MIDDLE EAST IN THE WORLD POLITICS PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
POL308	MIDDLE EAST IN THE WORLD POLITICS	6	3	3	7

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	English
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Prof. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to improve aptitude for analysing basic dynamics of the modern Middle East policy within the historical process and explaining policies/ viewpoints developed by countries/societies in the region against regional and international developments.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course is political, communal and economic structure of the Middle East, spread of Islamism and developments in the Ottoman period, world war and transformation of the region after war and events being gone through in the region after Cold War till present day.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
1. Explain modern history in the Middle East and emergence of “nation state” system in the region
2. Analyze the transformation in the Middle East from theoretical perspective
3. Interpret conflicts in the Middle East over policies in the Arab World, Iran ve Israel
4. Evaluate approaches of regional and international powers as in Turkey, Russia, China, European Countries and the USA against the region for current matters in the Middle East over relationships in the Middle East based on self-interest

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Introduction and general information on course requirements	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
2	Reading the related subject in the coursebook	The First World War and the end of the Ottoman order	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
3	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 1-64	Arab struggle for independence from 1919 to the end of the Second World War	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
4	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 65-149	Palestine and the founding of the state of Israel	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
5	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 149-190.	Radicalization of the Middle East in the post-World War II period: Nasserism and pan-Arab ideology	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
6	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p.191-265	The beginning of Ba’thist rule in Syria and Iraq; 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the 1973 Oil Crisis	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
7	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 265-359.	Egypt under Sadat; Camp David Accords and the Lebanese Civil War	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 359-406	Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88)	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
10	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 301-359	The Palestinian Intifada and the First Gulf War	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
11	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 407-495	The 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq and its regional implications	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
12	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Cleveland, W. L. (2008) Modern Ortadogu Tarihi, translation. Harmanci M., Agora Bookstore, Istanbul, p. 359-406	NO classes – Official Holiday (Ramazan Bayramı)	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
13	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Ozbek, B. B. (2012), "En uzun 10 yıl: 11 Eylul Sonrası Ortadoğu", Ortadoğu Etutleri, Vol 3, No:2, Jan 2012, p.183-215	Iran’s Nuclear Program	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
14	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Yeni Ortadogu: Toplum, Siyaset ve Ekonomi Konferansi:24-25 Mart 2016, F.M.V. Isik University Publications: e-book	The 2011 Arab Uprisings and their aftermath	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
15	Reading the related subject in the coursebook Sinkaya, B. (2011), "Gecmisten Gunumuze Turkiye'nin Ortadogu Politikası ve Bati Etkisi", Adam Akademi, Issue:1, p. 79-100	Turkey and the Arab Spring	Lecture & Question and Answer & Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
William L. Cleveland and Martin Bunton, A History of the Modern Middle East, (Westview Press, 2016, Sixth edition)
Ozbek, B. B. (2012), "En uzun 10 yıl: 11 Eylul Sonrasi Ortadogu", Ortadogu Etutleri, Cilt 3, No:2, Ocak 2012, sf.183-215
Ilan Pappé, “From Balfour to the Nakba: Zionist settler colonialism”, Politics Today, December 8, 2017 https://politicstoday.org/from-balfour-to-the-nakba-zionist-settler-colonialism/
Mustafa Kibaroğlu (2007), “Iran’s nuclear ambitions from a historical perspective and the attitude of the West”, Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 43, No.2, pp. 223-245
Mustafa Kibaroğlu and Barış Çağlar (2008), “Implications of a nuclear Iran for Turkey”, Middle East Policy, Vol. 15, No.4, 59-80
Ariane M. Tabatabai and Annie Tracy Samuel (2017), “What the Iran-Iraq War tells us about the future of the Iran nuclear deal”, International Security, Vol.42, No.1, pp. 152-185
Joshua Landis (2012), “The Syrian Uprising of 2011: Why the Asad regime is likely to survive to 2013”, Middle East Policy, 19(1), pp. 72-84
Idlir Lika (2021), “A Vortex of Conflict: The Evolving Dynamics of Turkey’s Involvement in Libya”, SETA Analysis, No. 66, August 2020.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.			2
2	Explain the political history, political ideas, intellectual accumulation of understanding international relations and the way that the history of diplomacy has passed from past to present.				3
3	List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.			2

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the Turkish state tradition, the influence of Islam, the accumulation of political thought and its historical background, and compare this accumulation with the current approaches.					4
2	Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.					4
3	Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.			2

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.						5
2	Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.						5
3	Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.					4

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.					4
2	Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.				3
3	Examine and analyze current political developments in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Caucasus in terms of both Turkish political history and international relations discipline.						5

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.	0
2	To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.	0

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.			2
2	Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.					4

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.				3
2	Examine and analyze academic resources and the written and oral studies on the political developments in the region and the world, especially in the Middle East.						5
3	Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.			2

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	With the current historical and theoretical knowledge of the field, suggest sustainable, organizational and administrative arrangements aimed at meeting specific goals and solving certain problems.		1
2	To follow latest developments in the field and direct personal studies accordingly within the framework of the lifelong learning principle.Using the theoretical, economic, political and managerial knowledge, and produce reports on current developments, conflicts and agreements in geography related to world politics and especially in the Middle East.						5
3	Construct arguments on the current developments in Turkish politics in the light of the laws, regulations, and the important changes in the constitution and administrative law that determine Turkish political life and foreign relations.				3

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	13	8	104
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	0	0	0
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	22	22
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	13	13
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	31	0	183