COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

History

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR TÜRKMEN TÖRELI

Offered to

History

Course Objective

To have detailed understanding about the history, culture and peoples of the Caucasus and to consider regional developments in an international perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Eldar Ismailov, Vladimer Papava, Rethinking Central Eurasia, Central Asia-
Caucasus Institute, Silk Road Studies, Washington D.C., 2010.
Bertil Nygren, The Rebuilding of Greater Russia: Putin s Foreign Policy toward the CIS countries, Routledge, New York, 2007, s. 110-125.
Fiona Hill, The Caucasus and Central Asia , Policy Brief, No: 80, The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., May 2001.
Marlene Laruelle, Sebastien Peyrouse, China as a Neighbor: Central Asian Perspectives and Strategies, Washington D.C.: Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussions

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

It will be evaluated by midterm, presentation and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

70% attendance is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

turkmen.toreli@eu.edu.tr

Office Hours

By appointment.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes