INTRODUCTION TO POLITICS

SOC206

Course Code: SOC206
Semester: Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Fourth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Onur Bilginer

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Explain contentious contents of political concepts and their reasons.
Examine the historical development of political ideological traditions, their divisions within and differences with rival traditions.
Evaluate historical and theoretical debates on issues like state, society, democracy, legitimacy, identity, globalization, political parties and regimes, and social movements.
Analyze the relations and interaction between the political and the social.
Recognize a critical perspective on the basic concepts and competing theories in the field of political science.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course aims to examine the basic political concepts and theories within their historical development. It provides information about the topics of politics, namely state, power, legitimacy, democracy, political systems, political ideologies, political parties and civil society. Students taking this course learn the basic principles, views and values ??around which political ideologies such as liberalism, socialism, conservatism and social democracy are shaped. They develop their critical thinking in the face of basic political and social issues. They question the concept and types of the state. They gain information about the theoretical and practical background of the tension between ethnic and religious identities and national identity.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	What is politics?
3^rd Week	Political thoughts and ideologies I
4^th Week	Political thoughts and ideologies II
5^th Week	Politics and the state I
6^th Week	Politics and the state II
7^th Week	Politics and the state III
8^th Week	Midterm Exam
9^th Week	Democracy and legitimacy I
10^th Week	Democracy and legitimacy II
11^th Week	Nations and nationalism
12^th Week	Politics economy and globalization
13^th Week	Politics society and identity I
14^th Week	Politics society and identity II
15^th Week	Public Holiday
16^th Week	Groups interests and movements

Recommended or Required Reading

*Lipson Leslie(2005) Siyasetin Temel Sorunları, İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, İstanbul.
*HEYWOOD Andrew (2007), Siyaset, Adres Yayınları, Ankara.
*KAPANİ Münci (1999), Politika Bilimine Giriş, Bilgi Yayınları, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	2	20
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	0	0	0
Preparation for Final exam	1	45	45
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	30	30
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	0	0	0
Total Work Load			121
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2	X	X
K3	X	X	X		X
K4					X
K5
K6	X			X
K7			X
K8		X		X
K9
K10
K11
K12