School of Economics and Administrative Sciences \ Political Science and International Relations
Course Credit
ECTS Credit
Course Type
Instructional Language
Programs that can take the course
Departmental elective for students of the Political Science and International Relations department, faculty or university elective for other departments.
This course covers what 'diplomacy', the most fundamental field of application of the discipline of international relations, is, its function, history, basic concepts and institutions.
Textbook and / or References
Z. Dağı, Uluslararası Politikayı Anlamak: Ulus Devletten Küreselleşmeye, Alfa Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007.
T. İskit, Diplomasi Tarihi, Teorisi, Kurumlar ve Uygulaması, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2012.
I. Ortaylı, Osmanlıda Milletler ve Diplomasi, İş Bankası Yayınları
H. Kissinger, Diplomasi, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 2004.
G. A. Craig & A. L. George, Force and Statecraft, Diplomatic Problems of Our Time, Oxford University Press, 1995.
G. R. Berridge, Diplomacy: Theory and Practice, Prentice Hall, 1995.
Watson, Diplomacy: The Dialogue Between States, Routledge, 1991.
H. Bull. The Anarchial Society, McMillan, 1990
The aim of the course is to explain to students why diplomacy is important in the discipline of international relations from history to the present. In this context, the institution of diplomacy, its actors and practice are conceptually addressed. In addition, the changing field of diplomacy today, its diversified functions and institutional transformations are also analyzed.
1. Students will understand why states need diplomacy
2. Students will learn about Diplomacy Practices in Turkish Foreign Policy.
3. Students will master the emergence and development of Diplomacy
4. Students will learn through which institutions Diplomacy progresses
Week 1: What is Diplomacy?
Week 2: Functions of Diplomacy
Week 3: Historical Evolution of Diplomacy, From Ancient Greece to 18th Century France, European Diplomacy in the 19th Century, Modern Diplomacy, Comparison of Old and New Diplomacy
Week 4: Diplomacy: Institutions and Actors, Diplomats, Diplomatic Missions, Diplomatic Immunity, Classification of Diplomatic Representatives
Week 5: Types and Practices of Diplomacy, Negotiation (Bilateral and Multilateral), Deterrent Diplomacy, Coercive Diplomacy, Crisis Management, Summit Diplomacy, Silent, Diplomacy
Week 6: Ottoman Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice in Turkish Foreign Policy
Week 7: Today's Diplomacy
Week 8: Week Globalization's Effects on the Concept and Institution of Diplomacy
Week 9: Soft Power and Public Diplomacy
Week 10: Environmental Diplomacy
Week 11: Human Rights Diplomacy
Week 12: Energy Diplomacy
Tentative Assesment Methods
• Participation 10 %
• Midterm 30 %
• Final 60 %
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