Master’s

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Objectives: The course explores the main theories of international relations. By the end of the course, students should be conversant with basic IR theories and have the intellectual tools to have insight on global politics by using theories of international relations. The course is also designed to provide students with an understanding of the potential and limitations of theory in the study of international politics

Content: The course provides basic assumptions of prevalent international theories. Beginning with the elaboration on the concept of theory and how theoretical thinking over international relations matters, the course proceeds with various interpretations of mainstream approaches like Realism and Liberalism. The course also covers the theories of English School, Marxism, Critical Theory, and relatively new ones as Constructivism, Feminism, and Poststructuralism.

Objectives: This course examines the fundamental concepts, theoretical approaches, practical applications, and cause–effect relationships of Turkish foreign policy by analyzing historical processes from the late Ottoman period, the Republican era, the Cold War, and the post–Cold War period up to the present day. It aims to understand the background of continuities and ruptures in Turkish foreign policy. The course also critically explores Turkey’s reasons for joining alliances and the treaties it has signed, along with their interactions with domestic politics. Within this framework, the relations of regional and global powers with Turkey, as well as the political, economic, military, and international relations–based impacts of global developments on Turkish foreign and domestic politics, are analyzed. By doing so, the course seeks to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the processes that Turkish foreign policy has undergone from the late Ottoman Empire to the present day, conveying the essential facts, approaches, and practices of Turkey’s external relations within a broad perspective.

Content: This course aims to examine the fundamental characteristics and principles of Turkish foreign policy within the framework of international and regional dynamics. It explores Turkey’s foreign policy journey from past to present by analyzing it in distinct historical periods, and investigates Turkey’s foreign policy foundations as well as its relations with international actors—particularly neighboring states—on both historical and theoretical grounds. The course identifies the periods in which the theory and practice of Turkish foreign policy have undergone significant transformations since the establishment of the Republic, and discusses each period in detail. Moreover, it focuses on the major changes in Turkish foreign policy shaped by international developments and regional factors within the global system in which Turkey is embedded. In addition, the course covers Turkey’s participation in alliance systems, its interactions with international actors and neighboring countries, the major foreign policy issues it has faced, and the decision-making processes that have influenced its external relations.

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Objectives: This course offers a general introduction to international law. It aims to have students understand key sources, actors and institutions of international law; enforcement of international law; settlement of disputes and the use of force.

Content: The course provides basic foundations of international law. After beginning with nature and historical development of international law, the sources and subjects of international law will be introduced to students. The course proceeds by international protection of human rights comprising sub-topics such as nature of human rights, development of international human rights law, United Nations system, regional protection of human rights and European Convention of Human Rights. Individual criminal responsibility in international law will be next discussion topic of the course. International criminal tribunals, international criminal court and international crimes will be explored under this title. Since the international issues considering the law of the sea always have been debated topics, the sea of law and related topics such as territorial sea, international straits, continental shelf will be studied during the course. Later, the course provides information over how the state could be responsible internationally for its actions. The treaties and their consent and application will be the next topic. The last five topics of the course are concerned with disputes, conflicts and their peaceful settlement or use of force. The armed conflicts will be analyzed based upon international armed conflict law principles and practices. The United Nations, UN system, and collective security system constitute the last topics.

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Objectives: The aim of this course is to learn about political, economic and social developments in African countries.

Content: This course focuses on the brief history of Africa, the political, economic and social structures of African countries and the importance of Africa in international politics.

Objectives: This course aims to enable graduate (Master’s) students to understand the phenomenon of globalization and its waves, the relationship between globalization and sustainable development, and the analytical approaches related to this subject. In this way, students will gain an understanding of the effects of globalization, issues of development and sustainable development, and the logic underlying the relationship among them. The main characteristics of the course aim to strike a balance between two objectives: (a) covering a broad scope by providing general knowledge about globalization and its historical waves, and enabling relational analysis by understanding the concept of development and the dimensions of sustainable development; (b) limiting the length of the topics covered in the course in accordance with the time allocated.

Content: Attendance in the course is compulsory. Attendance, participation, homework, and presentations are assessed together and transferred into grades. During the course, the historical development of globalization will first be discussed. Key concepts such as globalization, proponents and opponents of globalization, development, sustainability, and sustainable development will be covered. Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on the ethical framework within which publications related to the subject can be examined. After learning the fundamental concepts up to the midterm exam, students will conduct article reviews related to the topic and deliver presentations in class during the second half of the course leading up to the final exam.

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Objectives: The objective of this course is to have students interpret the conflicts and their resolution discourses. The ultimate objective is to explain and understand the escalations regarding their challenges and how to resolve them to achieve a transition period and peace per the preferences in international politics. In this context, this course aims to enhance student’s skills for the following objectives: • Understand conflict theories and intervention techniques • Recognize the complexity of underlying causes and contributing factors to conflicts at various levels • Develop skills to think critically, systematically, and comparatively about various types of conflicts • Evaluate different approaches and models to analyzing and resolving conflicts in a variety of contexts • Examine contemporary conflicts, their conditions, dynamics, stakeholders, and conflict resolution efforts • Compare different conflict resolution techniques according to their advantages, disadvantages and practicality • Apply theoretical concepts and conflict assessment tools to various conflict contexts

Content: This is an introductory course to the interdisciplinary field of Conflict Resolution (CR). This course introduces the fundamental concepts, theoretical frameworks and practical tools of the CR field. The course is designed to introduce students to academic thinking about complicated conflicts in various contexts. Students will get familiar with the development of the field, key theorists and important debates within the field. Practical applications of the knowledge that is produced in the field and major conflict resolution approaches will be briefly introduced. The course will also discuss the relevance and practical utility of the concepts and processes within different real-life contexts. The course is organized along three parts; the first part will introduce students the key concepts of the field, conflict theories as well as the conflict analysis and mapping tools. Second part will introduce students the practical tools and processes that are used to mitigate, transform, resolve and manage various sorts of violent conflicts. The third part will focus on the integration of theory and practical tools within the selected conflict cases. A number of major issues facing the field such as culture and power will also be elaborated in the third part. Case analyses of selected conflicts will be studied and presented by study teams. We will discuss some of the ongoing conflicts such as the Eastern Mediterranean issue, the War in Syria, Iraq’s post Daesh situation, Libya, Afghanistan, Gazza or Balkans. It is therefore necessary to follow the contemporary issues and developments.

Objectives: The objective of this course is to examine the scope, processes, and applications of intelligence, as well as its role in strategy formation, within the context of intelligence and security.

Content: The course will first examine the concept of strategy and its development, explore the fundamentals of strategy formulation, and focus on its relationship with intelligence. The conceptual dimension and different inputs/outputs of the selected different dynamics will be examined, primarily with the guidance of the instructor, and students’ solutions to the problems determined on a weekly basis will be listened to. Within this framework, the topics specified in the course plan will be examined in the form of discussions in class. A student-centered approach will be adopted in the course, giving priority to students’ ideas and assessments. Therefore, it is important to come to class prepared. The aim is not to memorize theories and concepts, but to critically examine different perspectives. Consequently, at the end of the course, students are expected to apply different perspectives to events and examine the possible outcomes. Each student will prepare for the week’s topic before coming to class. They will conduct research on the question of the week and discuss the problem based on a draft plan. There will be no class in the eighth week; students will write a 1000-1200-word academic essay at home based on the exam paper given in the seventh week. Students will choose a term paper topic in the third week and propose it to the instructor. The term paper will be prepared by writing an academic article of 5000-7000 words on the approved topics. The term paper will be evaluated as a final exam. Strategy development and intelligence practice will be conducted in the 11th and 12th weeks of the course based on the specified case studies, while the presentation and discussion of students’ term papers will take place in the 13th, 14th, and 15th weeks of the course.

Objectives: The aim of this course is to analyse the use and effects of propaganda, mass persuasion and psychological warfare in modern world politics. It will focus on the historical development of propaganda and the use of different propaganda means.

Content: This course develops students’ understanding of the significance of cultural manipulation and the power of propaganda in the policy-making environment. Students will be expected to develop their ability to analyse historical data and to show evidence of a sophisticated approach to historical interpretation.

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Objectives: Attendance is compulsory. Students’ attendance records and class participation will be evaluated as part of the assessment (discretionary grade). This course aims to enable students who take the course to: Acquire knowledge of strategic culture and develop the competencies necessary to successfully fulfill the responsibilities they may assume in the future in national and international roles (such as diplomacy, resolution of international disputes, peace enforcement, peacekeeping, etc.). Gain a clear understanding of how the strategic cultures of different countries are reflected in the decisions of their leaders or how those decisions are shaped and guided by national strategic cultures. To this end, students will first study the concepts of Turkish strategic culture and the characteristics of the use of force. Subsequently, by examining the strategic cultures of selected states from a comparative perspective, they will learn about different strategic cultures and the decision-making patterns of leaders within those cultures, thereby developing skills on how to apply this knowledge in practice. With this course, it is also intended—outside the National Defense University—to produce knowledge in the fields of social, human, and administrative sciences on this subject for the first time at a university in Türkiye.

Content: The course content covers the following topics: strategic culture and its fundamental concepts; American Strategic Culture; German Strategic Culture; Russian Strategic Culture; Chinese Strategic Culture; and Iranian Strategic Culture.

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Objectives: • Appling common research methodologies used in social sciences • Being able to make sense of the method sections of journal articles • Being able to manage a research paper project at the graduate level

Content: This course addresses the major concepts and approaches in the field of research methods with a focus on political science discipline at the graduate level. We will examine topics, such as theories, hypotheses, variables, conceptualization, operationalization, measurement, elements of research design, qualitative methods, quantitative research methods and means of analysis, research ethics. A student who completed this course will have a general understanding of the nature of writing academic articles, master’s thesis, and doctoral dissertation.

Objectives: The course aims to provide students with a theoretical understanding of major approaches in political science, while fostering critical engagement with the fundamental concepts of the discipline.

Content: The course will focus on contemporary approaches to various concepts, institutions, and processes of political science, such as politics, the state, the limitation of political power, political parties, political participation, elections and electoral systems, systems of government, and political ideologies.

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Objectives: The objective of this course is to have students understand the context of security. Various perspectives on security and varieties of conflict will be scrutinized to understand the how the context of security has been transforming. In this context, this course aims to enhance students’ skills for the following objectives: • Understand security concepts, • Recognize the complexity of security and its transformation, • Develop skills to think critically, systematically and comparatively about emerging security concepts and practices, • Evaluate different approaches and models to interpret security conceptualization, • Examine contemporary security readings.

Content: The course will cover a wide range of themes those appear to be what the changing nature of the security from hard to soft contextualization. This is an introductory course to the multidisciplinary conceptualization of security. This course introduces the fundamental concepts, theoretical frameworks and practical applications of security. The course is designed to introduce students to academic thinking about security readings in various contexts. Students will get familiar with the transformation of the concepts, key theorists and important debates within the field. Practical applications of the knowledge that is produced in the field and major securitization approaches will be briefly introduced. The course will also discuss the relevance and practical utility of the concepts and processes within different real-life contexts. The course is organized along three parts; the first part will introduce students the key concepts of the field, security theories. The second part will introduce the hard security context within varying units of analysis. The third part will focus on the soft security by the emerging threat and risk types.

Objectives: The aim of this course is to examine the history of political practices and ideas in Turkey within the framework of the academic discipline of political science. Throughout the semester, the course will analyze the development of political thought in Turkey and the relationship between politics and institutions, taking into account that many political debates of the late Ottoman Empire were inherited by the Republic. Particular emphasis will be placed on the impact of the 19th-century Tanzimat reforms, which were at the center of modernization efforts in the Ottoman Empire, on late Ottoman political life and the subsequent trajectory up to the present day. By highlighting similarities and differences between periods and actors, and by addressing the changing political and socio-economic factors, the course aims to enable students to build an academic bridge between the past and the present, establish cause-and-effect relationships, and develop analytical thinking skills. Another objective is to adapt the scope and depth of the topics covered to the time allocated during the semester.

Content: “This course analyzes Turkey’s political life, political changes and continuities, the activities and intellectual sources of political movements, and the relationship between political thought and institutions in Turkey from historical, structural, ideological, and policy perspectives. The course is organized into three main sections. The first section examines the modernization and political transformation process in 19th-century Ottoman political life, including the Tanzimat reforms, the Young Turks, and the Committee of Union and Progress. It then focuses on the establishment of the republican regime with its institutions and ideology, analyzing the characteristics of the single-party period, the transition to multi-party politics, and political developments up to the post-2002 era. The second section highlights the structural and ideological dimensions of political change in Turkey. It discusses Şerif Mardin’s ‘Center-Periphery Relations’ framework, Niyazi Berkes’ approach to modernization in Turkey, as well as the formation of the modern state and the efforts of the Turkish Enlightenment, with particular emphasis on Kemalism and Atatürkism. The third section addresses significant political and socio-cultural elements that have undergone change within Turkish political life. Topics include political culture in Turkey, political parties, constitutions and political systems, religion and politics, secularism, and civil-military relations. Starting from the 10th week, in addition to lectures and discussions, students will present their research assignments in class. These assignments are designed to help students apply the historical perspectives and conceptual frameworks they have learned to explain and understand concrete political issues, while also encouraging them to engage in advanced reading and research.

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Objectives: The purpose of this course is to have students; – focus on the theoretical context of politics in the Middle East, – question the background and root causes of the Middle East politics, – observe the foreign incursion in the Middle East, – understand the dynamics of the Middle East politics. – interpret the contemporary politics in the Middle East.

Content: The course will cover a wide range of themes those appear to be factors of shaping the currencies of the Middle East. In this sense inputs on varying aspects will be discussed to earth out the Middle East policies. The student need to (1) know the historical discourse and roots of the Middle East politics, (2) understand, search and analyze the middle East politics within an academic frame, and (3) present his/her thoughts pending to the theme of the week. Each student will draft a paper on the identified question of every week, prior to the class. (!!!) Discussions will be built on the findings of the students based on their readings and drafted weekly papers. Papers will be 1000-1200 words in length. The curriculum is in English. Turkish papers and discussions will not be accepted. There will be a mid-term examination at the 8th week. You will write an essay in the classroom. (1000-1200 words) Students are required to draft a term paper as an academic essay, which will be counted as final exam sheet. The essay will be 5000-7000 words in length and must be based on research. Each student will present his/her essay after 12th week and turn in the essay at the 14th week.

Objectives: This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the conceptual and theoretical foundations of international migration, its cause–effect relationships, and its legal framework; and to enable them to critically and solution-orientedly analyse current policy debates in light of data, theory, and law.

Content: After introducing the core concepts and theories of international migration, the course examines the economic, political, social, and environmental determinants and impacts of migration. Within the legal framework, international refugee law, national legislation, and EU regulations are analysed. In the following weeks, current topics such as social cohesion, security, development, demography, media, and migration policies are studied. At the end of the term, policy analysis based on case studies and student presentations are conducted.

Objectives: Purpose of this course Students taking the course: 1. Getting acquainted with the basic theories and theories related to the concept of democracy, 2. Access to knowledge at a level to distinguish different democracy typologies, 3. To enable them to reach the level of knowledge that will be able to analyze and interpret the differences between the aforementioned democracy typologies, to distinguish different structures from each other, to draw conclusions by making evaluations about new developments in the field, and to offer solutions to current problems.

Content: Attendance is mandatory. Students’ attendance, class participation, presentation and homework are calculated as opinion/continuation grade. The course covers basic concepts, theory and perspectives on democracy theory, its problems and dilemmas. It includes a comprehensive analysis of the development of democracy in the historical process and the leading theories on this subject, especially focusing on Turkey, and the democratization phenomenon and indicators.

Objectives: • Appling common research methodologies used in social sciences • Being able to make sense of the method sections of journal articles • Being able to manage a research paper project at the graduate level

Content: This course addresses the major concepts and approaches in the field of research methods with a focus on political science discipline at the graduate level. We will examine topics, such as theories, hypotheses, variables, conceptualization, operationalization, measurement, elements of research design, qualitative methods, quantitative research methods and means of analysis, research ethics. A student who completed this course will have a general understanding of the nature of writing academic articles, master’s thesis, and doctoral dissertation.

Objectives: This course aims to compare and analyze the political systems of different countries.

Content: This course will focus on political systems in different countries. This way, students will be able to regimes and systems practiced in different systems.

Objectives: The course explores the main theories of international relations. By the end of the course, students should be conversant with basic IR theories and have the intellectual tools to have insight on global politics by using theories of international relations. The course is also designed to provide students with an understanding of the potential and limitations of theory in the study of international politics

Content: The course provides basic assumptions of prevalent international theories. Beginning with the elaboration on the concept of theory and how theoretical thinking over international relations matters, the course proceeds with various interpretations of mainstream approaches like Realism and Liberalism. The course also covers the theories of English School, Marxism, Critical Theory, and relatively new ones as Constructivism, Feminism, and Poststructuralism.

Objectives: ? To provide the students with an essential background to make informed judgments on historical pattern of continuity and change in Turkish foreign policy. ? To provide an integrated assessment of the dynamics concerning issues, actors and policies that drive Türkiye’s foreign relations. ? To endow the students with a conceptual knowledge to deduce the temporal lineage and evolution of Türkiye’s foreign affairs with regard to how and why it has changed from the Cold War period to post-Cold War era and to grasp both the current state of affairs and future policy challenges. ? To enable the students to conceive Türkiye’s role in the contemporary world affairs

Content: This course focuses on Türkiye’s foreign policy by examining its fundamental themes, determinants, actors, issues, mechanisms and dynamics. It offers a systematic analysis of Turkish foreign policy (TFP) starting from the late Ottoman period to the most recent era. The course follows a chronological path until the end of the Cold War and then proceeds with thematically involving Türkiye’s bilateral and multilateral relations. Further, the course is underpinned by a variety of required weekly articles to help students make connections at the practical level thereby endowing them with a necessary outlook to understand and evaluate both the traditional and contemporary issues and challenges of Turkey’s foreign affairs.

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Objectives: The purpose of this course is to have students; – focus on the theoretical context of politics in the Middle East, – question the background and root causes of the Middle East politics, – observe the foreign incursion in the Middle East, – understand the dynamics of the Middle East politics. – interpret the contemporary politics in the Middle East.

Content: The course will cover a wide range of themes those appear to be factors of shaping the currencies of the Middle East. In this sense inputs on varying aspects will be discussed to earth out the Middle East policies. The student need to (1) know the historical discourse and roots of the Middle East politics, (2) understand, search and analyze the middle East politics within an academic frame, and (3) present his/her thoughts pending to the theme of the week. Each student will draft a paper on the identified question of every week, prior to the class. (!!!) Discussions will be built on the findings of the students based on their readings and drafted weekly papers. Papers will be 1000-1200 words in length. The curriculum is in English. Turkish papers and discussions will not be accepted. There will be a mid-term examination at the 8th week. You will write an essay in the classroom. (1000-1200 words) Students are required to draft a term paper as an academic essay, which will be counted as final exam sheet. The essay will be 5000-7000 words in length and must be based on research. Each student will present his/her essay after 12th week and turn in the essay at the 14th week.

Objectives: This course aims to familiarise the students with a necessary background to conceive origin, evolution, functions, institutions, and actors of the European Union. Second, it invites the students to develop an academic perspective to evaluate analytical scope of the major theoretical frameworks of European integration. Third, the course also invites the students to critically reflect on the complexity of the EU and stimulate the students to critically read and understand academic texts and political statements about policy, actor, issue, institutional, and conceptual dimensions, prospects and challenges characterizing European economic and political integration process. Fourth, on the successful completion of this course, all students are expected to develop their skills in appraising and deducing the most important economic and political problems and critically reflecting on themes and issues relating to the EU.

Content: This course is designed to provide an understanding of the historical foundations and evolution of the European economic and political integration process; policy areas, institutions and policy-making in the European Union with an emphasis on the major theoretical frameworks of European integration and governance (i.e. neo-functionalism, intergovernmentalism, multi-level governance and Europeanization) as well as current scholarly discussions, policy debates and issues that revolve around deepening and widening of European integration process particularly the Euro crisis, Brexit, populism, the migration and refugee crisis, Covid-19 and EU health policy, and future of the EU. The course will also cover the study of the post-Lisbon Treaty institutional reforms, enlargement policy and analysis of EU as a diplomatic actor in the world. This course provides an integrated assessment and adopts a multidimensional approach embracing theories, issues, institutions, policies, and future trajectory of ever-evolving integration process of the EU. The course concludes with exploration of current trends, challenges as well as future potentials in European integration process. Each class will begin with a lecture and end up with a brainstorming exercise. Throughout lectures critical-thinking questions help students develop more well-informed ideas about topics at each week; develop their critical thinking skills and apply what they have learned.

Objectives: The objective of this course is to have students interpret the conflicts and their resolution discourses. The ultimate objective is to explain and understand the escalations regarding their challenges and how to resolve them to achieve a transition period and peace per the preferences in international politics. In this context, this course aims to enhance student’s skills for the following objectives: • Understand conflict theories and intervention techniques • Recognize the complexity of underlying causes and contributing factors to conflicts at various levels • Develop skills to think critically, systematically, and comparatively about various types of conflicts • Evaluate different approaches and models to analyzing and resolving conflicts in a variety of contexts • Examine contemporary conflicts, their conditions, dynamics, stakeholders, and conflict resolution efforts • Compare different conflict resolution techniques according to their advantages, disadvantages and practicality • Apply theoretical concepts and conflict assessment tools to various conflict contexts

Content: This is an introductory course to the interdisciplinary field of Conflict Resolution (CR). This course introduces the fundamental concepts, theoretical frameworks and practical tools of the CR field. The course is designed to introduce students to academic thinking about complicated conflicts in various contexts. Students will get familiar with the development of the field, key theorists and important debates within the field. Practical applications of the knowledge that is produced in the field and major conflict resolution approaches will be briefly introduced. The course will also discuss the relevance and practical utility of the concepts and processes within different real-life contexts. The course is organized along three parts; the first part will introduce students the key concepts of the field, conflict theories as well as the conflict analysis and mapping tools. Second part will introduce students the practical tools and processes that are used to mitigate, transform, resolve and manage various sorts of violent conflicts. The third part will focus on the integration of theory and practical tools within the selected conflict cases. A number of major issues facing the field such as culture and power will also be elaborated in the third part. Case analyses of selected conflicts will be studied and presented by study teams. We will discuss some of the ongoing conflicts such as the Eastern Mediterranean issue, the War in Syria, Iraq’s post Daesh situation, Libya, Afghanistan, Gazza or Balkans. It is therefore necessary to follow the contemporary issues and developments.

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Objectives: This course aims to have students understand the concepts of political radicalization, violent extremism and deradicalization, the underlying theories to account for the causes of radicalization, and counter-radicalization and integration programs and activities.

Content: The course begins with the introduction to political radicalization studies. It provides basic conceptual clarifications on radicalization. The radicalization mechanisms and underlying causes will be discussed subsequently. The second part of the course, following the mid-term exam, focuses on counter-radicalization programs and activities. The topic will be expanded through the relevant literature and case studies.

Objectives: The role of intelligence in policing strategies has greatly increased in recent years. Forensic science participates in the debate mainly through thoughts on how to extract intelligence from databases. In this context, DNA databases have a recognized efficiency in identifying the source of a trace or linking criminal cases. Conversely, automated fingerprint identification systems (AFIS) are essentially, if not exclusively, used for their capacity to link an individual to a trace. In general, the possibility that different finger marks come from the same source is not systematically explored, even if computerized systems can provide efficient help in this regard. The required interpretation from a trained analyst throughout the process, and the complexity of the database searches themselves are seen to consume too many resources for a limited number of concrete and useful results. However, linking crime scenes is a basic inference in criminal investigation and such an approach based on various types of information can facilitate the discovery of crucial relations while mainly contributing to the homeland security issues.

Content: The course will introduce students to the main theories and approaches to crime scenes and evidence within forensic intelligence. Forensic intelligence is still today often associated with the use of identification databases, such as DNA, AFIS, shoemarks, and ballistic ‘‘fingerprints’’, etc. and much of the debate has focused on those systems and mechanisms to introduce technology for extending similar tools to other types of traces. It is assumed that from information to intelligence or in the course of an investigation, a reasoning process is carried out, which can be broken down into basic inference steps. These inferences can take a great variety of different forms, at different levels of detail, and require the use of a broad variety of specialized knowledge, a scientific attitude and potentially the integration of computerized tools will be discussed.

Objectives: This course addresses a significant gap in the literature and provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of effective communication for homeland security before, during, and after disasters, terrorism, and war. We will examine the challenges to communicating in a world altered by the emergence and evolution of new media, the impact of “first informers” on homeland security communications, and the changing roles of the government and traditional media as information gatekeepers. The course contains practical information and advice on communications staffing and planning, working with the media, and real-world examples of good and bad communication strategies and tactics.

Content: This course will explore a range of key topics such as; Media’s Role in Local Emergency Planning, Disaster Communications in Changing the World; Principles of a Successful Communication Strategy for homeland security; Mass Media Reporting and Voluntarism; Applications of Communication Principles of Emergency Management; The Mass Media and National Security; Human Rights and Media Issues.

Objectives: This course aims to have students understand the analytical approaches to the study of politics and international relations and their many practical and immediate uses, whether in clarifying the logic behind divergent perspectives on international security questions or in identifying the shared ontological assumptions of individualist conservatism and classical liberalism. The major organizational features of this course reflect the logic of trying to balance (a) acknowledgment of the breadth of the discipline of political science with (b) awareness of the benefits of keeping the length of the text manageable.

Content: Throughout the course the historical development of political science as a science is discussed. Key concepts in political science analysis are presented as those concepts relate to elections, parties, and transnational issues. The course also explores how ethical frameworks for evaluating politics can be informed by Socratic, Platonic, Aristotlean, Machiavellian, Hobbesian, Madisonian, Millian, and Nietzschean insights. Later Chapters introduce students to ideologies as liberal, conservative, socialist, fascist, feminist, environmentalist, and postmodern theory. After the students learned the key concepts and ideologies until the Mid-term exam, in the 2nd half until the final exam the course introduces students to understand the basic annals of comparative politics, with attention given to democratic-nondemocratic analytical frameworks, comparative electoral, political party, and interest group strategies and patterns, and comparative executive, legislative, and judicial institutions. In later chapters the course closes the learning progress by introducing students to models of analysis.

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Objectives: This seminar course, within the framework of the expectation and purpose of the faculty, is a forum for students and faculty members to examine current issues within the scope of the International Relations academic discipline, to disseminate advanced practices and to get ideas about them. To meet the expectation, the student must research a topic and make a presentation around the research findings. Each student is responsible for preparing and presenting a seminar presentation on a subject in one of the disciplinary areas of the department. Generally, the student is expected to create and present a Power Point presentation. The subject may be a subject of particular interest to the student (for example, a potential thesis topic) or it may be an area in which the student is unfamiliar. However, the presentation should report research on recent developments. This should not be in the form of a thesis proposal.

Content: This course provides a forum for students to discuss and generate ideas on a variety of applied social research-related topics. Students delve into a chosen research topic and discuss selected topics with experts in research, discussion and problem solving. In the research seminar, students are given the opportunity to integrate the knowledge, skills and practical experience gained in the programme.

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Objectives: The aim of this course is to provide students with a comprehensive and analytical understanding of international migration from political science and international relations perspectives. The course aims to enable students to examine the causes and consequences of migration, critically engage with major migration theories, and analyze migration governance, migration-security relations, international legal frameworks, and migration and integration policies from a comparative perspective.

Content: This course examines international migration from political science and international relations perspectives. It introduces the historical development of migration, key concepts and forms of migration, and major theories explaining migration processes. The course explores the political, economic, and social causes and consequences of international migration, as well as migration governance by international and regional organizations. Particular attention is given to the relationship between migration and security, the international legal framework governing migration and refugee protection, and migration and integration policies across different countries. Throughout the course, students are encouraged to critically analyze migration as a multidimensional political and international phenomenon and to compare different policy responses.

Objectives: This course aims to have students understand the concept of war, its evolution, the strategic approaches to war, and the causes of war. One of the main objectives of the course is to bring up current trends of war into discussion.

Content: The course begins with the introduction to war studies. It provides basic conceptual clarifications on war. The wars will be analyzed descriptively in historical perspective. Strategic approaches to wars will be elaborated through three subtopics as 20th century, world wars, and after world wars. The causes of war through levels as individual, organizational, state, international will be studied. Changing character of war will be the last topic of course covering old wars, new wars, insurgencies and civil wars.

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