IR342 POLITICAL ECONOMY OF SOUTHERN EUROPE
| Course Code: | 3140342 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | International Relations |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. MEHMET FATİH TAYFUR |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Course Content
This course intends to provide the student with an understanding of Southern Europe and the Mediterranean (including theoretical and conceptual approaches). Case studies: Greece and Spain. Economic Environment: economic development patterns; characteristics of the economic elites; state as an actor in the economy; the role of foreign economic aid and foreign investment. Political Environment: the nature of the political establishment; authoritarianism; democratization; the role of individual leaders. External Environment: supportive and reactionary responses in the international system (intervention, solidarity, etc); foreign policy behavior; the role of the USA, EEC/EC/EU and USSR/Russia.