Course Detail
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ARAP SPRING and the TRANSFOR. of POLITICS in MIDDLE EAST | PPA4216207 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program | Perşembe 12:45-13:30 Perşembe 13:30-14:15 Perşembe 14:30-15:15 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Mahmut ALRANTİSİ |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Mahmut ALRANTİSİ |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | This course examines the causes, trajectories, and outcomes of the 2010–2011 Arab uprisings. It explores regime resilience and collapse through comparative perspectives on social movements, civil–military relations, identity politics, external actors, and political economy. Regional variations across Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Bahrain are analyzed, along with the post-2013 counter-revolutionary wave, authoritarian consolidation, constitutional processes, and the second wave of protests after 2019 (Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, Iraq) |
| Course Content | This course contains; . |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Distinguish between the structural (demographic, economic), institutional (regime types), and agency (organization, leadership) dimensions of the Arab Spring. | 10, 16 | A, E |
| 2. Relate social movement theories (political opportunity structures, resource mobilization, framing/diffusion) to Middle East politics literature. | 10, 16 | A, E |
| 3. Compare national case studies and develop analytical frameworks explaining divergent outcomes. | 10, 16 | A, E |
| 4. Analyze the influence of external actors (Gulf states, Iran, Turkey, the U.S./EU, Russia) from a multi-level perspective. | 10, 16 | A, E |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|
| Resources |
| • James L. Gelvin, The Arab Uprisings. • Marc Lynch, The Arab Uprising: The Unfinished Revolutions of the New Middle East. • F. Gregory Gause III, “Why Middle East Studies Missed the Arab Spring” & “Kings for All Seasons.” • Eva Bellin, “The Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East.” • Asef Bayat, Revolution without Revolutionaries; Life as Politics. • Gilbert Achcar, The People Want. • Zeynep Tufekci, Twitter and Tear Gas. • Jason Brownlee, Tarek Masoud, Andrew Reynolds, The Arab Spring: Pathways of Repression and Reform. • Raymond Hinnebusch (selections on Syria). • Wolfram Lacher, Libya’s Fragmentation. • Melani Cammett & Ishac Diwan (eds.), The Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings. • Tom Ginsburg & Aziz Huq (on constitutional transitions). • Alexander Betts (on refugee policy and migration). |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | X | |||||
| 2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | X | |||||
| 3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | X | |||||
| 4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | X | |||||
| 5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | X | |||||
| 6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | X | |||||
| 7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | X | |||||
| 8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | X | |||||
| 9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | X | |||||
| 10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | X | |||||
| 11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | X | |||||
| 12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | X | |||||
| 13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The ARAP SPRING and the TRANSFOR. of POLITICS in MIDDLE EAST | PPA4216207 | Spring Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program | Perşembe 12:45-13:30 Perşembe 13:30-14:15 Perşembe 14:30-15:15 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Mahmut ALRANTİSİ |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assist.Prof. Mahmut ALRANTİSİ |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | This course examines the causes, trajectories, and outcomes of the 2010–2011 Arab uprisings. It explores regime resilience and collapse through comparative perspectives on social movements, civil–military relations, identity politics, external actors, and political economy. Regional variations across Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Yemen, Libya, and Bahrain are analyzed, along with the post-2013 counter-revolutionary wave, authoritarian consolidation, constitutional processes, and the second wave of protests after 2019 (Algeria, Sudan, Lebanon, Iraq) |
| Course Content | This course contains; . |
| Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Distinguish between the structural (demographic, economic), institutional (regime types), and agency (organization, leadership) dimensions of the Arab Spring. | 10, 16 | A, E |
| 2. Relate social movement theories (political opportunity structures, resource mobilization, framing/diffusion) to Middle East politics literature. | 10, 16 | A, E |
| 3. Compare national case studies and develop analytical frameworks explaining divergent outcomes. | 10, 16 | A, E |
| 4. Analyze the influence of external actors (Gulf states, Iran, Turkey, the U.S./EU, Russia) from a multi-level perspective. | 10, 16 | A, E |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, E: Homework |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|
| Resources |
| • James L. Gelvin, The Arab Uprisings. • Marc Lynch, The Arab Uprising: The Unfinished Revolutions of the New Middle East. • F. Gregory Gause III, “Why Middle East Studies Missed the Arab Spring” & “Kings for All Seasons.” • Eva Bellin, “The Robustness of Authoritarianism in the Middle East.” • Asef Bayat, Revolution without Revolutionaries; Life as Politics. • Gilbert Achcar, The People Want. • Zeynep Tufekci, Twitter and Tear Gas. • Jason Brownlee, Tarek Masoud, Andrew Reynolds, The Arab Spring: Pathways of Repression and Reform. • Raymond Hinnebusch (selections on Syria). • Wolfram Lacher, Libya’s Fragmentation. • Melani Cammett & Ishac Diwan (eds.), The Political Economy of the Arab Uprisings. • Tom Ginsburg & Aziz Huq (on constitutional transitions). • Alexander Betts (on refugee policy and migration). |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | X | |||||
| 2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | X | |||||
| 3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | X | |||||
| 4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | X | |||||
| 5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | X | |||||
| 6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | X | |||||
| 7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | X | |||||
| 8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | X | |||||
| 9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | X | |||||
| 10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | X | |||||
| 11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | X | |||||
| 12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | X | |||||
| 13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |