COURSE CONTENT |
Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
Introduction: General view of the course - great powers in International Relations and some conceptual tools |
Readings, article and note sharing |
2 |
The Ottoman Empire and the great powers in the 19th century (I): Relations with France and England |
Readings, article and note sharing |
3 |
The Ottoman Empire and the great powers in the 19th century (II): Relations with Germany and the Russian Empire |
Readings, article and note sharing |
4 |
Great powers and Turkey during the First World War |
Readings, article and note sharing |
5 |
The period between two World Wars: new balances |
Readings, article and note sharing |
6 |
Great powers and Turkey during the Second World War |
Readings, article and note sharing |
7 |
MIDTERM |
Readings, article and note sharing |
8 |
Turkey and the international environment of the Cold War: the great powers and alliances |
Readings, article and note sharing |
9 |
Debate on unipolarity after the Cold War, new balances and Turkey |
Readings, article and note sharing |
10 |
EU as a normative power and the overview of Turkey-EU relations |
Readings, article and note sharing |
11 |
Turkey and new rising powers in the 21st century |
Readings, article and note sharing |
12 |
Student Presentations and Discussion (I) |
Readings, article and note sharing |
13 |
Student Presentations and Discussion (II) |
Readings, article and note sharing |
14 |
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Student Presentations and Discussion (III) |
Readings, article and note sharing |
15 |
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Overall assessment: Turkey's power elements in the 21st century and the main aspects of its relations with major powers |
Readings, article and note sharing |
16 |
FINAL EXAM |
Readings, article and note sharing |