ECTS - Violence and Politics
Violence and Politics (KAM420) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Violence and Politics | KAM420 | 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 | KAM 420 Violence and Politics undergraduate elective course examines the concept of political violence and discusses it in a broad theoretical discussion. In this context, different conceptualizations and forms of political violence, the conditions for the emergence of political violence, the way it is carried out, the way it is legitimized by different political ideologies or movements is based on the ideas of political thinkers with different perspectives is examined. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Types of violence; legitimacy of violence; violence and civilization; violence and state; violence and social movements. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | Syllabus |
| 2 | A General Evaluation on the Concept of Political Violence | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020), s. 1-9. |
| 3 | Revolutions and Political Violence: John Locke | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020), s. 11-38. John Locke, Yönetim Üzerine İkinci İnceleme (İstanbul: Serbest Kitaplar, 2019). |
| 4 | The State and Political Violence: Thomas Hobbes | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2022). |
| 5 | State and Political Violence: Carl Schmitt | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). Carl Schmitt, Siyasal Kavramı (İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2018), s. 49-109. |
| 6 | State and Political Violence: Carl Schmitt (II) | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). Carl Schmitt, “Nötrleştirme ve Depolitikleştirmeler Çağı,” Siyasal Kavramı (İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 2018), s. 110-124. |
| 7 | Midterm | |
| 8 | The Problem of Violence | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). |
| 9 | Violence and Human Transformation | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). |
| 10 | Politicization of Violence (I) | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). |
| 11 | Politicization of Violence (II) | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). |
| 12 | Political Theory of Violence (I) | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). |
| 13 | Political Theory of Violence (II) | Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). |
| 14 | Conclusion | Completion of the course with a review. |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Elizabeth Frazer ve Kimberly Hutchings, Violence and Political Theory (Cambridge: Polity Press, 2020). |
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| 2. Siyasal Kavramı, Carl Schmitt |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 20 |
| 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 | 40 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | ||||
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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. | |||||
| 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 |
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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 | 3 | 42 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 21 | 21 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||