Comparative Politics (KAM505) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Comparative Politics KAM505 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
None
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Team/Group, Brain Storming, Role Play.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Eda Bektaş
Course Assistants
Course Objectives This course aims to present main concepts, theoretical approaches and methods on the field of comparative politics to graduate students. For this purpose, it focuses on the main actors and processes that affect a country's political structure and domestic politics such as the determinants of democratic and authoritarian regimes, relationship between different political institutions, parties and party systems, election systems etc.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Recognizes the main issues, concepts and theories of comparative politics and evaluates them through comparative examples.
Course Content States; democracy; political institutions; civil society organizations; international organizations.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introduction Sayarı, Sabri ve Hasret Dikici Bilgin (Der.). 2015. Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset: Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2 The Context of the Comparative Politics Sayarı, Sabri ve Hasret Dikici Bilgin. 2013. ‘Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Alanının gelişimi’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 5-24. (1. Bölüm) Beyme, Klaus von. 2014. “The Evolution of Comparative Politics.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 22-33. (Caramani Chapter 1) Peters, Guy B. 2014. “Approaches in Comparative Politics.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 35-46. (Caramani Chapter 2)
3 Methodology in the Field of Comparative Politics M. Emre Hatipoğlu. 2013. ‘Karşılaştırmalı Siyasette Yöntem’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 25-44. (2. Bölüm) Landman, Todd. 2003. “Why Compare Countries?” In Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics. London: Routledge, 4–22. (Chapter 1) Landman, Todd. 2003. “How to Compare Countries?” In Issues and Methods in Comparative Politics. London: Routledge, 23-49. (Chapter 2) Tavsiye edilen okumalar Lijphart, Arend. 1971. “Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method.” American Political Science Review 65(3): 682-693. Pierson, Paul. 2003. “Big, Slow-moving, and... Invisible.” in (Eds.) James Mahoney and Dietrich Rueschemeyer, Comparative Historical Analysis in the Social Sciences, 177-207. Mahoney, James and Gerry Goertz. 2006. “A Tale of Two Cultures: Contrasting Quantitative and Qualitative Research.” Political Analysis, 14(3): 227-249.
4 Dictatorship and Democracy Yunus Sözen, 2013, ‘Siyasi Rejimler: Demokrasiler ve Diğer Sistemler’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 45-74. (3. Bölüm) Mair, Peter. 2014. “Democracies.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 79-95. (Caramani Chp. 5) Brooker, Paul. 2014. “Authoritarian Regimes.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 96-109. (Caramani Chp. 6) Tavsiye edilen okumalar Schmitter, Philipe C., and Terry Mynn Karl. 1991. “What Democracy is ...and is Not.” Journal of Democracy 2(3): 75-88.
5 Authoritarianism and Democratization Yaprak Gürsoy, 2013, ‘Rejim Değişiklikleri: Otoriterleşme ve Demokratikleşme’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 75-100. (4. Bölüm) Tavsiye edilen okumalar O’Donell, Guillermo A. 1994. “Delegative Democracy.” Journal of Democracy 5(1): 55–69. Levitsky, Steven, and Lucan Way. 2002. "The Rise of Competitive Authoritarianism." Journal of Democracy 13(2): 51-65. Berk Esen ve Şebnem Gümüşçü, 2016, ‘Rising competitive authoritarianism in Turkey’, Third World Quarterly 37(9), 1581-1606.
6 Political Culture Ebru Ş. Canan-Sokullu, 2013, ‘Siyasal Kültür’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 101-122. (5. Bölüm) Welzel, Christian and Ronald Inglehart. 2014. “Political Culture.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 284-301. (Caramani Chp. 17)
7 Political Parties Sabri Sayarı, 2013, ‘Siyasi Partiler ve Parti Sistemleri’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 123-144. (6. Bölüm) Katz, Richard S. 2017. “Political Parties.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 207-223. (Caramani Chp. 12) Caramani, Daniele. 2017. “Party Systems.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 224-243. (Caramani Chp. 13) Tavsiye edilen okumalar Carles Boix, 2007, “The Emergence of Parties and Party Systems,” In the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics, eds. Carles Boix and Susan C. Stokes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 499-521.
8 Party Systems Sabri Sayarı, 2013, ‘Siyasi Partiler ve Parti Sistemleri’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 123-144. (6. Bölüm) Katz, Richard S. 2017. “Political Parties.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 207-223. (Caramani Chp. 12) Caramani, Daniele. 2017. “Party Systems.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 224-243. (Caramani Chp. 13) Tavsiye edilen okumalar Carles Boix, 2007, “The Emergence of Parties and Party Systems,” In the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics, eds. Carles Boix and Susan C. Stokes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 499-521.
9 Elections and Election Systems Hasret Dikici Bilgin, 2013, ‘Seçimler ve Seçim Sistemleri’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 145-168. (7. Bölüm) Sweet, Alec Stone. 2014. “Constitutions and Judicial Power.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 150-165. (Caramani Chp. 9) Gallagher, Michael. 2017. “Elections and Referendums.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 171-187. (Caramani Chp. 10) Tavsiye edilen okumalar Boix, Carles. 1999. “Setting the Rules of the Game: The Choice of Electoral Systems in Advanced Democracies.” American Political Science Review 93(3): 609-624. Norris, Pippa. 1997. “Choosing Electoral Systems: Proportional, Majoritarian, and Mixed Systems.” International Political Science Review 18(3): 297-312.
10 Pressure Groups and Civil Society Zeynep Alemdar, 2013, ‘Baskı Grupları ve Sivil Toplum’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 169-188. (8. Bölüm) Erne, Roland. 2017. “Interest Groups.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 245-259. (Caramani Chp. 14) Kriesi, Hanspeter. 2017. “Social Movements.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 274-290. (Caramani Chp. 16) Tavsiye edilen okumalar Tsebelis, George. 1995. “Decision Making in Political Systems: Veto Players in Presidentialism, Parliamentarism, Multicameralism and Multipartyism." British Journal of Political Science 25(3): 289-325. Tarrow, Sidney and Charles Tilly. 2007. “Contentious Politics and Social Movements” In the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics, eds. Carles Boix and Susan C. Stokes. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 435-460.
11 Government Systems and Legislatures Pelin Ayan Müsil, 2013, ‘Hükümet Sistemleri: Başkanlık Sistemi ve Parlamenter Sistem’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 189-208. (9. Bölüm) Kreppel, Amie. 2017. “Legislatures.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 117-135. (Caramani Chp. 7) Muller, Wolfgang C. 2017. “Governments and Bureaucracies.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 136-154. (Caramani Chp. 8) Lijphart, Arend. 1999. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries. New Haven: Yale University Press, Chapters 1-3. Tavsiye edilen okumalar Foweraker, Joe, and Todd Landman. 2002. “Constitutional Design and Democratic Performance.” Democratization 9(2): 43–66. Linz, Juan J. 1990. "The Perils of Presidentialism." Journal of Democracy 1(1): 51-69. Linz, Juan J. 1994. “Presidential or Parliamentary Democracy: Does it Make a Difference?” in The Failure of Presidential Democracy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 3-48.
12 Governments and Legislatures Pelin Ayan Müsil, 2013, ‘Hükümet Sistemleri: Başkanlık Sistemi ve Parlamenter Sistem’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 189-208. (9. Bölüm) Kreppel, Amie. 2017. “Legislatures.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 117-135. (Caramani Chp. 7) Muller, Wolfgang C. 2017. “Governments and Bureaucracies.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 136-154. (Caramani Chp. 8) Lijphart, Arend. 1999. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries. New Haven: Yale University Press, Chapters 1-3. Tavsiye edilen okumalar Foweraker, Joe, and Todd Landman. 2002. “Constitutional Design and Democratic Performance.” Democratization 9(2): 43–66. Linz, Juan J. 1990. "The Perils of Presidentialism." Journal of Democracy 1(1): 51-69. Linz, Juan J. 1994. “Presidential or Parliamentary Democracy: Does it Make a Difference?” in The Failure of Presidential Democracy. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 3-48.
13 Comparative Political Economy Işık Özel, 2013, ‘Karşılaştırmalı Ekonomi Politik’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, 209-233. (10. Bölüm)
14 Federal and Uniter Systems Andrew Heywood, 2020, ‘Çok Düzeyli Siyaset’, Siyaset, Ankara: Felix Kitap, 556-585. Loughlin, John. 2014. “Federal and Local Government Institutions.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 181-196. (Caramani Chp. 11) Bickerton, James and Alain-G. Gagnon. 2014. “Regions.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 252-266. (Caramani Chp. 15) Hix, Simon. 2014. “The EU as the New Political System.” In Comparative Politics, ed. Daniele Caramani. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 387-406. (Caramani Chp. 23)
15 Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Sayarı, Sabri ve Hasret Dikici Bilgin (Der.). 2015. Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset: Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2. Caramani, Daniele. 2014. Comparative Politics. 3rd Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Other Sources 3. İzlencede belirtilen diğer kaynaklar.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 10
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 3 35
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 6 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methodology of international relations.
2 Acquiring the skills of analyzing international relations from a theoretical level.
3 Acquiring the ability to make logical interpretations about the recent either global or national political events.
4 Acquiring different perspectives on international relations.
5 Improving the ability to make analyses about the current and future prospects of global and regional actors.
6 Developing relevant academic and applied research skills in political areas.
7 To improve the academic writing skills pertaining to the academic area.
8 To improve the academic presentation skills pertaining to the academic area.
9 To improve analytical thinking and independent research skills.
10 Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, interpretation, discussions, and/or continuous learning.
11 Improving the ability to effectively develop arguments.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 3 42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 5 15
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 10 10
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 130