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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Fall/Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To have a comprehensive view on the historical actors of the Caucasus and on its peculiar multiethnic and multireligious structure leading to a permanent environment of conflic
  • To be able to identify the regional ethnic and religious groups of the Transcaucasus and the Caucasus
  • To be able to identify the historical perspectives of the major powers’ foreign policies vis-à-vis the region
  • To be able to examine Turkey-Caucasus relations’ past and present
  • To be able to examine the changes and continuities in this process
  • To be able to compare the late Ottoman and Republican Turkish foreign policies vis-à-vis the region with each other as well as with the other regional policies of the Turkish diplomacy
  • To be able to explain the dynamics of the Energy Politics in the Caucasus
  • To be able to define and to describe the historical backgrounds of the Abkhazian, South Ossetian, Chechen and Karabakh conflicts
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction of the course and the course material
2 An Overview of the History of the Caucasus region Vladimir Degoev, “The Caucasus: Between Three Empires”, International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy & International Relations, Vol. 50, Issue 1, 2004.
3 On Georgia (Sakartvelo) Ronald Grigor Suny, The Making of the Georgian Nation, Indiana University Press, 1994.
4 On Armenia (Hayastan) Richard Hovannisian, The Armenian People from Ancient to Modern Times, 2 vols. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1997.
5 On Azerbaijan Altstadt, Audrey L., The Azerbaijani Turks, Power and Identity under Russian Rule. California: Hoover Institution Press, 1992.
6 On Chechnya Mike Bowker, “Russia and Chechnya, the Issue of Secession”, Nations and Nationalism, Vol. 10, No. 4, 2004.
7 Midterm Examination
8 On Northern Caucasus and its federal republics Kh. Kireyev, The North Caucasus and Geopolitical Interests of World Powers, International Affairs: A Russian Journal of World Politics, Diplomacy & International Relations, Vol. 56 Issue 1, 2010.
9 Late Ottoman Foreign Policy towards the Caucasus and its continuity in the Republican era of Turkey Mustafa Aydın, “Foucault's Pendelum: Turkey in Central Asia and the Caucasus”, Turkish Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2, 2004.
10 The Pipeline Politics in the Caucasus and the BTC (BakuTbilisiCeyhan) Anush Begoyan, “United States Policy in the South Caucasus: Securitisation of the BakuCeyhan Project”, Iran and the Caucasus, Vol. 8, No. 1, 2004.
11 August 2008 “Five Day” War in the Transcaucasus and the relevant foreign policies of the major and regional powers Charles King, The FiveDay War, Foreign Affairs, Vol. 87, Issue 6, December 2008.
12 Class Presentations
13 Class Presentations
14 Class Presentations
15 Review
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks Articles, power point presentations
Suggested Readings/Materials Recommended readings.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
2
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
20
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
50
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
6
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
14
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
14
Presentation / Jury
1
10
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
10
Final Exams
    Total
134

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To be able to use the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge that the graduates have acquired in the areas of international relations X
2 To be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with the scientific methods in the area of international relations/political science X
3 To take the responsibility as a group team member and as an individual to solve unforeseen and multidimensional problems that are unforeseen in practice X
4 To be able to recognize regional and global issues/problems, and to be able to develop solutions based on research and scientific evidence X
5 To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the area of international relations/political science critically and to detect learning requirements and to guide learning. X
6 To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of international relations; to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems verbally and in writing to experts and nonexperts. X
7 To be able to interpret theoretical debates regarding relations among factors in global politics such as structures, institutions and culture, to be able to pinpoint the continuities and changes of main dynamics of international relations, X
8 To be able to distinguish the differences between the classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship, X
9 To be able to make use of other disciplines that international relations are based upon (political science, law, economics, sociology, psychology, etc.) and to have the basic knowledge of these disciplines. X
10 To be able to keep abreast of current news on international relations, learn a foreign language and to communicate with one’s peers (European language portfolio global scale, level B1) X
11 To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently X
12 To have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to international relations.
13 To be able to improve the acquired knowledge, skills and qualifications for personal and social reasons X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 

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