PSIR342 SOUTHERN EUROPE IN WORLD POLITICS
| Course Code: |
3540342 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Political Science And International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course intends to provide the student with an understanding of Southern Europe and the Mediterranean (including theoretical and conceptual approaches). Case studies: Greece and Spain. Economic Environment: economic development patterns; characteristics of the economic elites; state as an actor in the economy; the role of foreign economic aid and foreign investment. Political Environment: the nature of the political establishment; authoritarianism; democratization; the role of individual leaders. External Environment: supportive and reactionary responses in the international system (intervention, solidarity, etc); foreign policy behavior; the role of the USA, EEC/EC/EU and USSR/Russia.
