| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arab Spring and Political Transitions (En) | ODC 654 | 0 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 6 |
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| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | Doctorate Degree |
| Course Type | Optional |
| Course Coordinator | Doç.Dr. OSAMA AMOUR |
| Course Lecturers | |
| Course Assistants | |
| Course Category | Available Basic Education in the Field |
| Course Objective | - to gain knowledge of Middle East politics in the wake of the Arab Spring movement |
| Course Content | In December 2010, a revolutionary spark in Tunisia initiated what is now referred to as the Arab Spring. Since then, many countries across the broader Middle East have been swept up in uprisings that have led to fundamental shifts in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Yemen. The same drive for change has also led to minor changes elsewhere.The seminar examines critically the Arab Spring movement as politics in process |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knows the Arab Spring and political transformations | ||
| 2 | Gains awarenness of challenges during political transition | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, Homework, |
| 3 | Improves presentation skills | Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, | Testing, Homework, |
| 4 | Analyzes texts critically | Drilland Practice, Project Based Learning, | Performance Task, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the Course | |
| 2 | Terminology, Methods and Middle East studies | |
| 3 | The origin of the Arab Spring: Arab Awakening | |
| 4 | Theoretical Background: Revolultion, social movements and political transition (democratization) | |
| 5 | Beginnings of the Arab Spring: Tunisia | |
| 6 | Uprising in Egypt | |
| 7 | Uprising in Bahrain | |
| 8 | International Inervention: NATO and Libya | |
| 9 | Uprising in Syria | |
| 10 | Intervention: Why Libya and not Syria? | |
| 11 | Uprising in Yemen | |
| 12 | The Arab Spring movement: The New Middle East Order? | |
| 13 | Potentials for change: Palestine / Lebanon / Jordan | |
| 14 | Conclusions |
| Resources | |
|---|---|
| Course Notes | |
| Course Resources | Paul Amr and Vijay Prashad. Dispatches from the Arab Spring: Understanding the New Middle East. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2013. |
| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources | ||||||
| 2 | Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of foreign policy and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of foreign policy and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches Having conscious about professional and scientific ethics Having conscious about professional and scientific ethics | ||||||
| 3 | Having the skill about methods and techniques in reaching knowledge Having the skill about methods and techniques in reaching knowledge | ||||||
| 4 | Having skill to improve career in the jobs such as attaché and ambassador Having skill to improve career in the jobs such as attaché and ambassador | ||||||
| 5 | Introducing those who are interested in international events with the topics of international relations and teaching clearly the problems of international relations and the types of solutions Introducing those who are interested in international events with the topics of international relations and teaching clearly the problems of international relations and the types of solutions Having the skills to take initiatives, capacity for team-working and open-minded Having the skills to take initiatives, capacity for team-working and open-minded Using Turkish well, having a good written and oral communication and also having ability of empathy Using Turkish well, having a good written and oral communication and also having ability of empathy | ||||||
| 6 | Accessing, examining and elucidating with scientific methods to the knowledge of international relations and expanding literature about international relations Accessing, examining and elucidating with scientific methods to the knowledge of international relations and expanding literature about international relations | ||||||
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 30 |
| 1. Ödev | 70 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 50 |
| 1. Final | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Assignment | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Final examination | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 6 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 6 | ||