Information Package / Course Catalogue
Energy Politics
Course Code: INR312
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: English
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to improve the students' ability to analyze the energy politics of states and to enable them to understand the current developments and the foreign policy decisions of the countries by including the energy factor.

Course Content

This course aims to analyze the role of energy in the politics of states. Once the historical information on energy and the current status on energy reserves are examined, the concept of energy security is discussed. Regional studies such as the Middle East, the Caspian, the Balkans and the Black Sea, as well as country studies such as the EU, Turkey, Russia, USA and China are also being conducted.

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Learning Outcomes
1.Students can understand the importance of energy in foreign policy.
2.Students can read maps and conduct geostrategic analysis.
3. Students obtain knowledge on the energy sources, their advantages and disadvantages.
4. Students undersand the linkage between states' energy policies and foreign policy.
5. Students obtain the ability to analyze new energy issues from an IR perspective.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Shaffer, Brenda. Energy politics. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Energy Resources
Week 3 - Theoretical
Energy Security
Week 4 - Theoretical
Energy Policy of Turkey
Week 5 - Theoretical
Energy and the Middle East
Week 6 - Theoretical
Caspian Energy Resources
Week 7 - Theoretical
Russian Energy Policy
Week 8 - Theoretical
US Energy Politics
Week 9 - Theoretical
midterm
Week 10 - Theoretical
Midterm
Week 11 - Theoretical
EU Energy Politics
Week 12 - Theoretical
Chinese Energy Policy
Week 13 - Theoretical
OPEC
Week 14 - Theoretical
Shale Gas
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment113114
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)145
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
OÇ-2
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
OÇ-3
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
5
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026