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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Weeks and Topics Week 1: Introduction and Overview, Introductory Notes and Debates on the Course Week 2: The Theory of the Arab Uprisings Week 3: The Causes Week 4: The Historical Perspective: The Culture of Protest in the Middle East Week 5: State Collapse and the Rise of Sub-State Actors Week 6: The Arab Uprisings and the International Community Week 7: Regime Collapse, Regime Survival: Republicanism versus Monarchy? Week 8: The Sunni-Shi'a Split and the Regional Politics Week 9: The Moment of Islamism? Week 10: People Leaving the Middle East: The Refugee Problem Week 11: Student Presentations Week 12: Student Presentations Week 13: Student Presentations Week 14: Final Remarks and Conclusion
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture, Work with Text (with Book, Textbook)
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Learning outcomes
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This course aims to analyze major changes in the Middle East after the events that are popularly named as the Arab Spring. The Arab Spring has caused a great chain of events, which triggered serious developments not only in the region but also in remote geographies such as Europe. In this course, the major aim is to offer a comprehensive analysis of the Arab Spring through certain thematic issues.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam, Student performance, Systematic Observation of Student, Seminar Work, Written exam
Evaluation You will be evaluated on the following basis: 10 percent: Assignment (Paper or presentation) 30 percent: Midterm 10 percent: Class participation 50 percent: Final examination
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Recommended literature
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