Academic Catalog

MES507 REVOLUTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Course Code: 8320507
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 10.0
Department: Middle East Studies
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Masters
Course Coordinator: Assoc.Prof.Dr. DERYA GÖÇER
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The course will cover briefly the main theoretical approaches to the study of failed and successful revolutions, revolutions from above and below, passive revolution and coups, the major revolutions in the Middle East region, covering both the Arab countries and Turkey and Iran, lastly a discussion of the contemporary affairs in the region with the perspective of the region`s history and the theoretical debates on revolutions.