COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ILKIM ÖZDIKMENLI ÇELIKOĞLU

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to analyze the political, economic, ideological and cultural elements of major wars and revolutions. Rather than focusing on the well known reasons and consequences of individual wars and revolutions, the course aims to develop a theoretical and critical way of thinking by focusing on the theoretical work on the phenomena in question. The British Civil War, French Revolution, Industrial Revolution, The First World War, Russian Revolution, the Second World War, wars and revolutions in the third world are amongst the topics to examine during this course.

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

Full list will be announced later.
Goldstone, J. The Comparative and Historical Study of Revolutions, Annual Review of Sociology, 8, 1982, pp.187-207.
Goldstone, J. Revolutions: Theoretical, Comparative, and Historical Studies (ed.)
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson, 1986.
Hobsbawm, Eric. The Age of Revolution, 1789-1848, VINTAGE BOOKS, A Division of Random House, 1962.
Greenfeld, Liah. Nationalism: Five Roads to Modernity. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1992.
Barrington Moore, Jr.Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy. Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World, Boston: Beacon Press, 1966.
Skocpol, Theda. States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia, and China. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1979.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Class discussions
Presentations
Reading reports

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Students will:
1. Explain the basic concepts, assumptions and ideas of theoretical approaches examined during the course, in a clear and consistent manner.
2. Compare and contrast different wars and revolutions examined during the course.
3. Present and discuss learning material in an elaborate and well organized manner.
4. Submit a well-designed research paper.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students must read the learning material and participate in the discussions.
4. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise they will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced later

Office Hours

To be announced later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes