BALKAN POLITICS FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

POLI448

Course Code: POLI448
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor Yelda Hatice Ongun

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

have knowledge on historical developments in the Balkans.
be able to analyze the legacy of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans.
be able to make comparative analysis about the developments in the region.
be able to comment on the effects of nationalism on the Balkans.
be able to compare Turkish foreign policy toward Balkans in different time periods.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional programme components.

Course Description

From the 19th century to the present day, the Balkans have been a region that has played an important role in international politics and has therefore been a region that all global actors have had to deal with. One of the important features of the region is that it has witnessed conflicts and even wars within and between states. Today, as seen in the Montenegro and Kosovo issues, border adjustments in the region are still ongoing. The aim of this course is both to familiarize students with the important historical processes related to the Balkans and to help them gain a basic understanding of the problems that persist today. The course will also try to discuss Ankara's main foreign policy parameters in this region, of which Turkey is a part.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction
2^nd Week	Balkans before the Ottomans. Transition to Ottoman rule
3^rd Week	Balkans during the Ottomans I
4^th Week	Balkans during the Ottomans II
5^th Week	Austria-Hungarian rule in the Balkan
6^th Week	Independence of Balkan states and interwar era
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Balkans during the II. World War and during the Cold War
9^th Week	Turkey's policy toward Balkans from the establishment of Republic till the end of the Cold War
10^th Week	Yugoslavian wars: Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia
11^th Week	Yugoslavian wars: Kosovo issue and Albanian question in Balkans
12^th Week	Turkey and Balkans after end of Cold War
13^th Week	European integration process in the Balkans
14^th Week	US and EU policies toward region

Recommended or Required Reading

Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, Vol. I "Introduction", Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans, Twentieth Century, Vol. II, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
Mustafa Türkeş, "The Balkan Pact and Its Immediate Implications for the Balkan States 1930-34," Middle Eastern Studies, Cilt 30, No. 1, January 1994, ss. 123-244.
Olaylarla Türk Dış Politikası, Cilt 1 (1919-1973), Ankara, Ankara Üniversitesi, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Yayınları, 1982, ss. 550-556.
Sabrina Petra Ramet, Balkan Babel, 2nd ed., Boulder, Westview Press, 1996, ss. 37-59.
Noel Malcolm, Bosnia, A Short History, New York, New York University Press, ss. 234-271.
Frances Trix, "Kosovar Albanians between a Rock and a Hard Place", Serbia since 1989, Politics and Society under Milosevic and After", Sabrina P. Ramet and Vjeran Pavlakovic", Seattle, University of Washington Press, 2005, ss. 309-349.
İlhan Uzgel, "The Balkans: Turkey's Stabilizing Role", Barry Rubin and Kemal Kirişci (der.), Turkey in World Politics, An Emerging Multiregional Power, Boulder, Lynne Rienner, 2001, ss. 49-69.
Monica Ciobanu, "Romania's Travails with Democracy and Accession to the European Union", Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 59, No. 8, December 2007, ss. 1429-1450.
Ivo H. Daalder, "The United States, Europe, and the Balkans," Problems of Post-Communism, Vol. 49, No. 1, January-February 2002, ss.3-11.
Mustafa Türkeş and Göksu Gökgöz, "The European Union's Strategy towards Western Balkans: Exclusion or Integration?", East European Politics and Societies, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2006, s. 659-690.
Tamas Szemler, Marie-Janine Calic, Tamas Novak, Dusan Reljic, Peter Schmidt, "The EU Presence in a Post-Status Kosovo Challenges and Opportunities", Südosteuropa, Cilt. 55, No. 2-3, 2007, s. 145-164.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Total(%)		40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		60
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.15	1.15
Homework
Total Work Load			152.15
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.07
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1	X
K2
K3
K4
K5		X			X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10	X		X		X
K11				X	X
K12		X
K13			X	X	X