DAFF 27A16 - Psychological Dimensions of IR and Foreign Policy (The)

Main objective of the course is to look at general conceptual and practical issues of foreign policy and international relations from a psychological perspective.It also teaches and encourages students to practice the application of psychological perspective/insights into international issues. At the end of this semester, students will know about major issues and developments in international relations and diplomacy and got familiar with psychological literature and research on how to address these issues/respond to these developments by using the tools psychology provides.
Gulseren KOZAK-ISIK
Séminaire
English
Autumn 2022-2023
Oral presentations (25%), weekly questions + case application (25%), final political consultation project paper (40%), participation into class discussions (10%)
Students are going to come to the class by doing required readings and also preparing 2 questions on them.
Ziv, Guy. 2011. Cognitive Structure and Foreign Policy Change: Israel's Decision to Talk to the PLO. International Relations, 25 (4):426-454;
Volkan, Vamik. 2014. Chapter 1 Diplomat and psychoanalysts. In Psychoanalysis, International Relations, and Diplomacy
Levine, Howard B. 2014. Foreword. Psychoanalysis, International Relations, and Diplomacy;
Mercer, Jonathan. 2014. Feeling Like a State: Social Emotion and Identity. International Theory, 6(3): 515-535.