Dersin amacı, Güney Avrupa ve Balkan bölgelerini oluşturan ülkeleri ve bu ülkelerin politikalarını ve birbirleriyle olan ilişkilerini ele almak ve öğrencilerin bu bölgeye dair daha kapsamlı bilgi sahibi olmalarını sağlamaktır.

Ders kapsamında öğrencilerin Güney Avrupa ve Balkanlar bölgesini tarihsel gelişim sürecinden başlayarak anlaması hedeflenmektedir. Ders kapsamında Güney Avrupa ve Balkanlara yönelik analizler ele alınacak, farklı örnek olaylar aracılığı ile analizler yapılacaktır.

Ders anlatımı, katılımcılar ile tartışma, film gösterimi, kaynak okuma ve tartışmaları

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