Study Programmes 2015-2016
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| Crises and conflicts in the Middle East | ||
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Duration :
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| 30h Th | ||
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Number of credits :
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Lecturer :
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| Kamal Bayramzadeh | ||
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language | ||
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the second semester | ||
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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite :
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| Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program | ||
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Course contents :
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| The course is held every odd year (2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020,...). The objective of this course is to study and analyze the political and economic causes of crises and conflicts in the Middle East particularly since the collapse of the Soviet Union. We will first deepen the different theoretical concepts to explain the concepts of war, conflict, terrorism and political crisis including the nation state crisis. In this context, the legal and political foundations of war and peace will be studied. We then analyze the main characteristics of the Middle East from a historical point of view, economic, political and strategic, to show the importance of this region in international politics. In this part, the course will examine the role of different ideological and religious trends in the evolution of international relations in the Middle East marked by the rivalry between Iran, Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Finally, we will conduct a comparative study of the various conflicts since 1991. In this perspective, we will clear the consequences of the invasion of Iraq by the United States in 2003 on the new power configuration in the Middle East and the outbreak of various wars in this region. These include the conflicts in Syria, Yemen, Iraq and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | ||
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Give to students an analytical capacity to understand the political and economic causes of crises and conflicts in the Middle East | ||
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Prerequisite knowledge and skills :
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| The students have to now the theories of the international relations. | ||
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| This course includes a theoretical part presented by the holder and a part based on the presentation of the students. | ||
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| The active participation of the students in the course is necessary. | ||
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The course mostly based on notes prepared by the responsable of the cours.
Obligatory readings for the exam: 1) Battistella Dario, Paix et guerres au XXI siècle. 2) Balnc pierre et Chagnollaud Jean-Paul, Violence et politique au Moyen-Orient. 3) Bozarsalan Hamit, Révolution et état de violence, Moyen-Orient 2011-2015. 4) Barry Buzan and Ole Waever, Regions and powers, The structure of international security. 5) Josseran Trancrède, ...... , Géopolitique du Moyen-Orient et de l'Afrique du Nord. 6) Laroche Josepa, La brutalisation du monde, Du retrait des Etats à la décivilisation. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| A note for the presentation and a note for the written examination. | ||
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| To succeed exam it is highly recommende to attend the cours. The course is held every odd year (2015-2016, 2017-2018, 2019-2020,...). | ||
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Contacts :
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| Kamal Bayramzadeh International relations | ||