Ders Adı Kodu Yarıyıl T+U Saat Kredi AKTS
The Arab Sprıng and Polıtıcal Transıtıons (En) ODC 654 0 3 + 0 3 6
Ön Koşul Dersleri
Önerilen Seçmeli Dersler
Dersin Dili Türkçe
Dersin Seviyesi Doktora
Dersin Türü Seçmeli
Dersin Koordinatörü Doç.Dr. İBRAHİM AYTAÇ KADIOĞLU
Dersi Verenler
Dersin Yardımcıları
Dersin Kategorisi Alanına Uygun Temel Öğretim
Dersin Amacı

- to gain knowledge of Middle East politics in the wake of the Arab Spring movement
- to gain awareness of challenges during political transition
- developing students´ comparative analytical skilies
- to become keen on scholarly works on the region
- to improve presentation skills
- to analyze texts critically

Dersin İçeriği

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

# Ders Öğrenme Çıktıları Öğretim Yöntemleri Ölçme Yöntemleri
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,
Hafta Ders Konuları Ön Hazırlık
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
Kaynaklar
Ders Notu
Ders Kaynakları

Paul Amr and Vijay Prashad. Dispatches from the Arab Spring: Understanding the New Middle East. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2013.

Lin Noueihed and Ales Warren. The Battle for the Arab Spring: Revolution, Counter-revolution and the Making of a New Era. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2012.

Beinin, Joel and Frederic Vairel, eds. 2011. Social Movements, Mobilization, and Contestation in the Middle East and North Africa. Stanford UP. ISBN: 978-0-8047-7525-0

Bayat, Asef. 2010. Life as Politics: How Ordinary People Change the Middle East. Stanford UP. ISBN: 978-0-8047-6924-2

Gelvin, James. 2011. The Modern Middle East: A History. 3rd Edition. Oxford UP. ISBN: 978-0-19-976605-5

Wedeen, Lisa. Peripheral Visions: Publics, Power, and Performance in Yemen. U. of Chicago Press. ISBN-13: 978-0226877914

Haddad, Bassam. 2012. Business Networks in Syria: The Political Economy of Authoritarian Resilience. Stanford UP. ISBN-13: 978-0804773324
Prashad, Vijay. Arab Spring; Libyan Winter

Sıra Program Çıktıları Katkı Düzeyi
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
Değerlendirme Sistemi
Yarıyıl Çalışmaları Katkı Oranı
1. Ara Sınav 30
1. Ödev 70
Toplam 100
1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya 50
1. Final 50
Toplam 100
AKTS - İş Yükü Etkinlik Sayı Süre (Saat) Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)
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
Toplam İş Yükü 150
Toplam İş Yükü / 25 (Saat) 6
Dersin AKTS Kredisi 6