MIDDLE EAST POLITICS

Course Description

This course deals with the contemporary history and politics of the Middle-East. The first part of the course is a historical study of the Middle East and focuses on the political legacy of the Ottoman Empire; as well as, the impact of colonialism on the region. The second part of the course will examine nationalist ideologies, nation-building and political change with a particular emphasis on the northern tier, Fertile Crescent regions of the Middle-East. The third part of the course is the examination of the Palestinian Question, the Arab-Israeli conflict, intra-Arab rivalries and the role of the military in politics.

MIDDLE EAST POLITICS

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Course outcomes

1. 01 Understand and explain the contemporary history of the Middle-East
2. 02 Evaluate the working relations of states in the Middle-East
3. 03 Review the nationalist ideologies, and nation-building of the Middle-East
4. 04 Understand and discuss the dynamics shaping politics in the Middle-East

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Ellen Lust. (2016). The Middle East, CQ Press.
2. 02 Kamrava, M. (2005). The modern Middle East: a political history since the First World War. University of California Press

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Understand and explain the contemporary history of the Middle-East SOLO 3
2. L02 Evaluate the working relations of states in the Middle-East SOLO 5
3. L03 Review the nationalist ideologies, and nation-building of the Middle-East SOLO 4
4. L04 Understand and discuss the dynamics shaping politics in the Middle-East SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. Having the ability to understand and discuss international relations discipline by using an interdisciplinary methodology to merge the knowledge coming from sociology, economics, psychology, political sciences well as diplomatic history.
2. P02 2. Having an adequate knowledge of the history and the epochs of international system and being able to identify historical evolution of the contemporary world politics.
3. P03 3. Recognizing local, regional and international actors functioning within the international system.
4. P04 4. Understanding the legal framework of the current international system
5. P05 5. Ability to identify the relations between the key actors of the international system – the states – from a theoretical as well as multi-dimensional scientific and academic methods.
6. P06 6. Ability to analyse the roles and positions of the non-state actors – international organizations in particular – within the current world system.
7. P07 7. Ability to recognize political, socio-economic and cultural structures embedded in international relations.
8. P08 8. Exploring the roots of conflicts among the actors and produce solutions at local, regional and international levels with an analytical focus.
9. P09 9. Being able to understand the politics and the functioning of political institutions in theory and practice.
10. P10 10. Understanding the historical emergence of various political cultures and gaining ability to assess them comparatively.
11. P11 11. Prepare international relations graduates; having a vast knowledge, academic formation and skills to work in public offices, civil society organizations, international institutions and companies at local and global levels.
12. P12 12. To have moral and ethical understanding in the field of work.

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