Academic Catalog

IR317 POLITICS IN THE BALKANS

Course Code: 3140317
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 6.0
Department: International Relations
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. MUSTAFA TÜRKEÞ
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

The topics covered in the course are: History of the Balkans, the territorial settlement of 1919-1923, revisionism in the Balkans, characteristics features of the regimes during the period between the two World Wars, the establishment of communist regimes in the 1940s and their subsequent collapse in 1989-1990 period. International and domestic problems faced by the Balkan states during the transitional period are examined, with emphasis on current `hot` issues in the Balkans.