GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CRISIS AND BALANCE IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY/1340064
Course Title: CRISIS AND BALANCE IN TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Mehmet Seyfettin EROL
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/mehmeterol
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  mse2009@yahoo.com
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns the concept of crisis.
Learns the concept of balance.
Examines the theory of balance in Turkey Foreign Policy.
Examines a historical background of balance in Turkish Foreign Policy
Analyzes the effects of the regional crisis on Turkish Foreign Policy.
Analyzes the effects of the international crisis on Turkish Foreign Policy.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Crises and crisis management in international politics: Basic Concepts, Theoretical Framework and Case Studies (1)
2. Week  Crises and crisis management in international politics: Basic Concepts, Theoretical Framework and Case Studies (2)
3. Week  Balance in international politics and its place in Turkish foreign policy: an overview of the historical and theoretical (1)
4. Week  Balance in international politics and its place in Turkish foreign policy: an overview of the historical and theoretical (2)
5. Week  The crisis that in Turkish foreign policy till the Cold War and balance policy: National Struggle and the process leading to Lausanne (1)
6. Week  The crisis that in Turkish foreign policy till the Cold War and balance policy: National Struggle and the process leading to Lausanne (2)
7. Week  The crisis that in Turkish foreign policy till the Cold War and balance policy: Mosul Crisis
8. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week  The crisis that in Turkish foreign policy till the Cold War and balance policy: Hatay Crisis
10. Week  Second World War and Turkey's Balance Game
11. Week  Stalin Crisis
12. Week  Cyprus Issue
13. Week  Crisis in Turkish foreign policy in the post-Cold War Period (1990-2001) and the search for balance
14. Week  Crisis in Turkish foreign policy in the post-Cold War Period (2001-2004) and the search for balance
15. Week  A general evaluation and predictions about the future of the Turkish Foreign Policy
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Mehmet Seyfettin Erol - Ertan Efegil, Krizler ve Kriz Yönetimi, Ankara: Barış kitap, 2012; J. G. Merrills, International Dispute Settlement, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 5th ed., 2011. RECOMMENDED READINGS: Haydar Çakmak, Uluslararası Krizler ve Türk Silahlı Kuvvetleri, Ankara: Platin Yayınları, 2004; Michael Brecher, Crises in Worl Politics, Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1993; Osman Metin Öztürk, Dış Politikada Kriz Yönetimi, Ankara: Odak Yayınevi, 2004; Ömer Göksel İşyar, "Definition and Managementof International Crises", Perceptions, Winter 2008.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion, Case Study
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  N/A
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
1
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
20
20
 Final and Studying for Final
1
33
33
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international lawX
2Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having academic knowledge and competencesX
3Being able to produce comprehensive and detailed academic works with the advantage of interdisciplinary knowledgeX
4Having adequate information about the regional and global institutions and organizations which dominate interntional relationsX
5Being able to comprehend the status of Turkey and the other actors in international system with the help of academic, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Being able to make historical, economic, sociological and strategic analyses on the Middle East, Russia- Caucasus, Latin America, Asia Pacific, Europe and Africa regionsX
7Being able to make academic interpretations on the developments in international relations with respect to international lawX
8Being able to make analyses on international system by using XIX. and XX. centuries diplomatic history perpspectiveX
9Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analysesX
10Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these mannersX
11Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literatureX
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of learningX
13Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinkingX