COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: POLITICS AND HISTORY OF THE BALKANS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 204	B	4	4	0	0	4	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Lisen Bashkurti , Monday 13:30- 16:30 hours
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E 311
Course Description:	This syllabus is designed to help students to know Political History of Balkans, to understand the phases, dynamics and changes under different international context and to evaluate the historical development during conflicts and war. This course draws attention of students to political history of Balkans with their specifics in geography, political configuration, ethno-cultural characteristics and the relations among them as well as current discussion about the impacts of history.
Course Objectives:	At the end of this syllabus students deliver their judgments on various nations and nation sovereign states issue; to write and talk about what kind of historical background any nation-state enters in international relation and their interest and behavior up to now. Finally, the students must be able to they demonstrate their knowledge, ability and skills on political histories analysis and to use their conclusion in order to apply them in real situation when it is took place in each Country in Balkan Sub-Region .

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction/Geography and ethnic geography of the Balkans to 1500
2	Balkan Peoples During 18 Century:A comparison of the Ottoman with Habsburg Rule
3	19 Century:Balkan National Wakening and Great Powers Interests
4	The Great Powers and the "Eastern Question"- Congres of Berlin 1878
5	Collaps of Ottoman Empire and the Habsburgs/Macedonia and Bosnia Hercegovina/ Balkan Wars and WWI
6	Politics and Economics of National Integration in the interwar years
7	The Balkans behind the Iron Curtain, under Communism, 1944-1956
8	Midterm exam
9	The Balkan from détente to the end of the Cold War
10	The fall of Berlin Wall and the failure of communism in the Balkan
11	Balkan political crisis/The Yugoslav dissolution
12	Legal instruments managing political stability of newly established state and their impacts: B&H(Dayton Peace Accord), Macedonia(Ohrid Framework Agreement), Kosovo (Ahtisari Proposals)
13	Regional cooperation within Regional Organisations and Initiatives
14	Phases of Balkan State integration in NATO and EU and its challenges

Prerequisite(s):	Class Attendance 60 % during the semester.
Textbook:	Each topic requires several reading. Each week these reading lists are given 1.Ferdinant Schevil, Ballkani-Historia dhe Qyteterimi, UEGEN, 2006, ISBN 978-99927-48-88-5; 2.Philip Pamper, Richard H. Elphick, Richard T. Vann, World History, 1998, ISBN—631-20898-4 3. M.Hakan Yavuz with Peter Sluglett, War&Diplomacy-Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 and the Treaty of Berlin, The University of UTAH Press, 2011, ISBN -978-1-60781-150-3 4.Dennis P. Hupchick Palgrave, The Balkans-From Constandinople to Communism, 2002, ISBN -312-21736-21736-6 5.Georges Castellan, Histori e Ballkanit, Cabej, Tirane, 1991, 6.B.Jelavich, History of Balkans -Eighteen and Nineteen Centuries, Cambridge U.P. 983 7. B.Jelavich, History of Balkans – Twentieth Century, Cambridge U.P. 1983 8.S.Stavrinos, The Balkans Since 1453, NYUP, 2000.
Other References:	N/A
Laboratory Work:	N/A
Computer Usage:	N/A
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

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COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) (Old) Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.	5
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.	5
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	5
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.	5
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	5
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	5
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	5
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	5
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	4
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	4
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	4
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	4
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	40
Final Exam	1	50
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	4	64
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Assignments	1	4	4
Final examination	1	15	15
Other			0
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5