Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : INT417 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : English |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 7 |
The aim of this course is to analyze the political structure of the Balkans, its historical transformation and its relations with regional/international actors. Students will evaluate current issues and policies in the Balkans, focusing on topics such as ethnic conflicts, state-building, foreign interventions and European integration.
In this course, firstly Balkan geography will be introduced. Then, the settlement of the peoples of the region in the region and their historical nation and state building processes will be discussed. Then the nation-state building processes of these peoples will be evaluated and their relations with each other will be analyzed. Finally, after the end of the Cold War, the disintegration and state-building processes of the Balkan peoples will be explained and the relations of these countries with Turkey, the USA, the European Union, the Russian Federation, China and NATO will be discussed.
| Prof. Murat Necip ARMAN |
| 1. | Students will be able to explain the historical and structural dynamics of Balkan politics. |
| 2. | Students will be able to evaluate ethnic conflicts and humanitarian intervention policies. |
| 3. | Students will be able to compare the strategies of the main international actors in the region. |
| 4. | Students will be able to analyze the foreign policy orientations of Balkan countries. |
| 5. | Students will be able to discuss Turkey's role in the Balkans from an academic perspective |
| 1. | John R. Lampe VE Ulf Brunnbauer, 2021, The Routledge Handbook of Balkan and Southeast European History: Routledge. |
| 2. | Aslıhan Iğdır-Akaras, 2024, Ethnic tensions and global response: Disentangling the complexities of the Bosnian War: Lectio Socialis. |
| 3. | Wouter Zweers, Vladimir Shopov, Frans-Paul van der Putten, Mirela Petkova , Maarten Lemstra, 2020, China and the EU in the Western Balkans: A zero-sum game?, Clingendael Report. |
| 4. | Pierre Krahenbohl, 2000, Conflict in the Balkans: Human tragedies and the challenge to independent humanitarian action, IRRCM. |
| 5. | Arolda Elbasani, 2008, EU enlargement in the Western Balkans: strategies of borrowing and inventing,: Journal of Southern Europe and the Balkans Online. |
| 6. | Nikola Tomic, 2000, Between Border Dispute and Ethnic Conflict The EU as a Just Mediator in the Serbia-Kosovo Stalemate: GLOBUS Research Papers. |
| 7. | Stefan Rohdewald, 2018, Citizenship, Ethnicity, History, Nation, Region, and the Prespa Agreement of June 2018 between Macedonia and Greece: Südosteuropa. |
| 8. | Dessie Zagorcheva, 2012, NATO Enlargement and Security in the Balkans: Journal of Regional Security. |
| 9. | Paul Stronski and Annie Himes, 2019, Russia’s Game in the Balkans: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. |
| 10. | Dimitar Bechev, 2012, Turkey in the Balkans: Taking a Broader View: Insight Turkey. |
| 11. | Thanos Dokos, Nathalie Tocci, Anja Palm, Can Kasapoğlu, 2018, Greek-Turkish Relations and the Cyprus dispute: impact on Turkey-EU scenarios: FEUTURE. |
| 12. | Steven Woehrel, 2009, Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns: Congressional Research Service. |
| 13. | Sabrina P. Ramet, 2007, The Dissolution of Yugoslavia: Competing Narratives of Resentment and Blame: Südosteuropa. |
| 14. | Slobodan Jankoviç Geopolitics of the Balkans: 2019-2021: The Review of International Affairs. |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 12 | 4 | 3 | 84 |
| Assignment | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 |
| Individual Work | 5 | 4 | 6 | 50 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 176 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |