INT644 - NATIONALISM and ETHNICITY IN FOREIGN POLICY MAKING
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONALISM and ETHNICITY IN FOREIGN POLICY MAKING | INT644 | 2nd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| Prequisites | none | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Asst.Prof.Dr. Murat Önsoy | |||||
| Course objective | the study of the foreign policy of nation?states an integration of ethnic nationalism into foreign policy and a theoretical framework of ethnicity and nationalism | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | In this course a great variety of topics will be discussed including Nationalism and ethnicity debates, ethnic identity, modernization and its impact on identity. Contemporary global developments and nationalism, the other in the nationalist foreign policy. Foreign policy in the light of cultural diffenernces. | |||||
| References | Nations and Nationalism: A Reader, 2005. Edited by Philip Spencer and Howard Wollman. New Bruswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Ethnicity and Nation in the work of A. D. Smith |
| Week 3 | Nationalism and Modernity in the work of E. Gellner |
| Week 4 | Nationalism and uneven development |
| Week 5 | Nations as "imagined communities" |
| Week 6 | Non-territorial self determination |
| Week 7 | Nationalism in Foreign Policy |
| Week 8 | Mid-Term Exam |
| Week 9 | Nationalism and Foreign Policy in Russia |
| Week 10 | Nationalism and Foreign Policy in Japan |
| Week 11 | Nationalism and Foreign Policy in Turkey |
| Week 12 | Nation-state and Multiculturalism |
| Week 13 | Minority rights in liberal democracies |
| Week 14 | Nationalism and EU foreign Policy |
| Week 15 | Study Week |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 0 | 70 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 0 | 30 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 16 | 16 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 63 | 180 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Defines international security, political, social and economic issues in their historical and legal aspects, with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Tells theoretical and applied knowledge of International Relations discipline in depth. | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets main international issues and developments with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 4. Uses the most suitable research methods in defining and analyzing international issues, and develops independent analyses. | X | ||||
| 5. Follows scientific literature and sources in the field of International Relations. | X | ||||
| 6. Develops strategy and policy proposals regarding international issues by relying on theoretical approaches and research. | X | ||||
| 7. Develops new approaches regarding global and regional issues from a perspective of International Relations theories. | X | ||||
| 8. In order to address issues of international relations can take responsibility as an individual or as a team member. | X | ||||
| 9. Can assess critically with an interdisciplinary approach information gathered regarding international relations. | X | ||||
| 10. Behaves in accordance with ethic values during processes of gathering information, conducting and publishing a research. | X | ||||
| 11. Effectively channels his/her views on international relations and research and analyses with public and authorities in written, oral and visually. | X | ||||
| 12. Supports social and cultural rights, acquires insight of social justice. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest