SECTION I: GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COURSE

Course Code	Course Name	Year	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
70312TAEOZ-POL0221	Gender and International Politics	1	Spring	3	0	3	6

Course Type :	Elective Course V
Cycle:	Master TQF-HE:7. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Second Cycle EQF-LLL:7. Master`s Degree
Language of Instruction:	English
Prerequisities and Co-requisities:	N/A
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Name of Coordinator:	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TUBA DEMİRCİ
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SECTION II: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

Course Objectives & Content

Course Objectives:

Gender and International Politics”is a course designed as a comprehensive introduction to a way of analysing and researching global politics and international relations that takes gender seriously as an analytic category.
The course is particularly concerned with the ways in which gender is implicated in the construction of international relations—how this affects the foreign policies of states and the security of people—and what this means for the actions of other actors in world politics, such as non- governmental organizations (NGOs), international organizations (IOs), and social movements. The course therefore examines the gendering of both the practices/events studies as international politics and the discipline/study of international relations. It is grounded in feminist theory, and provides students with an introduction to feminist epistemologies and methods. Students will discover how 'gender matters' to the study and conduct of international politics through an examination of several substantive areas of international politics, including security, development, and NGOs and transnational social movements. These overarching topics are balanced with issue-specific case studies (e.g. sexual/sexualised violence in conflict; gendering of informal economy) to be discussed in class. Particular thematic attention will be paid to the on-going construction of global/transnational hierarchies that are gendered and gendering.

Course Content:

Classes will mix lecture and discussion. In class discussion, students will have the
opportunity to hone their critical thinking skills and practice articulating their informed views.
To this end, students are expected to come to all class sessions ready to discuss the assigned readings, and raise thoughtful questions about these readings, prior readings, or lecture points.
Because exams-assignments will test knowledge of both lecture materials and texts, it will be impossible to succeed in the course without regular attendance.
During the semester, we will explore the ways that global issues impact women's and men’s lives, but we will also become theoretically savvy, exploring various feminist and non-feminist approaches to the study of gender, femininity and masculinity in world politics. In familiarizing ourselves with multiple approaches to the study of gender in international politics, we will attempt to better understand just how “gender matters” in many facets of international relations such as war and peace, foreign policy, economics, security, activism, the environment, development, and human rights.

Course Specific Rules

The class will be a mix of lectures, discussions and debates. An outline of the reading schedule is provided in this syllabus. Students are required to come to class prepared to discuss the assigned materials. The course is designed as a seminar where all participants will share responsibility for the success of each individual session.
Attendance & Participation: Attendance is vital to your success in class. Acceptable excuses for missing class include documented health and family emergencies.
Students are expected:
• to attend classes regularly and on time;
• do the weekly readings of the course, which are already uploaded to course web site, Onlinebeykoz.
• actively participate in class discussions, pose questions, reflect on the course readings
and provide related examples.

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:



Knowledge *(Described as Theoritical and/or Factual Knowledge.)*
1) comprehend how gender shapes international relations; and how do ideas about masculinity and femininity affect foreign policy, political economy, war, violence and peace
2) contemplate on what does it mean to take women seriously in international relations (IR) and what do feminist and more recent, i.e., queer perspectives contribute to the study of IR
Skills *(Describe as Cognitive and/or Practical Skills.)*
1) critically analyse IR scholarship, global political issues and the behaviour of a range of actors from gender sensitive perspectives
Competences *(Described as "Ability of the learner to apply knowledge and skills autonomously with responsibility", "Learning to learn"," Communication and social" and "Field specific" competences.)*
1) critique foreign policies and global governance by understanding their gendered formulations, implementations, and consequences.
2) knowledgably discuss feminist approaches to IR
3) converse in and develop and present persuasive oral and written arguments on feminist IR scholarship and the diverse ways in which gender shapes international politics.

Weekly Course Schedule

Week	Subject	Materials Sharing *
		Related Preparation	Further Study
1)	WEEK I INTRODUCTION; COURSE MEANS & AIMS
2)	WEEK II GENDER & IR; A CONCEPTUAL INTRODUCTION	Cynthia Enloe, “Gender makes the world go round: Where are the Women?” in Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics, Second Edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, 2014, 1-36 Laura Shepherd & Caitlin Hamilton (2023) “Sex or Gender? Bodies in World Politics and Why Gender Matters,” in Laura Shepherd (et al) Gender Matters in Global Politics: A Feminist Introduction to International Relations, London: Routledge, pp. 3-15 V. Spike Peterson and Anne S. Runyon (2014) “Introduction: The Gender of World Politics,” and “Gender as a Lens on World Politics,” in Global Gender Issues in the New Millennium, Fourth Edition, Westview, CT: Westview Press, pp. 1-44.
3)	WEEK III Feminism: Theoretical-Historical Intro The Rise/Evolution of Feminist Approaches in IR; Feminist Thought and Movements in Turkey and the Middle East	V. Spike Peterson (2004) “Feminist Theories Within, Invisible to and Beyond International Relations,” Brown Journal of World Affairs, 10(2). J.Ann Tickner, “Introduction: Gendering World Politics” ve “Troubled Encounters: Feminism Meets IR” (Chapter 1), in Gendering World Politics: Issues and Approaches in the Post-Cold War Era, (Columbia University Press, 2001), 1-35. J.A. Tickner (1997) “You Just Don’t Understand: Troubled Engagements Between Feminists and IR Theorists,” International Studies Quarterly 41(4). Cynthia Enloe (2004) “Introduction: Being Curious about our Lack of Feminist Curiosity,” in The Curious Feminist: Searching for Women in a New Age of Empire, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 1-18. RECOMMENDED: Nadje S. Al-Ali, “Women’s Movements in the Middle East: Case Studies of Egypt and Turkey”, UNRISD Report on TR and ME (eprints.soas.ac.uk)
4)	WEEK IV Feminist Research Methodologies for IR Research	Lene Hansen, “Ontologies, Epistemologies, Methodologies” (Chapter 2), in Laura J. Shepherd (ed.), Gender Matters In Global Politics: A feminist introduction to International Relations, Routledge, 2010, 17-27. J. Ann Tickner, “Feminism meets International Relations: some methodological issues” in Brooke A. Ackerly, Maria Stern, and Jacqui True (eds.) Feminist Methodologies for International Relations Cambridge University Press, New York, 2006, 19-41.
5)	WEEK V Gender, Biology, and The Evolution of World Politics	Francis Fukuyama, “Women and the Evolution of World Politics,” Foreign Affairs 78, 1 (1998) pp.22-40. J. Ann Tickner, “Why Women Can’t Run the World: International Politics According to Francis Fukuyama,” International Studies Perspectives 1, 3 (1999), pp.3-11. Joshua S. Goldstein, “A Puzzle: the Cross-Cultural Consistency of Gender Roles in War,” in War and Gender: How Gender Shapes the War System and Vice Versa (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003), pp. 1-34.
6)	WEEK VI Masculinity, Identity, Nations and States	J.A. Tickner (1996) “Identity in International Relations Theory: Feminist Perspectives,” in Y. Lapid and F. Kratochwil, The Return of Culture and Identity in IR Theory, Boulder: Lynne Rienner Press, pp. 147-162. J. Ann Tickner (1988) “Hans Morgenthau’s Principles of Political Realism: A Feminist Reformulations,” Millennium-Journal of International Studies, 17(3). Jennifer Maruska (2010) “When are States Hypermasculine?” in Lisa Sjoberg (ed.) Gender and International Security: Feminist Perspectives, New York: Routledge, pp. 235-255. R. W. Connell and Julian Wood (2005) “Globalization and Business Masculinities,” Men and Masculinities 7(4).
7)	WEEK VII Colonialism, Neo-colonialism - post-Colonialism, and IR	Cynthia Enloe (2014) “Nationalism and Masculinity: The Nationalist Story Is Not Over - and It Is Not a Simple Story” in Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics, Second Edition, Berkeley: University of California Press. Chandra Talpade Mohanty (1984) “Under Western Eyes: Feminist Scholarship and Colonial Discourses,” Boundary 2, 12(3). Columba Achilleos-Sarll , “Race and Coloniality “in Gender matters in Global Politics : A Feminist Introduction to International Relations Laura J. Shepherd and Caitlin Hamilton (eds) , Routledge :New York, 340-353. Patricia Hill Collins and Valerie Chepp (2012) “Intersectionality,” in G. Waylen, K. Celis, J. Kantola and S.L. Weldon (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Gender and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 57-87. Andrew Delatolla (2020) “Sexuality as a Standard of Civilization: Historicizing (Homo)Colonial Intersections of Race, Gender, and Class,” International Studies Quarterly, 1-11.
8)	WEEK VIII (TUESDAY APRIL 09) NO CLASS- MIDTERM WEEK
9)	WEEK IX Gender, Sexuality and Foreign Policy	Cynthia Enloe (2014) “Diplomatic and Undiplomatic Wives,” in Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics, Second Edition, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 174- 210. Cynthia Enloe (2004) “Masculinity as a Foreign Policy Issue,” in The Curious Feminist, Berkeley: University of California Press, pp. 122-130. Karin Aggestam and Ann Towns, “The gender turn in diplomacy: a new research agenda”, International Feminist Journal of Politics, 2019, 21:1, 9-28, DOI:10.1080/14616742.2018.1483206 Diana Saco, “Gendering Sovereignty: Marriage and International Relations in ElizabethanTimes,” European Journal of International Relations 3, 3 (1997), pp.291-318.
10)	WEEK X NO CLASS NATIONAL SOVEREIGNITY DAY
11)	WEEK XI Gender, State and Violence-1	Cynthia Enloe (2014) “Base Women” in Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics, Second Edition, Berkeley: University of California Press. Iris Marion Young, “The Logic of Masculinist Protection: Reflections on the Current Security State,” Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 29:1, 2003, 1-25. Cynthia Cockburn, “Militarism and War” (Chapter 8), in Laura Shepherd (ed.), Gender Matters In Global Politics, 105-115. Donna Pankhurst, “Sexual Violence in War “(Chapter 11), in Laura Shepherd (ed.), Gender Matters In Global Politics, 148-160. C. Cohn (1993) “Wars, Wimps and Women,” in M. Cooke and A. Wollacott (eds.) Gendering War Talk,Princeton: Princeton University Press, pp. 227-246
12)	WEEK XII Gender, State and Violence-2	Caron Gentry and Laura Sjoberg, “Terrorism and Political Violence” in Gender Matters in Global Politics : A Feminist Introduction to International Relations Laura J. Shepherd and Caitlin Hamilton (eds) , Routledge :New York, 370-384 Nadje Al-Ali, “Reconstructing Gender: Iraqi women between dictatorship, war, sanctions and occupation”, Third World Quarterly, 2005, 26(4-5): 739-758, DOI: 10.1080/01436590500128428 Laura Sjoberg, “Introduction: The Importance of Women Wartime Rapists”; “ Conditions That Drove Them to the Brink of Death: Gender, War, Genocide, and Sexual ViolenceWomen as Wartime Rapists: Beyond Sensation and Stereotyping , New York Unıversity Press: New York, 2016, 1-51. Orna Sasson-Levy, “Feminism and Military Gender Practices: Israeli Women Soldiers in “Masculine” Roles”, Sociological Inquiry, 2003, 73(3): 440–465. Mia Bloom (2007) “Female Suicide Bombers: A Global Trend,” Daedalus 136(1).
13)	WEEK XIII Gender and International Political Economy	Cynthia Enloe (2014) “Lady Travelers, Beauty Queens, Stewardesses, and Chamber Maids: The International Gendered Politics of Tourism” in Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics, Second Edition, Berkeley: University of California Press. Cynthia Enloe (2014) “Scrubbing the Globalized Tub: Domestic Servants in World Politics” in Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics, Second Edition, Berkeley: University of California Press. Anne S. Runyon and V. Spike Peterson, “Gender and Global Political Economy” (Chapter 5), Global Gender Issues in the New Millennium, 181-237. Alba Rosa & Boer Cueva, “Development” in Gender Matters in Global Politics : A Feminist Introduction to International Relations Laura J. Shepherd and Caitlin Hamilton (eds) , Routledge :New York, 140-153. World Economic Forum, “Global Gender Gap Report 2020”, Key Findings & Part I: Measuring the Global Gender Gap, 5-36. Online available at: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GGGR_2020.pdf
14)	WEEK XIV Global Foundations of Gender Equality, Non-Discrimination and Gender Mainstreaming	Anne S. Runyon and V. Spike Peterson, “Gender and Global Governance” (Chapter 3), in Global Gender Issues in the New Millennium, 99-138. UN Women, http://www.unwomen.org/en Joanne Sandler, “The “Warriors within”; How Feminists Change Bureaucracies and Bureaucracies Change Feminists” in Rawwida Baksh and Wendy Harcourt, (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Transnational Feminist Movements,188-214. Valentine M. Moghadam, “Transnational Feminist Activism and Movement Building” in Rawwida Baksh and Wendy Harcourt, (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Transnational Feminist Movements, 53-80. M. Shanthi Dairiam, “CEDAW, Gender and Culture” in Rawwida Baksh and Wendy Harcourt, (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Transnational Feminist Movements, 367-393 Jennifer F. Klot, “UN Security Council Resolution 1325: A Feminist Transformative Agenda?” (Chapter 28), in Rawwida Baksh and Wendy Harcourt, (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Transnational Feminist Movements, 723-745. Jacqui True, “Mainstreaming Gender in International Institutions” in Gender Matters In Global Politics A Feminist Introduction To International Relations Laura J. Shepherd (ed.) Routledge: USA and Canada, 2010, 189-203.
15)	WEEK XV GENDER & PEACE	Carol Cohn (1987) “Sex and Death in the Rational World of Defence Intellectuals,” Signs 12(4), 687-718. Heidi Hudson (2009) “Peace Building Through a Gender Lens and the Challenges of Implementation in Rwanda and Côte d’Ivoire,” in Lisa Sjoberg (ed.) Gender and International Security: Feminist Perspectives, New York: Routledge. Christine Sylvester (2002) “Some Dangers in Merging Feminist and Peace Projects,” in Christine Sylvester (ed.) Feminist International Relations: An Unfinished Journey, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 207-223. Claire Duncanson (2009) “Forces for Good? Narratives of Military Masculinity in Peacekeeping Operations,” International Feminist Journal of Politics 11(1). Charli Carpenter (2006) “Recognizing Gender-Based Violence Against Civilian Men and Boys in Conflict Situations,” Security Dialogue 37(1).
16)	WEEK XVI CONCLUDING REMARKS ON GENDER AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	J. Ann Tickner, “Conclusions and Beginnings: Some Pathways for IR Feminist Futures” (Chapter 5), Gendering World Politics, 125-147. Laurel Weldon, “Power, exclusion and empowerment: Feminist innovation in Political Science”, Women's Studies International Forum 72, 2019: 127–136. Cynthia Enloe (2014) “Conclusion: The Personal Is International; The International Is Personal” in Bananas, Beaches and Bases: Making Feminist Sense of International Politics, Second Edition, Berkeley: University of California Press

*These fields provides students with course materials for their pre- and further study before and after the course delivered.

Level of Contribution of the Course to PLOs

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Programme Learning Outcomes	Contribution Level (from 1 to 5)
1)	Recognizes different paradigms, fundamental theoretical approaches and methodologies in International Relations,
2)	Recognizes individual, social and academic ethic norms,
3)	Analyzes current global political issues,
4)	Review political issues with an open-mind and critical thinking,
5)	Conduct independent academic research,

SECTION IV: TEACHING-LEARNING & ASSESMENT-EVALUATION METHODS OF THE COURSE

Teaching & Learning Methods of the Course

(All teaching and learning methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Teaching and Learning Methods defined at the Programme Level	Teaching and Learning Methods Defined for the Course
Lectures
Discussion
Case Study
Views
Reading
Homework
Questions Answers
Individual and Group Work
Active Participation in Class

Assessment & Evaluation Methods of the Course

(All assessment and evaluation methods used at the university are managed systematically. Upon proposals of the programme units, they are assessed by the relevant academic boards and, if found appropriate, they are included among the university list. Programmes, then, choose the appropriate methods in line with their programme design from this list. Likewise, appropriate methods to be used for the course units can be chosen among those defined for the programme.)

Aassessment and evaluation Methods defined at the Programme Level	Assessment and Evaluation Methods defined for the Course
Midterm
Presentation
Final Exam
Quiz
Active Participation in Class
Participation in Discussions

Contribution of Assesment & Evalution Activities to Final Grade of the Course

Measurement and Evaluation Methods	# of practice per semester	Level of Contribution
Quizzes	1	% 5.00
Homework Assignments	1	% 30.00
Presentation	1	% 15.00
Semester Final Exam	1	% 50.00
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

SECTION V: WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED FOR THE COURSE

WORKLOAD OF TEACHING & LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Teaching & Learning Activities	# of Activities per semester	Duration (hour)	Total Workload
Course	14	3	42
Laboratory	0	0	0
Application	0	0	0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement)	0	0	0
Field Work	0	0	0
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentations / Seminar	1	14	14
Project	0	0	0
Homework Assignments	0	0	0
Total Workload of Teaching & Learning Activities	-	-	98
WORKLOAD OF ASSESMENT & EVALUATION ACTIVITIES
Assesment & Evaluation Activities	# of Activities per semester	Duration (hour)	Total Workload
Quizzes	1	2	2
Midterms	1	20	20
Semester Final Exam	1	32	32
Total Workload of Assesment & Evaluation Activities	-	-	54
TOTAL WORKLOAD (Teaching & Learning + Assesment & Evaluation Activities)			152
ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE (Total Workload/25.5 h)			6