ECTS - History of Political Thoughts II

History of Political Thoughts II (KAM204) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
History of Political Thoughts II KAM204 3 0 0 3 6
Pre-requisite Course(s)
NONE
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Prof. Dr. Funda Gençoğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives In the course, information is given about the intellectual origins and historical developments of the decisive phenomena in terms of modern political dynamics such as the inviolability of fundamental rights and freedoms, obedience to the state authority and the limits of this obedience, the ideal form of relations between the individual and the community, civil society, and public interest. In this way, it is aimed that students have theoretical knowledge about the foundations of modern political phenomena. In addition, it is aimed that students will be able to develop a knowledge-based, critical and analytical perspective on current political phenomena and issues.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Learns how political values are accepted as norm/normal at the present time.
  • Knows different approaches to the most basic concepts of political-social life such as human nature, freedom, equality, justice and ethics.
Course Content Modern political thought; Machiavelli; reformation; scientific revolution; Hobbes; Locke; Rousseau; Smith; Marx; Burke; Kant.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Course Description and Introduction to the Course Let's refresh our memories: The Origins of Modern Political Thought
2 The Thought of Individual Freedom and the First Steps of Liberalism Locke ve Spinoza (Ağaoğulları s. 457-506)
3 Enlightenment (Ağaoğulları s. 515-540)
4 Montesquieu, Rousseau, the French Revolution and the Jacobins (Ağaoğulları s. 541-640)
5 Representatives of Liberal Thought I: Bentham, James Mill, Adam Smith (Nelson, s. 298-325)
6 Liberal Thought II Alexis de Tocqueville, TH Green
7 Liberal Thought III JS Mill, Özgürlük Üzerine; Gençoğlu (b)
8 Midterm Examination
9 Edmund Burke and Conservatism (Nelson, s. 259-280).
10 Marx (Doğu Batı Dergisi, 2011, Sayı 55, “Karl Marx” Sayısı; Marx ve Engels, “Komünist Manifesto; E. Balibar, Marx’ın Felsefesi, Birikim Yayınları 2014 (5. Baskı)
11 Two different anarchists: Bakunin and Stirner Newman, s. 73-127.
12 Socialist thought after Marx: Lenin, Bernstein, Gramsci Ingersoll, Matthews and Davison, Chp.6
13 Socialist thought after Marx: Lenin, Bernstein, Gramsci Ingersoll, Matthews and Davison, Chp.6
14 Question/answer and exam preparation

Sources

Course Book 1. Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları (ed.), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim, 2013).
Other Sources 2. - Şenel, A. (2019) Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi. Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları
3. - Tunçay, M. (2021) Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi: Seçilmiş Yazılar, 1, 2. ve 3. Ciltler. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları.
4. - Uslu, A. (2021) Siyasal Düşüncelerin Toplumsal Tarihi. Yordam Kitap.
5. - Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları (ed.), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim, 2013).
6. - F. Gencoglu, Civil Society Debate in Turkey: A Critical Analysis of the Usages of a Popular Concept, (Saarbrucken: Lambert, 2010), Chp. 1.
7. - Gençoğlu F. ; Why Alexis de Tocqueville is Not a Republican But a Liberal. FLSF Felsefe ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2018; 13(26):357-374.
8. - Ingersoll, Matthews and Davison, The Philosophic Roots of Modern Ideology, (New York: Sloan Publishing, 2010), Chp.6
9. - S. Newman, Bakunin’den Lacan’a Anti-Otoriteryanizm ve İktidarın Altüst Oluşu, (İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2006).
10. - Alan Ryan, On Politics A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present (Penguin 2012)
11. - Doğu Batı Dergisi, “Karl Marx” Sayısı. 2011, Sayı 55
12. - K. Marx ve F. Engels, “Komünist Manifesto.”
13. - E. Balibar, Marx’ın Felsefesi, İstanbul: Birikim Yayınları 2014 (5. Baskı)

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 60
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses X
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 Learning the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and Public Administration and their use in the analysis of national and global political developments, cause-and-effect relations.
2 Understanding how policies are created and implemented in real life at local, national, regional and/or global levels, recognizing important institutions and actors playing a role in these processes, knowing the functioning of Public Administration.
3 Gaining a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as International Relations, Sociology, Psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history) and thus having an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relations between different areas of life and establishes connections. X
4 Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field.
5 Developing the ability to be open-minded, avoid discrimination, and be sensitive and respectful to different points of view through the promotion of critical analytical thinking, intellectual discussion, and lifelong learning, thereby developing the skills to act jointly.
6 Development of decision-making and initiative, job completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related areas.
7 Development of communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the principles and procedures that are required to write an academic article on the disciplines of political science and public administration.
8 Mastering English terminology in the disciplines of political science and Public Administration and acquiring a level of foreign language knowledge that can help to follow studies written in English, so that current political events and cases in various countries can be analyzed comparatively.
9 Knowing both the Turkish and world political history in terms of periods, important milestones and actors, understanding the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 14 3 42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 22 22
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 30 30
Total Workload 150