ECTS - Historical Development of the International System

Historical Development of the International System (KAM626) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Historical Development of the International System KAM626 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Ph.D.
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Team/Group.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Aslı Yiğit
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course is designed to provide historical information in the light of political, economic and social developments in the regions for a better understanding of world politics, as well as to provide information on current discussions.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • 1) Gain knowledge about the development of international political history.
  • 2) Have the knowledge to analyze the current international system based on the emergence and continuity of historical events.
  • 3) Know the processes of the emergence of international actors and comprehend the roles they take in the international political system.
  • 4) Have the intellectual and analytical knowledge to conduct discussions that can establish the connection between past political events and current political developments.
Course Content The mechanism of the international system and its role in contemporary international society; the continuity of historical events, changes and innovations in a chronological framework; the developments in international political history starting from the fifteenth century and the reflections of these historical developments in the twenty-first century; the emergence of the actors of the international system.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction to the course, Basic Concepts -
2 Collapse of Feudal System, Transition to Capitalism Alaaddin Şenel, Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi-I-II, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları, 1995, ss.276-290
3 Post-Westphalian Period and the Nation-State J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2015, ss. 331-353
4 Industrial Revolution and its Socio-political Consequences Server Tanilli, Uygarlık Tarihi, İstanbul: Alkım Yayınevi, 2006, ss. 111-141
5 The wave of Europeanization: Modernization in Japan, Russia and the Ottoman Empire Clive Ponting, Yeni Bir Bakış Açısıyla Dünya Tarihi, İstanbul: Alfa Tarih, 2011, ss. 666-676, 686-694
6 Imperialism and International Politics J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2015, ss. 498-534
7 Pre-war Alliances and the First World War J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2015, ss. 603-627
8 Midterm Exam -
9 Russian Revolution and Its Impact on the International System J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2015, ss. 603-627
10 The New Economic and Political Order: The Second World War and Its Consequences J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2015, ss. 645-669
11 The Start of the Cold War and the Transition to Bipolar Order J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2015, ss. 677-697
12 Cold War and the Alliances J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2015, ss. 699-729
13 The End of the Cold War and the New World Order J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2015, ss. 729-766
14 International System and Actors Clive Ponting, Yeni Bir Bakış Açısıyla Dünya Tarihi, İstanbul: Alfa Tarih, 2011, ss. 744-817
15 General Assessment -

Sources

Course Book 1. J. M. Roberts, Avrupa Tarihi, (Çev. Fethi Aytuna), İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2015.
2. Clive Ponting, Yeni Bir Bakış Açısıyla Dünya Tarihi, (Çev. Eşref B. Özbilen), İstanbul: Alfa Tarih, 2011.
3. Server Tanilli, Uygarlık Tarihi, İstanbul: Alkım Yayınevi, 2006.
4. Alaaddin Şenel, Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi-I-II, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları, 1995.
Other Sources 5. Kirsten E. Schulze et al. , 20. Yüzyılın Uluslararası Tarihi, (Çev. Taciser Ulaş Belge), Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi, 2020.
6. Helene Carrere D'encausse, İki Dünya Arasında Rusya, İstanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, 2013.
7. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih. İlkçağlardan 1918’e. Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 1989.
8. Oral Sander, Siyasi Tarih. Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nın Sonundan 1980’e Kadar, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 1989.
9. Eric Hobsbawm, Kısa 20. Yüzyıl: 1914-1991 Aşırılıklar Çağı. (Çev. Yavuz Alogan), İstanbul: Sarmal Yayınevi, 1996.
10. Robert A. C. Parker, II. Dünya Savası, (Çev: Müfit Günay), Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, 2005.
11. Stephen J. Lee, Avrupa Tarihinden Kesitler 1789-1980, (Çev: Savaş Aktur), Ankara: Dost Kitabevi, 2002.
12. Fahir Armaoğlu, 20. Yüzyıl Siyas Tarihi 1980-1990, Ankara: İş Bankası Yayınları, 1994.
13. ony Judt, Savas Sonrası: 1945 Sonrası Avrupa Tarihi, (Çev: Dilek Şendil), İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2006
14. Henry Kissinger, Diplomasi, (Çev: Ibrahim H. Kurt), Ankara: İş Bankası Yayınları, 1998.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 14 20
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 20
Presentation 1 20
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 15
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 25
Toplam 18 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Improving knowledge and understanding of the disciplines political science and public administration so as to enable the Ph. D. candidates to produce new knowledge on these disciplines.
2 Improving knowledge and understanding in the parallel disciplines of sociology, anthropology, history etc. to create a multi-disciplinary perspective of the field of study.
3 Introducing and improving knowledge and skills of qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and methods so as to create a capacity to utilize them in researches in the field of political science and public administration.
4 Enabling the Ph. D. candidates to utilize their thoretical, methodological, and multi-disciplinary knowledge so as to critically understand the discussions in those fields, and to understand the gaps in the literature concerned.
5 Improving academic writing skills so as to enable the Ph. D. candidates to write their dissertations or research papers in a suitable manner.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 3 42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 5 5
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 3 3
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 23 23
Total Workload 125