TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Master's Degree Without Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Third Term (Fall)-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Learn the causes of development new perspectives in international relations theory, their explaining/understanding capacities and methods. 2) Develop the capacity to understand the interaction between national and international politics through case studies and models. 3) Develop an understanding about the new actors of international politics and their effects on institutional structure and theory of international relations.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional program components.
COURSE DEFINITION	The fact that the classical theories could not explain the end of the Cold War and the newly emerging phenomena led to the development of new perspectives in the discipline of International Relations. Constructivist theory, critical theory, postmodernism, feminism and normative theories are among the leading perspectives that will be covered in this course. The reasons for need for alternative approaches and their contributions to the discipline will be investigated. The criticisms directed to these theories are also among the topics that will be studied.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week The Classical Schools: Realism, Liberalism, and Functionalism 2nd Week Structural and Systemic Theories I: Neo-Realism 3rd Week Structural and Systemic Theories II: Neo-Liberal Institutionalism 4th Week Non-Systemic Theories I: Constructivism 5th Week Non-Systemic Theories II: Rational Choice and Gender Based Theories 6th Week Non-Systemic Theories III: Psychological Approaches-Perception, Misperception, Prospect Theory, and Crisis Decision-making 7th Week Causes and Prevention of War I: Causes of War 8th Week Causes and Prevention of War II: Prevention of War 9th Week Change and Transformations: The Making of the Nation-State System, the End of the Cold War, and the Formation of the EU 10th Week Domestic Politics and National Security Policy I: Domestic-International Interactions, Bureaucratic Politics and Foreign Policy, and Democracy and Democratic Peace 11th Week Domestic Politics and National Security Policy II: Domestic Social Structure, Grand Strategy, and War 12th Week Domestic Politics and International Political Economy: Globalization 13th Week Challenges to the State I: NGOs 14th Week Challenges to the State II: Transnational Actors
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Books Kenneth Waltz, Man, the State, and War (New York: Columbia University Press, 1965). Kenneth Waltz, Theory of International Politics (Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1979). John J. Mearsheimer, The Tragedy of Great Power Politics (New York: Norton, 2001). Robert O. Kheohane, After Hegemony 2nd ed. (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2005). G. John Ikenberry, After Victory: Institutions, Strategic Restraint, and the Rebuilding of Order after Major Wars (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2001). Alexander Wendt, Social Theory of International Politics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999). Daniel C. Thomas, The Helsinki Effect: International Norms, Human Rights, and the Demise of Communism (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2001). Jill Steans, Gender and International Relations: An Introduction (New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1998). Michael E. Brown et al. (eds.), Rational Choice and Security Studies: Stephen Walt and His Critics (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2000). Robert Jervis, Perception and Misperception in International Relations (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1976). Stephen Van Evera, The Causes of War: Power and the Roots of Conflict (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1999). Jack Snyder, Myths of Empire: Domestic Politics and International Ambition (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1991). Dan Reiter and Allan C. Stam, Democracies at War (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2002). Bruce Russett and John O'Neal, Triangulating Peace: Democracy, Interdependence, and International Organizations (New York: Norton, 2001). Margaret Keck and Kathryn Sikkink, Activists Beyond Borders (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1998). Peter J. Katzenstein, A World of Regions: Asia and Europe in the American Imperium (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2005).
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Quiz 6 55 Total(%) 55 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam Preparation for Quiz 6 25 150 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 106 106 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Total Workload 300 Total Workload / 30 10 ECTS Credits of the Course 10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No