The course offers a political economy account of the rise of emerging powers. Topics to be covered include contemporary debates on the political economy of late industrialization, the relationship between development and democracy, the relationship between state and the economy, the importance of institutions in the development process and the rise of BRICS and near-BRICs in the changing global order. Theoretical themes are applied to the case studies of China, India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Indonesia, Malaysia and Poland; the political economy of Türkiye in comparative perspective.

Policy design and implementation, policy design process, principles and practices, policy instruments and instrument mixes. Policy entrepreneurship and institutional entrepreneurship. Interactions among structures, institutions and actors, and policy outcomes. Policy instruments, contexts, and policy outcomes in the context of causal mechanisms.

Current significant issues in the transition to and the consolidation of democracy in Türkiye. Issues to be covered will be determined each semester the course is offered.

(IF YOU ALREADY COMPLETED INTL 350 WITH SAME TOPIC, YOU CAN NOT EARN CREDIT FROM INTL 409)Immigration policies responding to different modes of international migration; colonial immigrants, guest workers, refugee inflows and highly skilled immigrants. Role of political institutions, organized interest groups, party competition and public opinion in shaping migration policies. Border control policies and naturalization processes. Multiculturalism debates and competing immigrant integration models.

Introduction to the role of the state and other political actors in Turkish economic development from a comparative and global political economy perspective; key policy phases and institutional transformations; the role of multilateral institutions ; the politics of economic crises and reforms; regional integration and external economic relations of the Turkish economy; the political economy of trade and capital flows; poverty, inequality, labor market dynamics and social policy: gender and environmental dimensions of Turkish development.

Recent research and evidence; the changing nature of democratic and authoritarian regimes in the 21st century, examples from across the World; cross-temporal comparisons with previous historical periods; the causes and consequences of the extant problems of democracy and the rising tide of authoritarianism and hybrid regimes; declining quality of democracy in advanced democracies; personalization of politics, the weakening of political parties and neo-authoritarian, neo-conservative and neo-populist movements; new media, civil society and political communication; competitive authoritarianism; globalization and challenges to the democracy-capitalism marriage; clientelism and corruption.

Challenges of European foreign policy within a changing European and global order; the EU as an international actor; the relationship between EU and member state foreign policies; European foreign policy towards Türkiye, Russia, Eastern Europe, Balkans, North Africa and the Middle East, United States, China, and Africa. Discussion of current security challenges and the strengths and weaknesses of European foreign policy.

Deals with ideologies such as Marxism, Fascism, Liberalism & Social Democracy. This course also compares nationalism in European and non-European countries.

This is an undergraduate and graduate seminar investigating the definitions of and relationship between ethnicity and nationhood. Competing definitions of ethnicity and rival explanations for the emergence of nationalism are critically engaged. While covering the classical works in the field of ethnicity and nationalism studies, the course readings incorporate the most recent, cutting-edge works in the field as well.

Introduction to the fundamental research methods in social science, covering issues and methods shared by all of the social sciences and by many of the natural sciences. Particular emphasis on contemporary work in the fields of international relations and political science, elaborating on both quantitative and qualitative methods and highlighting the steps in identifying a problem worthy of study and developing testable hypotheses, designing a research strategy, gathering data, analyzing data, research and publication ethics and interpreting the results.

Examination of current issues of importance for the field of comparative politics such as: the expansion and problems of democracy as a political system, democratic consolidation, politics of economic restructuring, governance in an era of economic globalization, and nationalism and inter-cultural conflict. Review of the scope and methods of the field, and of alternate theoretical approaches such as historical sociology, rational choice, political culture and institutionalism.

Examination of contemporary issues in international political economy such as: the relationship between states and markets in the contemporary era of globalization; implications of the growing interdependence of economic and political aspects of international relations; international arrangements designed to manage or regulate interstate activities relating to trade, money, resource use, technology and the physical environment; the roles of non-state actors; development patterns of industrialized and developing countries.

Examines the major questions and theories in classical and contemporary political theory.

Comprehensive coverage of various quantitative methods used in the fields of Political Science and International Relations. Research and publication ethics, modeling techniques with an emphasis on the application of the following methods in the analysis of large-N datasets including panel, survey, cross-sectional and duration data by learning and using an appropriate statistical software program: linear regression analysis, diagnostics and revised models, such as generalized linear model fixing for nonlinearity and heteroskedasticity, limited and categorical dependent variable models including logit, probit,ordinal and mutinomial logit, count dependent variable models and poisson and negative binomial methods, event-history modeling, such as duration and hazard analysis, and selection models.

Examines the major theories and questions in the field of comparative politics with particular emphasis on reviewing and applying the comparative method.

An introduction of beginners to the four language skills listening, speaking, reading and writing and to contemporary everyday Italian culture in order to be able to communicate simply in the target language. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: first half of level A1

Develops the four language skills listening, speaking, reading and writing, and the awareness of contemporary everyday Italian culture in order to interact successfully with native speakers of the language in routine situations. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: second half of level A1.

Develops the four language skills listening, speaking, reading and writing, and the awareness of contemporary everyday Italian culture in order to interact successfully with native speakers of the language in routine situations. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: second half of level A1.

Foundations and basics of designing effective teaching environments for higher education courses, learning principles, teaching in English, integrating learning technologies into teaching practices, grading, communicating with students and instructors, and superdiversity and gender sensitive pedagogy.

Aiming to increase the possibilities of communication of hearing and speech impaired in society through equipping university students with sign language skills. Differentiating our students in their future careers with this skill.

Aiming to increase the possibilities of communication of hearing and speech impaired in society through equipping university students with sign language skills. Differentiating our students in their future careers with this skill.

SELECTED TOPIC IN LANGUAGE

Introduction to the basic grammar of the Latin language. Pronunciation systems. The active and passive verb systems. Indicative and subjunctive moods. Nouns of all five declensions. Adjectives and adverbs. Participles. Basic constructions, including direct and indirect speech. Concentration on building basic prose reading vocabulary. Students to read simplified prose texts based on Petronius and Apuleius to increase fluency and to build background cultural knowledge.

Introduction to the basic grammar of the Latin language. Pronunciation systems. The active and passive verb systems. Indicative and subjunctive moods. Nouns of all five declensions. Adjectives and adverbs. Participles. Basic constructions, including direct and indirect speech. Concentration on building basic prose reading vocabulary. Students to read simplified prose texts based on Petronius and Apuleius to increase fluency and to build background cultural knowledge.