| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 5 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Analyze key concepts such as power, authority, domination, race, gender, migration, market and state.
- Explain the historical foundations and major theoretical traditions in the field of political sociology.
- Recognize major topics and debates in the field of political sociology and how they are used in contemporary studies.
- Apply theories and concepts of political sociology to study historical and political issues.
- Think critically about evidence used in canonical texts, their strategy of argument, style and levels of meaning.
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | Yes(SOC206) |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | No |
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| Course Description | This course examines basic concepts and issues of political sociology, such as politics, state, power, subject and knowledge; the question of political legitimacy; competing political ideologies; elitism or elite theory; democracy and citizenship; political culture and social movements. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Introduction to Political Sociology and Key Concepts |
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2nd Week |
Politics, Power, Authority and the State |
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3rd Week |
Is Politics a Dependent Phenomenon or Relatively Autonomous? |
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4th Week |
Political Ideologies |
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5th Week |
Political System and the Question of Legitimacy I |
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6th Week |
Political System and the Question of Legitimacy II |
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7th Week |
On Political Pluralism |
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8th Week |
Mid-term Exam |
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9th Week |
The Reinvention of Politics I |
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10th Week |
The Reinvention of Politics II |
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11th Week |
Elitism and Politics |
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12th Week |
Reconceptualizing Power: Foucault |
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13th Week |
Democracy, Public Sphere and Identities |
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14th Week |
Social Movements |
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15th Week |
General Evaluation |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Janoski Thomasvb.2010.Siyaset Sosyolojisi. İstanbul: Phoenix Yay.
Heywood, Andrew.2010.Siyaset Teorisine Giriş. İstanbul: Küre Yayınları.
Vergin, Nur.2008. Siyasetin Sosyolojisi. İstanbul: Doğan Kitap.
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Discussion
- Lecture
- Questions/Answers
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Individual or group work |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
50 |
50 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
1 |
40 |
40 |
| Laboratory (including preparation) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Final exam |
1 |
10 |
10 |
| Homework |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total Work Load | 152 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 5.06 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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