THE BALKANS

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Learning Outcomes

Discusses the geopolitical significance of Balkans, categorizes the Balkan history into phases and describes the main characteristics of each period, defines and evaluates the cultural and social structure of the Balkans with an intercultural approach.
Defines the influence of ethnosymbolism on Balkan nationalisms, describes the formation of nation states under the roof of Yugoslavia, explains the common features of Balkan nationalisms.
Understands the developments in the Balkans during the Balkan Wars, examines the incidents that occurred in the region during the First World War, analyses the events that occurred during the interwar period and grasps the rising period of dictatorships in the Balkans as a result of WWI, investigates the effects of the Second World War’s reflections in the region and explores the new conjuncture that emerged after the Second World War.
Makes a general evaluation of the Cold War, examines bilateral and multilateral relations of the countries of the same region, understands the presence of the Western Bloc in the Balkans, describes the Eastern Bloc under the control of the USSR considering the Balkans, analyzes the political role of Yugoslavia in the region.
Explains the reasons behind the dissolution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, evaluates the disintegration process of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the struggles for independence, explains the regional actors’ behavior to the Western Balkans aftermath of the dissolution.
Analyzes the Bosnia-Serbia War, evaluates the Kosovo intervention, interprets the strategies of global and regional powers such as the US, RF, UN, EU, and Turkey in the Bosnia and Kosovo crisis.
Explains the current conflict areas in the Balkans, evaluates the policies of the Euro-Atlantic actors towards Balkans, explains the policies of other global actors towards Balkans, evaluates the effects of the global pandemic on the Balkans region.
Evaluates Turkish foreign policy between World War I and World War II, explains the reasons for the changing foreign policy throughout the war, describes the new situation in the region and Turkish foreign policy, explores soft power as a new foreign policy tool, makes a general evaluation.