SUİ325

School of Economics and Administrative Sciences \ Political Science and International Relations

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Elective

English

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The course is elective for students of the Department of Political Science and International Relations. Students of other departments can take it as an elective course.

The main purpose of this course is to provide basic information about theories and approaches that have contributed to International security and to place frequently discussed issues in a theoretical-conceptual framework. During the course, the theories, approaches, and specific themes in question will be discussed through current issues and a conceptual narrative will be presented; students will be expected to interpret these narratives from a critical perspective.

Paul D. Williams (ed.), Security Studies: An Introduction, 2nd Edition, Oxford, Routledge, 2013.

The course introduces its students to foundational concepts in the field of Security Studies and then applies them to contemporary case studies to illustrate their relevance. By focusing on both traditional and non-traditional security issues, the course seeks to provide students with analytical frameworks and the empirical basis for better understanding the complexity of contemporary security issues.

1. Students will learn basic information about both traditional and contemporary security issues.
2. Students will be able to compare theoretical information with each other and also gain the ability to apply this information to real cases.
3. Students will learn how the theoretical foundations they have seen in the discipline of International Relations have been adapted to International Security.

Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: Uncertainity
Week 3: Culture
Week 4: War
Week 5: Terrorism
Week 6: Intelligence
Week 7: Human Security
Week 8: Climate Change and Environmental Security
Week 9: Peace Operations
Week 10: Responsibility to Protect
Week 11: Population Movements
Week 12: what Future for Security Studies

• Midterm 20 %
• Final 50 %
• Participation 30 %