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| Unit | FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES |
| POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS PR. | |
| Code | SBUS424 |
| Name | Selected Topics in Social and Political Theory |
| Term | 2019-2020 Academic Year |
| Semester | 8. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Doç. Dr. MARELLA BODUR ÜN |
| Course Instructor |
Yelda ERÇANDIRLI
(Bahar)
(A Group)
(Ins. in Charge)
|
Course Goal / Objective
This course aims to help students develop an ability to critically engage with the current debates on democracy and to analyze the problems associated with existing democratic models in the context of globalization.
Course Content
This course focuses on the theory and practice of democracy. It aims to examine the key themes and issues as well as contemporary debates in relation to the study of democratic politics today. Among the issues are the definition of who the people are, the value and limits of majority rule and the protection of minorities, the complex relationship between liberty and equality, sovereignty and freedom, democracy and constitutionalism, and democracy and Islam.
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | To be able to identify the key issues and debates in relation to the study of democratic politics. |
| LO02 | To develop an ability to critically engage with the current debates on democracy |
| LO03 | To discuss the development of democracy in Turkey |
| LO04 | To be able to identify and analyze the problems associated with the existing democracies in the context of globalization |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Roland Axtmann (ed.) 2003. Understanding Democratic Politics: An Introduction. London: Sage. David Held. Models of Democracy ( 2nd ed). Stanford: Stanford UP, 1996. Robert Dahl. Democracy and Its Critics, Yale University Press, 1991. | |
| 2 | Nation-state and Democracy | Lecture and Discussion | |
| 3 | Freedom, Equality, Justice and Democracy | Lecture and Discussion | |
| 4 | Political Participation, Representation and Democracy | Lecture and Discussion | |
| 5 | Liberal democracy and its critics | Lecture and Discussion | |
| 6 | Deliberative democracy | Lecture and Discussion | |
| 7 | Conservatism and Right Wing Extremisim | Lecture and Discussion | |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | ||
| 9 | Islam and Democracy | Lecture and Discussion | |
| 10 | Rethinking democracy in the context of Globalization | Lecture and Discussion | |
| 11 | Presentations | Presentations | |
| 12 | Presentations | Presentations | |
| 13 | Presentations | Presentations | |
| 14 | Presentations | Presentations | |
| 15 | Recap the semester | Discussion | |
| 16 | Term Exams | ||
| 17 | Term Exams |
Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria
| Assessment Type | Midterm / Year Impact | End of Term / End of Year Impact |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Midterm Exam | 100 | 20 |
| General Assessment | ||
| Midterm / Year Total | 100 | 20 |
| 1. Final Exam | - | 80 |
| Grand Total | - | 100 |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 2 | 30 | 60 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 162 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,48 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||