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 226 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Social Origins of Wealth and Development | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Social Origins of Wealth and Development | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Introductory | ||||
| Semester | Fall | ||||
| Contact Hours per Week |
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| Estimated Student Workload | 120 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 Undergraduate Students | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Gain an understanding of capital accumulation and its economic, social and political consequences from a historical and global perspective | ||||
| Course Description | This course will take students through an extensive and close reading of the classical theoretical and empirical studies of development from a global and historical perspective. The course will acquaint students with the theoretical origins of the development discourse and provide them with perspectives on the relationship among capital accumulation, the expansion of markets, equilibrium traps, and class and state formation. | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Kalkınma sosyolojisine dair klasik teorik metinleri ve güncel ampirik çalışmaların okumasına dayanan ders tarihsel ve küresel bir perspektifle kalkınma söyleminin teorik kökenlerini irdeler. Sermaye birikimi, pazarların genişlemesi, denge tuzakları, sınıf ve devlet oluşumlarına dair farklı yaklaşımlar dersin temel konusunu oluşturur. |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) 1. To distinguish and map different conceptualizations of development as a contested notion 2) 2. To understand the historical and social origins of capitalist development in different parts of the world 3) To compare historical phases of capitalist expansion |
| Program Learning Outcomes/Course Learning Outcomes | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | H | Exam |
| 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 | H | Exam |
| 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. | H | Exam |
| 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 | S | 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 | N | |
| 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 | N | |
| 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 | N | |
| 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 | Presentation |
| 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 | N |
| Prepared by and Date | BARIŞ ÇETİN CAN EREN , January 2024 |
| Course Coordinator | EVRİM GÖRMÜŞ |
| Semester | Fall |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. BARIŞ ÇETİN CAN EREN |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Introduction |
| 2) | Use Value and Chrematistics |
| 3) | Labor and Property |
| 4) | Inequality |
| 5) | Division of Labor and Markets |
| 6) | Endless Accumulation of Capital |
| 7) | The Protestant Ethic |
| 8) | Creative Destruction |
| 9) | Dependency Theory and World Systems Perspective |
| 10) | The Brenner Debate |
| 11) | The Great Divergence |
| 12) | The American Century |
| 13) | Forces of Labor |
| 14) | The Second Washington Consensus |
| 15) | The Turkish Bourgeoisie |
| 16) | Waves of Capital Accumulation in Turkey |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Aristotle, ., Barker, E., & Stalley, R. F. (2009). The politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Arrighi, Giovanni. "Capitalism and the Modern World-System: Rethinking the Nondebates of the 1970's". Review, XXI, 2, 1998 Arrighi, Giovanni and Beverly Silver. 1999. Chaos and Governance in Modern World System. Brenner, Robert. 1974. The Origins of Capitalist Development: A Critique of Neo-Smithian Marxism Cardoso, Fernando. 1972. Dependent Capitalist Development in Latin America. Cox, Robert. 1987. Production, Power and World Order: Social Forces in the Making of History Frank, Andre Gunder. 1979. Dependent Accumulation and Underdevelopment. Gowan, Peter. The Global Gamble: Washington’s Faustian Bid For World’s Dominance. Lewis, W. A. 1954. Economic Development with Unlimited Supplies of Labor 139-191. Locke, J., & Wootton, D. (2003). Political writings. Indianapolis: Hackett Pub. Marx, Karl. 1863. Capital Volume 1 Marx, Karl. 1848. Manifesto of the Communist Party Milanovic, Branko. Worlds Apart: Measuring International and Global Inequality. , 2011. Print. McMicheal, Philip. 2000. Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective Polanyi, Karl. Origins of Our Time: The Great Transformation. London: V. Gollancz, 1946 Nurske, Ragnar. 1952. Growth in Underdeveloped Countries: Some International Aspects Of The Problem Of Economic Development Rostow, Walt W. 1960. The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, and Patrick Coleman. Discourse on the Origin of Inequality. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009. Print. Schumpeter, Joseph A Capitalism, Socialism, and Democracy. Willder Publications, 2018. Smith, Adam. 2000 (1776). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. Wallerstein, Immanuel. 1992. The West, Capitalism and The Modern World-System. 561-619 Weber, Max, Peter Baehr, and Gordon C. Wells. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. London: Penguin, 2002. Print. Wolf, Eric. 1982. Europe And The People Without History | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | The course will be a combination of lectures and in class debates based on the reading material. | ||||||||||||
| Homework and Projects | A research paper submitted at the end of the semester | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
erenc@mef.edu.tr Papers and proposals must be completed on time. Late work will be penalized by dropping each day (including Saturday and Sunday) by one third of a grade (i.e., from A+ to A to A- to B+ etc.), unless you have secured explicit permission in advance to turn in your paper late. Late make-up essays will not be accepted. Be proactive. If there are any foreseeable problems, come talk to me or your TA early, rather than waiting until after the fact. I will not grant extensions a couple of days before the due date. MEF university values academic integrity. Therefore all students must understand the meaning and consequences of cheating, plagiarism and other academic offences under the code of student conduct and disciplinary procedures |
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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 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 21 | 1 | 22 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 14 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Quiz(zes) | 14 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Total Workload | 120 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 4.8 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||