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Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
GEP0506 | History of the Modern Middle East | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | GE-Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. BURCU ALARSLAN ULUDAŞ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
Course Objectives: | To give undergraduates a general survey of modern middle eastern history since the break-up of the Otoman Empire until the 2000’s. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Undergraduates who take this course will have a deeper understanding of the on-going transformation in the Middle East |
The course will cover major themes in contemporary middle east such as state-building; state power; political economy and the energy question; and the role of religion in politics. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | The End of Empire | Readings on the break-up of the Otoman Empire; colonialism; independence of colonial states; centralized state systems of Iran and Turkey |
2) | State power in the Arab world | Authoritarian states; classes and other groups |
3) | Family rule in the Arab world | Royal family rule in Jordan and Morocco; Libya |
4) | Uses and misuses of oil revenues | The rentier state: Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states |
5) | Arab nationalism | Intra-Arab state relations; Arab-Israeli relations |
6) | State and politics outside the Arab world | Israel, Iran and Turkey |
7) | Re-designing the Middle East after the Gulf War | Regional effects of the Gulf War; the domestic effect of the Gulf War; developments in the 1990’s. |
8) | Economic and political liberalization | Egypt; Bin Ali’s Tunisia; and Israel |
9) | Dini uynanış ve dini devrim | Islamic Republic of Iran; religion and politics in Arab states; religion and politics in Israel; Christians between communalism and nationalism |
10) | Non-state actors I | Rural politics; organized labor; women in politics; Palestinians |
11) | Non-state actors II | Civil society in Yemen, Iran, Egypt, Jordan and Turkey |
12) | Economic development of Turkey | Structural adjustment: 1980’s-2000’s |
13) | The impact of September 11, 2001 | The effect of Al-Jazeera; the making of post September 11 US policy |
14) | Review | |
15) | Final Exam | |
16) | Final Exam |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Course Notes / Textbooks: Roger Owen (2003) State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East. Routledge, London and New York; M.E. Yapp (1996) The Near East Since the First World War. Longman, Pearson, Essex.; Articles to be announced. |
References: | Course Notes / Textbooks: Roger Owen (2003) State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East. Routledge, London and New York; M.E. Yapp (1996) The Near East Since the First World War. Longman, Pearson, Essex.; Articles to be announced. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Attendance | 14 | % 10 |
Quizzes | 1 | % 15 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Project | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 35 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 11 | 1 | 11 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Project | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Quizzes | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Midterms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Final | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Total Workload | 99 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |