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| ULS6310 | Rising Powers and World Politics | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Özgür TÜFEKÇİ | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Employing theories, concepts and methods of Comparative Politics, this course compares and contrasts the developmental paths taken by old (the United Kingdom and the United States) and new powers. While analysing their political history, political and economic systems, as well as social issues, it also reflects upon the policy-making processes, the efficacy of diverse political and economic arrangements and solutions to critical social problems people around the world face in the early 21st century. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Compare and contrast economic challenges facing developed and developing states | 1,2,6,9 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | Debate the role of a state in economic development | 1,2,6,9 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | Participate in group discussions about contested concepts with confidence and with tolerance for other points of view | 1,2,6,9 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | Navigate the large amounts of research material available in this subject through both traditional academic sources and through the use of information technology | 1,2,6,9 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The Rise of China, India and Brazil, alongside other regional powers such as Japan, Russia, Turkey, Iran and Nigeria, has raised questions about the United States' continued dominance in global politics and economics. It has also opened a debate about competing models of political and socio-economic development and their effectiveness in promoting economic growth, political stability and social equity. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | A General Introduction | | | Week 2 | The rise of great powers | | | Week 3 | The fall of great powers | | | Week 4 | The United States of America
| | | Week 5 | China | | | Week 6 | The European Union
| | | Week 7 | Russia | | | Week 8 | India | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | Japan | | | Week 11 | Brazil | | | Week 12 | Nigeria | | | Week 13 | Indonesia | | | Week 14 | Turkey | | | Week 15 | General Overview | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Stuenkel, Oliver. 2016; Post-Western World: How Emerging Powers Are Remaking Global Order, Polity Press, Cambridge. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 11/2021 | 1 | 30 | | Homework/Assignment/Term-paper | 12 | 12/2021 | | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 1/2022 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 8 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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