Academic Catalog

IR538 TRANSCAUCASIA&CENTRAL ASIA IN WORLD AFF.

Course Code: 3140538
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: International Relations
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. SÜHA BÖLÜKBAÞIOÐLU
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The aim of this graduate course is to give the student an awareness of the various domestic and international factors that influence government, politics and foreign policymaking in the five Central Asian states and in Azerbaijan. In addition to the history of the region, we will examine the contemporary developments and we will try to project the future shape of the region's socio-political and geopolitical landscape.