TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Doctorate Of Science
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Süleyman Sezgin Mercan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) understand which subjects are related with security and particularly what subjects are threats. 2) develop capacity to examine security with reference to individual, national, regional and international dimensions. 3) connect security with basic concepts of political science. 4) discuss theoretical differences towards security policies. 5) evaluate political and social dilemmas of security policies and actors. 6) develop a critical outlook to security approaches on different levels. 7) bind theory and practice over sample security strategies.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	In the scope of the course, how the concept and policies of security have changed from past to present will be analysed with descriptions, theories and various examples. During the Cold War, security policies were under the sway of positivist paradigms (especially Realism) which linked security to power oriented state and defended the idea that society and culture would not be present in insecure conditions. In the post-Cold War period, paradigms have shifted that security and security policies have been ensured through partnerships, security expectation has been brought down and connection between sub-units and upper units established. This course will explain this paradigm shift. The impact of discourses, definitions and regional differences on the formation of threats and security policies will be discussed with reference to security strategies. At the end of this course, students are expected to have knowledge about the change of the concept of security, development of different approaches related to security policies and make political analyses on various security definitions and policies and widen their perspective on contemporary security issues.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Defining security: National, transnational issues and relativity 2nd Week Determining conceptual relations: Security and war, peace, strategy, globalization, society, terrorism, power, individual, democracy, equality, liberty, justice. 3rd Week Security in the Cold War: State-centric approach and results 4th Week Security after the Cold War: Human security, social security, economic security 5th Week Security levels: Regional and global security 6th Week Theoretical aspect: Security in Realism 7th Week Theoretical aspect: Security in Liberalism 8th Week Theoretical aspect: Security in Constructivism 9th Week Theoretical aspect: Security in Critical Theory 10th Week Theoretical aspect: Security in Copenhagen and Paris Schools 11th Week Insecurity in 21. century: Neoliberalism and neo-imperialism 12th Week Security Strategies: USA and Russia 13th Week Security Strategies: Germany and France 14th Week Security Strategies: Kazakhistan and Japan
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Books Alex J. Bellamy (2004), Security communities and their neighbours : regional fortresses or global integrators?, Palgrave Macmillan, New York. Barry Buzan, Lene Hansen (2009), The Evolution of International Security Studies, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Barry Buzan, Lene Hansen (eds.) (2007) International Security Volume III Widening Security, Sage Publications, London. Barry Buzan, Ole Waever (2003), Regions and Powers The Structure of International Security, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Barry Buzan (1983), People, States and Fear The National Security Problem in International Relations, Wheatsheaf Books, Sussex. Edward Newman (2007), A crisis in global institutions? : multilateralism and international security, Routledge, New York. Edward A. Kolodziej (2005), Security and International Relations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Emil J. Kirchner, James Sperling (2007), Global Security Governance Competing perceptions of security in the 21st century, Routledge, New York. Heikki Patomaki (2008), The Political Economy of Global Security War, future crises and changes in global governance, Routledge, New York. Ian Loader, Neil Walker (2007), Civilizing Security, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. Louise Andersen, Bjorn Moller, Finn Stepputat (eds.) (2007), Fragile States and Insecure People? Violence, Security, and Statehood in the Twenty-First Century, Palgrave Macmillan, New York. Mustafa Aydın ... [et al.] (der.) (2012), Uluslararası ilişkilerde çatışmadan güvenliğe seçme makaleler, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul. Paul D. Williams (2008), Security Studies: An Introduction, Routledge, New York. Paul Roe (2005), Ethnic Violence and the Societal Security Dilemma, Routledge, New York. Peter Hough (2004), Understanding Global Security, Routledge, London. Articles Alex J. Bellamy & Matt McDonald (2004) Securing international society: towards an English school discourse of security, Australian Journal of Political Science, 39:2, 307-330. Ali Bilgic (2014) Exploring `What's Good about Security?: Politics of Security during the Dissolution of Yugoslavia, Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 16:2, 260-278. Andrew W. Neal (2012) `Events dear boy, events?: terrorism and security from the perspective of politics, Critical Studies on Terrorism, 5:1, 107-120. Andrew C. Kuchins, Amy Beavin, Anna Bryndza (2008), Russia?s 2020 Strategic Economic Goals and the Role of International Integration, Center for Strategic and International Studies. Barry Buzan, Lene Hansen (2010), Beyond The Evolution of International Security Studies?, Security Dialogue 41: 659. Barry Buzan, Rethinking Security after the Cold War (1997), Cooperation and Conflict, 32:1, 5-28. David A. Baldwin (1997), The concept of security, Review of International Studies, 23, 5?26. David Mutimer (2009), My Critique is Bigger than Yours: Constituting Exclusions in Critical Security Studies, Studies in Social Justice, 3:1, 9-22. Deborah Avant & Virginia Haufler (2012) Transnational organisations and security, Global Crime, 13:4, 254-275. Des Gasper (2005) Securing Humanity: Situating `Human Security? as Concept and Discourse, Journal of Human Development, 6:2, 221-245. Dora Kostakopoulou (2010) An open and secure Europe? Fixity and fissures in the area of freedom, security and justice after Lisbon and Stockholm, European Security, 19:2, 151-167.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 1 98 98 Preparation for Final exam 1 85 85 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 70 70 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 299 Total Workload / 30 9,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No