INT725 - CONTEMPORARY BALKAN POLITICS
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONTEMPORARY BALKAN POLITICS | INT725 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Question and Answer Other: oral presentation, essay writing | |||||
| Instructor (s) | ||||||
| Course objective | Contemporary Balkan Politics course is designed to provide students with knowledge about the politics and strategy of the post-Cold War Balkans. It aims to give students some prospects for deeper understanding of the special dynamics of the region. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Although, the course does not attempt cover the history of the region, it requires the students to be informed about the history of the region since World War I. The contemporary political, ethnic, economic and social map of the Balkan states: Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Serbia and Montenegro, Macedonia will be reviewed. Main patterns of interaction among those countries and their relationship with the European states, United States and Russia since the end of the Cold War will also be analyzed. | |||||
| References | Mark Mazower (2001), The Balkans: From the End of Byzantium to the Present Day, London: Phoenix Press. Christopher Cviic (1991), Remaking the Balkans, London: Pinter Publishers. R. J. Crampton (2002), The Balkans Since the Second World War, London: Longman Publishers. Hugh Poulton (1993), The Balkans: Minorities and States in Conflict, London: Minority Rights Publishers. Dimitar Bechev (2011), Constructing South East Europe: The Politics of Balkan Regional Cooperation, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the Course, Geographical and Historical Info about the Balkans |
| Week 2 | Road to Dissolution of Yugoslavia |
| Week 3 | Wars of Yugoslav Dissolution and International Involvement |
| Week 4 | Dayton Agreement and the political developments until 2000 |
| Week 5 | War in Kosovo |
| Week 6 | International Intervention and Kosovo?s Declaration of Independence |
| Week 7 | The New Macedonian Question and Greek-Macedonian Relations |
| Week 8 | Albania, Kosovo and Macedonian Relations |
| Week 9 | Bosnia-Hercegovina and Construction of a New State |
| Week 10 | Human Security in the Balkans |
| Week 11 | Turkey?s Balkan Policy in the Post-Cold War Era |
| Week 12 | European Union and the Balkans-1990-2000 |
| Week 13 | European Union Membership Process of the Balkan States |
| Week 14 | Regional Cooperation Efforts and Impact on the EU Membership |
| Week 15 | Study week |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 1 | 35 |
| Presentation | 1 | 15 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 0 | 0 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 10 | 140 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 38 | 38 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 31 | 131 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Defines international security, political, social and economic issues in their historical and legal aspects, with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Tells theoretical and applied knowledge of International Relations discipline in depth. | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets main international issues and developments with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 4. Uses the most suitable research methods in defining and analyzing international issues, and develops independent analyses. | X | ||||
| 5. Follows scientific literature and sources on the field of International Relations. | X | ||||
| 6. Develops strategy and policy proposals regarding international issues by relying on theoretical approaches and research. | X | ||||
| 7. Develops new approaches regarding global and regional issues from a perspective of International Relations theories. | X | ||||
| 8. In order to address issues of international relations can take responsibility as an individual or as a team member. | X | ||||
| 9. Can assess critically with an interdisciplinary approach information gathered regarding international relations. | X | ||||
| 10. Behaves in accordance with ethic values during processes of gathering information, conducting and publishing a research. | X | ||||
| 11. Effectively channels his/her views on international relations and research and analyses with public and authorities in written, oral and visually. | X | ||||
| 12. Supports social and cultural rights, acquires insight of social justice. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest