PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
POL2513 | Turkish-Greek Relations | 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: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. BYRON MATARANGAS |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is built around the notion that only by understanding the past can we make sense of the present and hope to improve the future. Accordingly, it seeks to provide a balanced account of past and present Turkish-Greek relations. It will begin by looking at the experience of co-habitation under Ottoman rule. It will then trace the rise of Greek and Turkish nationalisms which culminated in wars of independence fought against one another. The evolution of relations over the twentieth-century from the Atatürk/Venizelos period through the Cold War up until the 1990s will next be traced. In so doing, we will examine the impact of domestic developments in each country on bilateral relations, the minority question, Cyprus and the Aegean, and the role of the EU. Finally, we will turn to the era of ‘earthquake diplomacy’, taking stock of the recent mushrooming of contacts across the Aegean on one hand, and the persistence of tension at the level of ‘high politics’ on the other. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. To develop a historically-informed and critical understanding of Turkish and Greek nationalism vis-à-vis their relationship to one another, 2. To familiarise students with theories of nationalism, 3. To provide students with a realistic assessment of where relations stand today and in what direction(s) they may unfold. |
Topic 1: Introductions; What is a Turk? What is a Greek? Topic 2: Ottoman Co-habitation; What is nationalism? Topic 3: Rise of Greek nationalism; Rise of Turkish nationalism Topic 4: Population exchange; Atatürk and Venizelos Topic 5: Reciprocity and minorities Topic 6: Cyprus and the Aegean Topic 7: The role of ‘Europe’: Then and now Topic 8: Rocky relations: the 1990s; Earthquake diplomacy Topic 9: Rapprochement in the 2000s Topic 10: Whence from here? |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction - Who is a Turk? Who is a Greek? | Theodossopolous article |
2) | Ottoman Co-habitation; What is nationalism? | Ahmad, Ch 2, Koliopolous and Veremis, Ch 2 |
3) | Theories of Nationalism: Primordialism, Perinnelism; Modernism; Ethno-Symbolism | Chpts 1-2, Anthony Smith book on nationalism |
4) | Ethnic vs. Civic Nationalism; the case of Ottoman successor states | Ch 2 Ahmad; Ch 2 Gallant |
5) | Emergence of Greek nationalism; Emergence of Turkish nationalism | cont'd from previous week |
6) | Ataturk and Venizelos; population exchange | Bruce 2 chapters |
7) | Lausanne Treaty regime; Minority rights ad reciprocity | Fisher Onar, N. and Ozgunes, M. How Deep a Transformation? The Europeanization of Turkish and Greek Minority Rights Policies, International Journal of MInority and Group Rights, 17 (1) 2010; Baskin Oran chpt 1 |
8) | Course Review | All readings and classroom notes to date |
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14) | Course Reeview | All readings and classroom notes to date |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Turkey: Feroz Ahmad, The Making of Modern Turkey, (London: Routledge, 1993) Eric Zürcher, Turkey: A Modern History, (London: I.B. Tauris, 1998) Greece: Thomas W. Gallant, Modern Greece, (London: Hoddler, 2001) John S. Koliopoulos and Thanos M. Veremis, Greece: The Modern Sequel, From 1821 to the Present (London: Hurst, 2002) |
References: | Okuma için her bölüme ait derlenmiş makaleler mevcuttur. Available in reader with compiled articles for each unit. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 10 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 1 | % 10 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 10 |
Presentation | 1 | % 5 |
Project | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
Final | 1 | % 30 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media | |
2) | To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics. | |
3) | To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works. | |
4) | To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications. | |
5) | To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices. | |
6) | To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings. | |
7) | To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns. | |
8) | To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices. | |
9) | To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes. | |
10) | To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool. | |
11) | To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations. | |
12) | To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications. | |
13) | To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices. | |
14) | To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations. |