COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: FOREIGN POLICY ANALYSIS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 333	B	5	4	0	0	4	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Niuton Mulleti , Friday 14:30-15:30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E 312, Monday, 15-30-17:15; E-311 Wednesday 12:30-14:15
Course Description:	Foreign Policy Analysis as a sub-discipline of International Relations (IR). It focuses on the problem of formulating goals and choosing policy instruments. Further, it examines foreign policy choices range from the dramatic to the everyday; such as making decisions to go to war, make peace, form an alliance, establish diplomatic relations, implement a position on nuclear non-proliferation, impose economic sanctions, or ratify global environmental agreements. In order to do this, the course analyses various theoretical perspective on foreign policy such as the role of leadership and psychological elements in policy making; the rational actor model; bureaucratic politics; the impact of history and identity on foreign policy; domestic sources of foreign policy including public opinion, pressure groups and constitutions; the motivations underpinning foreign policy; the role and influence of transnational actors in relation to foreign policy making; foreign policy crises. In short, this course attempts to explain how and why foreign policy decisions are made. This course accomplishes these tasks by describing the theories, models, and concepts of Foreign Policy Decision Making (FPDM) while illustrating them through examples and case studies.
Course Objectives:	The main objective of this course is generally equipping/developing students who become able to study, interpret and, ultimately, understand the dynamics of foreign policy. Then they use these skills to their study/work/employment of the role of states and other international actors in international affairs.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction: Why study foreign policy analysis?
2	Power, capability and instruments.
3	Rational Actor Model of Decision-Making.
4	The Psychological Environment in Foreign Policy.
5	Bureaucratic Politics Model in Foreign Policy Decision-Making.
6	Simulation in Foreign Policy Decision-Making.
7	Major, Middle and Small Powers.
8	Domestic Sources of Foreign Policy.
9	Midterm Exam
10	External Sources of Foreign Policy.
11	Transnational Actors and Foreign Policy.
12	Foreign Policy of Transitional States.
13	Ethics and Foreign Policy.
14	Concluding Remarks.

Prerequisite(s):	No
Textbook:	Alden, Cristopher and Aran, Amnon (2012), Foreign Policy Analysis: New Approaches, Routledge, Abingdon: UK. Steve Smith, Amelia Hadfield, and Tim Dunne (2012), Foreign Policy, Oxford University Press, London: UK.
Other References:	-
Laboratory Work:	No
Computer Usage:	No
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Contrast and compare the strength of theoretical approaches used in foreign policy analysis.
2	Understand how different theoretical approaches to foreign policy analysis shape our understanding of foreign policy.
3	Discuss the contexts, pressures and constraints with which foreign policy makers have to deal.
4	Identifying global and regional trends and assessing their implications for policy planners.
5	Identify and critically assess the processes involved in foreign policy decision-making with a focus on the role of leadership, the bureaucracy and interest groups in setting the state's foreign policy agenda.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources	5
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches	5
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	5
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions	5
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations	5
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently	5
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	5
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones	5
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles	3
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge	1
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments	5
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment	3
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Case Study	1	30
Final Exam	1	30
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	2	32
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Assignments			0
Final examination	1	21	21
Other	1	20	20
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5