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INTS 243-01, Government and Politics of the Middle East, Fall 2011
Kirdis, Esen
Kirdis, Esen
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Abstract
Commonly,
the
Middle
East
is
represented
as
a
homogenous
bloc
of
authoritarian,
Arab,
Muslim,
fundamentalist,
anti-‐modern,
patriarchal
states
and
societies
unable
to
change.
Hence,
when
the
Egyptian
people
forced
a
30-‐year
dictatorship
down
within
18
days,
it
came
as
a
surprise
to
many.
What
was
even
more
puzzling
was
the
fact
that
the
Egyptian
“people”
were
composed
of
groups
as
diverse
as
leftists,
Islamists,
Christians,
soldiers
and
liberals.
Therefore,
the
objective
of
this
class
is
to
understand
this
heterogeneity
of
the
Middle
East.
To
do
so,
we
will
first
cover
the
history
of
the
Middle
East
as
well
as
the
international
and
domestic
developments
that
define
Middle
East
politics
today.
Starting
with
the
second
section,
we
will
look
at
major
actors
and
themes
that
influence
Middle
East
politics,
such
as
Iran,
Turkey,
Arab-‐Israeli
conflict,
political
Islam,
democratization,
gender,
economy,
and
minorities.
Lastly,
we
will
look
at
different
components
of
US
foreign
policy
towards
the
Middle
East
and
the
effects
of
these
policies.
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