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POLS 540 International Relations Theory

Fall 2026-2027 · 3 SU credits · 10 ECTS · Graduate

Not in the Spring 2026-2027 schedule — this is the most recent term it ran.

This course aims at providing the political science graduate students with a thorough analysis of international relations theory. The course will do so first, by analyzing the emergence of the modern state system and the evolution of the international relations as a discipline. Second, the course will focus on major approaches and paradigms in international relations theory, namely realism, neorealism,liberalism, neoliberal institutionalism. and contructivisim. By differentiating between rationalist and sociological approaches to international relations, the course will expose the students to the major current debates in IR theory. The course aims to furnish the students with advanced theoretical skills on international relations that would enable them to further their studies on international relations.

Lecture — POLS 540

POLS 540 — Sabancı Üniversitesi Fall 2026-2027 ders programı: section'lar, saatler, derslikler, CRN'ler ve syllabus bağlantıları.