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 228 | ||||
| Course Title in English | Political Sociology | ||||
| Course Title in Turkish | Political Sociology | ||||
| Language of Instruction | EN | ||||
| Type of Course | Flipped Classroom | ||||
| Level of Course | Intermediate | ||||
| Semester | Spring | ||||
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| Estimated Student Workload | 125 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 undergraduates | ||||
| Overall Educational Objective | Gain an understanding of the development of the modern state, the relationship of the state to society, with special emphasis on the nature of modern political institutions and processes. | ||||
| Course Description | The goal of the course is to provide a foundation for understanding the history and the scope of political sociology, some of its keys theories and themes by focusing on some of the main debates in the field. The course is divided into five parts according to major themes: (1) Marxism as a major source of key themes (2) Conceptual Foundations (3) Democracy and Anti-Totalitarianisms (4) Emergence and Breakdown of Nation States (5) Historical Capitalism | ||||
| Course Description in Turkish | Siyaset sosyolojisinin tarihçesini ve kapsamını anlamak için gerekli temeli oluşturmayı hedefleyen ders, alanla ilgili ana tartışmalar ve kilit teoriler üzerinde duracak. Ders ele alacağı temalara göre beş temel başlıktan oluşuyor: 1) Siyaset sosyolojisinin temel tartışmalarının kaynağı olarak Marksizm 2) Kavramsal Temeller 3) Demokrasi ve Totalitarizm Karşıtlığı 4) Ulus Devletlerin Oluşumu ve Çöküşü 5) Tarihsel Kapitalizm |
Course Learning Outcomes and CompetencesUpon successful completion of the course, the learner is expected to be able to:1) To distinguish and map different conceptualizations of power as a relational notion 2) To understand the historical and social origins of state formations in different parts of the world 3) To compare historical waves of global political unrest |
| 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 | CANSU GÜLEÇ |
| Semester | Spring |
| Name of Instructor | Öğr. Gör. BARIŞ ÇETİN CAN EREN |
Course Contents
| Week | Subject |
| 1) | Base Superstructure and Class Struggle |
| 2) | Charisma Bureaucracy and Politics |
| 3) | Hegemony |
| 4) | Foundations of the Anti-Totalitarian Turn |
| 5) | The Middle Class |
| 6) | Institutions and Order |
| 7) | Varieties of Modernization |
| 8) | Nation State |
| 9) | Nationalism |
| 10) | Nationalism |
| 11) | State and Accumulation |
| 12) | The Relative and Potential Autonomy of the State |
| 13) | Gender and State |
| 14) | Revolutions |
| Required/Recommended Readings | Anderson, Benedict 7 Imagined Communities (Introduction) Arendt, Hannah The Origins of Totalitarianism Arrighi, Giovanni The Long Twentieth Century (Chapter 1, Epilogue) Block, Fred The Ruling Class Does not Rule: Notes on the Marxist Theory of the State De Tocqueville, Alex The Ancien Regime and The French Revolution, Book III, chapters 7-8 Geertz, Clifford Islam Observed: Religious Development in Morocco and Indonesia Gramsci, Antonio The Revolution against Capital State and Civil Society (Selections from Prison Notebooks, pp 229-263) Hechter Micheal “Causes of Nationalism” and “State-Building Nationalism” in Containing Nationalism, pp. 18-35; pp. 56-70. Huntington, Samuel Political Order in Changing Societies (Chapters 6-7) Lipset, Seymour Political Man: The Social Bases of Politics. pp. 27-86. Luxemburg, Rosa Conquest of Political Power Marx, Karl Preface to the Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy Moore, Barrington Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World. 413-508. Poulantzas, Nicos “The Capitalist State and the Dominant Classes” in Political Power and Social Classes The State and The Transition to Socialism Skocpol, Theda States and Social Revolutions, chapters 2-3 Tilly, Charles “European Cities and States” in Coercion, Capital and European States 990-1990 Weber, Max Domination and Legitimacy, (Economy and Society, pp 941-954) Charisma and Its Transformations (Economy and Society 1111-1130) Wimmer, Andreas “The Rise of the Nation-State across the World,1816 to 2001” | ||||||||||||
| Teaching Methods | Lecture and class debates based on readings | ||||||||||||
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| Course Administration |
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. 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 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 70 | ||
| Project | 1 | 20 | 1 | 21 | |||
| Homework Assignments | 14 | 1 | 14 | ||||
| Midterm(s) | 2 | 8 | 2 | 20 | |||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||||||
| Total Workload/25 | 5.0 | ||||||
| ECTS | 5 | ||||||