ECTS - Political Parties and Electoral Systems
Political Parties and Electoral Systems (KAM314) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Political Parties and Electoral Systems | KAM314 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| None |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| 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 Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course primarily examines the origins, historical development, functions, organizational structures and party systems of political parties, which are the main actors of political regimes. Afterwards, elections and electoral systems are discussed in relation to both the party system and democracy. In the last part of the course, the development of political parties in Turkey, the Turkish party system and its problems, the Turkish electoral system and its relationship with democracy are discussed. The aim of the course is to make students discuss the issues of political parties and elections in detail and to emphasize the importance of the election-democracy relationship and intra-party democracy. Another aim of the course is to contribute to the easier learning of students by concretizing abstract subjects by giving examples from the world and our country. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Political parties; electoral systems; party systems; cleavages in society. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | Introducing the curriculum and the course, explaining what is expected from the students. |
| 2 | Definition of political party and their origins | • Maurice Duverger, 1970, ‘Partilerin Kökeni’, Siyasi Partiler kitabı içinden, sayfa 15-36. • Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, 2001, Türkiye'de Demokrasi ve Politik Partiler, sayfa 1-10. • Sabri Sayarı, 2013, ‘Siyasi Partiler ve Parti Sistemleri’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset kitabı içinden, sayfa 124-127. |
| 3 | Functions and organization of political parties | • Sabri Sayarı, 2013, ‘Siyasi Partiler ve Parti Sistemleri’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset kitabı içinden, sayfa 127-135. • Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, 2001, Türkiye'de Demokrasi ve Politik Partiler, sayfa 10-26. |
| 4 | Party organization (II) | • Maurice Duverger, 1970, ‘Parti Örgütü, Üyeliği, Liderliği’, Siyasi Partiler kitabı içinden, sayfa 37-275. |
| 5 | Political party systems | • Sabri Sayarı, 2013, ‘Siyasi Partiler ve Parti Sistemleri’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset kitabı içinden, sayfa 135-141. • Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, 2001, Türkiye'de Demokrasi ve Politik Partiler, sayfa 26-33 • Maurice Duverger, 1970, ‘Partilerin Örgütü’, Siyasi Partiler kitabı içinden, sayfa 276-535. |
| 6 | Elections and electoral systems | • Hasret Dikici Bilgin, 2013, ‘Seçimler ve Seçim Sistemleri’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset kitabı içinden, sayfa 146-166. |
| 7 | Historical origins of the Turkish party system | • Ergun Özbudun, 2011, Türkiye’de Parti ve Seçim Sistemleri, sayfa 1-55. • Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, 2001, Türkiye'de Demokrasi ve Politik Partiler, sayfa 34-52. |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Multi-party life in Turkey | • Ergun Özbudun, 2011, Türkiye’de Parti ve Seçim Sistemleri, sayfa 57-86. • Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, 2001, Türkiye'de Demokrasi ve Politik Partiler, sayfa 52-84. |
| 10 | Turkish party system and its problems | • Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, 2001, Türkiye'de Demokrasi ve Politik Partiler, sayfa 84-105. • Mustafa Erdogan, 2001, ‘Siyasi Partiler, Devlet ve Demokrasi’, sayfa 59-66. • Didem Erdogan, 2016, ‘Siyasi Partilerin Temsili Demokrasi Üzerine Etkileri’, Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 2(3), sayfa 59-74. |
| 11 | Election system and elections in Turkey | • Ergun Özbudun, 2011, Türkiye’de Parti ve Seçim Sistemleri, sayfa 87-104. |
| 12 | Party and electoral system debates and democracy in Turkey | • Ergun Özbudun, 2011, Türkiye’de Parti ve Seçim Sistemleri, sayfa 105-120. • Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, 2001, Türkiye'de Demokrasi ve Politik Partiler, sayfa 106-121. • IPM, 2013, Türkiye’nin Demokratikleşmesi için Kapsamlı Bir Siyasi Parti ve Secim Sistemi Reformu Önerisi, sayfa 1-36. |
| 13 | Question and answers |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. • Maurice Duverger, 1970, Siyasi Partiler, Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi. (çeviren Ergun Özbudun) |
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| 2. • Ali Yaşar Sarıbay, 2001, Türkiye’de Demokrasi ve Politik Partiler, İstanbul: Alfa Yayınları. | |
| 3. • Ergun Özbudun, 2011, Türkiye’de Parti ve Seçim Sistemi, İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. | |
| 4. • Sabri Sayarı, 2013, ‘Siyasi Partiler ve Parti Sistemleri’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset kitabı içinden, sayfa 124-141. | |
| 5. • Hasret Dikici Bilgin, ‘Seçimler ve Seçim Sistemleri’, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset kitabı içinde, İstanbul: Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, sayfa 145-168. | |
| 6. • Mustafa Erdoğan, 2001, ‘Siyasi Partiler, Devlet ve Demokrasi’, sayfa 59-66. | |
| 7. • Didem Erdoğan, 2016, ‘Siyasi Partilerin Temsili Demokrasi Üzerine Etkileri’, Hukuk Fakültesi Dergisi 2(3), sayfa 59-74. | |
| 8. • IPM, 2013, Türkiye’nin Demokratikleşmesi için Kapsamlı Bir Siyasi Parti ve Secim Sistemi Reformu Önerisi, sayfa 1-36. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 45 |
| Toplam | 4 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 55 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 45 |
| 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 | 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. | X | ||||
| 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. | X | ||||
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 | 2 | 28 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||