Master Program in International Relations

Political Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa(RI-627)

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Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
RI-627 Political Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa 1 3 0 0 3 5
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Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Elective
Course Level Masters Degree
Course Instructor(s) Zeynep ARIKANLI zarikanli@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective The main objective of this course is to contribute to the knowledge of sub-Saharan Africa, a region that attracted attention only in the early 2000s in Turkey; as well as the production of literature and systematic knowledge about the region. Passing through the "colonial moment" that made Sub-Saharan Africa a subcontinent dominated by mainly European powers, the course aims to encourage students to engage in a questioning about the major issues of this subcontinent.
Content Taking into account the heterogeneity of the history of the region (hence, sensitive to the diversities of national historical trajectories, especially from the end of the Second World War), this course is committed to studying the contemporary challenges to what may be termed "sub-Saharan Africa's policy" (or even "policies" in sub-Saharan Africa) such as the construction (even the design) of the state in sub-Saharan Africa, issues of under) development, the state of permanent violence, etc., but also the place of sub-Saharan Africa in international politics.
Course Learning Outcomes The students:
- Acquire historical knowledge about sub-Saharan Africa;
- Acquire some knowledge of the place of sub-Saharan Africa in international politics;
- Have the ability to predict the future of sub-Saharan Africa.
Teaching and Learning Methods The course consists of two parts: a narrative part accompanied by documentaries of 5 to 10 minutes, and a section devoted to guests (including diplomats who worked / work in sub-Saharan Africa) and lectures.
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COOPER, Frederick et al. (ed.), Confronting Historical Paradigms. Peasants, Labor, and the Capitalist World System in Africa and Latin America, Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 1993, vii+422 s.p.
DİRLİK, Arif, Postkolonyal Aura. Küresel Kapitalizm Çağında Üçüncü Dünya Eleştirisi, İstanbul: Boğaziçi Üniversitesi Yayınevi, 2005, 371 p.
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LOVEJOY, Paul (ed.), The Ideology of Slavery in Africa, Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1981, 307 p.
MERT, Ali Osman (2012). Türkiye’nin Sahraaltı Ülkelerine Yönelik Kamu Diplomasisi Faaliyetleri (2005-2011), Uzmanlık Tezi, Ankara: Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar Başkanlığı, Ankara.
MIERS, Suzanne; KOPYTOFF, Igor, Slavery in Africa: Historical and Anthropological Perspectives, Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1977, xvii+474 p.
MILLER, Joseph C., The Problem of Slavery as History: A Global Approach, New Haven; Londres: Yale University Press, 2009, 240 p.
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PATTERSON, Orlando, Slavery and Social Death. A Comparative Study, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1982, 511 p.
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YOUNG, Robert J., Postkolonyalizm. Tarihsel Bir Giriş, Trans. Burcu Toksabay Köprülü; Sertaç Şen, İstanbul: Matbu Kitap, 2016, 652 p.
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Weekly Contents
Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 INTRODUCTION
2 "The Colonial Moment:" History of the colonisation of Subsaharan Africa-I
3 "The Colonial Moment:" History of the colonisation of Subsaharan Africa-II
4 WWI and its aftermath
5 The Interwar Period: Resharing of the Subsaharan Africa and the Change of Domination Forms
6 WWII: Towards the Independances
7 Midterm
8 Visiting professor
9 Presentation-I
10 Presentation-II
11 Presentation-III
12 Presentation-IV
13 Visiting professor
14 General Revision
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Assessment System
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 9 60
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 40
Toplam 10 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 4 20
Presentation 4 10
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 30
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 1 40
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Toplam 10 100
Relation of Proficiency
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
ECTS
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 13 3 39
Working Hours out of Class 10 4 40
Assignments 3 3 9
Presentation 4 3 12
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 11 11
Total Workload 111
Total Workload / 25 4,44
Credits ECTS 4
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