Information Package / Course Catalogue
International Regimes
Course Code: ULU215
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to analyze the international regimes established on current international issues, the problems experienced in these regimes and the reasons for their success or failures.

Course Content

After examining the international regime theories, effectiveness and conditions of participation of states in regimes, international regimes of current issues such as global warming, refugees, human rights, statelessness, nuclear disarmament, anti-terrorism, minorities are examined in terms of their purposes of establishment, strengths and weaknesses.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Enables the students to analyze the linkage between international current issues and international regimes.
2.Enables the students to grab the link between state sovereignty and the solution of international problems.
3.Enables the students to analyze international regime theories.
4.Enables the students to analyze the contemporary international regimes viw their weak and strong sides.
5.Enables the students to analyze state behaviours in collective benefit problems.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.• Keohane, R. O., & Nye, J., Jr. (2015). Güç ve karşılıklı bağımlılığı yeniden ele almak. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, 12(46), 79–104. • Akgün, M. (1998). Uluslararası rejimler. In F. Sönmezoğlu (Ed.), Uluslararası politika: Yeni alanlar, yeni bakışlar (ss. 19–34). Der Yayınları. • Özçelik, S. (2012). Uluslararası rejim kavramı üzerine kavramsal bir inceleme. ESOGÜ İİBF Dergisi, 7(1), 231–250. • Aksoy, S. Z. (2015). Rejim teorileri. Uluslararası İlişkiler Dergisi, 12(46), 56–77. • Viotti, P. R., & Kauppi, M. V. Uluslararası ilişkiler ve dünya siyaseti. Nobel Yayıncılık. • İşyar, Ö. G. (2008). Günümüzde Uluslararası Güvenlik Stratejileri. Gazi Akademik Bakış, 2(3), 1-42. • Oğuzlu, T. (2012). NATO ve Türkiye: Dönüşen İttifakın Sorgulayan Üyesi. Uluslararası İlişkiler, 9(34), 99-124. • Ağır, B. S., & Bilgenoğlu, A. (2021). İran’ın nükleerleşmesi. Güvenlik Çalışmaları Dergisi, 23(2), 243–266. • Uygur, H., & Toprak, E. G. (2023). Nükleer İran ve Türkiye’ye etkileri. İRAM Center. • Denk, E. (2011). Nükleer silahların yasaklanmasına yönelik çabalar. AÜ SBF Dergisi, 66(3), 93–136. • Kibaroğlu, M. (1999). Kitle imha silahlarının yayılması sorunu. Avrasya Dosyası, 5(2), 23–39. • Kibaroğlu, M. (2012). Ortadoğu’da nükleer teknolojinin yayılması. Röportaj, 27 Aralık. • Özşahin, M. (2023). İran’ın nükleer programının gelişimi. Econharran, 7(1), 33–46. • Kibaroğlu, M. (2006). İran’ın nükleer güç olma iddiası. Akademik Orta Doğu, 1(1). Tarhanlı, T. (1998). Türk Boğazlar’ında Trafik Düzeni ve 1936 Montreux Sözleşmesi. In F. Sönmezoğlu (Ed.), Uluslararası politika (ss. 63–93). Der Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
International Regimes: Definition, Effectiveness and Teories
Week 3 - Theoretical
International Security: Concepts and the Case of NATO
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Nuclear Disarmament Regime and Its Impact: The Case of Iran
Week 5 - Theoretical
The Regime of the Turkish Straits: The Montreux Convention and Turkey's Role
Week 6 - Theoretical
The Territorial Waters Regime: The 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean
Week 7 - Theoretical
The Trade Regime: The US–China Trade Wars and the Role of the WTO
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Energy Regime: Russia's Gas Policy and Europe's Energy Security
Week 9 - Theoretical
– Environmental Regimes: The Paris Agreement and Global Climate Justice
Week 10 - Theoretical
The Migration Regime and the EU–Turkey Statement
Week 11 - Theoretical
The Human Rights Regime: Israeli Aggression and Palestine's Issue
Week 12 - Theoretical
The International Criminal Regime: ICC Rulings on Russia and Israel
Week 13 - Theoretical
Artificial Intelligence and Warfare: The Debate on Autonomous Weapons Systems
Week 14 - Theoretical
– The Effectiveness–Ineffectiveness Debate in the Context of International Regimes: The Cases of the Arab League and the OIC
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Assignment1%5
Verbal Examination1%10
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Assignment1516
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)131
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026