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Course Name	Turkish	Uluslararası İlişkiler ve Globalleşme
	English	International Relations and Globalization
Course Code	ITB 094E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	2	1	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Umut Uzer
Course Objectives		This course aims to foster critical thinking by encouraging and expecting you to amalgamate theory and practice, and establishing linkages between different countries and time periods. A comprehensive study of international interactions will be undertaken without sacrificing detail, hence empirical knowledge about individual countries and regions are essential to comprehend world politics. Nonetheless, a holistic approach is also crucial to detect the major trends in the international system.
Course Description		International Relations is predominantly about war and peace. In the 21st century, these dual themes will continue to dominate world affairs. Besides power, discourse on democracy and human rights also occupy a significant place in the thinking of politicians and intellectuals alike. We will cover the basic concepts, theories and actors of international relations as well as general patterns in world politics. The question of the unipolar moment as well as discussions regarding the coming multipolarity, are significant themes in the course. In addition to these theoretical discussions, the political history and general patterns in power relations in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries are of utmost concern so as to apply theories to the practice of international relations. Furthermore, beyond the global dynamics of globalization, we will also focus on a number of regions and countries such as the United States, Russia, Europe and the Middle East to test our theories and in order to have a better grasp of world politics
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Pre-requisite(s)		You are expected to read, think, write and speak in this class. You are required to do the weekly readings and actively engage in class discussions. Attendance, both physically and intellectually, is also essential for success in this course.
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Other		Please pick a topic which can either be a theoretical discussion or an international conflict, or a combination of both and present it in class. The duration of the presentation should be at least 20 minutes although you can speak longer. One useful website is that of the International Crisis Group at http://www.crisisgroup.org/ Another useful web page is that of Conversations with History, where interviews are conducted by Harry Kreisler with prominent academics. Especially noteworthy are the interviews with John Lewis Gaddis, Joseph Nye, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, Zalmay Khalilzad, Talal Asad, John Mearsheimer, Robert Jervis, Kenneth Waltz. The address is http://conversations.berkeley.edu/ I also strongly recommend that you keep a close eye on contemporary affairs by reading the New York Times and watching CNN International as active participation in class discussions is essential.
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