Academic Catalog

EAS502 THE POL. OF STATE BUILDING IN EURASIA

Course Code: 8350502
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Eurasian Studies
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. PINAR KÖKSAL
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

The focus of this course will be on the some theoretical concerns related to nations, nationalism, democracy, governmental mechanisms, institution building and ethnicity in relation to the dynamics of state-building and nationality problems and policies in the context of post-Soviet period states. The course is divided by issue and not by geographical area or republic. These issues include state-building, history, elite structures and electoral behavior where applicable.