 | To analyze the theoretical approaches to the foreign policy analysis and the functions of the decision-making process. | ||||||
| 6 | To learn theoretical and methodological thinking and to observe the events from this framework | ||||||
| 7 | To analyze the social developments and conditions comparatively | ||||||
| 8 | To learn the basic principles and the issues of international law | ||||||
| 9 | To examine the theories of International Relations and to learn looking at international developments within the theoretical framework | ||||||
| 10 | To analyze the Turkey´s political life historically and chronologically | ||||||
| 11 | To learn the functions and the basic principles of domestic law | ||||||
| 12 | To analyze the establishment, structure and functions of international and regional organizations and their impact on the World politics | ||||||
| 13 | To analyze the reasons and solution models of the intra-state conflicts through examples | ||||||
| 14 | To research the issues of international security and the theoretical approaches relating to this field | ||||||
| 15 | To examine the events, occurring in the international system, within the theoretical perspective comparatively | ||||||
| 16 | To improve the analytical thinking skills about the international events | ||||||
| 17 | To learn the basic concepts and theories of Economics, Sociology, Political Science and other disciplines | ||||||
| 18 | To research the ideas of philosophers/thinkers who built the philosophical foundations of political science and to examine the contribution of these philosophical ideas to the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations | ||||||
| 19 | To gain basic computer skills | ||||||
| 20 | To gain the ability of planning, performing and composing of the scientific study individually | ||||||
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 90 |
| 1. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 50 |
| 1. Final | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Assignment | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 120 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 4.8 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 5 | ||