MES508 MODERN IRAN: POLITICS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
| Course Code: | 8320508 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 10.0 |
| Department: | Middle East Studies |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. DERYA GÖÇER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course aims firstly to familiarize the students with the history of modern Iran in its political, social and economic dimensions. Secondly it aims to provide them a critical understanding of the existing literature. Thirdly, it aims to provide them tools with which they can trace different processes in Iranian politics of the 20th and early 21st century. Fourthly, it aims to familiarize the students with nation-state building process in the region.
Course Content
The course will provide students and understanding of modern Iranian politics,focusing on the emergence and development of the modern Iranıan nation-state in Pahlavi period and the transformation of this state in revolutionary and post-revolutionary era.The course will centre on political history while encompassing the key aspects of foreign relations as well. The course will also discuss the main axes of debate in Iranıan studies.
Course Learning Outcomes
Historical knowledge of modern Iran
Analysis of nation-building processes
Integrating social movements, states and international politics in one interdisciplinary narrative