This course aims to introduce classic and contemporary theories, concepts and debates relevant to Asian politics, economics, security, culture and society.

This course aims to present students with various perspectives on a geographical area formed by three continents—Asia, the Americas, and Oceania—based on the assumption that, contrary to conventional cartographic representations, this region constitutes a coherent whole. In contrast to the European and Atlantic geographies, which are often viewed as more integrated, this region is generally considered too vast and diverse to possess unifying characteristics. However, the course emphasizes that, contrary to such assumptions, this region may play a central role in the world of the future. Within this framework, the course seeks to address the academic gap regarding this region, which, unlike commonly studied areas such as the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe, remains largely neglected in Turkish academia and graduate programs.