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History of International Relations in the Middle East

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Course ID: 2100-MON-HSMB-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED: 14.6 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: History of International Relations in the Middle East
Name in Polish: Historia stosunków międzynarodowych na Bliskim Wschodzie
Organizational unit: Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups: General university courses
General university courses in Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
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Language: Polish
Type of course:

general courses
Prerequisites (description):

The aim of the course is to show - from a historical perspective - the basic processes shaping the political, social, cultural and religious image of the contemporary Middle East. The phenomena and processes taking place mainly in the period after World War I (the fall of the Ottoman Empire) to the present day will be presented.
Short description:

The concept of the Middle East. The boundaries of the region. Characteristics of the region and subregions. Characteristics of the Arab and Muslim world. Contemporary states and societies in the Middle East. Arab Empire. The roots of pan-Arabism, pan-Islamism and religious fundamentalism. Consequences of World War I for the region. The genesis of the conflict in Palestine. Pax Britanica in the region. Consequences of World War II and international relations in the Middle East during the Cold War. LAS, Gulf Cooperation Council and Organization of Islamic Cooperation. The Gulf Wars and the Pax Americana. The war in Syria. Kurdish problem. The role of Iran and Turkey in the region.
Full description:

1. The Middle East as an international region.

2. Arabs and the Arab world - history and present.

3. The role of Turkey in the region - history and the present

4. Pan-Arabism, pan-Islamism and Muslim fundamentalism - genesis and evolution.

5. The importance of World War I for the geopolitical shape of the region.

6. Colonialism in the Middle East region.

7. World War II and its consequences for the region. Cold War rivalry in the region.

8. The genesis of the Arab-Jewish conflict. Zionism.

9. Arab-Israeli conflicts.

10. Israeli-Arab peace process - achievements and barriers.

11. Iran and its role in the region - the importance of the 1978/1979 revolution.

12. The Persian Gulf Wars.

13. Arab Spring and its meaning

14. Post-Cold War international order in the region.
Bibliography:

1. A. Chojnowski, J. Tomaszewski, Izrael, Warszawa 2003

2. J. Danecki, Arabowie, Warszawa 2001

3. D. Kołodziejczyk, Turcja, Warszawa 2000

4. A. Krasnowolska, Historia Iranu, Wrocław 2010

5. A. Hourani, Historia Arabów, Gdańsk 1995

6. P. Johnson, Historia Żydów, Kraków 2004

7. B. Lewis, Muzułmański Bliski Wschód, Gdańsk 2003

8. D. Madeyska, Historia współczesna świata arabskiego, Warszawa 2008

9. D. Madeyska. Liban, Warszawa 2003

10. Rocznik Strategiczny (kolejne tomy), Warszawa 1996-2020

11. A. Raymond, Kair, Warszawa 2005

12. J.-P. Roux, Historia Turków, Gdańsk 2003

13. B. Wróblewski, Jordania, Warszawa 2011

14. J.Zdanowski, Bliski Wschód 2011: bunt czy rewolucja?, Kraków 2011

15. J. Zdanowski, Historia Arabii Wschodniej, Wrocław 2004

16. J. Zdanowski, Historia Bliskiego Wschodu w XX wieku Wrocław 2010

17. J. Zdanowski, Stosunki międzynarodowe na Bliskim Wschodzie w XX wieku, Kraków 2012
Learning outcomes:

After completing the course, the student should know the most important processes and phenomena that shaped the international system in the Middle East region in the 20th and 21st centuries, and the role and importance of individual regional and extra-regional actors in these processes.

He should be able to critically analyze the events and phenomena taking place in the region.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Essay.
Practical placement:

Not applicable.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Seminar, 20 hours, 15 places more information
Coordinators: Jerzy Zdanowski
Group instructors: Jerzy Zdanowski
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Examination: Course - Examination
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