ECTS - Main Topics in Modern State Theory
Main Topics in Modern State Theory (KMH511) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Main Topics in Modern State Theory | KMH511 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| 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. |
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| Course Objectives | The course aims at understanding the concept of the modern state and the ways in which it is theorized in contemporary legal and political settings. The course, thus, focuses on first the historical development of the modern state in the West (esp. Western Europe); second on the emergence of the concept of sovereignty, the nation (-state), hence different political doctrines as historical development of the modern state begins to be realized on a global scale. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Historical stages in the development of the modern state (i.e. feudalism, policy of estates, absolutism and constitutional liberal state, the emergence of the system of states), sovereignty and nationalism, liberalism, conservatism, socialism, development of the modern state in Turkey. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Introduction | Poggi, Devlet, pp. 1-25. |
| 2 | Feudalism | Poggi, Modern devletin Gelişimi, pp. 31-52. |
| 3 | Polity of Estates | Poggi, Modern devletin Gelişimi, pp. 53-78. |
| 4 | Absolutism | Poggi, Modern devletin Gelişimi, pp. 79-106. |
| 5 | Nationalism | Gellner, Uluslar ve Ulusçuluk. |
| 6 | Liberalism | Poggi, Devlet, pp. 73-94; 147-196. |
| 7 | Socialism and Social Democracy | Poggi, Devlet, pp. 172-234. |
| 8 | Politics and the Law-I: D. Easton | Siyaset ve Hukuk-I: D. Easton |
| 9 | Politics and the Law-II: C. Schmitt | Poggi, Modern devletin Gelişimi, pp. 15-30 |
| 10 | Politics and the Law-III: J. Habermas | Köker, İki Farklı Siyaset. |
| 11 | Modernization Theories | Köker, Modernleşme, Ayrım I. |
| 12 | Modernization and Law: Weber | Köker, Modernleşme, Ayrım I. |
| 13 | Modernization and Law: Durkheim | Köker, Modernleşme, Ayrım I. |
| 14 | Ottoman Modernization | Köker, Modernleşme, Ayrım II ve Köker, Eleştiri. |
| 15 | Formation of Modern State in Turkey | Köker, Modernleşme, Ayrım II. |
| 16 | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Gianfranco Poggi, Devlet, İstanbul: Bilgi Ü. Yay., 2005. |
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| Other Sources | 2. Gianfranco Poggi, Modern Devletin Gelişimi, İstanbul: Bilgi Ü. Yay., 2000. |
| 3. Levent Köker, Demokrasi, Türkiye ve Eleştiri, Ankara: Dipnot, 2008. | |
| 4. Levent köker, İki Farklı Siyaset, Ankara: Dipnot, 2008. | |
| 5. Levent Köker, Modernlmeşme, Kemalizm ve Demokrasi, İstanbul: İletişim, 2012. |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 20 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 40 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 60 |
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Skills to understand, compare and paraphrase the basic concepts of law as a jurist following common principles of law. | X | ||||
| 2 | Skills to solve problems using a critical point of view when necessary , to determine and analyse the theoretical and implementation problems of law | X | ||||
| 3 | Contribution to understanding, planning, exercising and coordinating the functionss of law, by explaining and practising. | X | ||||
| 4 | Skills to understand the strategic, tactical and practical sides of public law. | X | ||||
| 5 | Skills to understand the local, national, international, universal and supranational sides of public law | X | ||||
| 6 | Skills to understand the modern methods and differences of law | X | ||||
| 7 | Skills to participate in/inter disciplinary group works succesfully | X | ||||
| 8 | Skills to adopt open minded behaviors in the way of learning and attempting | X | ||||
| 9 | Skills to assimilate and carry the rules of ethics and profession within the framework of social responsibility | X | ||||
| 10 | Skills to use Turkish efficiently in writing and speaking, and have the communication talent that is required by a law related career | X | ||||
| 11 | Skills to approach critically and creativly on the legal and social problems in terms of rule of law and ideal of justice | X | ||||
| 12 | Skills to understand and practice the national and international sides of law through caselaw and judical implementations | X | ||||
| 13 | Skills to prepare/present a written or oral academic study within the framework of acedemic ethic and rules | X | ||||
| 14 | Skills to use vocational information technologies efficiently in solving legal problems | X | ||||
| 15 | Skills to reinforce knowledge of foreign languages and command of legal terminolgy | X | ||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 27 | 27 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload | 129 | ||