MIDDLE EAST IN WORLD AFFAIRS

Course Description

This Course offers the students of IR a contemporary history and politics of the Middle-Eastern states. This course will examine the nationalist ideologies, processes of nation-building and political change with a particular emphasis on the Fertile Crescent region of the Middle-East. This course will provide an academic background on the Middle East politics through referring basically to issues of legitimacy and stability, leadership, political elites, ideologies and social movements. The topics which will be covered include the Palestinian Question, the Arab-Israeli conflict, intra-Arab rivalries and the role of the military in politics.

MIDDLE EAST IN WORLD AFFAIRS

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

1. 01 the student is expected to 1) identify (2 SOLO points) main periods and problems in Middle East history,
2. 02 2) to analyze and evaluate them (4 + 5 SOLO points) and
3. 03 3) to debate (5 SOLO points) them in world political context. AV.SOLO: 4

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Tarıq Ismael& Jacqueline S. Ismael, (2011), Government and Politics of the Contemporary Middle East-Continuity and Change, Routledge
2. 02 Karl Yambert (Ed) (2006) The Contemporaray Middle East, A Westview Reader, Westview Press

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 historical background and current situation of the Middle East countries
2. L02 conflicts within the region
3. L03 democratic development and authoritarianism in the region
4. L04 the role of religion in the Middle East politics.

Program Outcomes

1. P01 PO1 Been able to demonstrate their learned skills and knowledge regarding business related issues and research which they can use continuously in their personal and business life.
2. P02 PO2 Obtained theoretical and practical information from the courses that allowed students to learn and work independently.
3. P03 PO3 Been ensured that they learnt by increasing their level of knowledge and skills which are necessary in their field.
4. P04 PO4 Increased their creativity and analytical thinking and developed crucial skills which are needed to be applied both in their studies, research, and future careers.
5. P05 PO5 Adopted and implemented ethical principles and moral values regarding the use of technology in their studies and professional lives by creating an awareness on using the technological imperatives.
6. P06 PO6 Designed their theoretical and practical knowledge in a way that they could make use of in a collaborative usage and various working contexts.
7. P07 PO7 Enrolled in intercultural or international projects which could provide opportunities to develop their skills and implement them successfully in their studies, research and future careers.
8. P08 PO8 Improved their communication skills successfully and been able to implement them in various international education, research and work context by increasing their social capital.
9. P09 PO9 Been able to implement their learnt knowledge and research skills into practice through scenarios, case studies, empirical articles and real-life observations.
10. P10 PO10 Created awareness and developed ethical undertaking by incorporating the learnt theories with environmental approaches to be further implemented into their research and careers.

Po-Lo Matrix