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PSIR448

BALKAN POLITICS FROM A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Course Code
PSIR448
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Have knowledge on historical developments in the Balkans
  2. Analyze the legacy of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans
  3. Make a comparative analysis of the developments in the Balkans region in different periods.
  4. Comment on the effects of nationalism on the Balkans
  5. Compare Turkish foreign policy toward Balkans in different time periods.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsThere is no recommended optional programme component for this course
Course DescriptionBalkans has played an important role in global politics since the 19th century due to the involvement of great powers in regional politics. The region historically experienced many conflicts and wars within or between states. The cases of Kosovo and Montenegro prove that territorial adjustments in the region still continue. The aim of this course is to provide students with basic information about the history of the region as well as to help them grasp the current regional dynamics. In addition, the course also addresses the fundamental foreign policy parameters of Turkey toward the Balkans.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Course introduction: Course objectives and requirements
2nd Week Historical Plan
3rd Week Political and Social Conditions in the Empire: Balkan Christians under Ottoman Rule
4th Week Balkan Nations Under Habsburg Rule
5th Week First Uprisings in the Balkans
6th Week Nation States and the Origins of Ethnic Conflicts in the Balkans
7th Week Midterm Exam
8th Week The End of Ottoman Domination in Europe: The Problem of Albania and Macedonia
9th Week World Wars and the Balkan States
10th Week The Balkans in the Communist Era
11th Week Fragmentation of Yugoslavia
12th Week Bosnia and Kosovo War and the Role of the International Community
13th Week Neoliberal Hegemony
14th Week European Union Integration and the Western Balkans
Recommended or Required ReadingBarbara Jelavich, Balkan Tarihi: 18. ve 19. Yüzyıllar, İstanbul: Küre Yayınları, 2013.
Dennis P. Hupchick, The Balkans from Constantinople to Communism, New York: Palgrave, 2002.
Mark Mazower, Bizans'ın Çöküşünden Günümüze Balkanlar, İstanbul: Alfa Traih, 2017.
Charles and Barbara Lelavich, The Establishment of the Balkan National States, 1804-1920, USA: Washington Press, 2000.
John Breuilly, Nationalism and the State, New York: Manchester Press, 1993.
Ernest Gellner, Nationalism, London: Butler & Tanner Ltd, 1997.
Umut Özkırımlı, Theories of Nationalism: A Critical Introduction, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Dennis P. Hupchick, The Balkans from Constantinople to Communism, New York: Palgrave, 2002.
Victor Roudometof, Nationalism, Globalization, and Orthodoxy: The Social Origins of Ethnic Conflict in the Balkans, London:Greenwood Press.
Will Bartlett, "The Western Balkans", David Lane ve Martin Myant der., Varieties of Capitalism in Post-Communist Countries, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Bartlett, Will ve Ivana Prica, "Debt in the super-periphery: the case of the Western Balkans", Third World Thematics: A TWQ Journal, Vol.2, No.6, 2017.
Tom Gallagher, "The Balkans since 1989: The Winding Retreat from National Communism", Stephen White et al der., Developments in Central and East European Politics 3.
İlhan Uzgel, "Yeni Dünya Düzeni, Yeni Yugoslavya ve Miloşeviç Dönemin Sonu", Mülkiye, Cilt XXIV, Sayı 225, 2000, p. 110-118.
Andrew C. Janos, "From Eastern Empire to Western Hegemony: East Central Europe under Two International Regimes", East European Politics and Societies, 15:2, 2001.
Peter Gowan, "The NATO Powers and the Balkan Tragedy", NLR, I/234, March-April 1999.
Ali, Tarık der., Evrenin Efendileri NATO'nun Balkan Seferi, çev. Yavuz Alagon, İstanbul, OM Yayınevi, 2001.
Bideleux, Robert ve Ian Jeffries, The Balkans: A Post-Communist History, New York, Routledge, 2007.
March Biondich, The Balkans: Revolutions, War, and Political Violence since 1878, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, pp. 155-255.
Berit Backer, "Self-Reliance under Socialism: The Case of Albania", Journal of Peace Research, Vol.19, No.4, 1982, s.355-367.
William Bland, "Albania after the Second World War", Tom Winnifrith der., Perspectives on Albania, New York, Palgrave Macmillan, 1992.
Crampton, R.J., Eastern Europe in the twentieth century, New York, Routledge, 1997.
Gale Stokes, The Walls Came Tumbling Down, The Collapse of Communism, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1993.
V.P. Gagnon, The Myth of Ethnic War: Serbia and Croatia in the 1990s, Cornell University Press, 2004.
Michel, Chossudovsky, "Dismantling former Yugoslavia, Recolonising Bosnia", Development in Practice, Vol.7, No 4, 1997, s. 375-383.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 10
Attendance 1 10
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 30 30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1.15 1.15
Homework 1 10 10
Total Work Load152.15
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.07
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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