PSIR 229 — Fall 2022

👨🏽‍💼 Lecturer: Assist. Prof. Dr. Gökser Gökçay ✉️ Email: [email protected] 🗣️ Lecture Hours: Monday 11:40-14:00, Face-to-Face, South Campus B Block, GBB304 👥 Office Hours: Tuesdays 14:00-15:30 or by appointment, South Campus, E Block, 210

📒 Course Description

This is an introductory course on the history of international relations in the Long Nineteenth Century which was witnessed the emergence of a modern international system and the modern states. The main political and economic framework of the Long Nineteenth Century was drawn by the French and Industrial Revolutions. This framework was later shaped by the post-Napoleonic War order and established the modern diplomatic relations and international system. This was also the age of social conflicts and clash of ideologies. In this course, we will not only focus on political aspects of these developments but also try to understand the multidimensional changes in the states and societies around the globe. Understanding the Long Nineteenth Century is key to understanding the local, national, and international conflicts in the current and future world.

🗝 Course Objectives

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• Learn and distinguish the concepts of International History, Diplomatic History, and Political History,
• Examine the differences of the ancient regimes and the new states and societies,
• Explain how the dual revolutions emerged in Europe and spread throughout the world,
• Assess the balance of power after the Napoleonic Wars and understand the international order,
• Analyze the 1848 Revolutions and the social upheavals and crises after them,
• Understand and discuss the religious, cultural changes and art movements in the Long Nineteenth Century,
• Inspect the growing polarization in Europe after the unification of Italy and Germany,
• Examine the growing conflicts that led to the First World War.

📝 Instructional Procedures

All the lectures will be conducted via face-to-face classes. The lecturer will deliver the contents of the topic in two sessions every week, separated by a break. Students are highly encouraged to ask and answer questions, and make comments during the classes. The lecturer will make use of videos, simulations and role playing to improve the interactivity in the lectures and transform them into a mutual exchange of knowledge and opinions.

📬 Communication with the Lecturer

If you need to discuss any matters related to the course or any other academic matter, do not hesitate to contact the lecturer by sending an email. You could also send a STIX message to the lecturer but it could take a few days to respond to your messages, as the lecturer will be quite busy during the semester. If you need to talk to the lecturer, please stop by during their office hours or make an appointment by sending an email.

🏯 Teaching Philosophy

It is my philosophy that lecturers should not dictate their own opinions and thoughts to students and inspire students to learn the necessary information by themselves. lecturers must provide them a healthy environment to turn such information into knowledge. The students should be aware of the fact that merely listening to the lectures and studying their class notes just before the exams may be barely enough to pass the course but it won’t be enough to develop themselves to be knowledgeable persons, ready for postgraduation. Therefore they should finish the required readings and watch the multimedia sources and if needed, they should do their own research about related topics.