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Master's of International Relations without Thesis

PSIR561

AREA STUDIES

Course Code
PSIR561
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree Without Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. have the knowledge about the Central Asian societies and cultures.
  2. understand the social, cultural and political changes caused by the transition to a market economy.
  3. discuss the socio-political conflicts in the region.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNo recommended optional programme components.
Course DescriptionThis course studies the role and policies of main regional powers in world politics from a historical perspective. The objective of the course is to introduce the main regional dynamics in world politics and explain their roles within the world system. In addition, this course provides students with the ability to analyze contemporary regional problems and teaches students how to use methodological and conceptual instruments.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Early History of Central Asia and the Russian Conquest
2nd Week The Bolshevik Revolution and Central Asia
3rd Week Ethnic Structure in the USSR
4th Week Ethnic Structure in the USSR (continued)
5th Week Ethnic Structure in Post-Soviet Central Asia
6th Week Ethnic Structure in Post-Soviet Central Asia (continued)
7th Week Migration and Deportation
8th Week Mid-term Exam
9th Week Islam in the Soviet Union
10th Week Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia
11th Week Rural Community in Central Asia
12th Week Rural Community in Central Asia (continued)
13th Week Family and Gender in Central Asia
14th Week Education in Central Asia
Recommended or Required ReadingAcar, Feride and Güneş-Ayata, Ayşe (eds.) (2000). Gender and Identity Construction: Women of Central Asia, the Caucasus and Turkey. Brill: Leiden, Boston & Köln.
Balcı, Bayram (2003). "Fethullah Gülen's Missionary Schools in Central Asia and their Role in the Spreading of Turkism and Islam", Religion, State and Society, Vol. 31, No. 2.
D'Encausse, H. C. (1992). Sovyetler'de Müslümanlar, İstanbul: Ağaç Yayıncılık.
Demir, Cennet E., Balcı, Ayşe and Akkök, Füsun (2000). "The Role of Turkish Schools in the Educational System and Social Transformation of Central Asian Countries: The Case of Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan" Central Asian Survey, 19 (1).
Haghayeghi, M. (1995). Islam and Politics in Central Asia, St. Martin's Press: New York.
Hirsch, Francine (1997). "The Soviet Union as Work-in-Progress: Ethnographers and the Category Nationality in the 1926, 1937, and 1939 Censuses", Slavic Review, Vol: 56 (2).
Kreindler, Isabelle (1986). "The Soviet Deported Nationalities: A Summary and Update," Soviet Studies, Vol.: 38 (3).
Megoran, Nick (1999). "Theorizing Gender, Ethnicity and the Nation-State in Central Asia", Central Asian Survey, Vol. 18 (1).
Pipes, Richard (1997). The Formation of the Soviet Union, Cambridge: Harvard University Press (Chapter 4: Soviet Conquest of the Muslim Borderlands)
Poliakov, Sergei P. (1992). Everyday Islam: Religion and Tradition in Rural Central Asia, New York & London: M.E. Sharpe.
Roy, Olivier (2000). Yeni Orta Asya ya da Ulusların İmal Edilişi (Çev. Mehmet Moralı), İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
Slezkine, Yuri (1994). "The USSR as a Communal Apartment, or How a Socialist State Promoted Ethnic Particularism", Slavic Review, Vol. 53 (2).
Tishkov, Valery (1997). Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict in and After the Soviet Union: The Mind Aflame, London: Sage Publications.

Recommended Readings in Turkish
Carr, E. H. (2007) 1917 Öncesi ve Sonrası, İstanbul: Birikim Yayınları.
Findley, C. V. (2006) Dünya Tarihinde Türkler, İstanbul: Kitap Yayınevi.
Gumilev, L. N. (2005) Avrasya'dan, İstanbul: Selenge Yayınları.
Gumilev, L. N. (2003) Halkların Şekillenişi, Yükseliş ve Düşüşleri, İstanbul: Selenge Yayınları.
Gumilev, L. N. (2003) Eski Türkler, İstanbul: Selenge Yayınları.
Klyashtorny, S. G. ve T. İ. Sultanov (2003) Kazakistan: Türkün Üç Bin Yılı, İstanbul: Selenge Yayınları.
Papşu, M. (ed.) (2004) Vatanından Uzaklara Çerkesler, İstanbul: Chiviyazıları Yayınevi.
Roux, J. P. (2007) Türklerin Tarihi, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi.
Roux, J. P. (2006) Orta Asya: Tarih ve Uygarlık, İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi.
Roy, O. (2000) Yeni Orta Asya ya da Ulusların İmal Edilişi, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
Tuğul, S. (2003) SSCB'de Sürgün Edilen Halklar, İstanbul: Chiviyazıları Yayınevi.
Yalçınkaya, A. (2006) Kafkasya'da Siyasi Gelişmeler, Ankara: Lalezar Kitabevi.
Yalçınkaya, A. (2006) Türkistan, Ankara: Lalezar Kitabevi.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
  • Practice
  • Other
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 5 20
Quiz 7 30
Total(%) 70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 7 5 35
Individual or group work 14 4 56
Preparation for Final exam 1 68 68
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 3 3
Homework 5 9 45
Total Work Load301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

LO1 LO2 LO3
K1 X
K2 X
K3
K4 X
K5
K6
K7 X
K8 X