Politics and Foreign Policy in Iran
- Dersin Düzeyi: Yüksek Lisans
- Tasarlanan Ders Kodu: INRE 513
- Öğretim Türü: Örgün Öğretim (Normal Öğretim)
- Dersin Kapsamı: Teorik
- Akademik Yıl: 2022 - 2023
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Ders İçeriği:
Iran has a remarkable place in global politics due to its geostrategic location and political orientations. This course aims to familiarize students with the modern Iranian politics and foreign policy and to comprehend socio-political dynamics in Iran. Major socio-political dynamics, regional and systemic factors that affect Iranian politics and critical turning points in Iranian political history will be reviewed throughout the course. And then, politics and foreign policy under the Islamic Republic will be studied. Thereby this course has aimed to increase awareness of students on interplay of various structural and contextual dynamics that shaped modern Iranian politics. Students will be encouraged to analyze Iranian politics by the course requirements. After the end of the course, the students will acquire knowledge on Iranian history, politics and foreign policy; be able to evaluate interplay of various socio-political dynamics, i.e. religion, identity, international system etc. on Iranian politics; be able to relate his/her knowledge on Iran to contemporary developments; and be able to use the relevant literature on Iranian politics.
Students attending this seminar will be encouraged to analyze Iranian politics by the course requirements. Each student is expected to read weekly readings and to contribute to discussions in the class. The students are required to write 4 response papers (750-1000 words) on any four of the topics handled throughout the schedule. Additionally, students will be asked to write a book-review or film review covering Iranian politics and society. Finally, each participant will submit an original academic research paper (3000-words) due on the scheduled final examination date and present it in the class. Grading will be based on following criteria: participation to and performance in class discussions (10 points); film/book review (10 points); response papers (4x10 points); term paper and presentation (30+10 points).