POLITICAL ECONOMY AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION 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; Describe The Middle East Since the Cold War: the Multi Legend (In) Security Dilemma; Discuss The Emergence of the Middle East into the Modern State System; Explain Themes in International Relations and International Political Economy; Analyze Socio, Political Threats and Conflicts the New High Politics.

Topics:

1. International Relations and the Middle East
2. The Middle East Since the Cold War: the Multi Legend (In) Security Dilemma
3. The Emergence of the Middle East into the Modern State System
4. Themes on International Relations and International Political Economy
5. Ottoman Diplomacy
6. Ottoman Diplomacy
7. Socio, Political Threats and Conflicts the New High Politics
8. Identity and Foreign Policy
9. Inter-Arab Politics Amidst Supra-State Identity: the Rise, Decline and Evolution of pan-Arabism
10. The Instrumentalization of Identity in the Post-Arab Uprising Regional Power Struggle
11. Traditional (In) Security the Geopolitical Context
12. Muslims and the Question of Political Reform
13. Review the Materials based on International Relations Theory