Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Political Science and International Relations | |||||
| Bachelor | Length of the Programme: 4 | Number of Credits: 240 | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF: Level 6 |
Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri
| School/Faculty/Institute | Faculty of Econ., Admin. and Social Sciences | ||||
| Course Code | POLS 432 | ||||
| Course Title in English | State in the Capitalist World | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | State in the Capitalist World | ||||
| Language of Instruction | |||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Seçiniz | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 132 hours per semester | ||||
| Number of Credits | 5 ECTS | ||||
| Grading Mode | Standard Letter Grade | ||||
| Pre-requisites | None | ||||
| Expected Prior Knowledge | None | ||||
| Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Registration Restrictions | Only undergradaute students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | To learn the role and the nature of the state in the capitalist world. | ||||
| Course Description | This course depicts the evolving architecture of the State in the process of rapid neo-liberal economic globalization over the last few decades. Since the 1970s the rise of neoliberalism has increasingly challenged the role of the state in the global political economy. Undoubtedly, this fashion played a crucial role in the shift of power from states to financial institutions and other non-state organizations. From this point of view, the primary focus of this course will be the impact of capitalist economic system on the functions of the state. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Bu ders son 20-30 yıllık süreçte neo-liberal küreselleşmenin devlet kavramının doğasında ve işleyişinde yarattığı değişimi konu almaktadır. Neo-liberalizmin devletin küresel ekonomi politiği üzerindeki etkisi 1970’lerden günümüze hız kesmeden devam etmekte. Şüphesiz, bu etki devletin sahip olduğu otoriteyi diğer devlet-dışı aktörler ve uluslararası finans kuruluşlarıyla paylaşmasına neden olmakta. İşte kapitalist ekonomik sistemin devlet fonksiyonları üzerinde yarattığı bu gibi değişimler bu dersin öncelikli ilgi alanının oluşturuyor. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) Understand the genealogy of the concept of the state. 2) Describe the development of the capitalist state. 3) Identify the change in the functions of the state. 4) Interpret the role of the state within neoliberal economic globalization. 5) Understand the increasing impact of financial institutions, new private/hybrid global regulatory institutions and other non-state actors on the state. |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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| 1) Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | |||||
| 2) Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | |||||
| 3) Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | |||||
| 4) Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | |||||
| 5) Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | |||||
| 6) Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||||
| 7) Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | |||||
| 8) Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | |||||
| 9) Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | |||||
| 10) Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad |
Relation to Program Outcomes and Competences
| N None | S Supportive | H Highly Related |
| Program Outcomes and Competences | Level | Assessed by | |
| 1) | Adequate knowledge of political history necessary to comprehend and effectively evaluate contemporary Political Science and International Relations issues. | S | |
| 2) | Understanding of the fundamental concepts that exist in the fields of social and behavioral sciences as well as the correlation between these concepts | H | Exam |
| 3) | Ability to analyze the fundamental theories in the field Political Science and International Relations and to assess their reflections into practice | S | |
| 4) | Ability to critically discuss different aspects of theories and developments in Political Science and International Relations both individually and in the course of group work during classroom discussions. | S | |
| 5) | Ability to conduct research independently, or with a team, about the developments taking place in the international arena, make foreign policy analyses, develop research-based conflict resolution models, and prepare comprehensive reports using computers and relevant software | H | Exam |
| 6) | Ability to take decisions as well as to implement these decisions by using the knowledge about the field and the skills that have been acquired during the undergraduate studies | H | Exam |
| 7) | Ability to recognize the relations between scientific thought and ethical behavior; pay attention to being tolerant and properly defend different ideas, ideologies and belief systems | H | Exam |
| 8) | Ability to work in international institutions and multicultural environments, with the help of the knowledge on different cultures, societies, political systems as well as linguistic skills acquired during the undergraduate studies | H | Exam |
| 9) | Ability to display language skills in English at minimum B2 level enough for debating with colleagues on issues of Political Science and International Relations, and also display language skills in a second foreign language at minimum A2 level enough for communicating in daily life | S | |
| 10) | Ability to pursue lifelong learning as well as perform advanced/graduate studies in the field Political Science and International Relations and other social sciences disciplines in academic institutions at home and abroad | H | Exam |
| Prepared by and Date | BEGÜM UZUN TAŞKIN , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | BEGÜM UZUN TAŞKIN |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction |
| 2) | Development of the Modern State |
| 3) | Force, State and Government |
| 4) | Liberal Critique of the State |
| 5) | Marx and Engels on the State |
| 6) | Institutionalism |
| 7) | The State and the Public/Private Divide |
| 8) | Foucault and Governmentality |
| 9) | The Patriarchal State (Feminist Perspective) |
| 10) | The Welfare State and Postmodernism |
| 11) | Globalization and Polycentric Governance I / Midterm |
| 12) | Globalization and Polycentric Governance II |
| 13) | Neoliberalism and the State |
| 14) | What Future for the State? |
| 15) | Final Examination Period |
| 16) | Final examination period |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Recommended Books Plant, R., 2010. The neo-liberal state. Oxford University Press on Demand. Hoffman, J., 1995. Beyond the state. Polity. Hall, J. A., 1994. The state: critical concepts. London, Routledge. Clarke, S., 1991. The state debate. In The state debate (pp. 1-69). Palgrave Macmillan UK. Schmidt, V.A., Hay, C., Lister, M. and Marsh, D., 2006. The State: Theories and Issues. Doornbos, M.R., 2006. Global Forces and State Restructuring. Dynamics of State Formation and Collapse. London. Hall, J. A., & Ikenberry, G. J., 1989. The state. Minneapolis, University of Minnesota Press. Recommended Articles and other Readings Cameron, A. and Palan, R., 1999. The imagined economy: mapping transformations in the contemporary state. Millennium, 28(2), pp.267-288. Bonefeld, W., 2010. Free economy and the strong state: Some notes on the state. Capital &Class, 34(1), pp.15-24. Picciotto, S., 1991. The internationalisation of the state. Capital & Class, 15(1), pp.43-63. Dugger, W., 1992. An evolutionary theory of the state and the market. The Stratified state, Radical Institutionalist Theories of Participation and Duality, London, ME Sharp Bonefeld, W., 2006. Democracy and dictatorship: Means and ends of the state. Critique, 34(3), pp.237-252. Cerny, P., 2001. From" Iron triangles" to" golden pentangles"? Globalizing the policy process. Global Governance, 7(4), pp.397-410. Lipietz, A., 2003. The national and the regional: their autonomy vis-à-vis the capitalist world crisis. State/Space: a reader, pp.239-255. Gamble, A., 1988. The free economy and the strong state: the politics of Thatcherism. Duke university press. Block, F., 1977. The ruling class does not rule: Notes on the Marxist theory of the state. Socialist Revolution, 33(7), pp.6-28. Evans, P., Haggard, S. and Kaufman, R., 1992. The state as problem and solution: predation, embedded autonomy, and structural change. Clarke, S., 1991. State, class struggle, and the reproduction of capital. In the State Debate (pp.183-203). Palgrave Macmillan UK. Gerstenberger, H. and Fernbach, D., 2007. The Rise Of Bourgeois States: Preconditions For An Explanation. In Impersonal Power (pp. 1-36). Brill. | |||||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lectures-Contact hours using flipped classroom as an active learning technique. | |||||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | Take-home papers | |||||||||||||||
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| Computer Use | None | |||||||||||||||
| Other Activities | None | |||||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
ozyurekm@mef.edu.tr Attendance: Students are supposed to follow the announcements made in class. Missing a quiz or midterm: Provided that proper documents of excuse are presented, a make-up exam will be given for each missed quiz. Missing a final: Faculty regulations. A reminder of proper classroom behavior, code of student conduct: YÖK Regulations Statement on plagiarism: YÖK Regulations ( http://3fcampus.mef.edu.tr/uploads/cms/webadmin.mef.edu.tr/4833_2.pdf ) Disclaimer: The instructor reserves the right, when necessary, to alter the grading policy, change examination dates, and modify the syllabus and course content. Modifications will be announced in class. Students are responsible for the announced changes. Any improper behavior, academic dishonesty or plagiarism is subject to the YÖK Disciplinary Regulation. |
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ECTS Student Workload Estimation
| Activity | No/Weeks | Hours | Calculation | ||||
| No/Weeks per Semester | Preparing for the Activity | Spent in the Activity Itself | Completing the Activity Requirements | ||||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 3 | 84 | |||
| Quiz(zes) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Midterm(s) | 1 | 14 | 2 | 16 | |||
| Final Examination | 1 | 20 | 2 | 22 | |||
| Total Workload | 132 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.3 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||