Dersin Ayrıntıları
YarıyılKoduAdıT+U+LKrediAKTS
2POLS 516Theories of Strategy3+0+038

Dersin Detayları
Dersin Dili İngilizce
Dersin Düzeyi Yüksek Lisans
Bölümü / Programı Siyaset Bilimi ve Uluslararası İlişkiler Tezli Yüksek Lisans Programı (İngilizce)
Öğrenim Türü Örgün Öğretim
Dersin Türü Seçmeli
Dersin Öğretim Şekli Yüz Yüze
Dersin Amacı 1. Develop analytical thinking and deepen their knowledge of theoretical and practical aspects of strategic studies.
2. Discuss types and instruments of warfare.
3. Link the study of strategy with the realities of modern politics and its use by states in pursuit of their interests.
Dersin İçeriği This course discusses numerous theoretical and practical issues in strategic studies as a subfield of international relations. The course examines theories. concepts and issues, which explain the evolution, nature and state’s intention to prepare and use military power to serve its political needs and interests. The topics include: The Meaning and Core Dimensions of Strategy, Strategy as a Science, Strategy and Security Environment. Grand Strategy and Emergent Strategy, Historical Setting of Strategic Studies, Instruments of Strategy such as War and Types of Regular Warfare (Land Warfare, Naval Warfare. Air Warfare), Asymmetric and Irregular Wars (Guerrilla War, Civil War and Strategic Terrorism), Strategic Issues (Arms Control and Disarmament, Nuclear Deterrence, Balance of Terror and Proliferation, Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Warfare), Drone Strikes, the Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Attacks and Grand Strategy and New Directions for Strategy and Strategic Studies. Students are expected to engage the readings fully and actively participate in class discussions and debates.
Dersin Yöntem ve Teknikleri
Ön Koşulları Yok
Dersin Koordinatörü Yok
Dersi Verenler Yok
Dersin Yardımcıları Yok
Dersin Staj Durumu Var

Ders Kaynakları
Kaynaklar
Ionut C. Popescu (2018) Grand Strategy vs. Emergent Strategy in the conduct of foreign policy, Journal of Strategic Studies, 41:3, pp. 438-460. (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2017.1288109).

Shiping Tang (2004) A Systemic Theory of the Security Environment, Journal of Strategic Studies, 27:1, 1-34, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/0140239042000232756).

Henrik Breitenbauch & André Ken Jakobsson (2018) Defence planning as strategic fact: introduction, Defence Studies, 18:3, 253-261. (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/14702436.2018.1497443)

Nina Silove (2017), “Beyond the Buzzword: The Three Meanings of Grand Strategy,” Security Studies, Vol. 27, No. 1., pp. 27-57.

William C. Martel (2015), “Foundations of Grand Strategy,” in W. C. Martel, Grand Strategy in Theory and Practice: The Need for an Effective American Foreign Policy, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 23-56.

Hew Strachan (2005), “The Lost Meaning of Strategy,” Survival, Vol. 47, No. 3, pp. 33-54.


Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 1-50.

McArdle Kelleher (2016) “The Postwar Evolution of the Field of Strategic Studies: Robert O’Neill” in Context Catherine Daniel Marston and Tamara Leahy (eds.) War, Strategy and History: Essays in Honour of Professor Robert O’Neill, (Australia: The Australian National University Press).

Thomas G. Mahnken (2011) “The Evolution of Strategy … But What About Policy?”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 34:4, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2011.594673).



Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 50-180.

Andreas Herberg-Rothe (2014) “Clausewitz’s Concept of Strategy – Balancing Purpose, Aims and Means”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 37:6-7, 903-925, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2013.853175)

George Dimitriu (2018), “Clausewitz and the politics of war: A contemporary theory”, Journal of Strategic Studies, (link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2018.1529567).

Jonathan Shimshoni, (1990-1991) “Technology, Military Advantage, and World War I: A Case for Military Entrepreneurship”, International Security, Vol. 15, No. 3, , pp. 187-215.

Karl Lautenschelager, (1983) “Technology and the Evolution of Naval Warfare”, International Security, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 3-51.

Robert A. Pape, (2004) “The True Worth of Air Power”, Foreign Affairs Vol. 83, No. 2., pp. 116-130.


Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 241-360.

Michael J. Mazzar (2008), “The Folly of ‘Asymmetric War’”, The Washington Quarterly, Vol.31, No. 3, pp. 33–53.

Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 181-240.

Gray, Colin S., (1999), “To Confuse Ourselves: Nuclear Fallacies” in The Second Nuclear Age, Boulder, Lynne Rienner.

Jervis, Robert (1993), “Arms Control, Stability, and Causes of War”, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 108, No. 2., pp. 239-253


Jacqueline L. Hazelton 1 (2017) “Drone Strikes and Grand Strategy: Toward a Political Understanding of the Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Attacks in US Security Policy”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 40:1-2, 68-91, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2016.1196589).

Amy Zegart (2020) “Cheap fights, credible threats: The future of armed drones and coercion”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 43:1, 6-46, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2018.1439747).


Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 361-436.

Chad M. Briggs (2010) “Environmental Change, Strategic Foresight, and Impacts on Military Power”, Parameters, Vol. 40, Autumn, pp. 76-90.

Colin S. Gray (1992), “New Dire
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Ders Yapısı
Sosyal Bilimler %100

Planlanan Öğrenme Aktiviteleri ve Metodları
Etkinlikler ayrıntılı olarak "Değerlendirme" ve "İş Yükü Hesaplaması" bölümlerinde verilmiştir.

Değerlendirme Ölçütleri
Yarıyıl Çalışmaları Sayısı Katkı
Ödev 2 % 30
Devam 4 % 0
Uygulama 1 % 0
Proje 1 % 30
Toplam :
8
% 60

 
AKTS Hesaplama İçeriği
Etkinlik Sayısı Süre Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)
Ders Süresi 14 3 42
Sınıf Dışı Ç. Süresi 14 3 42
Sunum/Seminer Hazırlama 1 2 2
Uygulama 4 2 8
Proje 1 30 30
Yarıyıl Sonu Sınavı 1 40 40
Toplam İş Yükü   AKTS Kredisi : 5 164

Dersin Öğrenme Çıktıları: Bu dersin başarılı bir şekilde tamamlanmasıyla öğrenciler şunları yapabileceklerdir:
Sıra NoAçıklama
1 1. Discuss core concepts in the field of strategic studies. 2. Examine the core dimensions of building a national defense strategy. 3. Analyze the factors of war among states and apply appropriate course of action (force or diplomacy) in pursuit of national interests.


Ders Konuları
HaftaKonuÖn HazırlıkDökümanlar
1 Strategy: Meaning and Core Dimensions of Strategy Strategy and Security Environment Grand Strategy and Emergent Strategy
2 • Strategy: Meaning and Core Dimensions of Strategy • Strategy and Security Environment • Grand Strategy and Emergent Strategy
3 • Strategy as a Science • Historical Setting of Strategic Studies Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 1-50. McArdle Kelleher (2016) “The Postwar Evolution of the Field of Strategic Studies: Robert O’Neill” in Context Catherine Daniel Marston and Tamara Leahy (eds.) War, Strategy and History: Essays in Honour of Professor Robert O’Neill, (Australia: The Australian National University Press). Thomas G. Mahnken (2011) “The Evolution of Strategy … But What About Policy?”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 34:4, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2011.594673).
4 • Strategy as a Science • Historical Setting of Strategic Studies Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 1-50. McArdle Kelleher (2016) “The Postwar Evolution of the Field of Strategic Studies: Robert O’Neill” in Context Catherine Daniel Marston and Tamara Leahy (eds.) War, Strategy and History: Essays in Honour of Professor Robert O’Neill, (Australia: The Australian National University Press). Thomas G. Mahnken (2011) “The Evolution of Strategy … But What About Policy?”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 34:4, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2011.594673).
5 • War and Types of Regular Warfare: Land Warfare, Naval Warfare. Air Warfare Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 50-180. Andreas Herberg-Rothe (2014) “Clausewitz’s Concept of Strategy – Balancing Purpose, Aims and Means”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 37:6-7, 903-925, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2013.853175) George Dimitriu (2018), “Clausewitz and the politics of war: A contemporary theory”, Journal of Strategic Studies, (link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2018.1529567). Jonathan Shimshoni, (1990-1991) “Technology, Military Advantage, and World War I: A Case for Military Entrepreneurship”, International Security, Vol. 15, No. 3, , pp. 187-215. Karl Lautenschelager, (1983) “Technology and the Evolution of Naval Warfare”, International Security, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 3-51. Robert A. Pape, (2004) “The True Worth of Air Power”, Foreign Affairs Vol. 83, No. 2., pp. 116-130.
6 • War and Types of Regular Warfare: Land Warfare, Naval Warfare. Air Warfare Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 50-180. Andreas Herberg-Rothe (2014) “Clausewitz’s Concept of Strategy – Balancing Purpose, Aims and Means”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 37:6-7, 903-925, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2013.853175) George Dimitriu (2018), “Clausewitz and the politics of war: A contemporary theory”, Journal of Strategic Studies, (link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2018.1529567). Jonathan Shimshoni, (1990-1991) “Technology, Military Advantage, and World War I: A Case for Military Entrepreneurship”, International Security, Vol. 15, No. 3, , pp. 187-215. Karl Lautenschelager, (1983) “Technology and the Evolution of Naval Warfare”, International Security, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 3-51. Robert A. Pape, (2004) “The True Worth of Air Power”, Foreign Affairs Vol. 83, No. 2., pp. 116-130.
7 • War and Types of Regular Warfare: Land Warfare, Naval Warfare. Air Warfare Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 50-180. Andreas Herberg-Rothe (2014) “Clausewitz’s Concept of Strategy – Balancing Purpose, Aims and Means”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 37:6-7, 903-925, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2013.853175) George Dimitriu (2018), “Clausewitz and the politics of war: A contemporary theory”, Journal of Strategic Studies, (link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2018.1529567). Jonathan Shimshoni, (1990-1991) “Technology, Military Advantage, and World War I: A Case for Military Entrepreneurship”, International Security, Vol. 15, No. 3, , pp. 187-215. Karl Lautenschelager, (1983) “Technology and the Evolution of Naval Warfare”, International Security, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 3-51. Robert A. Pape, (2004) “The True Worth of Air Power”, Foreign Affairs Vol. 83, No. 2., pp. 116-130.
8 • Asymmetric Wars and Irregular Wars: Guerrilla War, Civil War and Strategic Terrorism • Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Warfare Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 241-360. Michael J. Mazzar (2008), “The Folly of ‘Asymmetric War’”, The Washington Quarterly, Vol.31, No. 3, pp. 33–53.
9 • Asymmetric Wars and Irregular Wars: Guerrilla War, Civil War and Strategic Terrorism • Insurgency and Counterinsurgency Warfare Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 241-360. Michael J. Mazzar (2008), “The Folly of ‘Asymmetric War’”, The Washington Quarterly, Vol.31, No. 3, pp. 33–53.
10 • Strategic Issues: Arms Control and Disarmament, Nuclear Deterrence, Balance of Terror and Proliferation Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 181-240. Gray, Colin S., (1999), “To Confuse Ourselves: Nuclear Fallacies” in The Second Nuclear Age, Boulder, Lynne Rienner. Jervis, Robert (1993), “Arms Control, Stability, and Causes of War”, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 108, No. 2., pp. 239-253.
11 • Strategic Issues: Arms Control and Disarmament, Nuclear Deterrence, Balance of Terror and Proliferation Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 181-240. Gray, Colin S., (1999), “To Confuse Ourselves: Nuclear Fallacies” in The Second Nuclear Age, Boulder, Lynne Rienner. Jervis, Robert (1993), “Arms Control, Stability, and Causes of War”, Political Science Quarterly, Vol. 108, No. 2., pp. 239-253.
12 • Drone Strikes, the Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Attacks and Grand Strategy Jacqueline L. Hazelton 1 (2017) “Drone Strikes and Grand Strategy: Toward a Political Understanding of the Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Attacks in US Security Policy”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 40:1-2, 68-91, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2016.1196589). Amy Zegart (2020) “Cheap fights, credible threats: The future of armed drones and coercion”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 43:1, 6-46, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2018.1439747).
13 • Drone Strikes, the Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Attacks and Grand Strategy Jacqueline L. Hazelton 1 (2017) “Drone Strikes and Grand Strategy: Toward a Political Understanding of the Uses of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Attacks in US Security Policy”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 40:1-2, 68-91, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2016.1196589). Amy Zegart (2020) “Cheap fights, credible threats: The future of armed drones and coercion”, Journal of Strategic Studies, 43:1, 6-46, (To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2018.1439747).
14 • Future for Strategy and Strategic Studies: New Directions? Thomas G. Mahnken and Joseph A. Maiolo (eds) (2008) Strategic Studies: A Reader, (USA & Canada: Routledge), pp. 361-436. Chad M. Briggs (2010) “Environmental Change, Strategic Foresight, and Impacts on Military Power”, Parameters, Vol. 40, Autumn, pp. 76-90. Colin S. Gray (1992), “New Directions for Strategic Studies? How Can Theory Help Practice?”, Security Studies, Vol. 1, No. 4,1992, pp.610-635.


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