| School/Faculty/Institute |
Graduate School |
| Course Code |
HUK 567 |
| Course Title in English |
Theories of Democracy |
| Course Title in Turkish |
Demokrasi Teorileri |
| Language of Instruction |
TR |
| Type of Course |
Lecture |
| Level of Course |
Advanced |
| Semester |
Fall |
| Contact Hours per Week |
| Lecture: 2 |
Recitation: 0 |
Lab: 0 |
Other: 0 |
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| Estimated Student Workload |
138 hours per semester |
| Number of Credits |
6 ECTS |
| Grading Mode |
Standard Letter Grade
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| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Expected Prior Knowledge |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| Registration Restrictions |
Only Master's Students |
| Overall Educational Objective |
Democracy as a model of political system has changed a great deal from its Athenian model to the present day. Today, democracy has taken its place as a political system model that includes certain elements as compulsory. In this course, it is aimed to examine comparatively the current applications of this model, which we call democracy, together with its compulsory elements. In this context, it will be examined which elements of different democracy models come to the fore in different countries and how each model realizes these elements. |
| Course Description |
Dersin hedefi, demokrasi kavramını tarihsel bir perspektif içerisinde incelemek, değerlendirmektir. Bu suretle, “demokrasi” kavramının ve “demokratik rejimlerin genel unsurlarının” tek tek ele alınması ve değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmaktadır. Bunun sonucunda, günümüz “çağdaş demokrasilerinin” onsuz olmaz unsurları, anlamları ve oluşturan kurum ve kurallar belirlenmiş olacaktır.
Dersin daha sonraki bölümünde ise, otoriter ve totaliter ideolojiler ve bu ideolojilerin çerçevelediği “otoriter ve totaliter rejim” kavramları ele alınacaktır.
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| Course Description in Turkish |
The aim of the course is to examine and evaluate the concept of democracy in a historical perspective. In this way, the concept of "democracy" and "general elements of democratic regimes" will be discussed and evaluated one by one. As a result, the indispensable elements of today's "contemporary democracies", their meanings and the institutions and rules that constitute them will be determined.
In the next part of the course, authoritarian and totalitarian ideologies and the concepts of "authoritarian and totalitarian regimes" framed by these ideologies will be discussed. |
Course Learning Outcomes and Competences
Upon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:
1) To define the concept of democracy with all its elements and the institutions and rules it has developed throughout the ages.
2) To be able to evaluate different applications and definitions of the concept of democracy.
3) To evaluate the distinctive features of concepts such as pluralist democracy, consensual democracy, Westminister democracy.
4) To be able to evaluate the countries that fall within these definitions through institutions and rules.
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| 1) Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. |
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| 2) Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. |
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| 3) Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. |
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| 4) Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. |
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| 5) Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. |
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| 6) Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. |
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| 7) Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. |
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| 8) Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. |
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Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
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S Supportive |
H Highly Related |
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Program Outcomes and Competences |
Level |
Assessed by |
| 1) |
Build on the theoretical and practical skills obtained during the undergraduate degree for the subjects within the domain of human rights law. |
H |
Exam,HW
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| 2) |
Keep updated concerning developments in jurisprudence and legislation. |
H |
Exam,HW
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| 3) |
Diagnose sources of legal disputes in the domain of human rights law, and applying rules and regulations for solving these disputes. |
S |
Exam,HW
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| 4) |
Critically analyze existing regulations and theory and proposing new insights to old and new problems occurred in the domain of human rights law. |
H |
Exam,HW
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| 5) |
Ability to describe processes and theories both verbally and in writing on national and international platforms within the field of human rights law. |
H |
Exam,HW
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| 6) |
Awareness of social, scientific and ethical values regarding human rights law field all related professional activities. |
S |
Exam,HW
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| 7) |
Ability to communicate in English both verbally and in writing at European Language Portfolio General Level B2. |
N |
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Understanding of social and environmental aspects of legislative and jurisprudential measures and theories. |
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Exam,HW
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| Prepared by and Date |
SÜHEYL BATUM , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator |
AKTS1 |
| Semester |
Fall |
| Name of Instructor |
Prof. Dr. SÜHEYL BATUM |
Course Contents
| Week |
Subject |
| 1) |
Definition and elements of democracy (in general) |
| 2) |
Elements of democracy; regime of fundamental rights and freedoms |
| 3) |
Elements of democracy; the concept of political participation |
| 4) |
Instruments of political participation |
| 5) |
Instruments of political participation; Ideological pluralism |
| 6) |
Instruments of political participation; Theoretical pluralism |
| 7) |
Constitutional and legal instruments of institutional pluralism |
| 8) |
Theoretical pluralism; the concept of the rule of law |
| 9) |
The rule of law and the concept of State of Law |
| 10) |
The rule of law and the concept of State of Law |
| 11) |
Different definitions of democracy
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| 11) |
Different definitions of democracy
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| 12) |
Democratic political regimes; conceptually |
| 13) |
Democratic political regimes; in practice |
| 14) |
Examples |
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Finals |
| 16) |
Finals |
| Required/Recommended Readings | 4 basic books on democracy; Givanni Sartori, Robert Dahl, Arendt Lijphardt and Oktay Uygun's basic reference books
In addition, according to the results of the source research that each student will do on their own, the articles or works they will read |
| Teaching Methods | Each participating student will be required to submit an assignment and presentation.
They will also present a list of their source works.
There will be a final exam. |
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| Assessment Methods |
| Assessment Tools |
Count |
Weight |
| Attendance |
1 |
% 30 |
| Homework Assignments |
1 |
% 30 |
| Final Examination |
1 |
% 40 |
| TOTAL |
% 100 |
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| Course Administration |
batums@mef.edu.tr
MEF University 5th Floor
By appointment |