ADM4145 ADMINISTRATION OF TURKISH FOREIGN POLICY I
| Course Code: | 3104145 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. NİLAY YAVUZ |
| Offered Semester: | Fall Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of this course, the student will learn:
• Turkey's ability to address new issues and challenges in the post-cold war period
• The decision-making process of Turkish foreign policy
• The international and domestic context of decision-making in the age of globalization
• The administration of foreign policy in the context of Turkey's search for security
• The normative, objective, domestic, and bureaucratic politics of Turkey's integration into the European Union
• The administration of Turkey's foreign economic relations
Course Content
This course aims to analyze Turkey s ability to address new issues and challenges in the post-cold war period characterized by globalization, regional instabilities and integration and fragmentation in the foreign policy context. The main themes to be focused are decision-making process of Turkish foreign policy, international context of decision-making in the age of globalization, domestic context of decision-making, administration of foreign policy-search for security, administration of foreign policy and its normative, objective, domestic and bureaucratic politics of integration into European Union, administration of Turkey foreign economic relations, administration of Turkish foreign policy issues related to Ottoman Legacy.
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
• Analyze the decision-making process of Turkish foreign policy and the key actors, institutions, and processes involved
• Evaluate the international and domestic context of decision-making in the age of globalization and how they shape Turkey's foreign policy choices
• Examine the administration of foreign policy in the context of Turkey's search for security and how Turkey navigates regional and global security challenges
• Assess the normative, objective, domestic, and bureaucratic politics of Turkey's integration into the European Union and the complex interplay of factors that shape Turkey's EU accession process
• Analyze the administration of Turkey's foreign economic relations and how Turkey manages its economic ties with other countries and regions
• Understand the administration of Turkish foreign policy issues related to the Ottoman Legacy and how Turkey's historical and cultural ties to the former Ottoman territories shape its contemporary foreign policy
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Ability to reach the information they need in their daily lives, and to interpret it | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being in command of the basic concepts of law | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Understanding the political, economical, and social transformations that occur in a wide range of areas including local and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Defining and solving problems encountered in political, social, and economic life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being conscious, effective and rational citizens who can comprehend the transformations taking place in Turkey and in the world today | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Being professionals who can operate as productive participants in any public organization | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having the knowledge about how public organizations function and how their decision making processes and mechanisms work | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Developing original solutions to the problems faced in relation to their own area of interest | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Critical thinking ability | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being in command of the interdisciplinary approaches | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution