PSIR322 HISTORY OF CYPRUS CONFLICT
| Course Code: | 3540322 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the history of the Cyprus Conflict. Cyprus is a particularly interesting example of a long term and intractable conflict in which the narration and memorization of history play a significant role in the ongoing struggle. Like the island itself the history of Cyprus has been divided, usually into sides described as Greek and Turkish, with only few variations in between. The homogenization of Cyprus’ history into the history of two competing sides in a conflict does not only suppress the possibility of other histories ( and other’s histories) in common, public discourse, but also has led to binary scholarship on recent history of the island. Hence one of our primary goals in this course will be to understand ways and which, in this particular conflict situation, parties to the conflict engage history as an actor in struggle, and how the engagement of history in the struggle makes history itself resistant to questioning change.
Course Content
This course introduces students to questions in the history of the Cyprus conflict, representing both a history of the conflict itself and an examination of the role of history in the conflict. The course will require students to examine both primary and secondary materials and to conduct research on contested issues in the island’s recent history, including the role of British colonialism in the conflict, the rise of nationalist mobilization, and the increasing division of society leading to partition. Students will learn what materials are available to research Cyprus’ recent history, and they will also examine the construction of history within the context of conflict.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students are expected to have an understanding of
- The historical background of the Cyprus Problem
- Positions of the parties
- Role of international involvement
- The main contested issues
- Available sources and alternative perspectives to Cyprus problem
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Having academic knowledge in Political Science and International relations disciplines | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Developing an interdisciplinary perspective incorporating other areas of the social sciences as well | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Being capable of evaluating political, economic and social matters at local, national and international levels | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Being capable of making sense of, follow and analyze political, economic and social events | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Being sensitive to global, environmental and social problems | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Developing a critical mind capable of making constructive criticisms, open to lifelong learning, researching, inquiring, questioning and problems solving | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Being capable of individual work, entrepreneur, good time management and able to actively take part in group work for common purposes | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Having effective communication skills in Turkish and English languages | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Being capable of using communication technologies in reaching to information and organizing and presenting this information in a systematic way | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution