Information Package / Course Catalogue
Russian Foreign Policy
Course Code: UYL529
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To be able to identify the foreign policy tendencies of the Russian Federation that has become an influential actor in world politics. The course is important for analysing Turkey-Russia relations.

Course Content

In this course, comparison of Russian foreign policy orientations in the post-Cold war era will be analyzed.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Merve İrem YAPICI
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to analyse the relation between domestic and foreign policy.
2.To be able to comprehend about Russian domestic policy and foreign policy orientataions and Turkey-Russian relations.
3.To be able to comprehend the Russian Federation's position in the international system.
4.To be able to interpret Russian foreign policy in different areas of the world
5.To be able to compare Russian foreign policies of the 1990's and the 2000's.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Petro, N. N., & Rubinstein, A. Z. (1997). Russian foreign policy: From empire to nation-state. London: Longman.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Information About Course Content and Methodology
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Ders içeriği bilgi formlarının incelenmesi
Week 2 - Theoretical
Economic System during Yeltsin Era : Transition to the Liberal Economy and Shock Therapy
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 15-41.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Termination of Market Romanticism: Black Tuesday, and the rising oligarchs
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 41-78.
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Russian Economy during Putin Era: Capitalism under the control of state
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 78-98.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Yukos operation and the Siloviki capitalism
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 98-120.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Yeltsin Era Political System: Weakness of the Ruling
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 123-174.
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 174-214.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Strong Presidential System created after 1993
Week 9 - Theoretical
Absolute Power established in Putin Era: Strengthening of Strong Presidential System
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 214-247.
Week 10 - Theoretical
"Managed Democracy"
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 247-275.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Russian Foreign Policy in the Yeltsin Era: The Collapse of Superpower
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 275-333.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Triumph of the oligarchs against Primakov
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 333-367.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Putin's Foreign Policy: Rising Russia
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 367-393.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Russian Foreign Policy after 9/11
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Merve İrem Yapıcı, Rus Dış Politikasını Oluşturan İç Etkenler, Ankara, USAK, 2010, s. 393-441.
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exams
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exams
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment115116
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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4
5
4
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4
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4
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4
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5
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OÇ-5
3
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4
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