Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Political Science and International Relations (English) · Undergraduate
Course Objective
The course aims to:introduce to students some of the important theoretical and substantive issues in the study of foreign policy; make students being able to use different frameworks of analysis to explain different foreign-policy decisions; identify key empirical issues in the contemporary foreign policy of selected countries and relate them to theoretical accounts of how foreign policy is produced and implemented; equip students with basic intellectual skills in order to make them move beyond descriptive, simple accounts of political issues and engage in critical debates about them.
Course Content
This course analyzes making and implementation of foreign policy in theory and practice. It looks at internal and external sources of foreign policy behaviour, decision making bodies and process and also various approaches to the analysis of the foreign and security policies of various actors at multiple levels.
Required Resources
Smith, Steve; Hadfield, Amelia ve Dunne, Tim (ed.) (2012) Foreign Policy: Theories, Actors, Cases, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Recommended Resources
Hill, Christopher (2016) Foreign Policy in the Twenty-First Century, London: Palgrave.
Carlsnaes, W. ve Guzzini, S. (der.), (2011), Foreign Policy Analysis, Cilt 1-5 (Londra: Sage).
Hudson, V. M. (2007), Foreign Policy Analysis: Classic and Contemporary Theory (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield).
Neack, L.; Hey, J. A. ve Haney, P. J. (1995), Foreign Policy Analysis: Continuity and Change in Its Second Generation (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall).
Smith, Steve; Hadfield, Amelia ve Dunne, Tim (ed.) (20126). Dış Politika: Teoriler, Aktörler, Örnek Olaylar, (çev. Nasuh Uslu), (İstanbul: Uluslararası İlişkiler Kütüphanesi).
Rules
Mid-Term Exam: 40%
Final Exam: 60%
Course Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate familiarity with the history and language of Foreign Policy Analysis as a sub-field of International Relations
- be able to identify, understand and critically evaluate a variety of theoretical approaches to the analysis of foreign policy
- be able to examine through individual-level, state-level, and system-level foreign policy analyses why decision-makers choose a particular policy
- critically follow global politics
- demonstrate the ability to articulate ideas to others in a clear and concise manner both orally and in a written format
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 3 | 15 | 45 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 5 | 15 | 75 |
| Midterm | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Quiz | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Smith |
| 2 | The History and Evolution of FPA | Smith Chapter 1 |
| 3 | Realism and Foreign Policy | Smith Chapter 2 |
| 4 | Liberalism and Foreign Policy | Smith Chapter 3 |
| 5 | Constructivism and Foreign Policy | Smith Chapter 4 |
| 6 | Discourse analysis, post-structuralism and foreign policy | Smith Chapter 5 |
| 7 | Actors, Structure and FPA | Smith Chapter 6 |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparation for Exam |
| 9 | Rational, Psychological and Neurological Model in Foreign Policy Making | Smith Chapter 7 |
| 10 | Implementation and Behavior | Smith Chapter 8 |
| 11 | The Primacy of National Interest | Smith Chapter 9 |
| 12 | Economic Statecraft | Smith Chapter 10 |
| 13 | Duties Beyond Border | Smith Chapter 12 |
| 14 | Foreign Policy Case Studies | Smith Chapters 13-24 |
| 15 | Foreign Policy Case Studies | Smith Chapter 13-24 |