Course Name Code Semester T+U Hours Credit ECTS
The Balkans and International Relations ULI 623 0 3 + 0 3 6
Precondition Courses
Recommended Optional Courses
Course Language Turkish
Course Level Doctorate Degree
Course Type OPTIONAL
Course Coordinator Doç.Dr. NESRİN KENAR
Course Lecturers Doç.Dr. NESRİN KENAR,
Course Assistants
Course Category Other
Course Objective

After the briefing of the students on the historical developments happened in the Balkans and the underlying problems of  today, the political developments that took place in the Balkan region and especially in the Balkan countries in the post-1990 period and the crisis created by the disintegration process of Yugoslavia and efforts to secure peace will be examined in terms of causes, consequences and dynamics that guide them.

Course Content

During the course, the course will first provide information about the historical developments that underlie the problems in the Balkans today.
In the second stage, developments that have the capacity to influence on the Balkans and potential conflicts in the Balkans will be examined. Third, the Balkan countries will be treated as a single case study, examining the developments that have taken place in the post-1990 period and the relations between the countries.
During the course, students will be provided with preliminary work on the topics to be studied in order to improve the research and analysis skills of the students. The course is a form of discussion involving the processing of the lesson with an interactive method with the participation of the students.

# Course Learning Outcomes Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
1 Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop,
2 Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop, True False Tests, Short Answer Tests, Written Exams (Short and Long Answer),
3 Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop,
4 Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Problem Solving, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop,
5 Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop,
6 Lecture, Question-Answer, Brain Storming, Motivations to Show, Role Playing, Lab / Workshop,
Week Course Topics Preliminary Preparation
1 Historical Background of Balkans 3, 6, 17, 19, 24, 25, 28, 29, 31, 36, 46, 51, 52, 62, 63, 65, 37, 65
2 Disintegration of USSR 1, 2, 20, 30, 31, 32, 37, 45, 48, 50
3 Disintegration process of Yugoslavia, Reasons and Consequences 1, 2, 5, 9, 37, 45, 48, 50, 67
4 Political Developments in Bosnia and Herzegovina 4,11,16 ,37, 38, 40, 41, 45, 48
5 Political Developments in Kosovo 21, 37, 39, 40, 41, 45, 48, 64
6 Political Developments in Serbia 37, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49
7 Political Developments in Croatia 26, 27, 35, 37, 40, 41, 45, 48, 49
8 Political Developments in Macedonia 14,18, 33, 37, 40, 41, 45, 48, 66
9 Political Developments in Bulgaria 7, 8, 40, 41, 68
10 Political Developments in Romania 22, 40, 41
11 Political Developments in Albania 40, 41
12 Political Situation in Modern Balkan States 37, 40, 41
13 Affairs among Balkan States 12,13, 37
14 Affairs between Turkey and Balkan States 12,13, 37
Resources
Course Notes

1.)Alexandru Madgearu, The Wars Of The Balkan Peninsula: Their Medieval Origins, 2007.
2.)Aleksandar Pavkovic, The Fragmentation Of Yugoslavia: Nationalism And War In The Balkans, 2000.
3.)Aleksandre Popvic, Balkanlarda İslam, İnsan Yayınevi, 1995.
4.)Aliya İzzetbegoviç, Bosna Mucizesi, Yöneliş Yayınevi, 2003.
5.)Balkanlar,OBİV Yay.,İst,1993.
6.)Barbara Jelavıch,Balkan Tarihi 2 Cilt, Küre Yay., İst. 2006.
7.)Bilal N. Şimşir, Bulgaristan Türkleri, Bilgi Yayınevi, 1986.
8.)Birgül Demirtaş, Bulgaristan´la Yeni Dönem, ASAM Yayınları, 2001.
9.)Brad K. Blitz, War And Change In The Balkans: Nationalism, Conflict And Cooperation, 2006.
10.)Carole Hodge, Britain And The Balkans, Routledge Advances In European Politics, 2006.
11.)Catherine Samary, Bosna´da Etnik Savaş, Yazın Yayınevi, 1995
12.)Cosmas Megalommatis, Türk-Yunan İlişkileri Ve Balkanlar, Kıbrıs Araştırmaları Vakfı, 1994
13.)Dimitri Pentzopoulos And Michael Llewellyn Smith, The Balkan Exchange Of Minorities And Its Impact On Greece, 2002.
14.)Fikret Adanır, Makedonya Sorunu, Tarih Vakfı, 2001.
15.)Filiz İrge, Sovyetlerden Rusya Federasyonu´na Kapitalist Kuşatma/Balkanlar-Orta Asya-Kafkaslar, IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık, Yayın Yılı: 2006.
16.)Francine Friedman, The Bosnian Muslims: Denial Of A Nation, 1996.
17.)Georges Castellan, Balkanlar´ın Tarihi, Doğan Kitapçılık, Yayın Yılı: 1995.
18.)Gül Tokay, Makedonya Sorunu - Jön Türk İhtilalinin Kökenleri , Afa Yayınevi, 1996.
19.)Heath W. Lowry Çevirmen Ahmet Cemal, Osmanlı Döneminde Balkanların Şekillenmesi 1350-1550, Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi, (1/2009)
20.)Hugh Poulton, Balkanlar, Sarmal Yayınevi, 1993.
21.)Hüseyin Emiroğlu, Soğuk Savaş Sonrası Kosova Sorunu, Orient Yayınevi, 2006.
22.)Ion Iliescu, Gerçeğin Ucunda Romanya, Dünya Aktüel Yayınevi, ?
23.)James Headly And Michael J. Dwyer, Russia And The Balkans: Foreign Policy From Yeltsin To Putin Columbia/Hurst, 2008.
24.)Jelena Milojkovic-Djuric, Panslavism And National Identity In The Balkans, 1830-1880, 1994.
25.)John R. Lampe, Yugoslavia As History: Twice There Was A Country, 2000.
26.)John V. A. Fine, When Ethnicity Did Not Matter In The Balkans: A Study Of Identity In Pre-Nationalist Croatia, Dalmatia, And Slavonia In The Medieval And Early-Modern Periods, 2006.
27.)Joseph Marko, European Integration And Its Effects On Minority Protection In The Western Balkan Countries, 2008.
28.)Kadir Albayrak, Bogomilizm Ve Bosna Kilisesi, Emre Basın, 2005.
29.)Kemal H. Karpat, Balkanlarda Osmanlı Mirası Ve Ulusçuluk, İmge Yay., Ank.,2004.
30.)Kemali Saybaşılı - Gencer Özcan, Yeni Balkanlar, Eski Sorunlar, Bağlam Yay., İst.1997.
31.)L.Carl Brown, İmparatorluk Mirası: Balkanlar´da Ve Ortadoğu´da Osmanlı Damgası, İletişim Yayınları, 2000.
32.)Maria Todorova, Balkanları Tahayyül Etmek, İletişim Yay.,İst.,2003
33.)Mehmet Hacısalihoğlu, Jön Türkler Ve Makedonya Sorunu 1890-1918,
Tarih Vakfı, 2008
34.)Misha Glenny, Balkanlar 1804-1999 Milliyetçilik, Savaş Ve Büyük Güçler, Sabah Kitapları, Yayın Yılı: 2001.
35.)Mojmir Mrak, Matija Rojec, And Carlos Silva-Jauregui, Slovenia: From Yugoslavia To The European Union, 2004.
36.)Mustafa Bereketli, Berlin Antlaşmasından Günümüze Balkanlar, Rumeli Vakfı Yay.,Ist.,1999
37.)Nesrin Kenar, Yugoslavya, Yugoslavya Sorununun Ulusal Ve Uluslar Arası Boyutu, Palme Yay.,Ankara.,2005
38.)Noel Malcolm, Bosna, Om Yayınevi, 1999.
39.)Noel Malcolm, Kosova / Balkanları Anlamak İçin, Sabah Yayınevi, 1999.
40.)Osman Karatay-Bilgehan A. Gökdağ, Karam, Balkanlar El Kitabı,2. Cilt, Vadi Yay., Ank 2007.
41.)Othon Anastasakis And Marilena Koppa, Democratization In The Postcommunist Balkans, 2009.
42.)Ömer E. Lütem- Birgül Demirtaş Coşkun, Balkan Diplomasisi, ,Asam Yay., Ank.,2001.
43.)Özden Arıkan, Barışa Çağrı: Uluslararası Komisyon´un Balkanlar Hakkında Raporu, Sabah Yayınevi, 1998.
44.)Paula M. Pickering, Peacebuilding In The Balkans: The View From The Ground Floor, 2007.
45.)Peter Radan, Break-Up Of Yugoslavia And International Law (Studies In International Law), 2001.
46.)R.J Crampton, İkinci Dünya Savaşından Sonra Balkanlar, Yayın Odası Yayıncılık, 2007.
47.)Stefanos Yerasimos, Milliyetler Ve Sınırlar Balkanlar, Kafkasya Ve Ortadoğu, İletişim Yay., İst.,1994.
48.)Richard Caplan, Europe And The Recognition Of New States In Yugoslavia, 2005.
49.)Robert D. Greenberg, Language And Identity In The Balkans: Serbo-Croatian And Its Disintegration, 2008.
50.)Sabrina Petra Ramet, Balkan Babel: The Disintegration Of Yugoslavia From The Death Of Tito To The Fall Of Milosevic, 2002.
51.)Sacit Kutlu, Balkanlar Ve Osmanlı Devleti, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, Yayın Yılı: 2007.
52.)Selim Aslantaş, Osmanlıda Sırp İsyanlar: 19. Yüzyılın Şafağında Balkanlar, Kitap Yayınevi, 2007.
53.)Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace, Prince Kropotkin, C. Mijatovich and J. D. Bourchier, A Short History Of Russia and The Balkan States, 1914.
54.)Stefanos Yerasimos, Milliyetler Ve Sınırlar Balkanlar, Kafkasya Ve Orta-Doğu, İletişim Yayınları, Yayın Yılı: 2000.
55.)Svetozar Vukmanovic, Struggle For The Balkans, 1993.
56.)Şaban H. Çalış, Hayalet bilimi Ve Hayali Kimlikler: Neo-Osmanlılık, Özal Ve Balkanlar, Çizgi Kitabevi, 2001.
57.)Şule Kut, Balkanlar´da Kimlik ve Egemenlik, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2005.
58.)Şule Kut, Makedonya Ve Sorunları, Tüses Vakfı Yayınları, 1993
59.)Thanos Veremis, Greece´s Balkan Entanglement, January 1, 1995.
60.)Vassilis K. Fouskas, Balkanlar Ortadoğu Kafkasya Soğuk Savaş Sonrası ABD Politikaları, Aykırı Yayınları, 2004.
61.)W. M. Gewehr, Rise Of Nationalism In The Balkans, 1800-1930, June 1967.
62.)William M. Sloane, Balkanlar, Nesnel Yayınları, Yayın Yılı: 2008.
63.)William M. Sloane, Bir Tarih Laboratuvarı Balkanlar, Nesa Yayın Grubu, 2008.
64.)Avrasya Dosyası 4/1-2 Yunanistan Ve Kosova, Asam Yayınevi, 1999.
65.)Avrupa Ve Balkanlar(İki Dünya Savaşı Arasında), Aybay Yayınevi, 1994.
66.)Bilgin Çelik, Dağılan Yugoslavya Sonrası Kosova Ve Makedonya Türkleri, Yeniden Anadolu Ve Rumeli Müdafaa-I Hukuk Yayınevi.
67.) Birleşmiş Milletler Kararlarında Eski Yugoslavya, Dayanışma Vakfı Yayınevi, 1999.
68.) Bulgaristan´da Türk Varlığı: Bildiriler, Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, 1993.

Course Resources
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 X
6 Using Turkish well, having a good written and oral communication and also having ability of empathy X
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 X
9 Having conscious about professional and scientific ethics X
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
2
3
4
5
6
Evaluation System
Semester Studies Contribution Rate
1. Ödev 50
1. Performans Görevi (Seminer) 50
Total 100
1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya 50
1. Final 50
Total 100
ECTS - Workload Activity Quantity Time (Hours) Total Workload (Hours)
Assignment 1 30 30
Performance Task (Seminar) 1 15 15
Final examination 1 20 20
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) 16 3 48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) 16 3 48
Total Workload 161
Total Workload / 25 (Hours) 6.44
dersAKTSKredisi 6