To define Middle East history
To analyse modern history of the Middle East
To debate international relations of the Middle East
To relate European politics with the Middle East
To develop an understanding geopolitical relation of EU and the Middle East
Prerequisite(s)
The Middle East: Past and Present
Corequisite(s)
The Middle East: Past and Present
Special Requisite(s)
Interest in Middle East Affairs, participation and good historical background on regional politics
Instructor(s)
Assist. Prof. Dr. Bora Bayraktar
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule
Online
Office Hour(s)
On appointment
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture
Paper discussion
Online class
Principle Sources
-Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. Lawrence Davidson, A CONCISE HISTORY of the MIDDLE EAST, Westview Press, Colarado: 2006
Chapters 13,14,15,16,17,18
Other Sources
-Kepel Gilles, “Jihad”, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2002, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 454
Pintak Lawrence, “Seeds of Hate”, Pluto Press, 2003, London, Sterling, Virginia, 358
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
INTRODUCTION TO MIDDLE EAST
Oral presentation
2. Week
GEOGRAPHY OF MIDDLE EAST
Oral presentation
3. Week
PEOPLE OF MIDDL EEAST
Oral presentation
4. Week
HISTORY OF MIDDLE EAST
Oral presentation
5. Week
MODERNIZATION OF ARAB WORLD
Oral presentation
6. Week
MODERNIZATION OF ARAB WORLD
Oral presentation
7. Week
MODERNIZATION OF IRAN
Oral presentation
8. Week
MID TERM
MID TERM
9. Week
MODERNIZATION OF TURKEY
Oral presentation
10. Week
QUESTION OF PALESTINE
Oral presentation
11. Week
QUESTION OF PALESTINE
Oral presentation
12. Week
ARAB ISRAELI WARS 48
Oral presentation
13. Week
ARAB ISRAELI WARS 56
Oral presentation
14. Week
ARAB ISRAELI WARS 67
Oral presentation
15. Week
ARAB ISRAELI WARS 73
Oral presentation
16. Week
FINALS
FINALS
17. Week
FINALS
FINALS
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
1.To identify and use advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in International Relations and European Union.
PO-2
2.To express ideas and assessments about contemporary debates in European Union.
PO-3
3.To monitor and interpret published studies in European Union studies.
PO-4
4.To analyze, compare and relate different local, regional and global developments in European Union.
PO-5
5.To analyze, compare and relate European Union studies with theories and practices of different associate departments and their sub-fields and to offer suggestions by combining these fields.
PO-6
6.To present substantial knowledge for various public, private and academic career positions. To reach the necessary academic level in order to pursue doctoral research.
PO-7
7.To analyze the emergence and functions of prominent regional and local actors and to make future projections about their actions.
PO-8
8.To theoretically and practically examine different events and facts in International Relations and European Union and to interpret their past, present and future through a scientific perspective.
PO-9
9.To employ advanced level knowledge in International Relations and European Union discipline to develop the society educationally and culturally.
PO-10
10.To lead the organizations that necessitate the resolution of the problems related to International Relations and European Union discipline and to organize personal, institutional and team studies in advanced level.
