Academic Catalog

PSIR522 CONTEMPORARY AFFAIRS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Course Code: 3540522
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Political Science And International Relations
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Masters
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Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

The course will analyze the contemporary Middle Eastern affairs through the study of processes of state and nation formation, social and economic changes in region, the impact of religion and the role of the military, and political and economic crises, regional and international conflicts and their domestic effects in the Middle East in the 20th century.