Globalization and Regionalization in World Politics

Program Type:

Thesis

Non Thesis

Course Code:

POLS 520

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

8

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

This course was designed to introduce key concepts and major theoretical perspectives of regionalization and globalization in the study of the developing world, to recognize the political and socioeconomic differences between developed and developing countries, to develop analytic skills to explore various factors that shape political economic, social development and underdevelopment in the developing world and to research about the changing dynamics of the international system on the developing world.

Course Content:

This course aims at scrutinizing regionalization and globalization within developing states in a comprehensive manner. By covering the impacts of significant political science and political economy concepts on developing states, it aims at drawing a comparative picture of how the citizens of Africa, Latin America and Asia have been living accordingly. Reminding that citizens of more than 150 states today in these continents are dependent on the context of developing world, the course assumes that there are certain differences among these citizens’ perception of politics with democracy, state failure, human rights abuses or ethnic conflicts and perception of economics such as development, growth, globalization or neocolonialism. On the basis of a historical part which introduces the very origins of the developing states, the course plans to highlight these differences within first political and then political economy terms. All in all, this course aims at helping students to identify and critically analyze the major issues and challenges the developing states and their citizens have been facing. It is also regarded as a step to augment the amount of interest paid in regional studies.

Teaching Methods:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussions

Assessment Methods:

A: Exam, B: Experiment, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Learn the fundamental principles of regionalization and globalization in the developing world	1,2,3	1,2,3	A,B,C
Learn more about the research methods used in the field	3	1,2,3	A,B,C
Develop background on historical development of the field	4,5,6	1,2,3	A,B,C
Evaluate the effect of the developing world’s states on international politics	7	1,2,3	A,B,C
Understand potential or active decisions of the developing world states on international politics	10,16	1,2,3	A,B,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	The developing world	Chapter 1 from: William A. Joseph, Mark Kesselman, and Joel Krieger.2010. Introduction to Politics of the Developing World, Boston: Wadsworth Chapter 1 from: Ayoob, Mohammed .1995. The Third World Security Predicament: State Making, Regional Conflict, and the International System. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Berger, Mark T. 2004. “After the Third World? History, Destiny and the Fate of Third Worldism,” Third World Quarterly 25(1): 9-39.
2	Geographic Discoveries	Chapters 5,6,7,8,12,14,16 from: Aughton, Peter. 2007. Voyages that changed the world, London: Quercus
3	Colonialism	Chapters 1 and 2 from: Dixon, Chris and Michael Heffernan. 1991. Colonialism and Development in contemporary world, London & New York: Mansell Publishing Limited. Chapters 1,2 and 3 from: Osterhammel, Jurgen. 1995. Colonialism: A Theoretical Review. New Jersey. Markus Wiener Publishers Memmi, Albert.1965. The Colonizer and the Colonized. New York. Beacon Press
4	Postcolonialism	Chapters 1 and 2 from: Loomba, Ania.1998. Colonialism/ Postcolonialism. London Routledge Classics Press. Chapters 3,4,5 from: Young, Robert. 2011. Postcolonialism: An Historical Introduction, New York: Wiley and Blackwell. Chapters 4 and 9 from: Bhabha, Homi. 1991. The Location of Culture New York: Routledge Classics
5	The State in regional and global episode	Miller, J.D.B. 1967. The Politics of the Third World. London-New York: Oxford University Press Chapter 2 from: Ayoob, Mohamed. The Third World Security Predicament: State Making, Regional Conflict, and the International System, Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, 1995 William Reno.2006. “Congo: From State Collapse to ‘Absolutism,’ to State Failure,” Third World Quarterly 27(1): 43-56.
6	The State during and after the Cold War	Chapters 6,7,8,9 from: Ayoob, Mohamed. 1995. The Third World Security Predicament: State Making, Regional Conflict, and the International System Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner Chapters 3,4,5 from: Westad, Odd. 2007. The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of our Times. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
7	Military	Kennedy, Gavin. 1974. The military in the Third World. London: Duckworth Ball, Nicole. 1982. Third world militaries and politics: An Introductory Essay, Cooperation and Conflict, 17(2): 41-60.
8	Democratization	Huntington, Samuel. 1993. The Democratization in the Late 20th Century. New York: University of Oklahoma Press
9	Term Paper due date
10	Development/ Underdevelopment	Chapters 1 and 10 from: Howard Handelman.2011. The Challenge of Third World Development. Boston: Longman William Easterly.2007. “The Ideology of Development,” Foreign Policy 161: 31-35 Perkins, John. 2005. Confessions of an Economic Hitman Vol.1. New York: Plume
11	Poverty/Equality	Rodney,Walter. 2011. How Europe underdeveloped Africa. New York: Black Classics Press Paul Harrison.1987. Inside the Third World. London: Penguin Books Ravi Kanbur.2005. “Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Some Hard Questions,” Journal of International Affairs 58(2): 223-232.
12	Foreign Aid	Ghosh, Pradip. 1984. Foreign Aid and Third World Development. London: Greenwood Publications Easterly, William and Tobias Pfutze. 2008. “Where Does the Money Go? Best and Worst Practices in Foreign Aid,” Journal of Economic Perspectives 22(2): 29-52.
13	Globalization	Perkins, John. 2005. Confessions of an Economic Hitman Vol.2-3. New York: Plume David Dollar.2005. “Globalization, Poverty, and Inequality since 1980,” The World Bank Research Observer 20(2): 145-175. Burgis, Tom. 2016. The Looting Machine. Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth. New York: Public Affairs
14	Review
15	Final Examination

Recommended Sources

SOURCES

Textbook

Ayoob, Mohammed .1995. The Third World Security Predicament: State Making, Regional Conflict, and the International System. Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner

Additional Resources

Burgis, Tom. 2016. The Looting Machine. Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa's Wealth. New York: Public Affairs

Dixon, Chris and Michael Heffernan. 1991.

Colonialism and Development in contemporary

world, London & New York: Mansell

Publishing Limited.

Ghosh, Pradip. 1984. Foreign Aid and Third World Development. London: Greenwood Publications

Huntington, Samuel. 1993. The Democratization in the Late 20th Century. New York: University of Oklahoma Press

Osterhammel, Jurgen. 1995. Colonialism: A

Theoretical Review. New Jersey. Markus

Wiener Publishers

Paul Harrison.1987. Inside the Third World. London: Penguin Books

Perkins, John. 2005. Confessions of an Economic Hitman Vol.1-2-3. New York: Plume

Rodney,Walter. 2011. How Europe underdeveloped Africa. New York: Black Classics Press

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	-
Assignments	-
Exams	Midterm and Final Exam

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Term Paper	1	% 30
Participation	1	% 20
Final	1	% 50
Total		100
Contribution Of Final Examination To Overall Grade		% 50
Contribution Of In-Term Studies To Overall Grade		% 50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students will demonstrate their comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts and theories of Political Science and International Relations as well as other related disciplines such as Law, Economics and Sociology.					X
2	Students will interpret the structure, institutions and operation of national, international and supranational entities via utilization of the concepts and theories of Political Science and International relations and produce project reports that include possible solutions to problems of such institutions when necessary.					X
3	Students will demonstrate that they have developed a comparative, analytical and interdisciplinary approach vis-à-vis human societies and political systems.				X
4	Students will have improved their skills and awareness of personal responsibility and team membership through conducting group or independent research projects, doing internships and producing their graduation dissertations.				X
5	Students will demonstrate proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collections methods.			X
6	Students will prove their understanding of the rapidly-evolving dynamics of national and global environments requires constant self-assessment, life-long learning, and the ability to formulate innovative solutions to maintain their personal and professional development.				X
7	Students should be able to critically evaluate the body of knowledge in political science, assess self-competency and direct self-learning efforts accordingly.					X
8	Students will implement written and oral communication skills in English and Turkish in both academic and professional settings.					X
9	Students should be able to effectively demonstrate their knowledge of written, oral and reading skills in English both in international institutional settings and follow and interpret the global dynamics of the International Relations discipline.				X
10	Students will demonstrate their social skills and experience required by public or private institutions or in the academia.				X
11	Students will show empathy and respect towards societies other than one’s own.					X
12	Students should be able to effectively utilize computer and information technologies commonly-used in the social sciences.		X
13	Students will interpret domestic and international developments and express opinions, having acquired advanced knowledge and proficiency in the via communication with international scholars and students.				X
14	Students will respect personal, social and academic ethical norms.				X
15	Students should understand the personal, social, and ecological dimensions of social responsibility, and show duties of active and global citizenship.		X
16	Students should know that universality of social-political and legal rights and social justice are the principle components of contemporary society, and that scientific thinking is an essential prerequisite for maintaining social advancement and global competitiveness.					X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORK LOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	5	80
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Homework	16	2	32
Final examination	1	20	20
Total Workload			200
Total Workload / 25 (h)			8
ECTS Credit of the Course			8

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