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  3. Eu´S Middle Eastern Policy (2024 - 2025)
Course Name Code Semester T+U Hours Credit ECTS
Eu´S Middle Eastern Policy ODC 630 0 3 + 0 3 6
Precondition Courses
Recommended Optional Courses
Course Language Turkish
Course Level Doctorate Degree
Course Type OPTIONAL
Course Coordinator Doç.Dr. FİLİZ CİCİOĞLU
Course Lecturers
Course Assistants Res. Asst. Bilal Yıldırım
Course Category Other
Course Objective The EU is the most important organization of Europe which has had a crucial place in international system for 300 years. Through the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) which has been materialized by Masstrich Treaty of 1992, the EU has an intention to get rid of its political weakness. It will not be wrong to claim that in the future the EU will be more effective in world politics as well as in the Middle East in the frame of CFSP in spite of the reluctance of the UK-led Atlantic group. Given the pleasure of the Middle East peoples in welcoming the EU?s increasing influence in the region in order to balance the USA, it is significant to examine Brussels?s policies toward the region, especially in terms of Turkey which belongs to the both region.
Course Content The Common Foreign and Security Policy of the EU
The EU´s Palestine-Israel Policy
The EU´s Iraq Policy
Iran Question and the EU
Syria Question and the EU
Tukey´s role in the Middle East Politics of the EU
Development Goals
# Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1 It analyzes the role of the EU in political and economic system Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Lab / Workshop,
2 It explains the EU´s common foreign and security policy Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Lab / Workshop,
3 It analyzes underlying determinants of the EU´s Middle East policy Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Lab / Workshop,
4 It argues about the importance of the Middle East in terms of the EU Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Lab / Workshop,
5 ıt examines the role of Turkey in the EU´s Middle East policy Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming,
6 It explains the EU´s policy toward Israeli-Palestinian conflict Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, True False Tests, Gap Fill Tests, Short Answer Tests,
7 It accounts for the EU´s Iraq policy Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Lab / Workshop,
8 It accounts for the EU´s policy toward Iran question Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Lab / Workshop,
9 It accounts for the EU´s policy toward Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt questions Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming,
Week Course Topics Preliminary Preparation
1 The EU in World Politics
2 The Aim and Beginning of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
3 The Evolution of CFSP - I
4 The Evolution of CFSP - II
5 CFSP - Actors and Tools
6 General Properties of the Middle East
7 Iraq Question and the EU - I
8 Iraq Question and the EU - II
9 The EU´s policy toward Israeli-Palestinian conflict - I
10 The EU´s policy toward Israeli-Palestinian conflict - II
11 The EU´s Iran Policy
12 The EU´s Turkey Policy
13 the EU´s policy toward Syria, Lebanon, Egypt and Africa
14 Economic Relations between the EU and the Middle East
Resources
Course Notes Patrick Müller, EU Foreign Policymaking and the Middle East Conflict: The Europeanization of national foreign policy, Routledge, 2011

Joel Peters, The European Union and the Arab Spring: Promoting Democracy and Human Rights in the Middle East, Lexington Book, 2012

Taylan Özgür Kaya, The Middle East Peace Process and the EU: Foreign Policy and Security Strategy in International Politics, I. B. Tauris, 2013

Amir M. Kamel, The Drivers of EU Middle East Foreign Policy: Oil: A Quantitative Content Analysis Approach, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Christian Koch, Unfulfilled Potential: Exploring the GCC-EU Relationship, Gulf Research Center, 2008

Bilal Karabulut, European Union-Israel relations, Gazi Akademik Bakış 2008,1(2):1-18

James Wood, European Union and Iran: The Coming War, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Anoushiravan Ehteshami, Mahjoob Zweiri, Iran´s Foreign Policy: From Khatami to Ahmadinejad, Ithaca Press, 2011

Youssef M. Choueiri, Ortadoğu Tarihi & Dini, Siyasi, Kültürel ve Ekonomik Perspektiften, İnkilap Kitabevi, 2012

E. Sare Aydın, European Neighbourhood Policy: The Case Of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Occupied Palestine and Tunusia, Journal of International Social Research, Summer2012, Vol. 5 Issue 22, p234-245, 13p

Raymond Hinnebusch, Europe and the Middle East: From Imperialism to Liberal Peace?, Review of European Studies. July2012, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p18-31. 14p.

Daniela Huber, Democracy Assistance in the Middle East and North Africa: A Comparison of US and EU Policies, Mediterranean Politics. Mar2008, Vol. 13 Issue 1, p43-62. 20p.

Peter Seeberg, Union for the Mediterranean-Pragmatic Multilateralism and the Depoliticization of EU-Middle Eastern Relations, Middle East Critique. Fall2010, Vol. 19 Issue 3, p287-302. 16p.

Rory Miller, Europe´s Palestine Problem: Making Sure the EU Matters to Middle East Peace, IN: Foreign Affairs, September/October 2011, Vol. 90, Issue 5, 8-12

Ana Echague; Helene Michou; Barah Mikail, Europe and the Arab Uprisings: EU Vision versus Member State Action, Mediterranean Politics. Jul2011, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p329-335. 7p.

Kemal İnat, Irak: ABD ve Saddam Hüseyin ?İşbirliği? ile Gelen Yıkım, Dünya Çatışmaları, Cilt 1, eds. K. İnat, B. Duran, M. Ataman, Nobel Yayınları, Ankara, 2010, ss. 9-98.
Course Resources David Reynolds, Europe Divided and Reunited, 1945?1995, T. C. W. Blannıng (Edit.), The Oxford history of Modern Europe, Oxford University Press, New York, 2000, ss. 282-306
? Rudolf Hrbek, Europa in der internationalen Politik, Andreas Boeckh (Edit.), Lexikon der Politik. Internationale Beziehungen, C.H. Beck, München 1994, ss. 131-150.
? David Aikman, The Great Divorce: The U.S. and Europe After the Cold War, American Spectator, May2005, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p64-68.
? Ruud Janssens and Rob Kroes, Post-Cold War Europe, Post-Cold War America, Amsterdam: vu University Press, 2004.
? Neda Atanasoski, ?Race? Toward Freedom: Post-Cold War US Multiculturalism and the Reconstruction of Eastern Europe, Journal of American Culture, Jun2006, Vol. 29 Issue 2, p213-226.
? Emil Kirchner and James Sperling, EU security governance, Manchester University Pres, Manchester, 2007
Desmond Dinan (Edit.), Avrupa Birliği Ansiklopedisi, Kitap Yayınevi, İstanbul, ss. 176-179.
Wallace, William (2005), Foreign and Security Policy, Helen Wallace and William Wallace Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford University Pres, Oxford, ss. 429-456.? http://europa.eu.int (AB Resmi Sitesi)
? http://www.deltur.cec.eu.int/ (Avrupa Komisyonu Türkiye Delegasyonu)
? Wallace, William (2005), Foreign and Security Policy, Helen Wallace and William Wallace Policy-Making in the European Union, Oxford University Pres, Oxford, ss. 429-456.
? Smith, Michael E. (2004), Europe?s Foreign and Security Policy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, ss. 37-62.
? Ülger, İrfan Kaya (2002), Avrupa Birliğinde Siyasal Bütünleşme, Gündoğan, İstanbul, ss. 113-141.
? Weidenfeld, Werner (2002) Europa Handbuch, BZP, Bonn, ss. 454-476 ve 585-602.
? Fritzler, Marc ve Günther Unser (2001), Die Europaeische Union, BZP, Bonn, ss. 113-130.
? Salmon, Trevor, The European Security and Defence Policy: Built on Rocks or Sand?, European Foreign Affairs Review, Autumn 2005, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p359-379.
Order Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources X
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 X
3 Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects X
4 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 X
5 Having the skills to take initiatives, capacity for team-working and open-minded
6 Using Turkish well, having a good written and oral communication and also having ability of empathy
7 Having skill to improve career in the jobs such as attaché and ambassador X
8 Having the skill about methods and techniques in reaching knowledge
9 Having conscious about professional and scientific ethics
10 Accessing, examining and elucidating with scientific methods to the knowledge of international relations and expanding literature about international relations X
# Contribution of Course Learning Outcomes to Program Outcomes PÇ 1 PÇ 2 PÇ 3 PÇ 4 PÇ 5 PÇ 6 PÇ 7 PÇ 8 PÇ 9 PÇ 10
1 It analyzes the role of the EU in political and economic system
2 It explains the EU´s common foreign and security policy
3 It analyzes underlying determinants of the EU´s Middle East policy
4 It argues about the importance of the Middle East in terms of the EU
5 ıt examines the role of Turkey in the EU´s Middle East policy
6 It explains the EU´s policy toward Israeli-Palestinian conflict
7 It accounts for the EU´s Iraq policy
8 It accounts for the EU´s policy toward Iran question
9 It accounts for the EU´s policy toward Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt questions
Evaluation System
Semester Studies Contribution Rate
1. Ödev 30
1. Sözlü Sınav 15
2. Sözlü Sınav 15
1. Performans Görevi (Seminer) 40
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
Assignment 1 15 15
Oral Examination 2 10 20
Performance Task (Seminar) 1 20 20
Final examination 1 15 15
Total Workload 150
Total Workload / 25 (Hours) 6
dersAKTSKredisi 6