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)	Associate Professor Haluk Karadağ Instructor Sibel Özsavaş Atay
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Examines the relationships between identity, ethnicity, migration and culture. 2) Explain the social, political, cultural and economic features of the Soviet Union. 3) Understand the common features of present day Eurasian societies.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims to draw students the importance of Eurasian geography and the general framework of the social structure and politics of these countries. Within the framework of the concept of Eurasia, which refers to a wide area, it will include the analysis of the rich natural resources, energy potential, political, social, economic and ethnic structures of the powers that are active in the region, especially Russia and China, and the Turkish States that gained their independence after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Within the framework of the geopolitics of this geography, it is aimed to evaluate the regional organization efforts and the view and policies of the powers outside the region to this geography. At the end of this course, it is aimed to develop students' ability to analyze the events in this geography.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Classical Geopolitical Definition, Scope and Elements 2nd Week Place and Importance of Eurasian Geography during the USSR Period, Sovietization and Ethnicization Policy 3rd Week Russia's Eurasia Policy after the Soviet Era 4th Week History, Peoples, Political Characteristics, Ethnic Structure, Economy and Independence Processes of the Turkish Republics (1) 5th Week History, Peoples, Political Characteristics, Ethnic Structures, Economies and Independence Processes of the Turkish Republics (2) 6th Week Problems between the Turkic Republics, Border Conflicts Causes and Consequences 7th Week Energy Perspective in Eurasian Geopolitics 8th Week Exam Week 9th Week Approaches to the Concept of Eurasianism 10th Week The Importance of the Seas in Eurasia and the Impact of NATO's Expansion Policy on the Countries in the Region 11th Week Relations between Regional Actors / Eurasian Policies of Russia, the US and China 12th Week Regional and Global Cooperation in the Region 13th Week Turkey's Place and Role in Eurasian Geography 14th Week Evaluation of the Organization of Turkish States
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Prof. Dr. Saadettin Yağmur Gömeç, Salih Yılmaz, Dr. Victoria Bilge Yılmaz, Çağdaş Türk Dünyası Tarihi El Kitabı, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık Prof.Dr. Akdes Nimet Kurat, Rusya Tarihi / Başlangıcından 1917'ye Kadar, TTK Peter B. Golden, Central Asia in World History, 2011 Oliver Roy, The New Central Asia: Geopolitics and the Birth of Nations, 2007 Svante E. Cornell, Small Nations and Great Powers: A Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict in the Caucasus, 2001 Lutz Kleveman, Yeni Büyük Oyun, 2004 Ian Bremmer, Roy Taras, New States, New Politics: Building the Post-Soviet Nations, 1997 Zbigniew Brzezinski, The Grand Chessboard, 1997 Necdet Pamir, Enerjinin İktidarı, 2017 John Agnew, Geopolitics: Re-visioning World Politics, 1998 Bruno Maçaes Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order, 2019 Thomas de Waal, The Caucasus: An Introduction, 2010 Aleksandr Dugin, İnsanlığın Ön Cephesi Avrasya, 2017 Aleksandr Dugin, Nursultan Nazarbayev'in Avrasya Misyonu, 2006 Aleksandr Dugin, Rus Jeopolitiği Avrasyacı Yaklaşım, 2006 Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia, 1992 Stephen H. Jones, Georgia: A Political History Since Independence, 2013 Marlene Laruelle, Russian Eurasiansim: An Ideology of Empire, 2008 Tadeusz Swiethowski, Russia and Azerbaijan: A Borderland in Transition, 1995 Soner Polat, Türkiye için Jeopolitik Rota, 2015 Suat İlhan, Türklerin Jeopolitiği Ve Avrasyacılık, 2007 Suat İlhan, Türkiye?nin ve Türk Dünyasının Jeopolitiği, 1989 Anıl Çeçen, Türkiye ve Avrasya, 2015 Mackinder H. J. The Geographical Pivot of History, 1904 Jonathan Aitken, Nazarbayev and Making of Kazakhstan, 2009 Edmund Herzig, The New Caucasus: Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, 1999 Audrey L Altstadt, The Azerbaijani Turks: Power and Identity Under the Soviet Rule, 1992 Karen Dawisha, Bruce Parrott, Conflict, Cleavage and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus, 1997 Charles King, The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus, 2008 Hilary Pilkington, Migration, Displacement and Identity in Post-Soviet Russia, 1998 Fredrick Barth, Ethnic Groups and Boundaries, 1969 Joshua A. Fishman, Language and Ethnic Identity, 1999 Zhexin, Z. The Belt and Road Initiative: China's New Geopolitical Strategy, China Quarterly of International Strategic Studies, 4(3), 327-343, 2018 Evgeny Vinokurov, Belt and Road from a Russian Perspective, Eurasian Fund for Stabilization and Development, 2019 Cau, E. Geopolitical Implications of the Belt and Road Initiative: The Backbone for a New World Order? Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal, 4(1), 39-105., 2018
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Assignment 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 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 35 35 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 15 15 Total Workload 152 Total Workload / 30 5,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No