Ders Adı Kodu Yarıyıl T+U Saat Kredi AKTS
Kurds In The 21St Century Mıddle East (En) ODC 639 0 3 + 0 3 6
Ön Koşul Dersleri
Önerilen Seçmeli Dersler
Dersin Dili Türkçe
Dersin Seviyesi Doktora
Dersin Türü Seçmeli
Dersin Koordinatörü Doç.Dr. OTHMAN ALI
Dersi Verenler
Dersin Yardımcıları
Dersin Kategorisi Diğer
Dersin Amacı

The course will help you better understand why the Kurds will address new challenges facing the Kurds in the Middlle East regional conflicts and why they feel alienation in the Middle East. The course intends to find the best means to incorporate them in the peace and development of the countries they live in.

Dersin İçeriği

The course will begin by a short survey of Kurdish history in the 20th century. There are several challenges facing the Kurds. The foremost of which is the options they have  for future :independence or living within the existing states in a decentralized regimes. The intra-Kurdish conflict and how this will shape their future. The other serious challenges will be the emerging crisis of identity; traditionalism versus modernism. Finally, the economic  challenges which are facing the KRG will be discussed and  how Turkish -Iranian  in rivalry affects the region.

t     We will close by examining their potential role for peace and war in processes in the region, particularly in regional water conflicts and democratization process in the countries with Kurdish minorities

# Ders Öğrenme Çıktıları Öğretim Yöntemleri Ölçme Yöntemleri
1 Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion, Testing, Homework,
Hafta Ders Konuları Ön Hazırlık
1 Condition
2 Kurds´relations with Western Powers
3 Kurds and world War 1
4 Kurdish factor in Mosul Affairs , Read "British Legacy and Evolution of Kurdish Nationalism in Iraq (1918-1926): What Significance the ‘Mosul Question’?" By Zeynep Arıkanlı. In course pit.
5 Emergence of Kurdish nationalism Seminar 1 Read , Does Kurdish Nationalism Have a Navel? Hakan ozğlu. In Course pit.
6 The impact of Regional treaties and alliances on Kurds during 1918-1940 The 1926 treaty between Turkey and Iraq , and Saad Abad Pact 1937. Seminar 2
7 The cold war and Kurds: Mahabad Republic 1945-1846 Seminar 3 Read " Tribe or ethnicity Mahabad Republic " in McDowall,pp.231-249 Baghdad Pact and Kurds . Seminar 4
8 Integrating Kurds into Iraq: Alternating Between peaceful and violent Approaches Read: Read chapter 16 in McDowall Saddam versus Barzani 1970-1974. Seminar 5 Algiers Treaty 1975 between Iraq and Iran and Kurds, regional dimensions. Seminar 6
9 Integrating Kurds to Turkey : Sun theory ,assimilation policies , Shaikh Said revolt 1925 , Read Michael M.Gunter ,"Kurdish question in Perspective" In course pit Homogenous nationalism versus multi-ethnic state . Seminar 6 (Debate 2 students)
10 Kurds and regional Conflict: Read chapter "Kurdish nationalist resurgence: 1980–1992" in Romano. PKK and Turkish- Syrian Conflict. Seminar 7. The Iraq-Iran war and the Kurdish factor. Seminar 8
11 Regional Powers and Kurdish Groups. Read "Between Ankara and Tehran: How the Scramble for Kurdistan Can Reshape Regional Relations" Micha’el Tanchum. In course pit. Intra Kurdish fightings: PKK & PUK versus KDP Seminar 9
12
13 Future of Kurdistan regional government's: local-self rule Federalism , or independence. Read "360 Degrees from Irbil: The KRG’s Views of Its Neighborhood" Soner Cagaptay Last Seminar 11
14 Review
Kaynaklar
Ders Notu

The requirements of the written Assignment:

It has to be 7-10 typed pages (no hand written work will be accepted)

 It has to be documented either by foot-notes or end notes

 No Less five sources accepted, at least two needs to be books.

 Students are warned to avoid plagiarism and Skaraya University rules in this regard will be implemented.  

Ders Kaynakları

McDowall, David. (2003). A Modern History of the Kurds. (I.B.Tauris). (main text). ( e-book)In course pit

Strongly Recommended Readings:
Jwaideh, Wadie. (2006). Kurdish National Movement: Its Origins and Development. (Syracuse University Press).
Mckiernan, Kevin. (2006). The Kurds: A People in Search of Their Homeland. (St. Martin’s Press).
 

Romano, David. (2006). The Kurdish Nationalist Movement: Opportunity, Mobilization and Identity. (Cambridge University Press) e-book in course pit.

Robert Olson ,The Kurdish Nationalist Movement in the 1990s: Its Impact on Turkey  , university Press of Kentucky ,1996

( available on E-boob form for reading only on URALs " https://books.google.iq/books?hl=en&lr=&id=zlD0gc-p0NkC&oi=fnd&pg=PP11&dq=future+of+kurd+in+the+middle+east&ots=aWR1x5r_bQ&sig=7on2eKNP0byz9X6jKKgRxfYispY&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=future%20of%20kurd%20in%20the%20middle%20east&f=false


 

•Useful Readings

 Voller, Yaniv. (2014). The Kurdish Liberation Movement in Iraq: From Insurgency to Statehood. (Routledge).

 

Bajalan, Djene Rhys, Karimi, Sara Zandi. (2015). Studies in Kurdish History – Empire, Ethnicity and Identity. (Routledge).
Shareef, Mohammed. (2014). The United States, Iraq and the Kurds: Shock, Awe and Aftermath. (Routledge)
Vali, Abbas. (2014). Modernity and the Stateless: The Kurdish Question in Iran. (I.B. Tauris).


• O’Leary, Brendan. McGarry, John. and Salih, Khaled. (eds.). (2006). The Future of Kurdistan in Iraq. (University of Pennsylvania Press).
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Gunes, Cengiz. (2012). The Kurdish National Movement in Turkey: From Protest to Resistance. (Routledge
Entessar, Nader. (2009). Kurdish Politics in the Middle East. (Lexington Books. Revised edition
Marcus, Aliza. (2009). Blood and Belief: The PKK and the Kurdish Fight for Independence. (New York University Press)
• Yildiz, Kerim. (2007). The Kurds in Iraq: The Past, Present and Future. (Pluto Press. 2nd edition).
The Kurds in Iran: The Past, Present and Future. (Pluto Press ,2007)

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. Performans Görevi (Seminer) 70
Toplam 100
1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya 70
1. Final 30
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