| Semester | Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | T+P+L | Credit | Number of ECTS Credits |
| 3 | PA512 | POLITICAL ECONOMY OF DEFENSE | 3+0+0 | 3 | 7,5 |
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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Master's Degree
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Department / Program
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POLICY ANALYTICS IN GLOBAL ISSUES
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Elective
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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- Criticizing the mainstream approaches to defense policymaking
- Understanding of some of the major issues and debates in the realm of defense
- Exercising an independent approach to many of the most critical challenges to contemporary defense policymaking
- Acquiring insights into the means of and challenges to addressing defense problems
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Course Content
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The political economy of defense presents a holistic approach that bounds the economics and politics together while analyzing the defense issues. In doing so, the political economy of defense focuses on (1) the political dimensions of economic actions in the defense realm, (2) the economic dimensions of the political actions in the defense realms, and (3) the security dimensions of the political-economic actions. Thus, this course will investigate the complex world of defense decision-making through the lens of the political economy of defense.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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None
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Asist Prof.Dr. Çağlar Kurç caglar.kurc@agu.edu.tr
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"
Assessment Methods and Criteria
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In-Term Studies
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Yarıyıl İçi Çalışmalarının Başarı Notunun Katkısı
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14
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10
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Ödev
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1
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%
30
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Sunum/Seminer
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1
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%
20
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Diğer (Staj vb.)
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1
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%
40
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Total
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17
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%
100
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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
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Activities
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Total Work Load
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Araştırma Ödevi
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1
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20
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20
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Tartışma
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14
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1
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14
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Sunum için Hazırlık
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1
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10
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10
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Sunum
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1
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1
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1
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Okuma
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14
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5
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70
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Rapor
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3
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15
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45
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Araştırma
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1
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30
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30
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Yüz Yüze Ders
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14
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2
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28
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Total Work Load
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Number of ECTS Credits 7,5
218
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Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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| Critically engage with contemporary defense issues |
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| Organize the complexity of defense decision-making |
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3
| Detect the nuances in defense decision-making |
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| Predict the possible outcomes of defense decisions |
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5
| Analyze defense decisions through a theoretical lens |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| Week | Topics | Study Materials | Materials |
| 1 |
Introduction
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The relationship between Defense, Security and Strategy
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Civil-Military Relations and Interservice Rivalry
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The Military-Industrial-Political Complex
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Determining Defense Policy and Planning
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Military Expenditure, Financial Management and Defense Burden Sharing
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| 7 |
Presentations
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Spread of Military Technology
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Defense Procurement
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Dynamics of Defense Industries
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Arms Collaboration
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Military Innovation and Adaptation
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Military Logistics
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Disarmament, Conversation and Peace
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Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant
https://sis.agu.edu.tr/oibs/bologna/progCourseDetails.aspx?curCourse=75129&lang=en