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PSIR 426 | Course Introduction and Application Information
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Cosmopolitanism and Global Justice
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
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Application/Lab
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Local Credits
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ECTS
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PSIR 426
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Course Objectives | The primary purpose of this course is to examine the concepts of right and justice in a global context, and to provide students with the theoretical background necessary to approach global politics from a normative point of view. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course consists of three parts. In the first part, students will explore theoretical foundations of modern cosmopolitanism in the light of moral philosophy and political theory. Poverty and distributive justice, the role of nations and nationalism, populist and authoritarian tendencies of 21st century, racism, human rights, crimes against humanity and citizenship in the era of globalization will be discussed in the second part of the course, where students will engage critical debates on cosmopolitanism and global justice. Third part of the course discusses theoretical and practical significance of cosmopolitan political theory in its relation to planetary crises. |
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Core Courses | |
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WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction: Significance of Cosmopolitanism | Course/Syllabus Details | |
| 2 | Kant’s Cosmopolitan Project | Immanuel Kant, 2007, “On the Common Saying: ‘This may be true in theory, but it does not apply in practice’,” Political Writings, Cambridge University Press: 61-92. Supplementary Readings: Immanuel Kant, 2007, “Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose,” Political Writings, Cambridge University Press: 41-53. Immanuel Kant, 2007, “Perpetual Peace: A Philosophical Sketch,” Political Writings, Cambridge University Press: 93-130. |
| 3 | The Legacy of Kantian Project I | Jürgen Habermas, 1998, “Kant’s Idea of Perpetual Peace: At Two Hundred Years’ Historical Remove,” The Inclusion of the Other: Studies in Political Theory, The MIT Press: 165-202. |
| 4 | The Legacy of Kantian Project II | John Rawls, 1999, “The First Part of Ideal Theory,” The Law of Peoples, Harvard University Press: 11-58. |
| 5 | Midterm | |
| 6 | Poverty & Distributive Justice | Thomas Pogge, 2005, “A Cosmopolitan Perspective on the global economic order,” in G. Brock & H. Brighouse (eds.), The Political Philosophy of Cosmopolitanism, Cambridge University Press: 92-109. Craig Calhoun, 2008, “Cosmopolitanism in the Modern Social Imaginary,” Daedalus, 137 (3): 105-114. |
| 7 | Nation & Nationalism | Discussion Topic: Brexit | David Miller, 1988, “The Ethical Significance of Nationality,” Ethics, 98 (4): 647 – 662. Robert E. Goodin, 1988, “What is So Special About of Fellow Countrymen?,” Ethics, 98 (4): 663 – 686. |
| 8 | Populism & Authoritarianism | Discussion Topic: “The Far-Right International” | James D. Ingram, 2017, “Populism and Cosmopolitanism,” in Oxford Handbook on Populism, P. O. Espejo et. al. (eds.), Oxford University Press: 644-660. Lauren Langman, 2020, “The Dialectic of Populism and Cosmopolitanism,” in Cosmopolitanism in Hard Times, V. Cicchelli & S. Mesure (eds.), Brill: 339–354. Supplementary Reading: S. Childs, 2019, “The Far-Right International,” The New International, 29.03.2019 https://newint.org/features/2019/02/11/far-right-international |
| 9 | Racism | Discussion Topic: Black Lives Matter | Paul Bagguley & Yasmin Hussain, 2020, “Cosmopolitanism in an Age of Xenophobia and Ethnic Conflict,” in Cosmopolitanism in Hard Times, V. Cicchelli & S. Mesure (eds.), Brill: 317–327. Gurminder K. Bhambra, 2016, “Whither Europe? Postcolonial versus Neocolonial Cosmopolitanism,” Interventions, 18 (2): 187-202. |
| 10 | Human Rights & Crimes against Humanity | Costas Douzinas, 2007, “Human Rights: Values in a Valueless World?,” in Human Rights and Empire: The Political Philosophy of Cosmopolitanism, Routledge: 177-197. Robert Fine, 2007, “Cosmopolitanism and Punishment: Prosecuting Crimes against Humanity,” in Cosmopolitanism, Routledge: 96-114. Supplementary Reading: Michael Goodhart, 2020, “Forget cosmopolitanism: the future of human rights is local,” Open Global Rights, https://www.openglobalrights.org/forget-cosmopolitanism-the-future-of-human-rights-is-local/ |
| 11 | Citizenship & Migration | Etienne Balibar, 2012, “Citizenship of the World Revisited,” in Routledge Handbook of Cosmopolitan Studies, G. Delanty (ed.), Routledge, 291-301. Jürgen Habermas, 2013, “Democracy, Solidarity and the European Crisis,” http://www.kuleuven.be/communicatie/ evenementen/evenementen/jurgenhabermas/democracy-solidarity-and-the-european-crisis. |
| 12 | Spare Week for Homework Assignment | |
| 13 | Environmental Citizenship | Patrick Hayden, 2010, “The Environment, Global Justice and World Environmental Citizenship,” in The Cosmopolitanism Reader, G. W. Brown & D. Held (eds.), Polity: 351-372. |
| 14 | Covid-19 | Peter Holley, 2020, “Being Cosmopolitan and Anti-Cosmopolitan – The Covid-19 Pandemic as a Cosmopolitan Moment,” The European Sociologist, no. 45. https://www.europeansociologist.org/issue-45-pandemic-impossibilities-vol-1/being-cosmopolitan-and-anti-cosmopolitan-covid-19-pandemic Gillian Brock, 2020, “Cosmopolitanism, Nationalism and Closed Borders in the Covid-19 Era,” fifteen eightyfour, http://www.cambridgeblog.org/2020/06/cosmopolitanism-nationalism-and-closed-borders-in-the-covid-19-era/ |
| 15 | Concluding Remarks | |
| 16 | Final Exam |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Required texts mentioned above.
*All course readings are available at the University Library and as open sources. |
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EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | ||
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
1
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20
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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20
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| Final Exam |
1
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40
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| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
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60
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
1
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40
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ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
12
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3
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36
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
1
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15
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15
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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20
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| Project |
0
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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20
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20
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| Final Exam |
1
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30
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30
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| Total |
169
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To be able to use the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 2 | To be able to have the basic knowledge of, and make use of other disciplines which contribute to the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 3 | To be able to distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship. |
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| 4 | To be able to recognize regional and global issues, and develop solutions based on research. |
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| 5 | To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the areas of Political Science and International Relations critically. |
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| 6 | To be able to transfer ideas and proposals on issues in the areas of Political Science and International Relations to other people and institutions verbally and in writing. |
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| 7 | To be able to identify the historical continuity and changes observed in the relations between the actors and institutions of national and international politics. |
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| 8 | To be able to examine concepts, theories, and developments with scientific methods in the areas of Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 9 | To be able to take responsibility as an individual and as a team member. |
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| 10 | To be able to act in accordance with the scientific and ethical values in studies related to Political Science and International Relations. |
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| 11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Political Science and International Relations and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of experience. |
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