AREA STUDIES

PSIR452

Course Code: PSIR452
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 İsmail Aydıngün

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Gain general knowledge about Eurasian geography.
Understand the social, political, economic, and cultural changes and transformations that occurred in Russia, South Caucasus, and the former Soviet republics of Central Asia during the post-Soviet era.
Examine the ethnic structures of the South Caucasus and Central Asian republics.
Develop the ability to analyze events occurring in Eurasia, particularly the occupation/annexation of Crimea and the Russia-Ukraine War.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

In the Regional Studies course, we will seek to understand the social, political, cultural, and economic changes and transformations that have taken place in Russia, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia over the thirty-four years since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Within this framework, the main topics covered in the course will include post-Soviet Russia and Russia's quest for hegemony in Eurasia, Russia's invasion and annexation of Crimea, the Russia-Ukraine War, the countries of South Caucasus and Central Asia, and the color revolutions in the post-Soviet geography. Demography, migrations, deportations, minorities, internal and international conflicts and wars will be examined within the scope of the above-mentioned topics.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Students are informed about the scope of the course, resources, and assessment, and are given a general introduction to the course.
2^nd Week	Post-Soviet Eurasia
3^rd Week	Post-Soviet Russia
4^th Week	Russia's Quest for New Hegemony in Eurasia
5^th Week	Russia's Invasion and Annexation of Crimea
6^th Week	Russia-Ukraine War
7^th Week	Midterm Exam Week
8^th Week	Post-Soviet Georgia
9^th Week	Post-Soviet Azerbaijan and Armenia: The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
10^th Week	Post-Soviet Kazakhstan
11^th Week	Post-Soviet Uzbekistan
12^th Week	Post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan
13^th Week	Post-Soviet Turkmenistan
14^th Week	Color Revolutions in the Post-Soviet Geography

Recommended or Required Reading

Andican, Ahat A. (2009), Osmanlı'dan Günümüze Türkiye ve Orta Asya, İstanbul: Doğan Kitap.
Aydıngün, Ayşegül ve Çiğdem Balım (Ed), (2012), Bağımsızlıklarının Yirminci Yılında Orta Asya Cumhuriyetleri, Türk Dilli
Halklar-Türkiye ile İlişkiler, Ankara: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Başkanlığı Yayınları.
Aydıngün, İsmail ve Çiğdem Balım (Ed), (2012), Bağımsızlıklarının Yirminci Yılında Azerbaycan, Gürcistan ve Ukrayna, Türk Dilli Halklar-Türkiye ile İlişkiler, Ankara: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi Başkanlığı Yayınları.
Aydıngün, İsmail (2017), Avrasya Birliği: Gerçek Bir Entegrasyon Mu, Rusya'nın Yeni Hegemonya Kurma Arayışlarının Bir Aracı Mı?, Karadeniz Araştırmaları, 55, 101-113.
Aydıngün, İsmail (2017), Kırım'ın İlhakı ve Türk Dünyası: Reel Politik Açıdan Gerçek Bir Türk Dünyası Mümkün mü?, Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Kongresi: Türkistan Forumu III, Küreselleşme Sürecinde Türk Dünyasının Geleceği, Fırsatlar ve Tehditler Bildiri Kitabı, Türkistan: Uluslararası Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Türk-Kazak Üniversitesi, 677-689.
Bookchin, Murray (2011), 1905'ten 1917'ye Rus Devrimleri, Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları.
Carr, Edward H. (2007), 1917 Öncesi ve Sonrası, İstanbul: Birikim Yayınları.
Findley, Carter V. (2006), Dünya Tarihinde Türkler, İstanbul: Kitap Yayınevi.
Gali, İgor, Gromov, V. I., Vasilyev, G. A., O. S. Şenin, (2008), Sovyetler Birliği Neden/Nasıl Yıkıldı, Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi.
Golden, Peter B. (2002), Türk Halkları Tarihine Giriş, İstanbul: Ötüken.
Golden, Peter B. (2014), Dünya Tarihinde Orta Asya, İstanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat A.Ş.
Gumilev, Lev N. (2003), Eski Türkler, İstanbul: Selenge Yayınları.
Klyashtorny, S. G., T. Sultanov (2003), Kazakistan: Türkün Üç Bin Yılı, İstanbul: Selenge Yayınları.
Lewin, Moshe (2008), Sovyet Yüzyılı (Çev. Renan Akman), İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Roux, Jean Paul (2007), Türklerin Tarihi, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi.
Roux, Jean Paul (2006), Orta Asya: Tarih ve Uygarlık, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi.
Starr, Frederick S. (2019), Kayıp Aydınlanma-Arap Fetihlerinden Timur'a Orta Asya'nın Altın Çağı, İstanbul: Kronik.
Smith, Steve A. (2010), Rus Devrimi, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	50
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
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	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	25	25
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Presentation (including preperation)	1	10	10
Total Work Load			155
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.16
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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