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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Bachelor's Degree
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Department / Program
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POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
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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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Beyond contributing to the general development of students’ intellectual maturity and abilities, the more specific objectives of the course include;
1. Providing the major issues and debates in the political economy of conflict and peace
2. Fostering an independent approach to many of the most critical challenges to contemporary security.
3. Explaining insights into the means of and challenges to addressing security problems
4. Analyzing the relationship between conflict, security, and development.
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Course Content
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This course introduces the political economy of conflict, war, and peace at various levels of analysis. The course is constructed around a more balanced understanding of conflict, war, and peace with an open appreciation of economics and politics. Throughout the course, our analysis framework will revolve around the political dimensions of economic actions in the security realm, the economic dimensions of political actions in the security realm, and the security dimensions of political economic actions. Based on this framework, the course will investigate the consequences, conduct, and causes of armed conflict, pre- and postwar security issues and creating stable peace.
This course is not suitable for engineering students who see the Social Sciences as a hobby.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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This course is based on lecturing, inclass discussions. During the face-to-face meetings, the lecturer will introduce the topic and explain the core concepts of the matter. Students are encouraged to ask questions any time during the lecture. Furthermore, there will be weekly inclass discussions, which aims to encourage students to experiment with the concepts and learn from each other.
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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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Resources
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Ron Matthews “The Political Economy of Defence” Ron Matthews (ed). The Political Economy of Defence (Cambridge UP: 2019), pp. 3-26
Paul Poast, “Beyond the ‘Sinew of War’: The Political Economy of Security as a Subfield,” Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 22 (2019), pp. 223-239
Karen A. Rasler and William R. Thompson. "War Making and the Building of State Capacity: Expanding the Bivariate Relationship." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. 22 Aug. 2017
endrik Spruyt, ' War, Trade, and State Formation', in Carles Boix, and Susan C. Stokes (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics (2009; online edn, Oxford Academic
William R. Thompson, “The consequences of war”, International Interactions: Empirical and Theoretical Research in International Relations, 19:1-2, (1993), 125-147
Tadeusz Kugler, Kyung kook Kang, Jacek Kugler, Marina Arbetman-Rabinowitz, and John Thomas. “Demographic and Economic Consequences of Conflict.” International Studies Quarterly 57, no. 1 (2013): 1–12
Ron P Smith, “The economic costs of military conflict”, Journal of Peace Research, Vol. 51, No. 2, Anniversary Special Issue (March 2014), pp. 245-256
Jonathan D. Caverley, , 'The Economics of War and Peace', in Alexandra Gheciu, and William C. Wohlforth (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Security (2018; online edn, Oxford Academic
ntoine Bousquet, “A Revolution in Military Affairs? Changing Technologies and Changing Practices or Warfare” Daniel R. McCarthy (ed.) Technology and World Politics: An Introduction (Routledge: 2018), Ch. 9, pp. 165-181
Eliot Cohen, “Technology and Warfare”, John Baylis, James Wirtz, Eliot Cohen and Colin Gray (eds.), Strategy in the Contemporary World, (Oxford University Press, 2003): “Technology and Warfare”, pp. 121-136
mily O. Goldman, "Revolutions in Warfare." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies. 22 Dec. 2017; Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
Ron Smith, Military Economics: The Interaction of Power and Money (Palgrave Macmillian, 2009), Ch. 5, pp. 118-137
Keith Hartley, The Economics of Arms (Agenda Publishing: 2017), Ch. 3, Loc. 794-1065
Rachel Stohl and Suzette Grillot. The International Arms Trade (Polity: 2009), Ch. 3, pp. 41- 91
Adem Yavuz Elveren, The Economics of Military Spending: A Marxist Perspective (Routledge: 2019), Ch. 3, pp. 27- 43
Çağlar Kurç, Richard A. Bitzinger and Stephanie G. Neuman (eds.) Defence Industries in 21st Century: A Comparative Analysis, (Routledge: 2021), Introduction and Conclusion, pp. 1-8, 214-22
Marc R DeVore,. "Military-Industrial Complexes and Their Variations." Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. 19 Nov. 2020
avid Kinsella, and Alexander H. Montgomery, 'Arms Supply and Proliferation Networks', in Jennifer Nicoll Victor, Alexander H. Montgomery, and Mark Lubell (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Political Networks, Oxford Handbooks (2017; online edn, Oxford Academic, 3 Aug. 2016)
William Hopkinson, “Managing War”, Yves Boyer and Julian Lindley-French (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of War, (Oxford UP, 2012), pp. 258-270
atthew Uttley and Christopher Kinsey, “The Role of Logistics in War”, Yves Boyer and Julian Lindley-French (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of War, (Oxford UP, 2012), pp. 402-416
ntoine Lecerf, “Land Warfare”, Yves Boyer and Julian Lindley-French (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of War, (Oxford UP, 2012), pp. 418-430
Julian Lindley-French and Yves Boyer, “Maritime Warfare and the Importance of Sea Control”, Yves Boyer and Julian Lindley-French (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of War, (Oxford UP, 2012), pp. 431-443
Frans Osinga, “Air Warfare”, Yves Boyer and Julian Lindley-French (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of War, (Oxford UP, 2012), pp. 445-458
ames D. Fearon, “Rationalist Explanations for War”, International Organization, Vol. 49, No. 3, (1995), pp. 379-414
Stephen Van Evera, “Offense, Defense, and the Causes of War”, International Security, Vol. 22, No. 4, (1998), pp. 5-43
Adams, Karen Rut
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