Course Language:
English
Course Objectives:
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive analysis to the basic components of the Middle East issues, history, politics, society and economics
Course Content:
This course addresses the state formation, rentier economic structure, and limited interregional trade and reassertion of traditional identities globalization has effect in the Middle East and concentrate on major wars and revolutions that transformed the region fundamentally.
Teaching Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Discussion based lecture, 3: Case study, 4: Small group work, 5: Seminar, 6: Group work, 7: Research paper, 8: Oral presentation/exam, 9: Survey, 10: Panel, 11: Guest speaker, 12: Activities within a Student Body or Research Project.
Assessment Methods:
A: Exam, B: Homework, C: Oral exam or presentation, D: Discussion.
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning Outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| Students will identify the main concepts of the Middle East Politics | 1, 3, 4, 5 | 1,2,3 | A |
| Student will name main issues in contemporary political debates in the region | 1, 3, 4, 5 | 1,2,3 | A |
| Students will be able to compare and contrasts the policies of the central players in the region | 4, 8, 9, 10 | 1,2,3 | A,D |
| Students will be able to identify historical relevance of the main issues of political debates | 10, 11, 12, 13 | 1,2,3 | A,D |
| Students should be able to compare main problems and their political relevance | 4, 8, 10 | 1,2,3 | A,D |
| Students shall be able to illustrate the major issues, political systems, ideas, and political actors and compare them. | 2, 4, 8, 10, 13 | 1,2,3 | A,D |
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | ||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials |
| 1 | Meeting and introduction of the course. | |
| 2 | Concepts and terms in the Middle East Issues: Orientalism, Colonialism, Rentier Economy, Democracy, Authoritarian Regimes | Related sections of State, power and politics |
| 3 | Modern State in the Middle East: the emergence of the modern state, Family Rules | Related sections of State, power and politics |
| 4 | Nationalisms in the Region: Arab Nationalism and Intra Arab Unity, The Middle East after the Second World War and the remaking of the Middle East between the two Gulf Wars | Related sections of State, power and politics |
| 5 | Politics, Economics and Democracies: Politics of Economy, and Political Parties/Democracy in the Middle East | Related sections of State, power and politics |
| 6 | Religion, Secularism and Military: Religious revival role of military | Related sections of State, power and politics |
| 7 | Political Islam | Related sections of Globalized Islam |
| 8 | Religion Reform and Identity | Related sections of Globalized Islam |
| 9 | Secularization through Jihad | Related sections of Globalized Islam |
| 10 | Post Islamism | Related sections of Globalized Islam |
| 11 | Islam in the West and Westernization of Islam | Related sections of Globalized Islam |
| 12 | Neo-Fundamentalism | Related sections of the Muslim Bortherhood |
| 13 | Islamic Political Networks |
Related sections of the Muslim Bortherhood |
| 14 | Islamic Political Networks | Related sections of the Muslim Bortherhood |
| 15 | Review and Conclusions | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |
| Textbook |
Roger Owen, State, power and politics in the making of the modern Middle East, Routledge New York: 2004
Barry Rubin (Ed.) the Muslim Bortherhood: The Organization and Policies of a Global Islamist Movement, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010 Olivier Roy, Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah, Columbia University Press, 2004 |
| Additional Resources | Edward W. Said, Orientalism, Vintage Books, 1978 |
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |
| Documents | |
| Assignments | Presentation on one of the issues covered in the course content. |
| Exams | Research projects |
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE |
| Research Project | 1 | 40 |
| Participation, Presentation | 1 | 40 |
| Book review | 1 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE | 0 | |
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE | 100 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | |||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To demonstrate the ability to specialize and expand knowledge in the fields of political science, international relations, comparative politics, Turkish politics and foreign policy. | X | |||||
| 2 | The ability to comprehend the interdisciplinary quality of the political science and international relations discipline. | X | |||||
| 3 | A command of basic research models and approaches of political science and international relations discipline and the ability to apply them in academic research and project design. | X | |||||
| 4 | Having the ability to assess and interpret the different political and societal systems in the Middle East with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | |||||
| 5 | Having a command of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods and abiding by the highest levels of academic and research ethics. | X | |||||
| 6 | The ability to present and debate an issue that requires specialization in the field of political science and international relations. The ability to discuss this issue within an intellectual framework, and the ability to express oneself in a professional and academic manner. | X | |||||
| 7 | The ability to analyze and critically evaluate basic research models, approaches and intellectual traditions in the field of political science, international relations. | X | |||||
| 8 | The ability to utilize academic writing and presentation skills to projects, dissertations and articles. | X | |||||
| 9 | Having advanced reading, writing, comprehension and speaking skills in the English language. | X | |||||
| 10 | Having the ability to apply knowledge of political science and international relations discipline to information technologies and traditional tools so as to produce sound solutions to problems. | X | |||||
| 11 | Possessing experience and social skills necessary for employment in the public and private sectors and/or being admitted to a competitive Ph.D. program. | X | |||||
| 12 | Having empathy towards diverse and differing communities, which will facilitate conducing teamwork at local as well as global platforms. | X | |||||
| 13 | Having competency of comprehending and interpreting local and global issues through information exchange with international academics and students. | X | |||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | |||
| Activities | Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 7 | 112 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Homework | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Final examination | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Work Load | 186 | ||
| Total Work Load / 25 (h) | 7,44 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 | ||