POLITICS IN BALKANS

Course Description

This course is organized to introduce the student with a thorough understanding of Balkan politics. The topics in this course are history of the Balkans, territorial settlement of 1919-1923, revisionism in the Balkans, characteristic features of the regimes during the period between the two World Wars, the establishment of communist regimes in the 1940s and their collapses in 1989-1990. International and domestic problems faced by the Balkan states during the transitional period will also be examined, with particular emphasis on issues in the Balkans such as Bosnia, Kosovo and Macedonia issues. The European Union perspective of the Balkan states and Turkey’s foreign policy towards the region are also of special interest for this course.

POLITICS IN BALKANS

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 1) brings together history, geography and politics
2. 02 2) evaluate and analyze the problems of the region and its countries (SOLO 5+4 points)
3. 03 3) compare them, (SOLO 4 points)
4. 04 4) synthesize of different IR courses and problems (SOLO 5 points)

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Ramet, Sabrina P., and Christine M. Hassenstab, eds. Central and Southeast European politics since 1989. Cambridge University Press, 2019.
2. 02 Duro, J & Z. Egeresi, eds. Political History of the Balkans, 2018, Dialog Campus.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 The student will explain and list the different socio-cultural, economic and political problems shaping the dynamics of Balkans. SOLO 3
2. L02 The students will evaluate multiple intra-Europe and intra-Balkans processes. SOLO 5
3. L03 The students will distinguish between different structures and actors shaping Balkan politics SOLO 4
4. L04 The student will relate various concepts or actors to processes. SOLO 4
5. L05 The student will derive ideas from various processes in Balkans. SOLO 4

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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