COURSE SYLLABUS

FEMINIST APPROACHES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

1	Course Title:	FEMINIST APPROACHES IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
2	Course Code:	ULU4111
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	8
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Çiğdem Aydın Koyuncu
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Uluslararası İlişkiler Bölümü Nilüfer/BURSATel: 0224 2941168 Email: cigdema@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	In this course, acquiring knowledge of students about basic arguments of feminist approaches in international relations which were began to acquire place in the discipline of international relations since the late 1980s, critiques to field and contributions of the approaches to the discipline of international relations
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To be able to have knowledge about controversial concepts such as feminism, gender, masculine and feminine values ;
2	To be able to have knowledge about the bases of the feminist movement and the internationalization of them;
3	To be able to comprehend how criticizes the basic concepts and theories of international relations by feminist approaches ;
4	To be able to have knowledge about different feminist approaches to international relations;
5	To be able to learn contributions to discipline of international relations and problems of feminist approaches;
6	To be able to analyse relation between the main security issues in international relations and feminism;
7	To be able to consideration effects of more visible of women in decision-making in international relations ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Conceptual discussions based on gender, sex, masculine-feminine values
2	The Emergence of Feminism and Historical Developments
3	Internationalization of the feminist movements
4	Debates in International Relations Theory, Investigating of Realism and Development of Critical Approaches
5	Development of Feminist Approaches in International Relations
6	Different Feminist Approaches in International Relations (liberal, radical, Marxist, postmodern, constructivist feminism, et al.)
7	Contributions of Feminist Approaches to the discipline of International Relations and the Problems
8	Nationalism, Identity and Gender Debates
9	Analysis of Security Subject in terms of Feminist International Relations
10	Feminist Approaches Based on War and Peace
11	Decision Making in International Relations and Women
12	Terrorism and Women
13	Political Conflicts , Social Issues and Women in the Middle East,
14	EU and Women, rights of women and Representation of women in mechanisms of EU

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Ann J. Tickner, Gender in International Relations, Feminist Perspectives on Achieving Global Security, New York, Columbia University Press, 1992. 2. Christine Sylvester, Feminist International Relations-An Unfinished Journey, Cambridge University Press, 2002. 3. V. Spike Peterson and Anne Sisson Runyan, Global Gender Issues, Boulder, Westview Press, 1993 4. Özlem Tür, Ç. Aydın Koyuncu, “Feminist Uluslararası İlişkiler Yaklaşımı: Temelleri, Gelişimi, Katkı ve Sorunları”, Uluslararası İlişkiler, Cilt 7, Sayı 26, Yaz 2010, ss. 3-24, ISSN:1304-7310. 5. Ç. Aydın Koyuncu, “Dış Politika Karar Verme Mekanizmalarında Kadının Yeri”, Amme İdaresi Dergisi, Cilt 44, Sayı 1, ss. 99-120, ISSN: 1300-1795. 6. Ç. Aydın Koyuncu, “Feminist Uluslararası İlişkiler Yaklaşımları Açısından Güvenlik Konusunun Analizi”, Ankara Üniversitesi Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt 67, Sayı 1, ss. 111-139, ISNN:0378-2921.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High