| Teaching Staff
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| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe (Turkish) |
| Type Of Course |
Compulsory |
| Prerequisites |
There is no pre-requisite for this course. |
| Recommended Optional Programme Component |
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| Course Objectives |
The course aims to examine the regional and global policies of the Russian Federation, to scrutinize the relations of the Russian Federation with the Central Asian countries and to analyze the strategic position of the Central Asian Countries in the context of world politics. |
| Course Content |
The course provides analysis of the Russian Federation’s role as an international power in world politics, comparison of its role with the Cold War era, its relations with the Central Asian countries, and political, economic, strategic and energy-related importance of Central Asia in world politics. |
| Learning Outcomes (LO) |
The students who attended the course and were successful at the end of semester will acquire the followings;
1. To evaluate regional and global policies of the Russian Federation,
2. To analyze the relations between Russia and Central Asian countries
3. To approach the Central Asian countries in the context of world politics.
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| Mode of Delivery |
Face to face |
| Course Outline |
| Week |
Topics |
| 1. Week |
Historical Background of the Russian Federation - I |
| 2. Week |
Historical Background of the Russian Federation - II |
| 3. Week |
Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation |
| 4. Week |
The Russian Federation’s Policies Towards the Former Soviet Countries |
| 5. Week |
The Russian Federation’s Policies Towards Central Asia |
| 6. Week |
Military Capability of the Russian Federation |
| 7. Week |
Economic and Technological Capability of the Russian Federation |
| 8. Week |
The Central Asian Countries - I |
| 9. Week |
The Central Asian Countries - II |
| 10. Week |
The Role of and the Impact of Oil and Natural Gas on the Regional Policies - I |
| 11. Week |
The Role of and the Impact of Oil and Natural Gas on the Regional Policies - II |
| 12. Week |
The Policies of Other Actors in the Region: China, Turkey, Iran - I |
| 13. Week |
The Policies of Other Actors in the Region: China, Turkey, Iran - II |
| 14. Week |
A Future Projection for the Region |
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| Assessment |
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Percentage(%) |
| Mid-term (%) |
40 |
| Quizes (%) |
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| Homeworks/Term papers (%) |
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| Practice (%) |
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| Labs (%) |
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| Seminars/Workshops (%) |
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| Final (%) |
60 |
| Other (%) |
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| Total(%) |
100 |
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| Course Book (s) and/or References |
* Boris Kagarlitsky, Çevrenin İmparatorluğu: Rusya ve Dünya Sistemi, Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi, 2007.
* Nicholas V. Riasanovsky & Mark D. Steinberg, Rusya Tarihi: Başlangıçtan Günümüze, İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi, 2016.
* Yelda Demirağ & Cem Karadeli, Geçmişten Günümüze Dönüşen Orta Asya ve Kafkasya, Ankara: Palme Yayınları, 2006.
* Mustafa Aydın, Küresel Politikada Orta Asya, Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, 2005. |
| Work Placement(s) |
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| The Relationship between Program Qualifications (PQ) and Course Learning Outcomes (LO) |
| | PQ1 | PQ2 | PQ3 | PQ4 | PQ5 | PQ6 | PQ7 | PQ8 | PQ9 | PQ10 | PQ11 | PQ12 | PQ13 | PQ 14 | PQ 15 | PQ 16 | PQ 17 | PQ 18 | LO1 | 4 | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | LO2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | LO3 | | 4 | | | 3 | | | 4 | | | 4 | | | | | | | 3 |
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |