At the end of this course, the students; 1) Acquire knowledge on feminist IR theory; 2) Develop the theoretical and methodological skills to offer critical elaboration on international politics 3) Acquire knowledge to analyze international politics with a gender perspective 4) Acquire knowledge to relate gender to the issues that aretraditionally defined within the scope of international relations.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION
The course deals with the conjunction points between International Relations and Gender Studies. The mainstream theoretical perspectives of international relations have not covered the gender phenomenon. However, the acknowledgement of gender as a variable cutting across national, regional and international levels has contributed to the political perspectives towards international politics and policy suggestions. This contribution comprises the general scope of this course. From this point of view, the main themes of the International Relations discipline are analyzed by the analytical tools provided by the Gender Perspective.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Introduction to Gender
2nd Week
Feminist Theories & Feminist Epistemologies
3rd Week
Looking at the Gendered Nature of the IR Theories
4th Week
The Nation-State as a Gendered Construction
5th Week
War and Peace from a Gender Perspective
6th Week
Gender, Security and Conflict
7th Week
Engendering Globalization-1: Global Governance
8th Week
Feminist Reading of International Political Economy - 1: Gender and Development
9th Week
Feminist Reading of International Political Economy - 2 : Gender and Neoliberal Globalization
10th Week
Where are Women in IR? - 1: Sex Trafficking
11th Week
Where are Women in IR? - 2: Global Feminism
12th Week
Where are Women in IR? - 3: Women in Peace Movements
13th Week
Student Presentations
14th Week
Student Presentations
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
J. A. Tickner, Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era, Columbia University Press, 2001. C. Enloe, Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing Women's Lives, University of California Press, 2000. C. Hooper, Manly States: Masculinities, International Relations and Gender Politics, Columbia University Press, 2001. L. Beneria, Gender, Development and Globalization: Development as if All People Mattered, Routledge, 2003. R. Keohane, "Beyond Dichotomy: Conversations Between International Relations and Feminist Theory," International Studies Quarterly, 42(1) (1998). C. Sylvester, Feminist International Relations: An Unfinished Journey, Cambridge University Press 2002.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Assignment
3
30
Project
1
40
Total(%)
70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
30
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
4
10
40
Preparation for Final exam
1
80
80
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
1
3
3
Homework
3
30
90
Project
1
50
50
Total Workload
305
Total Workload / 30
10,16
ECTS Credits of the Course
10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)