TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Professor Yelda Hatice Ongun
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) have knowledge on historical developments in the Balkans. 2) be able to analyze the legacy of the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. 3) be able to make comparative analysis about the developments in the region. 4) be able to comment on the effects of nationalism on the Balkans. 5) be able to compare Turkish foreign policy toward Balkans in different time periods.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION	From the 19th century to the present day, the Balkans have been a region that has played an important role in international politics and has therefore been a region that all global actors have had to deal with. One of the important features of the region is that it has witnessed conflicts and even wars within and between states. Today, as seen in the Montenegro and Kosovo issues, border adjustments in the region are still ongoing. The aim of this course is both to familiarize students with the important historical processes related to the Balkans and to help them gain a basic understanding of the problems that persist today. The course will also try to discuss Ankara's main foreign policy parameters in this region, of which Turkey is a part.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Balkans before the Ottomans. Transition to Ottoman rule 3rd Week Balkans during the Ottomans I 4th Week Balkans during the Ottomans II 5th Week Austria-Hungarian rule in the Balkan 6th Week Independence of Balkan states and interwar era 7th Week Balkans during the II. World War and during the Cold War 8th Week Midterm Week 9th Week Turkey's policy toward Balkans from the establishment of Republic till the end of the Cold War 10th Week Yugoslavian wars: Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia 11th Week Yugoslavian wars: Kosovo issue and Albanian question in Balkans 12th Week Turkey and Balkans after end of Cold War 13th Week European integration process in the Balkans 14th Week US and EU policies toward region. General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, Vol. I "Introduction", Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983. Barbara Jelavich, History of the Balkans, Twentieth Century, Vol. II, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983. Mustafa Türkeş, "The Balkan Pact and Its Immediate Implications for the Balkan States 1930-34," Middle Eastern Studies, Cilt 30, No. 1, January 1994, ss. 123-244. Olaylarla Türk Dış Politikası, Cilt 1 (1919-1973), Ankara, Ankara Üniversitesi, Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Yayınları, 1982, ss. 550-556. Sabrina Petra Ramet, Balkan Babel, 2nd ed., Boulder, Westview Press, 1996, ss. 37-59. Noel Malcolm, Bosnia, A Short History, New York, New York University Press, ss. 234-271. Frances Trix, "Kosovar Albanians between a Rock and a Hard Place", Serbia since 1989, Politics and Society under Milosevic and After", Sabrina P. Ramet and Vjeran Pavlakovic", Seattle, University of Washington Press, 2005, ss. 309-349. İlhan Uzgel, "The Balkans: Turkey's Stabilizing Role", Barry Rubin and Kemal Kirişci (der.), Turkey in World Politics, An Emerging Multiregional Power, Boulder, Lynne Rienner, 2001, ss. 49-69. Monica Ciobanu, "Romania's Travails with Democracy and Accession to the European Union", Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 59, No. 8, December 2007, ss. 1429-1450. Ivo H. Daalder, "The United States, Europe, and the Balkans," Problems of Post-Communism, Vol. 49, No. 1, January-February 2002, ss.3-11. Mustafa Türkeş and Göksu Gökgöz, "The European Union's Strategy towards Western Balkans: Exclusion or Integration?", East European Politics and Societies, Vol. 20, No. 4, 2006, s. 659-690. Tamas Szemler, Marie-Janine Calic, Tamas Novak, Dusan Reljic, Peter Schmidt, "The EU Presence in a Post-Status Kosovo Challenges and Opportunities", Südosteuropa, Cilt. 55, No. 2-3, 2007, s. 145-164.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload 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 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1,15 1,15 Homework Total Workload 152,15 Total Workload / 30 5,07 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No