Course Detail
Course Detail
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALKANS and WIDER BLACK SEA REGION | INT4214739 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program | Çarşamba 13:30-14:15 Çarşamba 14:30-15:15 Çarşamba 15:30-16:15 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Esra AĞRALI |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Esra AĞRALI |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | This course aims to provide a framework for understanding and analyzing the politics in the Balkans and the wider Black Sea region. Geographically, it is the region that stretches from the Balkans to the Caucasus and from Ukraine and Russia to Anatolia. Politically, however, the region includes the countries that lie on the shores of this sea: Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria. Moreover, the wider Black Sea region includes the countries that have signed the Charter of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, that is, in addition to the countries mentioned above, Albania, Greece, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan. This course will address the main issues, topics, and key concepts in the region. Strategic, political, economic, global and regional changes in the region will be addressed. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Week 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE,Week 2: Geopolitics of the Balkans,Week 3: History and Historical Legacies of the Balkans ,Week 4: Nation-building, Nationalism and Identity in the Balkans,Week 5: The Cold War and National Alignments ,Week 6: Balkan Wars of the 1990s and the Post-Cold War Period,Week 7: Post-conflict Societies and Reconciliation,Week 8: MIDTERM EXAM ,Week 9: Black Sea Region and Post-Soviet Transitions,Week 10: Russia as a Regional Power ,Week 11: European Union and the Balkans ,Week 12: NATO, Security Architectures, Emerging Powers and Global Competition ,Week 13: Türkiye in the Balkans and Black Sea ,Week 14: Student Presentations. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| - Students gain knowledge about the historical and cultural diversity of the Balkans and the Black Sea region. This helps them understand the past political, social, and economic dynamics of the region. | 10, 13, 16, 4, 9 | A |
| - Students understand the causes, consequences, and impacts of these conflicts, thereby grasping the complexity of regional politics. | 10, 16, 19, 6, 9 | A |
| - Students comprehend the advantages and challenges of regional integration by evaluating regional cooperation initiatives, international relations, and political dynamics in the Balkans and the Black Sea region. | 10, 16, 6, 9 | A |
| - Students understand the security dynamics of the region by examining security and stability issues in the Balkans and the Black Sea region. This allows them to assess factors that influence the political and economic future of the region. | 10, 16, 6, 9 | A |
| - Students comprehend the region's relations with the European Union, NATO, and other international actors, as well as the significance of these relationships in terms of regional politics, economy, and security. | 10, 13, 16, 6, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 13: Case Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 4: Inquiry-Based Learning, 6: Experiential Learning, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE | |
| 2 | Week 2: Geopolitics of the Balkans | 1- Todorova, M. (2009). Imagining the Balkans. Updated Edition. Oxford University Press 2- Buzan, B., & Wæver, O. (2003). Regions and powers: The structure of international security. Cambridge University Press. (Chapter 1) |
| 3 | Week 3: History and Historical Legacies of the Balkans | 1- Barkey, K. (2008). Empire of difference: The Ottomans in comparative perspective. Cambridge University Press.” (selected chapters) 2- Lieven, D. (2001). Empire: The Russian Empire and its rivals. Yale University Press.(Russia chapters) |
| 4 | Week 4: Nation-building, Nationalism and Identity in the Balkans | 1- Anderson, B. (2006). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. Verso. 2- Brubaker, R. (1996). Nationalism reframed: Nationhood and the national question in the New Europe. Cambridge University Press. |
| 5 | Week 5: The Cold War and National Alignments | 1- Gaddis, J. L. (2005). The Cold War: A new history. Penguin Press.(regional chapters)” 2- Westad, O. A. (2007). The global Cold War: Third World interventions and the making of our times. Cambridge University Press. |
| 6 | Week 6: Balkan Wars of the 1990s and the Post-Cold War Period | 1- Glenny, M. (2012). The Balkans: Nationalism, war and the great powers, 1804–2012. Penguin. (1990s chapters) 2- Ramet, S. P. (2002). Balkan babel: The disintegration of Yugoslavia from the death of Tito to the fall of Milošević (4th ed.). Westview Press. |
| 7 | Week 7: Post-conflict Societies and Reconciliation | 1- Teitel, R. G. (2000). Transitional justice. Oxford University Press. (selected chapters) 2- Subotić, J. (2009). Hijacked justice: Dealing with the past in the Balkans. Cornell University Press. |
| 8 | Week 8: MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 9 | Week 9: Black Sea Region and Post-Soviet Transitions | 1- Kuzio, T. (2015). Ukraine: Democratization, corruption, and the new Russian imperialism. Praeger. 2- Cornell, S. E. (2001). Small nations and great powers: A study of ethnopolitical conflict in the Caucasus. Curzon. |
| 10 | Week 10: Russia as a Regional Power | 1- Mankoff, J. (2012). Russian foreign policy: The return of great power politics. Rowman & Littlefield. 2- Trenin, D. (2017). What is Russia up to in the Middle East? Polity Press. |
| 11 | Week 11: European Union and the Balkans | 1- Schimmelfennig, F., Börzel, T., Kortenska, E. G., Langbein, J., & Toshkov, D. D. (2015). Enlargement and the Integration Capacity of the EU. Interim Scientific Results. MAXCAP Reports. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/48184 2- Börzel, T. A., & Risse, T. (2012). When Europeanisation meets diffusion: Exploring new territory. West European Politics, 35(1), 192–207. |
| 12 | Week 12: NATO, Security Architectures, Emerging Powers and Global Competition | 1- Walt, S. M. (1987). The origins of alliances. Cornell University Press. 2- Cooley, A., & Nexon, D. (2020). Exit from hegemony: The unraveling of the American global order. Oxford University Press. 3- Kaczmarski, M. (2015). Russia–China relations in the post-crisis international order. Routledge. 4- Webber, M., Croft, S., Howorth, J., Terriff, T., & Krahmann, E. (2004). The governance of European security. In Review of International Studies (Vol. 30, Issue 1, pp. 3–26). 5- Case study of the European Security Architecture: NATO and OSCE. (2020). GLOBE REPORT. |
| 13 | Week 13: Türkiye in the Balkans and Black Sea | 1- Aydın-Düzgit, S., & Tocci, N. (2015). Turkey and the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan. 2- Öniş, Z. & Kutlay, M. (2013). Rising Powers in a Changing Global Order: the political economy of Turkey in the age of BRICS. Third World Quarterly, 34(8), 1409–1426. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2013.831541 |
| 14 | Week 14: Student Presentations |
| Resources |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PC1. Students know the fundamental concepts, theories, research methods and analysis techniques used in the fields and sub-fields of Political Science and International relations. | X | |||||
| 2 | PC2. Students understand the political, economic, social, and cultural relations among political systems, international actors, states and non-state actors; analyzes the reasons for the issues and problems in these fields, develop skills for systematic and critical thinking for alternative solutions. | X | |||||
| 3 | PC3. Students of the program will be able to work at public and private institutions, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations. They will be able to involve in the foreign policy making, analysis, and implementation processes; manage project implementations, and shoulder responsibilities at different positions of decision-making processes. The multi-disciplinary perspective they have developed in the program facilitates following solution-oriented perspective at times of crisis, evaluating existing resolutions and developing new alternatives. | X | |||||
| 4 | PC4. Students will be able to conduct scientific research in the fields and sub-fields of political science and international relations, analyze the results and report the findings to stakeholders. | X | |||||
| 5 | PC5. Students will be able to conduct scientific research in the fields and sub-fields of political science and international relations, analyze the results and make scientific publications. | X | |||||
| 6 | PC6. Students will be able to work as group leader in public and private institutions, plan and administer events and activities. | X | |||||
| 7 | PC7. As a result of development of critical thinking, students stay open to change and development; adopt never-ending learning principle to their life. | X | |||||
| 8 | PC8. Students use the appropriate oral and written language skills and adopt professional ethics in their communication while sharing results, analyses, and solution suggestions with colleagues and stakeholders | X | |||||
| 9 | PC9. Students use English language skills in research and fields of expertise; easily follow international developments and communicates with international stakeholders. | X | |||||
| 10 | PC10. Students use fundamental computer skills in communication with colleagues and stakeholders. | X | |||||
| 11 | PC11. Students will be able to lead decision-making mechanisms, involve in policy making and analysis processes, and manage negotiation processes in public and private institutions. | X | |||||
| 12 | PC12. Students will be able to develop original and scientific solutions and knowledge in their fields of expertise, create projects and act as a consultant to decision-making mechanisms. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| General Exam | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 0 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(0/30) | 0 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALKANS and WIDER BLACK SEA REGION | INT4214739 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program | Çarşamba 13:30-14:15 Çarşamba 14:30-15:15 Çarşamba 15:30-16:15 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Esra AĞRALI |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Esra AĞRALI |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | This course aims to provide a framework for understanding and analyzing the politics in the Balkans and the wider Black Sea region. Geographically, it is the region that stretches from the Balkans to the Caucasus and from Ukraine and Russia to Anatolia. Politically, however, the region includes the countries that lie on the shores of this sea: Turkey, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria. Moreover, the wider Black Sea region includes the countries that have signed the Charter of the Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation, that is, in addition to the countries mentioned above, Albania, Greece, Moldova, Armenia and Azerbaijan. This course will address the main issues, topics, and key concepts in the region. Strategic, political, economic, global and regional changes in the region will be addressed. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Week 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE,Week 2: Geopolitics of the Balkans,Week 3: History and Historical Legacies of the Balkans ,Week 4: Nation-building, Nationalism and Identity in the Balkans,Week 5: The Cold War and National Alignments ,Week 6: Balkan Wars of the 1990s and the Post-Cold War Period,Week 7: Post-conflict Societies and Reconciliation,Week 8: MIDTERM EXAM ,Week 9: Black Sea Region and Post-Soviet Transitions,Week 10: Russia as a Regional Power ,Week 11: European Union and the Balkans ,Week 12: NATO, Security Architectures, Emerging Powers and Global Competition ,Week 13: Türkiye in the Balkans and Black Sea ,Week 14: Student Presentations. |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| - Students gain knowledge about the historical and cultural diversity of the Balkans and the Black Sea region. This helps them understand the past political, social, and economic dynamics of the region. | 10, 13, 16, 4, 9 | A |
| - Students understand the causes, consequences, and impacts of these conflicts, thereby grasping the complexity of regional politics. | 10, 16, 19, 6, 9 | A |
| - Students comprehend the advantages and challenges of regional integration by evaluating regional cooperation initiatives, international relations, and political dynamics in the Balkans and the Black Sea region. | 10, 16, 6, 9 | A |
| - Students understand the security dynamics of the region by examining security and stability issues in the Balkans and the Black Sea region. This allows them to assess factors that influence the political and economic future of the region. | 10, 16, 6, 9 | A |
| - Students comprehend the region's relations with the European Union, NATO, and other international actors, as well as the significance of these relationships in terms of regional politics, economy, and security. | 10, 13, 16, 6, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 13: Case Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 4: Inquiry-Based Learning, 6: Experiential Learning, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Week 1: INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE | |
| 2 | Week 2: Geopolitics of the Balkans | 1- Todorova, M. (2009). Imagining the Balkans. Updated Edition. Oxford University Press 2- Buzan, B., & Wæver, O. (2003). Regions and powers: The structure of international security. Cambridge University Press. (Chapter 1) |
| 3 | Week 3: History and Historical Legacies of the Balkans | 1- Barkey, K. (2008). Empire of difference: The Ottomans in comparative perspective. Cambridge University Press.” (selected chapters) 2- Lieven, D. (2001). Empire: The Russian Empire and its rivals. Yale University Press.(Russia chapters) |
| 4 | Week 4: Nation-building, Nationalism and Identity in the Balkans | 1- Anderson, B. (2006). Imagined communities: Reflections on the origin and spread of nationalism. Verso. 2- Brubaker, R. (1996). Nationalism reframed: Nationhood and the national question in the New Europe. Cambridge University Press. |
| 5 | Week 5: The Cold War and National Alignments | 1- Gaddis, J. L. (2005). The Cold War: A new history. Penguin Press.(regional chapters)” 2- Westad, O. A. (2007). The global Cold War: Third World interventions and the making of our times. Cambridge University Press. |
| 6 | Week 6: Balkan Wars of the 1990s and the Post-Cold War Period | 1- Glenny, M. (2012). The Balkans: Nationalism, war and the great powers, 1804–2012. Penguin. (1990s chapters) 2- Ramet, S. P. (2002). Balkan babel: The disintegration of Yugoslavia from the death of Tito to the fall of Milošević (4th ed.). Westview Press. |
| 7 | Week 7: Post-conflict Societies and Reconciliation | 1- Teitel, R. G. (2000). Transitional justice. Oxford University Press. (selected chapters) 2- Subotić, J. (2009). Hijacked justice: Dealing with the past in the Balkans. Cornell University Press. |
| 8 | Week 8: MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 9 | Week 9: Black Sea Region and Post-Soviet Transitions | 1- Kuzio, T. (2015). Ukraine: Democratization, corruption, and the new Russian imperialism. Praeger. 2- Cornell, S. E. (2001). Small nations and great powers: A study of ethnopolitical conflict in the Caucasus. Curzon. |
| 10 | Week 10: Russia as a Regional Power | 1- Mankoff, J. (2012). Russian foreign policy: The return of great power politics. Rowman & Littlefield. 2- Trenin, D. (2017). What is Russia up to in the Middle East? Polity Press. |
| 11 | Week 11: European Union and the Balkans | 1- Schimmelfennig, F., Börzel, T., Kortenska, E. G., Langbein, J., & Toshkov, D. D. (2015). Enlargement and the Integration Capacity of the EU. Interim Scientific Results. MAXCAP Reports. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/48184 2- Börzel, T. A., & Risse, T. (2012). When Europeanisation meets diffusion: Exploring new territory. West European Politics, 35(1), 192–207. |
| 12 | Week 12: NATO, Security Architectures, Emerging Powers and Global Competition | 1- Walt, S. M. (1987). The origins of alliances. Cornell University Press. 2- Cooley, A., & Nexon, D. (2020). Exit from hegemony: The unraveling of the American global order. Oxford University Press. 3- Kaczmarski, M. (2015). Russia–China relations in the post-crisis international order. Routledge. 4- Webber, M., Croft, S., Howorth, J., Terriff, T., & Krahmann, E. (2004). The governance of European security. In Review of International Studies (Vol. 30, Issue 1, pp. 3–26). 5- Case study of the European Security Architecture: NATO and OSCE. (2020). GLOBE REPORT. |
| 13 | Week 13: Türkiye in the Balkans and Black Sea | 1- Aydın-Düzgit, S., & Tocci, N. (2015). Turkey and the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan. 2- Öniş, Z. & Kutlay, M. (2013). Rising Powers in a Changing Global Order: the political economy of Turkey in the age of BRICS. Third World Quarterly, 34(8), 1409–1426. https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2013.831541 |
| 14 | Week 14: Student Presentations |
| Resources |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | PC1. Students know the fundamental concepts, theories, research methods and analysis techniques used in the fields and sub-fields of Political Science and International relations. | X | |||||
| 2 | PC2. Students understand the political, economic, social, and cultural relations among political systems, international actors, states and non-state actors; analyzes the reasons for the issues and problems in these fields, develop skills for systematic and critical thinking for alternative solutions. | X | |||||
| 3 | PC3. Students of the program will be able to work at public and private institutions, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations. They will be able to involve in the foreign policy making, analysis, and implementation processes; manage project implementations, and shoulder responsibilities at different positions of decision-making processes. The multi-disciplinary perspective they have developed in the program facilitates following solution-oriented perspective at times of crisis, evaluating existing resolutions and developing new alternatives. | X | |||||
| 4 | PC4. Students will be able to conduct scientific research in the fields and sub-fields of political science and international relations, analyze the results and report the findings to stakeholders. | X | |||||
| 5 | PC5. Students will be able to conduct scientific research in the fields and sub-fields of political science and international relations, analyze the results and make scientific publications. | X | |||||
| 6 | PC6. Students will be able to work as group leader in public and private institutions, plan and administer events and activities. | X | |||||
| 7 | PC7. As a result of development of critical thinking, students stay open to change and development; adopt never-ending learning principle to their life. | X | |||||
| 8 | PC8. Students use the appropriate oral and written language skills and adopt professional ethics in their communication while sharing results, analyses, and solution suggestions with colleagues and stakeholders | X | |||||
| 9 | PC9. Students use English language skills in research and fields of expertise; easily follow international developments and communicates with international stakeholders. | X | |||||
| 10 | PC10. Students use fundamental computer skills in communication with colleagues and stakeholders. | X | |||||
| 11 | PC11. Students will be able to lead decision-making mechanisms, involve in policy making and analysis processes, and manage negotiation processes in public and private institutions. | X | |||||
| 12 | PC12. Students will be able to develop original and scientific solutions and knowledge in their fields of expertise, create projects and act as a consultant to decision-making mechanisms. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |