Courses
INTL 520
Historical background, sources and subjects of international public law, current efforts to develop legislation to meet the growing needs of the global community, and the role of international law in affecting the behavior of states and in mitigating conflicts.
INTL 508
Historical processes and networks of political actors that are central to debates of globalization. Various questions on the changing nature of nation-state, economic development, citizenship, and rights from an inter-disciplinary perspective. Cases on the MENA region as well as other post-colonial contexts, looking to discover the various ways in which these locations have been integral to the shaping of contemporary world politics.
INTL 503
Historical and analytical analysis of globalization processes and their impacts on world politics, with special focus on the questions of the changing nature of the nation state, sustainable economic development and democratic global governance. Presentation of an inter-disciplinary framework for an in-depth analysis of change in international relations, while paying attention to the debate on globalization that is taking place in the fields of international relations, sociology, economics and management.
INTL 495
INTL 465
Theories and applications of negotiation strategies and stages of negotiation along with special focus on power, culture, conflict, multiple actors and mediation are covered in negotiations involving international organizations, governments, business, civil society, and individuals.
INTL 509
An overview of Türkiye's political economy in the light of the broader debates in political economy; Turkish development experience in historical and comparative perspective; Turkish neo-liberalism in retrospect; the impact of globalization and regionalization; crises and relations with the IMF and the USA; foreign direct investment and Türkiye's external economic relations with special reference to the EU; State-society relations and income distribution issues.
INTL 504
Examination of current issues of importance for the field of comparative politics such as: the expansion and problems of democracy as a political system, democratic consolidation, politics of economic restructuring, governance in an era of economic globalization, and nationalism and inter-cultural conflict. Review of the scope and methods of the field, and of alternate theoretical approaches such as historical sociology, rational choice, political culture and institutionalism.
INTL 499
Integration of the knowledge from different areas of the international relations; foreign policy, and security, identity, citizenship, and democracy, domestic and global governance, regions of the World; applying concepts and frameworks to real life cases to formulate and implement creative and effective solutions to domestic and international political challenges; teamwork and presentations.
INTL 475
This is an undergraduate and graduate seminar investigating the definitions of and relationship between ethnicity and nationhood. Competing definitions of ethnicity and rival explanations for the emergence of nationalism are critically engaged. While covering the classical works in the field of ethnicity and nationalism studies, the course readings incorporate the most recent, cutting-edge works in the field as well.
INTL 459
INTL 510
Turkish economy and Turkish economic institutions: Recent history of the economy; the role of the state and other political actors in the economic processes of Turkish society; current policy issues and external economic relations of the Turkish economy.
INTL 506
Current significant issues in the transition to and the consolidation of democracy in Türkiye. Issues to be covered will be determined each semester the course is offered.
INTL 501
Introduction to the fundamental research methods in social science, covering issues and methods shared by all of the social sciences and by many of the natural sciences. Particular emphasis on contemporary work in the fields of international relations and political science, elaborating on both quantitative and qualitative methods and highlighting the steps in identifying a problem worthy of study and developing testable hypotheses, designing a research strategy, gathering data, analyzing data, research and publication ethics and interpreting the results.
INTL 490
INTL 460
Deals with ideologies such as Marxism, Fascism, Liberalism & Social Democracy. This course also compares nationalism in European and non-European countries.
