Course Code & Number
PSIR 425
Course Title
Politics of Energy
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 6 ECTS Credits
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Economic and political dimensions of the global energy issue. World energy consumption. Geographic distribution and availability of energy sources. Energy producing and energy consuming states. Global energy policies. Renewable energy sources. Energy efficiency.
Course Objectives
The aim of this course is to analyze the global energy issue from economic and political perspectives.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon succesful completion of this course, a student will be able to
1. Analyze the global energy issue from economic, political and socio-cultural aspects and perspectives
2. Depict world energy consumption and its limits
3. Discuss the geographic distribution, availability and limits of energy sources
4. Describe the relations between energy producing and energy consuming countries
5. Investigate global energy policies
6. Explore renewable energy sources and energy efficiency
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods:
Telling/Explaining
Discussion/Debate
Questioning
Reading
Inquiry
Case Study/Scenarion Analysis
Video Presentations
Oral Presentations/Reports
Guest Speakers
Web Searching
Assessment Methods and Criteria:
Test / Exam
Quiz
Case Studies / Homework
Presentation (Oral/Poster)
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Recommended Reading
1. Richard Youngs, Energy Security: Europe's New Foreign Policy Challenge (Routledge, 2009).
2. Daniel Yergin, The Prize: the Epic Quest for Oil, Money, & Power (Free Press, 1993).
3. Maureen S. Crandall, Energy, Economics, & Politics in the Caspian Region (Praeger, 2006).
4. Jan H. Kalicki and David L. Goldwyn (eds.), Energy and Security: Toward a New Foreign Policy Strategy (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005).
5. Hugo McPherson (ed.), Emerging Threats to Energy Security and Stability (Springer, 2005).
Required Reading
1. Michael T. Klare, Rising Powers, Shrinking Planet: The New Geopolitics of Energy (New York: Metropolitan Books, 2008).
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods Others:
Student Workload:
Workload | Hrs |
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Case Study Analysis | 16 |
Course & Program Learning Outcome Matching: