At the end of this course, the students; 1) Develop a different perspective and question current events with a different view. 2) Learn a global perspective from case studies. 3) Comprehend the societies', politics', education's, media's responsibility in hostile and phobic behavior. 4) Make their own self assessment and self criticism and realize a change of behavior via this view to "difference".
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITION
Generally in Europe, particularly in the world, while it seems like the universal "high" values are on a rise, especially after the attacks on 11th September 2001 xenophobia (fear from the foreign people, seeing them as enemies) and Islamophobia (fear from Muslims, seeing them as enemies) are increasing. In this course the impacts of Samuel Huntington's thesis of "the clash of civilizations" will be covered. Especially, how and why xenophobia and Islamophobia have been increasing in European Union will be analyzed and the studies conducted for preventing this rise will be assessed.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Definitions - What is Xenophobia? What is Islamophobia?
2nd Week
Theoretical Basics: Realism, Liberalism and Constructivism
3rd Week
The Responsibility of Politics I: The Rise of the Radical Right
4th Week
The Responsibility of Politics II: The Acquiescence and Radicalization of the Center Right
5th Week
The Responsibility of Politics III: The Problems of the Left
6th Week
The Responsibility of Global Politics: The Effects of September 11: Before and After September 11
7th Week
The Responsibility of Eduction: The View of Education Systems to the "Different"
8th Week
The Responsibility of Media: The View of Media to the "Different"
9th Week
Case Study I: The United States of America and Xenophobia and Islamophobia
10th Week
Case Study II: The European Union and Xenophobia and Islamophobia
11th Week
Case Study III: Xenophobia and Islamophobia in Globap Perspective
12th Week
Case Study IV: Xenophobia and Islamophobia / or Phobia against other Religions in Turkey
13th Week
Endeavors and Counter Efforts to Diminish Xenophobia and Islamophobia
14th Week
Search for Resolution from Global to Individual Level
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
David Gowland, Richard Dunphy and Charlotte Lythe, The European Mosaic, Third Edition, London: Prentice Hall, 2006. Maggie Ibrahim: The Securitization of Migration: A Racial Discourse, International Migration Vol. 43 (5) 2005. Sara Silvestri, "EU Relations with Islam in the Context of the EMP's Cultural Dialogue", Mediterranean Politics, Vol. 10, No. 3, November 2005. Jack G. Shaheen, "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People", Annals, AAPSS, 588, July 2003. Enes Karic, "Is "Euro-Islam' a Myth, Challenge or a Real Opportunity for Muslims and Europe?", Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Vol. 22, No. 2, 2002. Mustafa Malik, "Islam in Europe: Quest for a Paradigm", Middle East Policy, Vol. 8, No. 2, June 2001. Tiziana Sforza, "The Islamic invasion", cafebabel - The European Magazine, 31.10.2005. Tim Bale, "Cinderella and Her Ugly Sisters: The Mainstream and Extreme Right in Europe's Bipolarising Party Systems", West European Politics, Vol. 26, No. 3, July 2003. Ole Waever, Securitization and Desecuritization, in: Ronnie Lipschutz (Ed.), On Security,. New York: Columbia University Press, 1995. Liz Fekete, "Enlightened fundamentalism? Immigration, feminism and the Right", Race & Class, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2006. Angus Roxburgh, Preachers of Hate: The Rise by Stealth of the Far Right, London: Gibson Square Books, 2002. Julie Waterson, "Far right. Beating the Bigots", Socialist Review, Issue 272, March 2003.
