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:

POL203

Ders İsmi:

Contemporary Political Theory

Ders Yarıyılı:

Fall

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):

Asst. Prof. Dr. GÖKHAN AK

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:	This course aims to give the student the political thought produced in the 20th century and to reveal the relationship between contemporary political thought and contemporary political ideologies.
Course Content:	Liberalism; socialism; conservatism; Western Marxism; post-Marxizm; fascism; totalitarianism; Islamic political thought

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) to understand written works in the political and social sphere
2) To gain familiarity with the concepts in the literature on politics and society
3) To be able to observe local and global macro political order
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)	Ideologies as social and political thought
2)	18th and early 19th century: the formation phase of ideological thinking
3)	Early capitalism and Liberalism
4)	Conservatism as a European thought: order and continuity
5)	Socialism: thought and criticism in an industrial world
6)	Anarchism: a form of power and resistance
7)	Nationalism: imagining as a people and for the people
8)	Midterm
9)	Rethinking the 19th century: the search for an epistemic order
10)	Fascism: politics as a thoughtlessness to society
11)	Feminism and ecology: identity policies and the industrial-urban crisis
12)	Religions and radical religiousism: politicizing faith globally
13)	Third world, globalization and the idea of subalternity
14)	Hegemony, empire and history
15)	Final Exam

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Macridis, Roy, Contemporary Political Ideologies, 6th edition, Pearson, 1997. •
References:	Sargent, Lyman Tower, Contemporary Political Ideologies: A Comparative Analysis, Wadsworth Publishing, 2008.

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları	1	2	3
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	5
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	5
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
4)	Opening the way for students to gain research and scientific ethics and to conduct original studies	4
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.	5
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	4
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	4
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.	4
9)	To enable graduates to use Turkish and English effectively in their professional lives.	4
10)	Appreciate the plurality of and respect for differences of opinion, lifestyles, cultural practices and identities.	4
11)	Engage in life-long learning and enrich personal, social and professional development by exploring interests in diverse disciplines.	4

Assessment & Grading

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