COURSE CONTENTS

PSIR 101 Introduction to Political Science (3+0)

This course is intended to expose the students to the basics of political science. Students are

not expected to have a prior knowledge of political science. Through a reading of variegated

theories of power, international relations, comparative politics etc., the basic institutions of

politics are covered at local, national and international level. The course overall helps the

students to decipher the codes of reel-politik in the global context.

Course Material:

Michael G. Roskin, Robert L. Cord, James A. Medeiros, Walters S. Jones, Political

Science: An Introduction (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall)

Recommended readings:

Louis Emerij, Richard Jolly and Thomas G. Weiss, 2001. Ahead of the Curve: UN

Ideas and Global Challenge, Indiana University Press, Bloomington.

Paul Gordon Lauren, Power and Prejudice: the Politics and Diplomacy of Racial

Discrimination, Westvieiw, Politics, Congressional Quarterly Press

Anthony M. Messina and Gallya Lahav, eds., The Immigration Reader: Exploring

Politics and Policies, Lynne Reinner Publishers, Boulder

Roland Oliver, ed., The Dawn of African History, Oxford University Press, New

York.

Walter C. Opello, Jr., and Stephen J. Rosow, The Nation-State and Global Order:

A Historical Introduction to Contemporary Politics, Lynne Reinner Publishers

John Rapley, Understanding Development, Lynne Rienner Publishers

Bruce Russett, Harvey Star, and David Kinsella, World Politics: The Menu for

Choice, New York: Bedford/ St. Martin’s.

World Bank, Reshaping Economic Geography, WDR.

The UN, 1992 Agenda for Peace www.un.org/Docs/SG/agpeace.html

PSIR 103 Introduction to International Relations (3+0)

This course is designed to give students the basic knowledge required to understand and

analyze International Relationship. Conceptual framework of international relations and

factors which define international politics will be examined in this course such as: Modern

State, Security, War, International Law, International Society, Diplomacy, Great Powers, The

United Nations, Global Economic Institutions, Non-State Actors: Multinational Corporations

and International Non-Governmental Organizations.

Course Material:

Richard Devetak, Anthony Burke and Jim George (ed), An Introduction to

International Relations, Second Edition, Cambridge, New York 2012.

K.J. Holsti New Jersey Prentice-Hall, International Politics: A Framework for

Analysis, 1995.

Chris Brown ve Kirsten Ainley, Uluslararası İlişkileri Anlamak, Arzu Oyacıoğlu

(Çeviren) Yayınodası Yayınları, 2008.

Faruk Sönmezoğlu, Uluslararası İlişkilere Giriş, Der Yayınları, 2005.

Haydar Çakmak, Uluslararası İlişkiler “Giriş, Kavram ve Teoriler”, Platin, Ankara

2007.

PSIR 105 - History of Civilization - I (3+0)

Aim is to give to the students an understanding of the process of civilizations. In this manner

the historical developments will be taken with their connection the knowledge. Topics

regarding the agricultural revolution, written and verbal culture, differences between

mythology and philosophical thinking, defining the civilization, the Reform and the

Renassaince movements along with the topics of the definiton and the types of knowledge,

differences in the contents and the methods between natural sciences and cultural sciences

will be examined.

Course Material:

Uygarlıkların Grameri, Fernand Braudel, İmge Yayınevi, 2001.

Felsefe ve Doğa Bilimleri, Doğan Özlem, Doğu-Batı Yayınları, 2008.

Kültür Bilimleri ve Kültür Felsefesi, Doğan Özlem, İnkılâp Yayınevi, 2000.

PSIR 131 -Micro Economics (3+0)

Basic concepts, application examples of basic processes, supply and demand models, demand

curve, consumer behaviours, supply curve and suppliers behaviours, competition, monopoly,

state intervention, business cycle, total supply and total demand, fiscal policy, money and

bank, monetary policy, economic growth, international trade will be the main topics being

dealt in the course

Course Material:

Genel İktisat, Sadık Acar. DEÜ, Hukuk Fakültesi Yayını, 3. Baskı, İzmir. 2000.

Ekonomiye Giriş, Tevfik Pekin, İzmir. 1999.

Ekonomi Bilimi I, Mustafa Özateşler. I. Baskı, İzmir. 2000.

Mikro Ekonomiye Giriş, Tümay Ertek. Beta Yayımcılık, İstanbul. 2005.

Economics, D.Begg, R.Dornbush, S.Fischer, McGraw Hill. 2000.

Economics, R. G. Lipsey, P. O. Steiner, D. D. Purvis, Harper International Edition.

1987.

MATH 103 - Mathematics (3+0)

It is aimed to teach necessary knowledge and applications of Pre-Calculus, Calculus, Matris,

Determinant, Lineer Algebra to the students of Business and International

Relations.Foundations, coordinates and vectors, functions, limits, continuity, derivative,

tangent lines, the mean value theorem, graphing, extreme values, optimization problems,

linearization and differentials, integration, Riemann sums and definite integrals, the

fundamental theorem of calculus, natural logarithm, exponential functions, inverse

trigonometric functions, L'Hospital's rule, methods of integration, applications of integrals.

Course Material:

Alpha C. Chiang, Matematiksel İktisadın Temel Yöntemleri çevirenler: Doç. Dr.

Osman Aydoğuş, Doç. Dr. Muzaffer Sarımeşeli, Gazi Kitabevi, ( 1999) Ankara.

Prof. Dr. Emin Altan, İktisatçılar için Genel Matematik, Emek Matbaacılık, (1998)

İstanbul.

Ernest F. Haeussler Jr., Richard S. Paul, Richard Wood, Introductory Mathematical

Analysis , PEARSON Prentice Hall, USA. ( Türkçe çevirisi)

ATA101 - Atatürk's Principles and Reforms-I (2+0)

In the content of this course, the period fromthe mid-19th century until the year of 1924 will

be examined. Efforts and reforms of Westernization in the late Ottoman period, social and

economic changes, the First World War, the rise of Turkish nationalism, the Independence

War, internal and external affairs, Lausanne Treaty and Declaration of the Republic will be

the main concerns.

Course Material:

Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı ve Devrimi Tarihi, Ayferi Göze.

Türk Devrim Tarihi, Toktamış Ateş.

Türk Devrim Tarihi, Suna Kili.

İmparatorluktan Cumhuriyet’e Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı Belgeseli, Orhan Çekiç.

ENG 10X – English- I(3+0)

The course in Fall and the course in Spring are the courses in a combined program observing

the course material. Main target is improving the students' understanding capacity of English

language and their capacity to understand and interpret current and academic texts and

capacity of language skills for using the language as a communication system.

Course Material:

Quesst (McGrawHill).

TURK 101 - Turkish Language (2+0)

The definiton of language, types and features, relations between language and art, culture,

literature, methods of understanding texts, knowledge of written communication ( choosing

topics, defining the limits of topics, purpose and vision for writing, preparing a plan for

writing, writing composition in different types and summarizing texts), verbal communication

skills (improvisional speech, prepared speech, debates etc.), Turkish grammar, writing and

punctuation).

Course Material:

Çotuksöken, Y. Üniversite Öğrencileri İçin Uygulamalı Türk Dili, 2 cilt,

güncellenmiş baskı, İstanbul, 2007.

PSIR 102 - Introduction to Political Science II (3+0)

This course is intended to expose the students to the basics of political science. Students are

not expected to have a prior knowledge of political science. Through a reading of variegated

theories of power, international relations, comparative politics etc., the basic institutions of

politics are covered at local, national and international level. The course overall helps the

students to decipher the codes of reel-politik in the global context.

Course Material:

Michael G. Roskin, Robert L. Cord, James A. Medeiros, Walters S. Jones, Political

Science: An Introduction (New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall)

Recommended readings:

Louis Emerij, Richard Jolly and Thomas G. Weiss, 2001. Ahead of the Curve: UN

Ideas and Global Challenge, Indiana University Press, Bloomington.

Paul Gordon Lauren, Power and Prejudice: the Politics and Diplomacy of Racial

Discrimination, Westvieiw, Politics, Congressional Quarterly Press

Anthony M. Messina and Gallya Lahav, eds., The Immigration Reader: Exploring

Politics and Policies, Lynne Reinner Publishers, Boulder

Roland Oliver, ed., The Dawn of African History, Oxford University Press, New

York.

Walter C. Opello, Jr., and Stephen J. Rosow, The Nation-State and Global Order:

A Historical Introduction to Contemporary Politics, Lynne Reinner Publishers

John Rapley, Understanding Development, Lynne Rienner Publishers

Bruce Russett, Harvey Star, and David Kinsella, World Politics: The Menu for

Choice, New York: Bedford/ St. Martin’s.

World Bank, Reshaping Economic Geography, WDR.

The UN, 1992 Agenda for Peace www.un.org/Docs/SG/agpeace.html

PSIR 104 International Relations (3+0)

This course will complete major topics of the course PSIR 103 Introduction to International

Relations. In this course we will focus on Arms control, Global Trade, Global Finance, Global

Poverty, Inequality and development, Globalization and Its critics, Religion and Secularism,

Global Terrorism, Human Rights, Migration and Refugees, Post-Conflict State- Building,

Global Environmental Politics, Climate Change.

Course Material:

Richard Devetak, Anthony Burke and Jim George (ed), An Introduction to

International Relations, Second Edition, Cambridge, New York 2012.

K.J. Holsti New Jersey Prentice-Hall, International Politics: A Framework for

Analysis, 1995.

Chris Brown ve Kirsten Ainley, Uluslararası İlişkileri Anlamak, Arzu Oyacıoğlu

(Çeviren) Yayınodası Yayınları, 2008.

Faruk Sönmezoğlu, Uluslararası İlişkilere Giriş, Der Yayınları, 2005.

Haydar Çakmak, Uluslararası İlişkiler “Giriş, Kavram ve Teoriler”, Platin, Ankara

2007.

PSIR 106 - History of Civilization - II (3+0)

Aim is to give to the students an understanding of the process of civilizations. In this manner

the historical developments will be taken with their connection the knowledge. Topics

regarding the agricultural revolution, written and verbal culture, differences between

mythology and philosophical thinking, defining the civilization, the Reform and the

Renassaince movements along with the topics of the definiton and the types of knowledge,

differences in the contents and the methods between natural sciences and cultural sciences

will be examined.

Course Material:

Uygarlıkların Grameri, Fernand Braudel, İmge Yayınevi, 2001.

Felsefe ve Doğa Bilimleri, Doğan Özlem, Doğu-Batı Yayınları, 2008.

Kültür Bilimleri ve Kültür Felsefesi, Doğan Özlem, İnkılâp Yayınevi, 2000.

PSIR 132 - Macro Economics (2+0)

Introduction to macro economy theory, content of macro economy, gross national/domestic

products and their calculation, total supply and demand, equilibrium of gdp, Keynesian

assumptions

Course Material:

Besim Üstünel, Ekonominin Temelleri, İstanbul, 1997.

Ertan Oktay, Makro İktisat Teorisi ve Politikası, İstanbul, 2002.

ATA 102 - Atatürk's Principle and Reforms-II (2+0)

This course covers the period from Lausanne Treaty to the demise of Atatürk. The reforms

related with the Principles, developments in social and economic areas, changes in cultural

and ideologic sides, events in domestic and foreign affairs and the situation of Turkey in

world politics will be undertaken.

Course Material:

Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı ve Devrimi Tarihi, Ayferi Göze.

Türk Devrim Tarihi, Toktamış Ateş.

Türk Devrim Tarihi, Suna Kili.

İmparatorluk’tan Cumhuriyet’e Türk Kurtuluş Savaşı Belgeseli, Orhan Çekiç.

ENG 10X - English- II (3+0)

In addition to general purpose of ENG 151, in this course it is aimed to improve students'

academic writing skills.

Course Material:

Quest (McGraw-Hill) Suplementary Materials

TURK 102- Turkish Language- II (2+0)

World and Turkic languages, methods of analysing instructive and descriptive texts, written

expression knowledge ( sampling, defining, comparing, citation, quotation, using statistics);

verbal expression knowledge (improvisional speech, prepared speech etc.)

Course Material:

Çotuksöken, Yusuf Üniversite Öğrencileri İçin Uygulamalı Türk Dili, Güncellenmiş

baskı, İstanbul, 2008.

PSIR 201 Political History (1789-1914) (3+0)

This course covers the period from the French Revolution to World War I. It aims at

providing a general perspective on major historical events and a background for the Political

Science and International Relations students concentrating on the changes, developments, and

breakthroughs in politics, society, culture, and economics of the time period covered in the

course. Major topics of the course are: French Revolution, Napoleonic Europe, Meternich’s

Europe, The revolutions of 1848, Nationalism and Unification, The Industrial Revolution and

its consequences, Imperialism, The break-up of nineteenth-century Europe, Asian

Metamorphoses.

Course Material:

Robert Gildea, Barricades and Borders Europe 1800-1914, Third Edition,

Oxford, New York 2003.

J.M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad, The Penguin History of the World, sixth

edition, Penguin, Great Britain 2014.

Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih İlkçağlardan 1918’e, 20. Baskı, İmge, Ankara 2010.

PSIR 203 International Relations Theories-I (3+0)

This course is intended to expose students to the basics of international relations through

exploring competing approaches to the study of the field. The focus will be on hierarchical

systems emanating from power relations within which peoples, groupings and individuals

strive to meet their physical and essential material needs, the role of the state, individuals, and

IGOs/NGOs in times of war and peace. There will be an emphasis on how issues such as

culture, history, gender, race, ethnicity, geography, climate and technological advent

contribute to the social processes that shape the activities of international community. The

course will pay particular attention to the institutions of governance that affect human

sovereignty, allocate resources and contextualize the public good in the making of

international affairs. It will explore new challenges to interconnected societies in our

increasingly globalized world with a specific reference to issues of security.

Course Material:

Merve Kavakci-Islam, ed. International Relations in the Global Village: Changing

Interdependencies (CA: Cognella), 2013

Stuart Gottlieb, ed. Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Conflicting Perspectives

on Causes, Contexts, and Responses, (Washington DC: College Publishing Group), 2010

PSIR 205 Political Theory (3+0)

During this course, the area of political theory as an academic discipline along with the

questions asked and answered by the political theorists will be discussed.

Course Material:

Political Science: An Introduction,Michael G. Roskin, Robert L. Cord, James A.

Medeiros,Walter S. Jones, Prentice Hall,2002.

Mete Tunçay, Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Bilgi Üni. Yayınları.

PSIR 207 Data Gathering and Analysis (2+2)

Purpose of the course is to teach students how to gather data and information and analaysing

the results by using numerical methods, sampling methods, percentage and ratio calculations.

Course Material:

Meriç Öztürkcan, İstatistik, İstanbul:Maltepe Üni.Yayınları, 2006.

PSIR 209 History of Political Thought (3+0)

Purpose of the course is to understand why and how political thought changes and

understanding social and econmic factors triggering new expectations. Main line of the course

is this: Change in relations of productions creates different expectations, demands and needs.

As an answer to these necessities new ways of political understanding emerges. Demands for

liberalism, conservatism, socialism, communism, fascism and plurality in an open society are

the results of this concrete changes in everyday lives of societies.

Course Material:

Birsen Örs (der.) 19. Yüzyıldan 20. Yüzyıla Modern Siyasal İdeolojiler, İstanbul

Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınlarıİstanbul, 2009, 2. baskı.

PSIR 211 - Politics and Society in the Middle East (3+0)

In this course it is aimed to teach students the current issues in the Middle East by taking

social, cultural and political dimensions into consideration. In this context, Palestine issue,

nationalism, problems of civil society, democracy and militarism, women rights and terrorism

will be the topics discussed.

Course Material

Sabahattin Şen , Ortadoğu’da İdeolojik Bunalım, Birey Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004.

PSIR 241 Constitutional Law (3+0)

The Constitution, Constitutional Law and State, Democracy, Marxism and Fascism, General

Principles of Democracy, Constitutional Movements in Turkey, Constitution of 1924,

Constitution of 1961, Constitution of 1982 and general principles of these, legislation process

and functions, structure of TBMM and working style, execution process and functions, the

Presidency, the Cabinet's functions, the Jurisdiction and Turkish Jurisdictional structure,

Human Rights and Protections

Course Material:

Gözübüyük, Ş. (2004) Anayasa Hukuku. Ankara: Turhan Kitabevi

Teziç, E. (2003) Anayasa Hukuku. İstanbul: Beta Yayınları

Additional Material

Erdoğan, M. (1999) Anayasal Demokrasi. Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi

Atar, Y. (2000) Türk Anayasa Hukuku. Konya: Mimoza

PSIR 202 20th Century Political History (3 + 0)

This course covers the period from World War I to the present. It aims at providing a general

perspective on major historical events and a background for the Political Science and

International Relations students concentrating on the changes, developments, and

breakthroughs in international relations of the time period covered in the course. Some major

topics of the course are: World War I, Inter-War Period (1919-1939), Crises of the Thirties,

The Catastrophes (Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Union), World War II, New Realities:

West and East, Cold War, Detent and Post-Cold War era.

Course Material:

J.M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad, The Penguin History of the World, sixth

edition, Penguin, Great Britain 2014.

Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih İlkçağlardan 1918’e, 20. Baskı, İmge, Ankara 2010.

Fahir Armaoğlu, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi 1914-1990, Cilt I: 1914-1980, Türkiye

İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Ankara 1991.

Fahir Armaoğlu, 20. Yüzyıl Siyasi Tarihi 1914-1990, Cilt II: 1980-1990, Türkiye

İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, Ankara 1994.

Robert Gildea, Barricades and Borders Europe 1800-1914, Third Edition,

Oxford, New York 2003.

PSIR 204 International Relations Theories II (3+0)

This course is intended to expose students to the basics of international relations through

exploring competing approaches to the study of the field. The focus will be on hierarchical

systems emanating from power relations within which peoples, groupings and individuals

strive to meet their physical and essential material needs, the role of the state, individuals, and

IGOs/NGOs in times of war and peace. There will be an emphasis on how issues such as

culture, history, gender, race, ethnicity, geography, climate and technological advent

contribute to the social processes that shape the activities of international community. The

course will pay particular attention to the institutions of governance that affect human

sovereignty, allocate resources and contextualize the public good in the making of

international affairs. It will explore new challenges to interconnected societies in our

increasingly globalized world with a specific reference to issues of security.

Course Material:

Merve Kavakci-Islam, ed. International Relations in the Global Village: Changing

Interdependencies (CA: Cognella), 2013

Stuart Gottlieb, ed. Debating Terrorism and Counterterrorism: Conflicting Perspectives

on Causes, Contexts, and Responses, (Washington DC: College Publishing Group), 2010

PSIR 206 - International Politics (3+0)

During this course, the state as the main actor and its position in the international system will

be examined. Problems of globalization and development of other international actors will

also be discussed.

Course Material:

Bruce Russett,Harvey Starr, Freeman, World Politics: The Menu For Choice,

New York1996

Atila Eralp, Devlet ve Ötesi, İletişim, İstanbul, 2005

Faruk Sönmezoğlu, Uluslararası Politika ve Dış Politika Analizi, Filiz Kitabevi,

2000, Istanbul

Paul Viotti ve Mark V. Kauppi, International Relations Theory, Allyn and Bacon

Boston, 1999

PSIR 208 Research Methods in Social Sciences (1+2)

In the course, the topics such as progress of social sciences, other science sections and relation

between disciplines will be examined and it will be taught to students how to make research

in social sciences and present it.

Course Material:

Doğan Özlem, Bilim Felsefesi (Ders Notları) II. Ve V. Bölümler, İnkılapYay.

Cemal Yıldırım, “Bilimin Anlamı ve Kapsamı” (Birinci Kesim) Bilim Felsefesi

(içinde), Remzi Kitabevi.

PSIR 210 Nationalism and Globalization (3+0)

In this course, it is aimed to introduce to the students the main theories about nationalism.

After theoretical aspects, current international issues related nationalism will also be dealt

with..

Course Material:

Ernst Gellner, Uluslar ve Ulusçuluk, Hill Yayınevi, 2008.

Eric Hobsbawn, Milletler ve Milliyetçilik, Ayrıntı Yayınları, 2006.

PSIR 232 International Economics (3+0)

One of the two main subtopics of international economics is International Trade Theory

which examines components of international trade and the other one is International Trade

Policy which examines the interventions of states to the international trade. Parallel to these

subtopics it is aimed to understand foreign policy theories with thier application fields and

process of international trade. Along with the types of products and services in international

trade, that why the states trade in international level, liberalization of markets will also be

examined.

Course Material:

Gülten Kazgan, İktisadi Düşünce, Remzi, 1984

PSIR 301 International Organizations (3+0)

It is aimed in the course that to examine the operations of international organizations as one of

main actors in international level and the situations of these organizations regarding the

international problems. Thanks to this the students will be able to understand the pluralist

nature of international relations. During the course, the historical background of organizing in

international context, the League of Nations, historcal development of the United Nations and

other organizations and associations connected to it and international problems regarding the

UN will be the main content.

Course Material:

Mehmet Hasgüler ve Mehmet B. Uludağ, Uluslararası Örgütler, İstanbul, Alfa

Yayınları, 2007.

PSIR 303 - European Integration Process (3+0)

This course aims to introduce to the students historical development and debates in theoretical

level regarding European integration.

Course Material:

Beril Dedeoğlu (der.) , Dünden Bugüne Avrupa Birliği, Boyut Yayınları, İstanbul,

2003.

Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni, Debates on European Integration, Palgrave, UK, 2006.

PSIR 305 Politics and Society of Ottoman Empire (3+0)

Purpose of the course is to teach students the social and political structure of Ottoman Empire.

Political events after Tanzimat period will be examined more intensely.

Course Material:

İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı, Alkım Yayınevi.

Bernard Lewis, Modern Türkiye’nin Doğuşu, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları:2000.

PSIR 302 Comparative Political Systems (3+0)

During this course, the importance and the types of comparative method, political cultures,

features of modernization process, political modernity theories, comparison of political

systems, presidential and semi-presindential system and the parliamentary system will be the

main topics of the course.

Course Material:

Cem Eroğul, Çağdaş Devlet Düzenleri, 5. Baskı,Kırlangıç Yayınevi, Ankara, 2006.

Cemil Oktay, Siyaset Bilimi İncelemeleri, Alfa Yayınları, 2003.

PSIR 342 - International Law (3+0)

Aim of the course is to teach students the main international law concepts to enable them to

discuss current debates regarding international law. In this context, the actors of international

law, the sources obligations of international law will be the main topics.

Course Material:

Aslan Gündüz, Milletlerarası Hukuk, Temel Belgeler, Örnek Kararlar, Beta

Yayınları,2007.

Hüseyin Pazarcı, Uluslararası Hukuk, Turhan Kitabevi, 2006.

PSIR 306 Turkish Politics (3+0)

Purpose of the course is to analyze Turkish politics in the context of modernity process.

During the course, that what it is need to be understood as modernization and the main

literature about it will be studied. Political participation and integration concepts as being two

components of development and the problems in modern societies will also be discussed. The

course will be undertook in a chronologic context to be understood particularities of Turkey

along with comparative method.

Course Material:

İlber Ortaylı, İmparatorluğun En Uzun Yüzyılı, Alkım Yayınevi.

Cemil Oktay, Siyaset Yazıları, Der Yayınları: 1998.

Bernard Lewis, Modern Türkiye’nin Doğuşu, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları:2000.

PSIR 401 Turkish Foreign Policy I (3+0)

Purpose of the course is to examine main aspects of Turkish foreign policy in its historical

context in a theoretical manner. In first part of the course, it will be studied especially the

period from the declaration of Republic until to the 1990s.

Course Material:

Şule Kut ve Gencer Özcan (ed)., En Uzun On Yıl: Türkiye’de Ulusal Güvenlik ve

Dış Politika Gündeminde Doksanlı Yıllar,Boyut Yayınları,1998.

Baskın Oran, Türk Dış Politikası, Cilt 1 ve 2, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2001.

Faruk Sönmezoğlu, Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, İstanbul: Der Yayınları, 1998.

Oral Sander, Türkiye’nin Dış Politikası, Melek Fırat(der.), Ankara: İmge Kitabevi,

2006.

PSIR 400 Graduation Project I (2+8)

Main purpose of the course is to make students enforce their theoretical build-up throughout

their undergraduate studies. Targeting this, it is expected from the students to conduct a

research project on a topic they interested in by browsing the literature or using primary

sources. Research topics may be selected in the fields such as current problems in Turkish

foreign policy, current problems in international relations, regional political conflicts in

Caucasia, the Middle East, the Balkans, the Middle Asia, the EU-Turkey relations, EU's

relations to other actors.

Course Material:

The students will be using primary and secondary sources to conduct their project.

PSIR 402 Turkish Foreign Policy II (3+0)

Purpose of the course is to examine main aspects of Turkish foreign policy in its historical

context in a theoretical manner. In the second part of the course, it will be studied especially

the period from 1990 untill present.

Course Material:

Şule Kut and Gencer Özcan (ed)., En Uzun On Yıl: Türkiye’de Ulusal Güvenlik ve

Dış Politika Gündeminde Doksanlı Yıllar,Boyut Yayınları,1998.

Baskın Oran, Türk Dış Politikası, Cilt 1,2 and 3 İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları, 2001.

Faruk Sönmezoğlu, Türk Dış Politikasının Analizi, İstanbul: Der Yayınları, 1998.

Oral Sander, Türkiye’nin Dış Politikası, Melek Fırat(der.), Ankara: İmge Kitabevi,

2006.

ELECTIVE COURSES

PSIR 350 Political Modernity (3+0)

Purpose of this course is to educate students the modernity process starting from primitive

communities in the history of civilization and after going through the transition societies it

reaches to the high-tech industrialized nations. Cultural and political aspects of modernity in

relation to production level of respective periods of progress along with the interaction

particular to modernity between political structures and society are the main topics of the

course. Different kinds of approaches which examines this interaction (micro, macro or

hybrid theories, conflicting or cooperating society models) will also be studied.

Course Material:

Material related to the course will be given by the instructor in the beginning of the term.

PSIR 351 Democracy Theory (3+0)

Purpose of the course is to teach students the meaning of democracy and boundaries in its

current applications. In the context of the course, historical background of the democracy

concept (Athenian democracy, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Alexis de Tocqueville, John Stuart

Mill, Karl Marx), current debates (elitism, internet, plurality, the third wave) will be the main

topics.

Course Material:

Giovanni Sartori, Demokrasi Teorisine Geri Dönüş, çev. Tunçer Karamustafaoğlu

&Mehmet Turan, Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara, 1996.

Demokrasi Nedir?, çev. Levent Köker, Türk Demokrasi Vakfı, Ankara, 1992.

Samuel Huntington.,3. Dalga, Türk Demokrasi Vakfı, Kıta Yayınları, 2007

PSIR 352 The Evolution of Turkish Political Thought(3+0)

Aim of the course to introduce students the political thought and thinkers dominant in the

period from Ottoman Empire and during the Republican era. In this context, Classical Era

Ottoman political thought and developments after Tanzimat period will be dealt with.

Course Material:

Cumhuriyet’e Devreden Düşünce Mirası -Tanzimat ve Meşrutiyet’in Birikimi,

Modern Türkiye’de Siyasi Düşünce Serisi, Cilt 1, İletişim Yayınları:2001 – Özellikle ilk

dört makalesi

Şerif Mardin, Jön Türklerin Siyasi Fikirleri 1895–1908, Toplu Eserleri–1, İletişim

Yayınları:1983 ( Değişik baskıları mevcuttur.)

PSIR 353 Theories of Imperialism (3+0)

Aim of the course is to examine critically different kinds of imperalism theories which were

dealt with in international relations once but neglected after the Cold War period and collapse

of the Soviets. Students will be taught during the course: whether imperialism concept in

general or different kinds of imperialism in particular are solely ideologic instruments or

scientific method providing original method; what these imperialism theories mentioned are;

whether they are scientfically explanatory in their historical conditions; how efficient these

theories for explaining current world politics; whether it is possible to create different kinds of

imperialism theories today.

Course Material:

David Harvey, Yeni Emperyalizm, Everest, 2004.

PSIR 354 - Gender and Politics (3+0)

Aim of this course is to introduce students the feminist approaches in political science and

discuss the effects of gender in everyday politics.

Course Material:

Material related to the course will be given by the instructor in the beginning of the term.

PSIR 356 - Analysis of the Political and Diplomatic Texts of Ottoman Empire (3+0)

It is aimed in this course to understand involvement process of Ottoman Empire to European

diplomatic sphere by the mediation of diplomatic texts. Diplomatic applications, Ad Hoc

diplomacy, transition to constant diplomacy in Europe and emerging of modern diplomacy

and types of diplomacy will be the topics to dealt with.

Course Material:

Material related to the course will be given by the instructor in the beginning of the term.

PSIR 450 – Trans-boundary Waters Problem and International Relations (3+0)

In this course students will be taught about the issues regarding domination, conflict,

cooperation of the international waters in the context of international law. International water

issues around the world, texts in international law and treaties regarding international waters,

Fırat and Dicle Rivers, Southeastern Anatolia Project, Peace Water Project will be the topics

discussed.

Course Material:

Sabahattin Şen , Su Sorunu, Türkiye ve Ortadoğu, Bağlam Yayınları, İstanbul,

1993.

PSIR 451 - International War and Peace (3+0)

In the course the texts which defend the idea that industrialized nations would be peaceful by

Comte and Spencer to the ones about the wars will be examined. Likewise the evolution of

Clausewitz's war theory during the modernity and emerging of the concept of Total War in

the 20th century are also among the topics of the course

Course Material:

Immanuel Kant, Ebedi Barış Teorisi, Seha Meray-Yavuz Abadan Çevirisi,

Henry Kissinger, Diplomasi, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 1998. Özellikle 3, 4, 7 ve

8. Bölümler

Henry Kissinger, Amerika’nın Dış Politika’ya İhtiyacı Var mı?, ODTÜ

Geliştirme Vakfı Yayınları:2002 Özellikle 7.Bölüm – Barış ve Adalet Başlıklı

PSIR 452 - Politics and Society in Caucasus (3+0)

Purpose of the course is to provide students both theoretical historical framework enabling

them to understand political process in Caucasus after the Cold War period. Policies of

regional and non-regional actors over the conflicts in region's politics will be analyzed.

Primarily it is aimed to give students a general knowledge about states' politics in the region

and historical background of their policies. Secondary aim is to broaden students' view for

looking at the region's political events by providing them different conceptual instruments.

Course Material

Ali Faik Demir, Türk Dış Politikası Perspektifinden Güney Kafkasya, Bağlam

Yay. İstanbul, 2003.

PSIR 453 - Politics and Society in Latin America (3+0)

Purpose of this course is to give the students a historical, social and cultural framework which

will enable them to understand political events in Latin America.

Course Material:

Material related to the course will be given by the instructor in the beginning of the term.

PSIR 454 - Politics and Society in Africa (3+0)

Purpose of this course is to give the students a historical, social and cultural framework which

will enable them to understand political events in Africa.

Course Material:

Abraham Kinfe, The African Quest, EHPD andHADAD, Ethiopia, 2003.

PSIR 455 - American Political System and Society (3+0)

Aim of the course is to introduce to the students the political system of United States and to

discuss its effects to the world politics.

Course Material:

Material related to the course will be given by the instructor in the beginning of the term.

PSIR 456 - Politics and Society in Russia (3+0)

Purpose of this course is to give the students a historical, social and cultural framework which

will enable them to understand political events in Russia

Course Material:

Material related to the course will be given by the instructor in the beginning of the term.

PSIR 457 - Protection of Human Rights in International Level (3+0)

In this course, the students will have the knowledge about the emergence of root human rights

texts and their contents. In addition it will be discussed how the development of human rights

has effected international relations.

Course Material:

Munci Kapani, İnsan Haklarının Uluslararası Boyutları, Bilgi 1996

PSIR 458 - International Migration Problems (3+0)

Purpose of this course is make students think about the notion of migration in international

level. In the course it will be discussed how international migrations changed in last fifty

years. During the examinations, concept of 'ghetto', issues in host countries and the image of

immigrant will also be dealt with.

Course Material:

Mark Miller & Stephen Castles, Göçler Çağı, Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2008.

Nermin Abadan Unat, Bitmeyen Göç: Konuk İşçilikten Ulus-Ötesi Yurttaşlığa,

Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2002.

PSIR 460 - Institutional Structure of European Union (3+0)

This course aims to introduce to the students the institutions of European Union. The

structure, function and decision systems of European Commission, European Parliament and

Court of Justice; Nice Treaty and developments afterwards and transformation in EU

institutions will be the topics to be dealt with.

Course Material:

Haluk Günuğur, Avrupa Birliği’nin Hukuk Düzeni, EKO, Ankara, 2007.

Ercüment Tezcan, Avrupa Birliği Kurumlar Hukuku, USAK, Ankara, 2005.

PSIR 461 - Foreign Relations of European Union (3+0)

In this course foreign relations of European Union and its relations with the world will be

discussed as main topics.

Course Material:

Material related to the course will be given by the instructor in the beginning of the term.

PSIR 462 - European Union and Turkey (3+0)

The course will cover the relations between European Communities and Turkey.

Course Material:

Haluk Günuğur, Türkiye Avrupa Birliği İlişkileri, EKO, Ankara, 2007.

Aykut Çelebi, Avrupa: Halkları Siyasal Birliği, Metis, İstanbul, 2002.

PSIR 470 – History of Economics Thought (3+0)

This course examines the main issues in the history of Western economics thought starting

from the Middle Ages until 20th century. Different economic schools and their related social

structure such as scholastic economic thought, merchantalism, classic political economy,

Marxist economics, Marginalist revolution and neo-classical economy will be the topics

discussed in the course.

Course Material:

Gülten Kazgan, İktisadi Düşünce, Remzi, 1984

PSIR 480 – Administrative Law (3+0)

The students who successfully passed the course of Constitutional Law (PSIR 241) can take

this course which aims to introduce students to main concepts of Administrative Law. In the

content of this course the characteristics of administrative rules, the structural meaning of

administration, the institutions of administration and administrative operations will be the

issues dealt with.

Ders Kitapları:

Şeref Gözübüyük, İdare Hukuku, Turhan 2001