ECTS - Seminar in Politics I
Seminar in Politics I (KAM412) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Seminar in Politics I | KAM412 | 8. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
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| Course Objectives | This course aims to examine current political debates in the world and in Turkey from a knowledge-based, analytical and critical perspective and to exemplify approaches that look at current political events, developments and issues from different perspectives. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Area researches; content analysis; political communication. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Course Description and Introduction | Two Focal Points of Current Political Discussions in the World and in Turkey: The Issue of "Democracy" and the Issue of "Populism" |
| 2 | Who understands what from democracy in today's world? | Davis, N.T., Goidel, K. & Zhao, Y. The Meanings of Democracy among Mass Publics. Soc Indic Res 153, 849–921 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02517-2 1 (849-862 arası okunacak) |
| 3 | Who understands what from democracy in today's world? | Quaranta, M. “What makes up democracy? Meanings of democracy and their correlates among adolescents in 38 countries.” Acta Polit 55, 515–537 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-019-00129-4 Bu konuları işlerken Freedom House ve V-Dem Institute kuruluşlarının web sayfalarını inceleyeceğiz. Öğrencilerin derse gelmeden bu siteleri detaylıca incelemeleri gerekmektedir. |
| 4 | Does Democracy Improve Human Well-Being? | John Gerring, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Matthew Maguire, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jan Teorell & Michael Coppedge (2021) “Democracy and human development: issues of conceptualization and measurement,” Democratization, 28:2, 308-332, DOI: 10.1080/13510347.2020.1818721 Bu konuları işlerken Freedom House ve V-Dem Institute kuruluşlarının web sayfalarını inceleyeceğiz. Öğrencilerin derse gelmeden bu siteleri detaylıca incelemeleri gerekmektedir. |
| 5 | Pandemic and Democracy | Sylvia Walby, “The COVID pandemic and social theory: Social democracy and public health in the crisis,” European Journal of Social Theory 2021, Vol. 24(1) 22–43 DOI: 10.1177/1368431020970127 |
| 6 | Pandemic and Democracy | https://terrabayt.com/dusunce/agamben-bir-soru/ https://iletisim.com.tr/dergiler/toplum-ve-bilim/3/sayi-152-2020/10047/salginin-icadi-olur-mu-agamben-ve-buyuk-korlugu/11887 https://uni-versus.org/2020/05/23/agamben-koronavirus-ogrencilere-agit/?fbclid=IwAR3SbPeSMPjcNSfR682Q4yf1vP4eWuFh2wtWXPDikvng3UF0N-TniY6_gxA https://terrabayt.com/covid19/zizek-koronavirusu-kapitalizme-kill-bill-vari-bir-darbedir-komunizmin-yeniden-icat-edilmesine-yol-acabilir/ https://terrabayt.com/dusunce/zizek-koronavirusu-karar-vermeye-zorluyor-ya-kuresel-komunizm-ya-orman-kanunlari/ |
| 7 | Neoliberalism ve Democracy | Wendy Brown (2018) Halkın Çözülüşü Neoliberalizmin Sinsi Devrimi (İstanbul: Metis). 1, 2, 4, 6. Bölümler Wendy Brown (2021) Neoliberalizmin Harabelerinde, Batı’da Anti-demokratik Siyasetin Yükselişi (İstanbul: Metis), 1, 2, 3. Bölümler |
| 8 | Democracy, Democratization and Turkey | 8. Hafta: Ekrem Karakoç (2020) “Democratization Theories and Turkey,” in The Oxford Handbook of Turkish Politics (Ed.) Güneş Murat Tezcür. Oxford University Press, DOI:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190064891.013.2 8 Kadir Has Üniversitesi TR Eğilimler 2019 Araştırması https://www.khas.edu.tr/sites/khas.edu.tr/files/inline-files/TE2019_TUR_BASIN_15.01.20%20WEB%20versiyon%20powerpoint_0.pdf |
| 9 | Democracy, Democratization and Turkey | 9. Hafta: Murat Somer, “Old and New Polarizations and Failed Democratizations in Turkey,” in The Oxford Handbook of Turkish Politics (Ed.) Güneş Murat Tezcür. Oxford University Press, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190064891.013.5 |
| 10 | POPULISM | Müller, Jan-Werner (2016) Popülizm Nedir? (İstanbul: İletişim). https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/BBVA-OpenMind-Jan-Werner-Muller-The-Rise-and-Rise-of-Populism-1.pdf |
| 11 | POPULISM | Mudde, Cas & Christobal R. Kaltwasser (2019) Popülizm, Kısa bir Giriş (Ankara: Nika Yayınevi). |
| 12 | POPULISM | Mouffe, Chantal (2018) Sol Popülizm (çev. Aybars Yanık) İstanbul: İletişim |
| 13 | Turkey and Populism | Yüksel Taşkın (2020) Populism in Turkey: Historical and Contemporary Patterns ,” in The Oxford Handbook of Turkish Politics (Ed.) Güneş Murat Tezcür. Oxford University Press, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190064891.013.4 |
| 14 | Turkey and Populism | Ezgi Elçi (2019) The Rise of Populism in Turkey: A Content Analysis, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 19:3, 387-408, DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2019.1656875 |
| 15 | General evaluation |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Davis, N.T., Goidel, K. & Zhao, Y. The Meanings of Democracy among Mass Publics. Soc Indic Res 153, 849–921 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-020-02517-2 1 |
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| 2. Quaranta, M. “What makes up democracy? Meanings of democracy and their correlates among adolescents in 38 countries.” Acta Polit 55, 515–537 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-019-00129-4 2 | |
| 3. John Gerring, Carl Henrik Knutsen, Matthew Maguire, Svend-Erik Skaaning, Jan Teorell & Michael Coppedge (2021) “Democracy and human development: issues of conceptualization and measurement,” Democratization, 28:2, 308-332, | |
| 4. Sylvia Walby, “The COVID pandemic and social theory: Social democracy and public health in the crisis,” European Journal of Social Theory 2021, Vol. 24(1) 22–43 DOI: 10.1177/1368431020970127 4 | |
| 10. Wendy Brown (2018) Halkın Çözülüşü Neoliberalizmin Sinsi Devrimi (İstanbul: Metis) | |
| 11. Wendy Brown (2021) Neoliberalizmin Harabelerinde, Batı’da Anti-demokratik Siyasetin Yükselişi (İstanbul: Metis) | |
| 12. 8. Hafta: Ekrem Karakoç (2020) “Democratization Theories and Turkey,” in The Oxford Handbook of Turkish Politics (Ed.) Güneş Murat Tezcür. Oxford University Press, DOI:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190064891.013.2 8 | |
| 14. : Müller, Jan-Werner (2016) Popülizm Nedir? (İstanbul: İletişim). 10 https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/BBVA-OpenMind-Jan-Werner-Muller-The-Rise-and-Rise-of-Populism-1.pdf | |
| 15. Mudde, Cas & Christobal R. Kaltwasser (2019) Popülizm, Kısa bir Giriş (Ankara: Nika Yayınevi). | |
| 16. Mouffe, Chantal (2018) Sol Popülizm (çev. Aybars Yanık) İstanbul: İletişim | |
| 17. 13. Yüksel Taşkın (2020) Populism in Turkey: Historical and Contemporary Patterns ,” in The Oxford Handbook of Turkish Politics (Ed.) Güneş Murat Tezcür. Oxford University Press, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190064891.013.4 | |
| 18. 14. Ezgi Elçi (2019) The Rise of Populism in Turkey: A Content Analysis, Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 19:3, 387-408, DOI: 10.1080/14683857.2019.1656875 | |
| Other Sources | 5. https://terrabayt.com/dusunce/agamben-bir-soru/ |
| 6. https://iletisim.com.tr/dergiler/toplum-ve-bilim/3/sayi-152-2020/10047/salginin-icadi-olur-mu-agamben-ve-buyuk-korlugu/11887 | |
| 7. https://uni-versus.org/2020/05/23/agamben-koronavirus-ogrencilere-agit/?fbclid=IwAR3SbPeSMPjcNSfR682Q4yf1vP4eWuFh2wtWXPDikvng3UF0N-TniY6_gxA | |
| 8. https://terrabayt.com/covid19/zizek-koronavirusu-kapitalizme-kill-bill-vari-bir-darbedir-komunizmin-yeniden-icat-edilmesine-yol-acabilir/ | |
| 9. https://terrabayt.com/dusunce/zizek-koronavirusu-karar-vermeye-zorluyor-ya-kuresel-komunizm-ya-orman-kanunlari/ | |
| 13. https://www.khas.edu.tr/sites/khas.edu.tr/files/inline-files/TE2019_TUR_BASIN_15.01.20%20WEB%20versiyon%20powerpoint_0.pdf |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 7 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Toplam | 9 | 40 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 80 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 20 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Learns the fundamental concepts, theories, and methods of political science and public administration; and uses this knowledge to analyze the causes and consequences of political developments at the national and global levels. | X | ||||
| 2 | Understands how policies are formulated and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional, and/or global levels; identifies the key institutions and actors involved in these processes and comprehends the functioning of public administration. | |||||
| 3 | Gains foundational knowledge on fields related to political science and public administration—such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, and history—and thereby develops an interdisciplinary understanding that considers and connects the relationships among different domains of social life. | |||||
| 4 | Learns quantitative and qualitative research techniques applicable to the field of political science and public administration, as well as the use of relevant software, hardware, and/or technical tools; gains experience in designing and conducting research/projects aimed at developing practical skills in the field. | |||||
| 5 | Develops the ability to act with open-mindedness, refrain from discrimination, and be sensitive and respectful to different perspectives through the promotion of critical and analytical thinking, intellectual debate, and lifelong learning; thus, enhances skills for collective action. | |||||
| 6 | Develops decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields. | |||||
| 7 | Develops communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learns the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines. | |||||
| 8 | Gains command of English terminology in political science and public administration, and acquires the language proficiency necessary to engage with English-language scholarship; enabling comparative analysis of current political issues in various countries. | |||||
| 9 | Possesses knowledge of both Turkish and world political history, including key periods, turning points, and major actors; thereby understands the influence of countries' socio-historical backgrounds on contemporary political and administrative issues. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 7 | 6 | 42 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 32 | 32 |
| Total Workload | 200 | ||