Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
The course is held every even year (2020-2021, 2022-2023,...). 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.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Give to students an analytical capacity to understand the political and economic causes of crises and conflicts in the Middle East
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
The students have to now the theories of the international relations.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
This course includes a theoretical part presented by the holder and a part based on the presentation of the students.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
The active participation of the students in the course is necessary. (face to face).
Recommended or required readings
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, L'invention tragique du Moyen-Orient, 2017.
3) Bozarsalan Hamit, Révolution et état de violence, Moyen-Orient 2011-2015.
4) Dazi-Héni Fatiha, L'Aarabie Saoudite en 100 questions, Tallandier, 2017.
5) BAYRAMZADEH Kamal, "Crises et conflits au Moyen-Orient : Quels sont les impacts sur les relations entre la Turquie et l'Iran?",Etudes internationales, N° 2-3, Juin-Septembre 2016, pp. 87-106.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
oral exam
Additional information:
A note for homework and a not for the oral exam.
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
To succeed exam it is highly recommende to attend the cours.
The course is held every even year (2020-2021, 2022-2023,...).
Contacts
Kamal Bayramzadeh International relations