REGIONALISM IN AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST (4 Credits)

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: identify International Relations and the Middle East; discuss the emergence of the Middle East into the Modern State System; demonstrate the Middle East and International Political Economy; analyze the Middle East Issues based on IR Theories.

Topics:

1. International Relations and the Middle East;
2. History and Ottoman Diplomacy;
3. The Emergence of the Middle East into the Modern State System;
4. Arab Politics: Identity and Evolution of Pan-Arabism;
5. Identity and Foreign Policy;
6. The Arab Spring: Changes and Challenges;
7. Post-Arab Spring Political Changes in the Middle East;
8. Socio, Political Threats and Conflicts the New High Politics;
9. Threats and Alliance in the Middle East;
10. Middle East and the Geopolitical Context;
11. Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa;
12. Middle East and Economy Issues;
13. The Middle East Issues and International Relations Theories.