GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY/1340065
Course Title: INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mehmet Akif OKUR
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/maokur
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  maokur@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Analyzes the processes of global integration and fragmentation in international politics and economics.
Learns the sources are of continuity and change in international political economy.
Learns the history of thought in international political economy.
Analyzes the differences between the theoretical approaches to international political economy and critically evaluates them.
Learns the different roles of states, international organisations and non-state actors in the politics of international economic relations.
Learns the economic challenges facing states in their 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  Introduction
2. Week  Key Terms and Concepts in the International Political Economy
3. Week  The Basic Tenets and the Evolution of Liberalism: Institutions, Interdependence and Cooperation
4. Week  The Basic Tenets and the Evolution of Realism: Hegemonic Stability Theory
5. Week  The Basic Tenets of Marxism and Leninism: The Evolution of Historical Structuralism and Dependency Theory
6. Week  The Design of the Post-War International Economic Order
7. Week  The International Monetary System: The Gold Exchange Standard, the Bretton Woods System and the IMF
8. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week  The International Trading System: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the World Trade Organization (WTO)
10. Week  International Development
11. Week  International Financial Flows and Foreign Debt
12. Week  Multinational Corporations and Foreign Direct Investment
13. Week  Current Trends in the International Political Economy: Regionalism
14. Week  Current Trends in the International Political Economy: Globalization
15. Week  The Rise of China and the Challenge to US Economic Hegemony
16. Week  Final Examinations Week
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQUIRED READINGS: Thomas Oatley, International Political Economy, New York:Longman, 2011; Robert Gilpin, The Political Economy of International Relations,USA:Princeton University Press, 1987. RECOMMENDED READINGS: Jeffry A. Frieden, David A. Lake, International Political Economy: Perspectives on Global Power and Wealth, USA:Routledge, 2000; Benjamin J. Cohen, International Political Economy: An Intellectual History, USA:Princeton University Press, 2008; Robert Gilpin, Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order, USA:Princeton University Press, 2001.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
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
2
30
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
5
3
15
 Presentation
5
3
15
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
0
 Final and Studying for Final
1
20
20
 Other
1
20
20
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
190
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.6
 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