Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
-1UNI089Design Thinking For Innovation3+0+036

Course Details
Language of Instruction English
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Political Science and İnternational Relations (English)
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Elective
Objectives of the Course Objectives include a theoretical introduction to the concept of grand strategy, an analysis of the US grand strategy as an example and a base line case for the other cases, and a comprehensive and comparative discussion on the history, evolution and recent challenges of the TGS
Course Content This graduate course plans (a) to discuss the main elements of grand strategy as a concept and field of inquiry, (b) to analyze the US grand strategy as a baseline case, (c) to offer a detailed study of the Turkish grand strategy (TGS) as a middle-power – including its historical roots, its main drivers, and the factors for its change over time—and (d) to compare the TGS with those of a few other middle-powers.
Course Methods and Techniques Lecture, discussion on pre-prepared material.
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Prof.Dr. Ali Tekin
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Thierry Balzacq & Peter Dombrowski & Simon Reich (eds.) (2019). Comparative Grand Strategy: A Framework and Cases

Course Category
Social Sciences %100

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Attendance 14 % 20
Final examination 1 % 40
Total
16
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Mid-terms 1 15 15
Final examination 1 25 25
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 6 152

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 Understand the major theoretical approaches of the concept of grand strategy
2 Know the fundamental aspects of the US grand strategy in a comparative perspective
3 Understand the historical evolution and main pillars of TGS
4 Understand the current geo-strategic developments and their impacts on TGS
5 Draw informed policy conclusions for policymakers.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 Introduction
2 What is grand strategy? Thierry Balzacq & Peter Dombrowski & Simon Reich (2019). Chapter 1. “Introduction”, in Thierry Balzacq & Peter Dombrowski & Simon Reich (eds.) (2019). Comparative Grand Strategy: A Framework and Cases. Oxford University Press
3 Grand strategy as field of research Norrin M. Ripsman, Chapter 13. “Conclusion”, in in T. Balzacq, et.al. (2019). Suggested: Peter Dombrowski & Simon Reich (2021). Across Type, Time and Space: American Grand Strategy in Comparative Perspective. Cambridge University Press. Pp. 23-50.
4 The US grand strategy Peter Dombrowski & Simon Reich, Chapter 2. “The United States of America”, in T. Balzacq, et.al. (2019). Suggested: The White House (2022). National Security Strategy. Available at: https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Biden-Harris-Administrations-National-Security-Strategy-10.2022.pdf
5 TGS -- historical roots Ali L. Karaosmanoğlu (2000). “The Evolution of the National Security Culture and the Military in Turkey,” Journal of International Affairs, Vol. 54, No. Mustafa Türkeş (2016). “Decomposing Neo-Ottoman Hegemony,” Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 18:3, 191-216.
6 TGS—the Cold War era Duygu Sezer Bazoğlu (1992). “Turkey’s Grand Strategy Facing a Dilemma,” The International Spectator: Italian Journal of International Affairs, 27:1, 17-32. Mustafa Aydın (2000). “Determinants of Turkish Foreign Policy: Changing Patterns and Conjunctures during the Cold War,” Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 36, No. 1.
7 Various Shapers of TGS Mustafa Aydın (2020). “Grand Strategizing in and for Turkish Foreign Policy: Lessons Learned from History, Geography and Practice,” Perceptions, Autumn-Winter 2020, Vol. XXV, No.2, 178-202.
8 Various Shapers of TGS 2 Şevket Ovalı & İlkim Özdikmenli (2020). “Ideologies and the Western Question in Turksih Foreign Policy: A Neo-classical Realist Perspective,” All Azimuth, V9, N1, 105-126.
9 TGS—the global era Murat Yeşiltaş and Ferhat Pirinççi (2021). “Turkey’s Strategic Conduct under the Changing International System,” Insight Turkey, Fall, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 119-146. Suggested: Kemal İnat and Melih Yıldız (2021). “Will the Rise of China Transform the International System?” Insight Turkey, Fall, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 231-258. Alperen Kürşad Zengin and İlyas Topsakal (2021). “The Intersection of Grand Strategies in Turkey-Russia Relations: Reflections of Smart Alignment and Flexible Competition in the International Arena,” Insight Turkey, Fall, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 147-168.
10 TGS—the AKP era Ziya Öniş & Mustafa Kutlay (2021). “Turkish foreign policy in a post-western order: strategic autonomy or new forms of dependence?” International Affairs, Volume 97, Issue 4, pages 1085–1104. Suggested: Hasan Yükselen (2021). “Exploring the Traits of a Grand Strategy for Turkey: Resilience, Protean Power, and Connectography,” Insight Turkey, (pp. 77-94 Aktürk, Şener (2021). “Turkey’s grand strategy and the great powers,” Insight Turkey, Fall, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 95-118.
11 TGS—alternatives I Şener Aktürk (2020). Turkey’s Grand Strategy as the Third Power: A Realist Proposal,” Perceptions, Autumn-Winter, Vol. XXV, No.2 Meltem Mütüler-Baç (2020). Turkey’s Grand Strategy in the Context of Global and Regional Challenges,” Perceptions, Autumn-Winter, Vol. XXV, No.2
12 TGS—alternatives II Ersel Aydınlı (2020) “Neither Ideological nor Geopolitical: Turkey Needs a ‘Growth’-Based Grand Strategy,” Perceptions, Autumn/Winter, Vol. XXV, No. 2. Şan-Akça, Belgin (2020). “Turkey’s grand strategy in the post-liberal era: Democratic assertiveness,” Perceptions, Autumn-Winter 2020, Vol. XXV, No.2.
13 TGS & the Russian and Iranian grand strategies Celine Marage, Chapter 3. “Russia”, in T. Balzacq, et.al. (2019). Thierry Balzacq and Wendy Ramadan-Alban, Chapter 9. “Iran”, in T. Balzacq, et.al. (2019). Suggessted: Robert D. Kaplan (2022). “The downside of imperial collapse—When empires or great powers fall, chaos and war rise,” Foreign Affairs, 4 October. Available at: https://www.foreignaffairs.com/world/downside-imperial-collapse
14 Conclusions


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10
All 5
C1 5
C2 5
C3 5
C4 5
C5 5

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