| POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL 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 | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| 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: | 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 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | 2 | % 60 |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | % 0 | |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 0 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 100 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload | |
| Course Hours | 13 | 57 | |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 57 | |
| Presentations / Seminar | |||
| Project | 5 | 30 | |
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes | |||
| Preliminary Jury | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Paper Submission | |||
| Jury | |||
| 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) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
| 2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
| 3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
| 4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
| 5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
| 6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
| 7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
| 8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
| 9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
| 10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
| 11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
| 12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |