Political Science and İnternational Relations(English)
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

POL102

Ders İsmi:

History of Political Thought

Ders Yarıyılı:

Spring

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Laboratory	ECTS
3	0	0	6

Language of instruction:

English

Ders Koşulu:

Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?:

Type of course:

Required

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

RA MUHAMMET ÖZCAN

Course Lecturer(s):

Assoc. Prof. Dr. ZEYNEP BANU DALAMAN

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:

To inform our students about how and when the scientific ideas emerge in a scientific manner, along with their sources and the environment in which they emerge. To provide recognition of political thinkers and concepts. To have knowledge about different thinking styles and assumptions inherent in politics. To help the students to comprehend the philosophy and theories of political science.

Course Content:

The course will take the form of an intensive, analytical reading of some of the seminal texts of European political philosophy. Among the thinkers to be studied are Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, and Locke. The key concepts to be investigated are justice, citizenship, freedom, power, sovereignty, state and legitimacy. The term will end with a brief look at the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen and the American Declaration of Independence

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction: The Origins of Political Philosophy in Democratic Athens	John Rawls: Lectures on the history of political philosophy. Harvard University Press, 2008, 1-20.
2)	Ancient Greece: Socratic Citizenship &Plato’s Political Philosophy	Plato, The Republic, Book I & II (Cambridge University Press, 1991), 361
3)	Ancient Greece: Aristotle’s Political Philosophy	Aristotle, Politics, Book I & II (Cambridge University Press, 1986), 1139.
4)	Islamic Thought: Ibn Khaldun, Ibn Rushd (Averroes)	Khaldun, I. (2015). The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to HistoryAbridged Edition. Princeton University Press.
5)	Rise of Rome / Medieval Europe: Cicero, St Augustine, St Thomas Aquinas	Plato, The Republic, Book V & VI (Cambridge University Press, 1991), 127-161.
6)	Renaissance / Reforma Mouvements in Europe: Machiavelli, Martin Luther, Jean Bodin	Machiavelli, The Prince, (Cambridge University Press, 1988), 3-54.
7)	17th Century England: Hobbes, Locke	Hobbes, Leviathan, (Cambridge University Press, 1997), 117-154. Locke, Second Treatise of Government, Political Writings (Penguin, 1993). John Rawls: Lectures on the history of political philosophy. Harvard University Press, 2008, 23-40, 103-121.
8)	Midterm
9)	18th Century Europe: Hume, Burke, Kant	John Rawls: Lectures on the history of political philosophy. Harvard University Press, 2008, 159-173.
10)	18th Century Europe: Monstesquieu, Rousseau	John Rawls: Lectures on the history of political philosophy. Harvard University Press, 2008, 191-213.
11)	Post-renaissance Europe: Hegel	Hegel, G. W. F. (1991). Hegel: Elements of the philosophy of right. Cambridge University Press.
12)	Industrial Revolution: Bentham	Miller, J. A., & Miller, R. (1987). Jeremy Bentham's panoptic device. October, 41, 3-29.
13)	Utilitarianism: J.S. Mill, T.H.Green	John Rawls: Lectures on the history of political philosophy. Harvard University Press, 2008, 251-265.
14)	Non-marxist Socialism, Laski, Declarations of Human Rights	Greenleaf, W. H. (1981). Laski and British Socialism. History of Political Thought, 2(3), 573-591. The American Declaration of Independence & the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
14)	Non-marxist Socialism, Laski, Declarations of Human Rights	Greenleaf, W. H. (1981). Laski and British Socialism. History of Political Thought, 2(3), 573-591. The American Declaration of Independence & the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen.
15)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Rawls, John. Lectures on the history of political philosophy. Harvard University Press, 2008.
Plato, The Republic
Aristotle, Politics
Ibn Khaldun, Khaldun, I. The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History-Abridged Edition. Princeton University Press.
Machiavelli, The Prince
Hobbes, Leviathan
Locke, Second Treatise of Government

References:

1. Janet Coleman, A History of Political Thought (Blackwell, 2000).
2. Iain Hampsher-Monk, A History of Modern Political Thought (Blackwell, 1992).
3. Leo Strauss and Joseph Cropsey, History of Political Philosophy, University of Chicago Press, 1987.
4. David Miller, Janet Coleman, William Connolly and Alan Ryan (ed), The Blackwell Encyclopaedia of Political Thought (Blackwell, 1987).

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes
1) Advanced knowledge of conceptual knowledge sets, methods and theoretical approaches in political science and international relations
2) Recognizing the interaction of the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations with other social sciences intersecting with themselves (history, sociology, law, economics, psychology, anthropology), to gain the knowledge and skills of evaluation and discussion in the interdisciplinary framework
3) Having to ability to make data collection, analysis and reporting from library and other academic information sources ; make written texts and oral presentations in accordance with academic writing rules in related subjects
4) Opening the way for students to gain research and scientific ethics and to conduct original studies
5) Gaining the ability to analyze and discuss political, social and economic problems in a specific conceptual framework, which are equipped, nationally and internationally, which will maximize the needs of state and non-state institutions.
6) To educate individuals with academic perspectives in the future by giving qualified undergraduate education that can lead them to the graduation and doctoral studies
7) Acquiring beneficial people with social responsibility awareness and ethical values by strengthening the communication competence of the individual who will interact fully with the humanities
8) To contribute to the increase of the scientific and cultural quality of the society within the understanding of national and international cooperation and solidarity.
9) To enable graduates to use Turkish and English effectively in their professional lives.
10) Appreciate the plurality of and respect for differences of opinion, lifestyles, cultural practices and identities.
11) Engage in life-long learning and enrich personal, social and professional development by exploring interests in diverse disciplines.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Advanced knowledge of conceptual knowledge sets, methods and theoretical approaches in political science and international relations
2)	Recognizing the interaction of the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations with other social sciences intersecting with themselves (history, sociology, law, economics, psychology, anthropology), to gain the knowledge and skills of evaluation and discussion in the interdisciplinary framework
3)	Having to ability to make data collection, analysis and reporting from library and other academic information sources ; make written texts and oral presentations in accordance with academic writing rules in related subjects
4)	Opening the way for students to gain research and scientific ethics and to conduct original studies
5)	Gaining the ability to analyze and discuss political, social and economic problems in a specific conceptual framework, which are equipped, nationally and internationally, which will maximize the needs of state and non-state institutions.
6)	To educate individuals with academic perspectives in the future by giving qualified undergraduate education that can lead them to the graduation and doctoral studies
7)	Acquiring beneficial people with social responsibility awareness and ethical values by strengthening the communication competence of the individual who will interact fully with the humanities
8)	To contribute to the increase of the scientific and cultural quality of the society within the understanding of national and international cooperation and solidarity.
9)	To enable graduates to use Turkish and English effectively in their professional lives.
10)	Appreciate the plurality of and respect for differences of opinion, lifestyles, cultural practices and identities.
11)	Engage in life-long learning and enrich personal, social and professional development by exploring interests in diverse disciplines.

Assessment & Grading

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