COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IBRAHIM SAYLAN

Offered to

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (UOLP-SUNY ALBANY)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to provide the learners with a historical and sociological analysis of the international system since the emergence of modern capitalism. Expansion of capitalism and interstate system, polarization, hegemonic rivalries and transitions, the role and place of wars and revolutions in the international system, spatial and identity based inequalities are among the topics to be examined

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Immanuel Wallerstein, World-Systems Analysis: An Introduction, Duke University Press, Durham NC, 2004.
2. Immanuel Wallerstein, Unthinking Social Science: The Limits of Nineteenth-Century Paradigms, Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 2001.
3. Etienne Balibar and Immanuel Wallerstein, Race, Nation, Class Ambiguous Identities, Verso, London & New York, 1991.
4. Stephen Hobden, International Relations and Historical Sociology: breaking down boundaries, Routledge, London, 1998.
5. Theda Skocpol, "Wallerstein's World Capitalist System: A Theoretical and Historical Critique", American Journal of Sociology, 82(5), 1977, pp. 1075-90.
6. R. Brenner, "Origins of Capitalist Development: A Critique of Neo-Smithian Marxism", New Left Review, 104, 1977, pp. 25-92.
7. Stephen Hobden, John M. Hobson, Historical Sociology of International Relations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Discussion of weekly readings
3. Term-paper and Presentation

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will clearly and coherently explain the concepts and arguments of world-sytem approach and other sociological perspectives taught in class.
2. The learner will critically discuss the conceptualization of time, space, unit of analysis and disciplinary boundaries in social sciences.
3. Make a well organized presentation to discuss questions and findings about a term-paper topic.
4. Submit a term-paper taking the feedback from peers and the instructor into consideration. The paper will include an organized structure, literature review, research question, proper citations, and supported arguments.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 % of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students should read the assigned material prior to class and participate in class discussions.
4. Each student will choose a term-paper topic with the guidance of the instructor. Students should discuss draft papers with the instructor, present them in class, and then rewrite based on the feedback.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevket.ovali@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes