POLS311 Gender and Politics

5 ECTS - 3-0 Duration (T+A)- 5. Semester- 3 National Credit

Information

Code POLS311
Name Gender and Politics
Semester 5. Semester
Duration (T+A) 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 5 ECTS
National Credit 3 National Credit
Teaching Language İngilizce
Level Lisans Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Doç. Dr. MARELLA BODUR ÜN


Course Goal

The course aims to increase knowledge of the complex relationships between gender and politics through study of the concepts and theories developed by political scientists working from a woman-centred or a feminist perspective.

Course Content

This course explores the key aspects of political activism of women in a way that reflects a broader notion of the political. It points to the diversity of sites and practices of political activism of women. It also pays particular attention to feminist debates on citizenship, representation, nationalism, and the role of the state in constructing, maintaining and altering gendered relations of power.

Course Precondition

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Resources

Anne Phillips (ed), Feminism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998.

Notes

Jan Jindy Pettman, Worlding Women: A Feminist International Politics, New York: Routledge, 1996.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Identify concepts and theories developed by political scientists working from a woman-centered or a feminist perspective.
LO02 Develop the ability to critically engage with the malestream concepts, theories and methods developed and employed in the study of politics and international relations.
LO03 Identify and analyze the complex relationship between gender and politics.
LO04 Identify the diversity of political activism of women in different regions of the world.
LO05 Identify and analyze involvement of women in nationalist, religious and other social movements in the world.


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has the conceptual and theoretical competence to explain the phenomena in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations. 4
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Identifies the international and national issues by methodologies used in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations; chooses the appropriate analysis techniques across the issues and applies the appropriate empirical studies. 4
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Becomes skilful at following and interpreting different social areas in international and national levels and also applies the problem-solving oriented practices.
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Collects, reviews and analyzes the data obtained which necessary for modelling applications in the Social Science.
PLO05 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Individually and/or in a team, takes responsibility, leadership, and works effectively. 3
PLO06 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı In recognition of the need for lifelong learning, follows the latest developments in the field and improves himself/herself.
PLO07 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Uses Turkish, and at least one more foreign language, in accordance with the requirements of academic and work life.
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Understands and interprets the feelings, thoughts and behaviors of related persons correctly; and expresses himself/herself in written and oral forms accurately.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Improves his/herself constantly by defining educational requirements considering interests and talents in scientific, cultural, art and social fields besides career development. 3
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Questions traditional approaches, practices and methods; and develops and applies new study methods if necessary. 4
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Recognizes and implements social, scientific and professional ethical values. 4
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops skills of defining and analyzing the international, regional and national oriented issues, producing appropriate conflict-resolution techniques and negotiation skills.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği Develops critical thinking skills. 5


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Introduction Anne Phillips, Introduction in Anne Phillips (ed), Feminism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp.1-20. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Gender and Feminism(s) Jill Vickers, Reinventing Political Science, A Feminist Approach, chp,2 Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
3 Gender and Politics Virginia Sapiro, Feminist Studies and Political Science-and Vice Versa in Anne Phillips (ed.), Feminism and Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998, pp.67-89. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
4 Feminism and the Patriarchal State Rosemary Pringle and Sophie Watson, Womens Interests and the Post-Structuralist State in Michele Barrett and Anne Phillips (eds), Destabilizing Theory: Contemporary Feminist Debates, Stanford University Press, 1992, pp.53-73. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
5 Women and Nationalism Jan Jindy Pettman, Women, Gender and Nationalism in Worlding Women: A Feminist International Politics, New York: Routledge, 1996, pp.45-63. Deniz Kandiyoti, Identity and its Discontents: Women and the Nation, Millennium 20, 3 (1991): 429-443. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
6 Women and Political Representation Anne Phillips, Democracy and Representation: Or, Why Should it Matter Who our Representatives Are in Phillips (ed.) Feminism and Politics, pp. 224-240. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
7 Women and Democracy G. Waylen, Democratization in Gender in Third World Politics, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, 1996, pp. 115-134. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
8 Mid-Term Exam Jane Parpart, Shirin Rai and Kathleen Staudt, Rethinking em(power)ment, gender and development in Parpart, Rai and Staudt (eds.), Rethinking Empowerment: Gender and Development in a Global/Local World, London and New York: Routledge, 2002, pp.3-21. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
9 Women's Movements K. Beckwith, Beyond Compare Womens Movements in Comparative Perspective, European Journal of Political Research, pp.431-468. M. Bodur and S. Franceschet, Movements, States and Empowerment in Rethinking Empowerment, pp.112-132. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
10 Women in Religious and Nationalist Movements Deniz Kandiyoti, Identity and its Discontents: Women and the Nation, Millennium 20, 3 (1991): 429-443. Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım, Tartışma
11 Presentations-1 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
12 Presentations-2 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
13 Presentations-3 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
14 Presentations-4 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
15 Presentations-5 Research Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Grup Çalışması
16 Term Exams Exam Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Soru-Cevap
17 Term Exams Exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


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 1 20 20
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 30 30
Total Workload (Hour) 134
Total Workload / 25 (h) 5,36
ECTS 5 ECTS