Major developments in Turkish foreign policy; shifts in foreign policy goals and orientations; forces of change, problems and issues in Türkiye's historical and current external relations.

Major developments in Turkish foreign policy; shifts in foreign policy goals and orientations; forces of change, problems and issues in Türkiye's historical and current external relations.

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.

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.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Topics will be announced when offered.

Business, International Relations and Foreign Policy :Interactions between countries’ economic interests, business institutions, international relations and foreign policy. Economic instruments such as trade and investment as foreign policy tools. Government-business relations in foreign policy making. Business as a foreign policy actor; corporations, multinational enterprises and business associations as influential stakeholders in international relations; business response to international political events. Dynamics of international politics as a determinant of business performance. Political risks faced by businesses; risk analysis, evaluation and management.

Globalization process of the world economy. Internationalization of firms, and state-business relations from an institutionalist, interdisciplinary and comparative perspective with special reference to the recent theoretical debates and empirical findings in international and comparative political economy and international business fields. Nature and evolution of the global economy and business environment with particular emphasis on interactions between structure, institutions and agency. Motivations, strategies and operations of multinational enterprises, especially Emerging Country Multinationals (EMNCs) with particular emphasis on Turkish multinationals. State-Corporate relations with special reference to interactions among these two key actors in the context of bargaining and power. Application of theoretical concepts and frameworks to real life cases.

Integration of the knowledge from different areas of the international relations; foreign policy, and security, identity, citizenship, and democracy, domestic and global governance, regions of the World; applying concepts and frameworks to real life cases to formulate and implement creative and effective solutions to domestic and international political challenges; teamwork and presentations.

Integration of the knowledge from different areas of the international relations; foreign policy, and security, identity, citizenship, and democracy, domestic and global governance, regions of the World; applying concepts and frameworks to real life cases to formulate and implement creative and effective solutions to domestic and international political challenges; teamwork and presentations.

Historical and analytical analysis of globalization processes and their impacts on world politics, with special focus on the questions of the changing nature of the nation state, sustainable economic development and democratic global governance. Presentation of an inter-disciplinary framework for an in-depth analysis of change in international relations, while paying attention to the debate on globalization that is taking place in the fields of international relations, sociology, economics and management.

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.

FAILED STATES, NON - STATE ARMED GROUPS AND TERRORISM The purpose of this course is to introduce the debates, questions and empirical regularities in the literature on state failure and terrorism. Both of these phenomena have received extensive attention from scholarly community and policy makers as the most pressing issues facing the modern state in the post-Cold War period. While the course will survey extant research on the relationship between failed states and terrorism, it will also address the challenges posed by each to the international security system. By the end of this course, students will have an extensive knowledge of the literature on these topics and be able to identify new puzzles in light of vacuum in existing research. Among the questions the course will seek to address are: How does sovereignty evolve to define the modern state? What is state failure? How closely are state failure and terrorism linked? How do armed groups emerge in weak or failed states to recruit individuals into their ranks, raise funds, and mobilize for collective action?

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

Examines the core theories and questions in the field of international relations with particular emphasis on divergent methodological approaches and their assumptions.

Comprehensive introduction to qualitative research methods used in social sciences. Selection of methods and techniques to be covered are: case studies for theory development and testing, including small-N, within-case comparative and single case studies, crucial case studies, most similar and most different cases studies, most likely and least likely case study design, the method of process tracing; inference of causal mechanisms; the logic of knowledge accumulation in comparative historical research; causal and descriptive inference; conceptualization; selection bias and concept stretching; time dimension of political processes, periodization, preferences, and inter-temporal analysis; relationship between ontology and methodology; necessary and sufficient concept structure; natural experiments and matching techniques; typologies and typological theorizing; counterfactual analysis; congruence method; fuzzy sets; content analysis; discourse analysis; interview techniques; ethnography and immersion; thick description; and useful tips and logistics of conducting fieldwork and archival research.

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

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

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

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

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