COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

European Studies

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR MÜGE AKNUR

Offered to

European Studies

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to present to students; the Middle East Politics, the strategical significance of the Region, the state formations and interactions in the Region in the colonial and postcolonial period, the Arab-Israeli Conflict (the long lasting dispute between Jews and Arabs), the Arab Spring and its underlying causes and the Middle East Politics of the European Union.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Beverley Milton-Edwards, Contemporary Politics in the Middle East (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2000),
- Monter Palmer, The Politics of the Middle East, (Belmont, CA: Thomson, Wadsworth, 2007)
- NajibGhadbian, Democratization and Islamist Challenge in the Arab World, (Boulder: Westview Press, 1992)
- David S. Sorenson, An Introduction to the Modern Middle East (Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 2008)
- William Ochsenwald and Sydney Nettleton Fisher, The Middle East, A History, (Boston: McGraw Hill, 2004)
- Rex Brynen, BahgatKorany and Paul Noble, Political Liberalization and Democratization in the Arab World:
- Theoretical Perspectives, (Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1995)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, group study.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

Lecture, Presentation, Group Work

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muge.aknur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes