Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / IR409 - INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Code: IR409

Course Title: POPULISM AND FOREIGN POLICY

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 3

Year/Semester of Study

4 / Fall Semester

Level of Course

1st Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Optional

Department

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

UMUT YUKARUÇ (umutyukaruc@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

Gain knowledge about a more specific and a rising issue in the world: populism

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	can identify the notion of populism	PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system. PO-4 Has a command of the basic concepts in the fields of history, sociology, economics and law at a level to do interdisciplinary work. PO-7 Has the ability to both interpret events with critical and analytical thinking and to produce solutions to problems with scientific approaches.	Examination
LO-2	can discern the different theories that study the different aspects of populism	PO-2 Has sufficient knowledge and awareness about globalization and intercultural communication, human rights, social justice and respect for differences. PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system. PO-4 Has a command of the basic concepts in the fields of history, sociology, economics and law at a level to do interdisciplinary work. PO-10 Has a command of the basic conceptual and theoretical framework in the field of International Relations at a level to make analysis.	Examination
LO-3	can explore the conditions of emergence of populism and the relations between populism and representative democracy	PO-2 Has sufficient knowledge and awareness about globalization and intercultural communication, human rights, social justice and respect for differences. PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system. PO-4 Has a command of the basic concepts in the fields of history, sociology, economics and law at a level to do interdisciplinary work. PO-10 Has a command of the basic conceptual and theoretical framework in the field of International Relations at a level to make analysis. PO-16 Gains detailed information about culture and geography as well as the history of Turkey and the world.	Examination
LO-4	can identify and explain the characteristics of populist leadership and rhetoric	PO-2 Has sufficient knowledge and awareness about globalization and intercultural communication, human rights, social justice and respect for differences. PO-3 Has basic information about the main actors of international relations and the rules of the international system. PO-4 Has a command of the basic concepts in the fields of history, sociology, economics and law at a level to do interdisciplinary work.	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Throughout this course, basic concepts of political theory such as people, sovereignty, hegemony, polarization, collective identity, representation, liberal democracy, authoritarianism, freedom, equality, early populist movements, classical populism in Latin America, neoliberal populism, Left populism, far right, neo-fascist populism and religious populism will be studied.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Introduction: presentation of the course and position of the problems. Methodological issues ın the study of populism in political science	Lecture, discussion
2	What is populism? The general characteristics of populism	Lecture, discussion
3	Brief overview of the main theories and debates on populism. Critical review of the literature on populism	Lecture, discussion
4	Populism and democracy: A pathology, a symptom or a new form of politics?	Lecture, discussion
5	The transformation of state-party-society relations. The “cartelization” of political parties in the post-1989 era	Lecture, discussion
6	The rise of anti-system parties. Can we speak of “populist parties”?	Lecture, discussion
7	The transformation of socio-political cleavages. Is populism “on the left” or “on the right”?	Lecture, discussion
8	mid-term exam
9	The rise of populism in Europe	Lecture, discussion
10	Populism in the South America	Lecture, discussion
11	The new authoritarian “democracies” Authoritarian Populism(s)	Lecture, discussion
12	Case studies: Foreign policy discourses	Lecture, discussion
13	Case studies: Foreign policy discourses	Lecture, discussion
14	Case studies: Foreign policy discourses	Lecture, discussion
15	The magic of the call to the people: the anatomy of a “populist” discourse	Lecture, discussion
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Mudde, C., & Kaltwasser, C. R. (2017). Populism: A very short introduction. Oxford University Press.
2	Jenne, E. K. (2021). Populism, nationalism and revisionist foreign policy. International affairs, 97(2), 323-343.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbook

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	1	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	16	1	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	2	8	16
b) Search in internet/Library			0
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	3	4	12
mid-term exam	1	1	1
Own study for final exam	3	6	18
final exam	1	1	1
			0
			0
Total work load;			90