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Code - Course Title Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
ULİ518 - Historical Evolution of the International System II. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DR. ÖĞR. ÜYESİ VOLKAN ŞEYŞANE
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
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Prerequisites No prerequisite for this course.
Courses Recomended Theories of International Relations
Recommended Resources Best A., J. M. Hanhimaki, J. A. Maiolo, and K.E. Schulze (2015). International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond. New York: Routledge, 3rd edition.Falk, R. (2004) Dünya Düzeni Nereye? (N. Domaniç and N. Arhan, Trans.). Istanbul: Metis Yayıncılık. Hobsbawm, E.J. (1962). The Age of Revolution 1789- 1848. New York: Mentor.Kissinger, H. (1994). Diplomacy. New York: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks. Kwon, R. (2011). Hegemonies in the World System: An Empirical Assessment of Hegemonic Sequences from the 16th to 20th Century. Sociological Perspectives, Vol. 54 (4), pp. 593–617.Lee, S.J. (1982). Aspects of European History 1789- 1980. London: Routledge.Lee, S.J. (1984). Aspects of European History 1494- 1789. London: Routledge. Lee, S.J. (2002). Avrupa Tarihinden Kesitler 1494- 1789 (E. Demirel, Trans.). Ankara: Dost Kitabevi. Mearsheimer, J. (2001). The Tragedy of Great Power Politics. New York: Norton & Company.Rich, N. (1992). Great Power Diplomacy 1814-1914. New York: McGraw-Hill. Schroeder, P. (April, 1989). The Nineteenth Century System: Balance of Power or Political Equilibrium? Review of International Studies, Vol. 15 (2), (Special Issue on the Balance of Power), pp. 135-153. Schroeder, P. (1994). The Transformation of European Politics. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Stirk, P. (2012). The Westphalian Model and Sovereign Equality. Review of International Studies, No. 38, pp. 641–660.Taylor, A. J. P. (1971). The Struggle for Mastery in Europe. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Thompson, David (1963) Europe Since Napoleon. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2nd ed.
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Introduction
Week - 2 Theoretical approaches to the international system
Week - 3 The Emergence of the Modern International System: the Peace of Westphalia
Week - 4 The Enlightenment and the International System
Week - 5 The Age of Revolutions and the International System
Week - 6 The Evolution of the International System during the 19th Century
Week - 7 Mid-term
Week - 8 World War I
Week - 9 The International System in the Interwar Year I
Week - 10 The International System in the Interwar Year II
Week - 11 World War II
Week - 12 The Cold War
Week - 13 The Post-Cold War International System
Week - 14 The International System: Quo Vadis?

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100

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