| EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL4007 | Advanced Reading on American Foreign Policy and the Middle East | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
| Course Objectives: | This course seeks to exam the historic and contemporary relationship between the United States and the Middle East (both as a whole and with respect to countries in the region), focusing on the post-World War II era. Students will gain a greater understanding of the domestic forces which contribute to the formulation of the US's Middle East policy. Students will acquire a better perspective of the problems, challenges, and future potential of US-Middle East Relations. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Identify key domestic and external influences on US foreign policy formation towards the Middle East; 2. Grasp the evolution of US policy towards the Middle East; 3. Evaluate the successes and shortcomings of US foreign policy towards the Middle East; 4. Assess the future development of US-Middle Eastern relations; 5. Develop competencies with respect to active inquiry and critical thinking. |
| Key Themes: Nationalism and Pan-Arabism & Authoritarianism and Democracy & Secularism and Islamism; Context: What is the United States' interest in the Middle East? Strategic Interests & How are US interests in the Middle East Determined? Lobbying Groups/Public Opinion; Case Studies: The War on Terror & The Iraq War & The US and Iran & The US and Syria The US and Lebanon & The US and Egypt & The US and the Gulf States & The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Key Themes: Nationalism and Pan-Arabism | Reading: Addi, Part I |
| 2) | Key Themes: Authoritarianism and Democracy | Reading: Brown/Shahin, Part I |
| 3) | Key Themes: Secularism and Islamism | Reading: Addi, Part II |
| 4) | Context: What is the United States' interest in the Middle East? Strategic Interests | Reading: Bolan, et al. (entire article) |
| 5) | Context: How are US interests in the Middle East Determined? Lobbying Groups/Public Opinion | Reading: Terry (entire book) |
| 6) | Case Studies: The War on Terror | Reading: Lubin (entire book) |
| 7) | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 8) | Case Studies: The Iraq War | Reading: Harvey (entire book) |
| 9) | Case Studies: The US and Iran | Reading: TBA |
| 10) | Case Studies: The US and Syria | Reading: Lee (entire article) |
| 11) | Case Studies: The US and Lebanon | Reading: TBA |
| 12) | Case Studies: The US and Egypt | Reading: TBA |
| 13) | Case Studies: The US and the Gulf States | Reading: TBA |
| 14) | Case Studies: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Reading: Slater (entire book), Turner (entire article) |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Radical Arab Nationalism and Political Islam; Lahouai Addi and Anthony Roberts (Georgetown University Press, 2017). Found at E-Book Academic Collection. "Diverging Interests: US Strategy in the Middle East," Christopher J. Bolan, Jerad I. Harper, and Joel R. Hillison (in Paramters: Us Army War College, Winter 2020, Vol. 50, Issue 4, p. 99-111). Found at EBSCO E-kitap. US Foreign Policy in The Middle East: The Role of Lobbies and Special Interests Groups; Janice J. Terry (Pluto Press, 2005), Found at EBSCO E-kitap. Beyond the Arab Disease: New Perspectives on in Politics and Culture; Riad Nourallah, editor (Routledge: 2006). Found at E-Book Academic Collection. Neverending War on Terror; Alex Lubin (University of California Press, 2021). Found at Ebook Central (Proquest). The Struggle Over Democracy in the Middle East: Regional Politics and External Policies; Nathan J. Brown and Emad El-Din Shahin, editors (Routledge, 2010). Found at EBSCO E-kitap. Explaining the Iraq War: Counterfactual Theory, Logic, and Evidence; Frank P. Harvey (Cambridge University Press, 2012). Found at EBSCO E-kitap. "The Tragedies and Dilemmas of of US Intervention in Northeastern Syria," Sean Lee (in MERIP, 294, Spring 2020). Found at EBSCO E-kitap. Mythologies Without End: The US, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1917-2020; Jerome Slater (Oxford University Press, 2020). Found at EBSCO E-kitap. "Fanning the Flames or a Troubling Truth? The Politics of Comparison in the Israel-Palestine Conflict," Mandy Turner (in Civil Wars, December 2019, Vol. 21, Issue 4, p.489-513). Found at EBSCO E-kitap *Please note that a number of the readings are TBA (to be announced). This has been done as the new Biden administration has yet to formulate or announce its plans for these countries. Once information is forthcoming, readings will be assigned. |
| References: | Destek okuma veya görsel malzemeler hafta bazında sisteme yüklenir. Bazı haftalar konuk uzmanlar davet edilebilir. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 13 | % 0 |
| Project | 2 | % 60 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 0 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 100 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 13 | 57 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 57 |
| Project | 5 | 30 |
| Midterms | 1 | 1.5 |
| Final | 1 | 1.5 |
| Total Workload | 147 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. | |
| 2) | To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. | |
| 3) | To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. | |
| 4) | To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. | |
| 5) | To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. | |
| 6) | To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. | |
| 7) | To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. | |
| 8) | To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. | |
| 9) | To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. | |
| 10) | To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. | |
| 11) | To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. | |
| 12) | To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. |