Department of International Relations

Middle-East Studies(RI316)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
RI316 Middle-East Studies 6 5 0 0 3 5
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction French
Course Type Elective
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Tolga BİLENER tbilener@gmail.com (Email) Yeliz KULALI MARTIN ykulali@gsu.edu.tr (Email)
Assistant
Objective To study the Middle East and the Arab world, to analyze historical, economic, political and geopolitical aspects of the region and to bring concrete examples allowing the use of basic tools of the international relations discipline.
Content Cf. Weekly Plan
Course Learning Outcomes Have a detailed knowledge on the principal concepts, actors and components of the Middle East region
Master the fundamentals of Middle East history
Master the fundamentals of Middle East sociology
Be able to understand the evolution of Middle East’s political systems
Have acquired the capability of interpreting current developments in the Middle East
Have acquired the capability of specializing on a particular theme related to the region
Be able to analyze foreign policies of divergent players in the region
Be able to analyze the relations of developments in the Middle East with the evolution of the international system
Be in perfect command of French, teaching language of Galatasaray University, in order to study French texts on the Middle East
Have reached the necessary level of competence to be able to succeed in the entrance exam of Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Teaching and Learning Methods Presentation, Q&A, Participative Debate
References ATTIAS, Jean–Christophe, BENBASSA Esther. Paylaşılamayan Kutsal Topraklar ve İsrail, Çev Nihal Önol, İstanbul, İletişim Yayınları, 2002.
BISHARA, Marvan. Palestine/Israël : la paix ou l’apartheid, Paris, Editions La Découverte, 2001.
CORM, Geoges. L’Europe et l’Orient, La Découverte, Paris, 1989.
CLOAREC, Vincent. Le Moyen-Orient au 20ème siècle, Colin, Paris, 2003.
ÇARKOĞLU, Ali; EDER, Mine; KİRİŞÇİ, Kemal. The Political Economy of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East, London & New York, Routledge, 1998.
DEDEOĞLU, Beril. Ortadoğu Üzerine Notlar, Derin Yayınları, İstanbul, 2002.
EICKELMAN, Dale F. The Middle East and Central Asia: An Anthropological Appoach, New Jersey, Prentice Hall Inc., 1998.
HOURANI, Albert. A History of Arab Peoples, New York, Warner Books, 1992.
JANKOWSKI, James. Rethinking Nationalism in the Arab Middle East, New York, Columbia University Press, 1997.
JOXE, Alain. L’Empire du Chaos, La Découverte, Paris, 2002.
KAREL, William; RUCKER, Laurent. Une terre deux foix promises: Cinquante ans d’histoire racontée par ceux qui l’ont faite, Editions Gallimard, 2000.
KHALIDI, Rashid; ANDERSON, Lisa. The Origins of Arab Nationalism, New York, Columbia University Press, 1991.
LEWIS Bernard. The shaping of the modern Middle East, New York & Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1994.
SALAME, Ghassan. Démocraties sans démocrates, Paris, Fayard, 1994.
SAVIR, Uri. Les 1100 jours qui ont changé le Moyen-Orient, Odile Jacob, Paris, 1998.
SPAGNOLO, John. Problems of the Modern Middle East in Historical Perspective, Oxford, Ithaca, 1992.
THOBIE, Jacques. Impérialismes et le Moyen-Orient de 1914 à nos jours, Messidor, Paris, 1985.
YAPP, M.E. The Near East since the First World War, London, Longman, 1996.
ZUBAIDA, Sami. Islam, the People and the State: Essays on Political ideas and movements in the Middle East, London, I. B. Tauris, 1993.
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Introduction
2 Ethnic and Religious Groups in the Middle East
3 Historical Background: The Middle East until the Question d'Orient
4 Historical Background: the Question d'Orient
5 Emergence of Zionism and Arab Nationalism
6 The Mandatary Period
7 Partial Exam
8 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 1948-1987
9 Israeli-Palestinian Conflict 1987 until today
10 Iran after 1945
11 Irak after 1945
12 Egypt after 1945
13 Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States
14 Civil Wars in the Middle East: Syria, Yemen
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 2 60
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 40
Toplam 3 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 1 40
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 20
Toplam 2 60
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 3 42
Working Hours out of Class 14 2 28
Assignments 1 15 15
Presentation 1 1 1
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 19 19
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 20 20
Total Workload 125
Total Workload / 25 5,00
Credits ECTS 5
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