Introduction to the role of the state and other political actors in Turkish economic development from a comparative and global political economy perspective; key policy phases and institutional transformations; the role of multilateral institutions ; the politics of economic crises and reforms; regional integration and external economic relations of the Turkish economy; the political economy of trade and capital flows; poverty, inequality, labor market dynamics and social policy: gender and environmental dimensions of Turkish development.

The basic tools and concepts of politics, political systems, and political science; an overview of the basic terminology and theories of political science so as to enable students to understand the functioning of different political systems; a systematic understanding of political institutions and dynamics as a basis for an adequate analysis of global problems, from economic development to security to the environment.

Basic concepts in political science such as political culture, political participation, political parties, political institutions, and the application of these concepts in the study of major contemporary states.

Introduction to policy analysis; theories of policy making processes; framing and analysis of policy problems; developing policy recommendations for policy makers.

Main approaches to various institutions and actors that make up the field of international political economy. Question of who gets what at a global level from a multi-actored, multi-level and mul-disciplinary perspective. Interactions between states, markets, firms, NGOs, and not-for-profit organizations at the local, national, regional, and supranational levels. Global trade, production, finance, and knowledge structures and relations in the context of international organizations, transnational corporations, global financial structures, regional integrations, North-South relations, discourses and practices of development, and problems of global poverty.

Available to students with a GPA equal to or greater than 3.00 and with consent of the instructor.

Introduction to research methodology in behavioral and social sciences, emphasizing the logic of scientific inquiry, critical thinking and the essential roles of observation and experiment; review of research methods in International Relations, including survey research and statistical methods.

Constitution as the Supreme Law of the Land and as an operating mechanism; organization and functioning of the legislative, executive and judicial branches; interrelation between them; the citizen, civil liberties and the Government.

An historical analysis of great political ideas as put forth by ancient and modern philosophers and political theorists such as Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Rousseau and Marx. Intellectual debates on the foundational questions of politics (forms of government, the relationship of the individual to the state, justice and morality).

A study of policy issues related to providing the public good of finance; the use of finance internationally as a political tool; and the geo-economic and institutional structures of the international financial system.