Academic Catalog

IR659 POST-POSITIVIST-THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Course Code: 3140659
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: International Relations
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. ZERRÝN TORUN
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

This course allows the students to conduct detailed studies on post-positivist theories of International Relations discipline. The theories covered include constructivism, feminism, post-structuralism and post-colonialism. The students engage in a process of in-depth learning by extensively reading and writing research papers. The course aims at providing the students with an opportunity to build on the courses on IR theories offered by the department.