Course Information

Semester	Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	T+P+L	Credit	Number of ECTS Credits	Last Updated Date
7	POLS 455	Eurasian Politics	3+0+0	3	5	25.01.2022

Course Details

Language of Instruction	English
Level of Course Unit	Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program	Political Science and Public Administration (English)
Type of Program	Formal Education
Type of Course Unit	Elective
Course Delivery Method	Face To Face
Objectives of the Course	The aim of this course is to analyze the developments in the post-Cold War period, especially in the region defined as the Post-Soviet area by taking the Russian Federation as center.
Course Content	The course will mainly focus on the post-Cold War policies of the Russian Federation and near countries with various dimensions. In addition, Russia's policies in the Imperial/Tsarist and USSR periods will also be mentioned in terms of forming a background for the post-Cold War period.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities	None
Course Coordinator	None
Name of Lecturers	Asist Prof.Dr. Aziz BALCI
Assistants	None
Work Placement(s)	No

Recommended or Required Reading

Resources	Andrei Tsygankov, Russia’s Foreign Policy, 4th Edition (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016)
Course Notes	Robert H. Donaldson, Joseph L. Nogee, and Vidya Nadkarni, The Foreign Policy of Russia: Changing Systems, Enduring Interests (Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2014);

Course Category

Social Sciences

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Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria

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ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration	Total Work Load
Course Duration	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud	14	6	84
Mid-terms	1	14	14
Final examination	1	14	14
Total Work Load			Number of ECTS Credits 5,13333333333333 154

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

No	Learning Outcomes
1	To learn about Russia's past and present and its policies in the Post-Soviet Region
2	Analyzing Russia's Eurasian Policies before/during and after the Cold War.
3	To discuss the continuities and differences between the past and present in the Eurasian Policies of Russia and the Countries of the Region.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Topics	Materials
1	Introduction
2	The Imperial Legacy: Historical Trends and Political Culture	Donaldson, Nogee, and Nadkarni Chapters 1-2
3	Lenin & Stalin: From Revolution to Breathing Space to Cold War	Donaldson, Nogee, and Nadkarni, Chapter 3.
4	Khrushchev: Postwar Peaceful Coexistence	Donaldson, Nogee & Nadkarni, pp. 76-89
5	Brezhnev: From Detente to Confrontation	Donaldson, Nogee, Nadkarni, pp. 89-100.
6	Gorbachev: From "New Thinking" to Collapse	Donaldson, Nogee, Nadkarni, pp. 100-113.
7	Early Post-Cold War Years
8	Mid-Term Exam
9	The 1990s of the Russian Federation and Yeltsin
10	Russian Federation under Putin (2000-2008)
11	Russian Federation under Putin (2008-2014)
12	Russian Federation under Putin (From 2015 to Present)
13	Central Asia Policy of Russia under Putin
14	Ukraine, Belarus and Baltics Policies of Russia under Putin
15	Final Exam

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

Contribution: 1: Very Slight 2:Slight 3:Moderate 4:Significant 5:Very Significant