IR529 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
| Course Code: | 3140529 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. ŞERİF ONUR BAHÇECİK |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
International political sociology (IPS) has recently emerged as a sub-field of international studies.
The main tenets of this new literature are the emphasis on social practices, a sociological approach to the international and international political problems as the main analytical focus. This course surveys the contributions of scholars inspired by Michel Foucaults thought to the study of International Relations. It introduces students to Foucaults later work known as governmentality
and the genealogical method. The course then focuses upon current transformations in world
politics from a governmentality perspective. In particular, it highlights the international political
sociology literature on questions such as international order, war, political power, governance, reason of state, risk, territoriality and borders. The objectives of this course are assessing the contributions of governmentality perspective to the IR discipline and developing the skills to use
theoretical concepts to analyze empirical political phenomena.
Course Learning Outcomes
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | To enhance and deepen the scholarly knowledge in the discipline of International Relations | ✔ | |||
| 2 | To establish connections between different disciplines of social sciences | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To view social and international developments from a holistic perspective | ✔ | |||
| 4 | To establish advanced-level oral and written communication skills in both academic and practical spheres of life | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To produce original ideas by developing habits of inquiry | ✔ | |||
| 6 | To obtain high-level research skills and ethics | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To have social sensitivity and moral responsibility | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To be able to express ideas and prepare effective presentations in academic and professional platforms | ✔ | |||
| 9 | To contribute to the scientific literature | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution