HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT II

POLI210

Course Code: POLI210
Semester: Fourth Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 6

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Fourth Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will understand the historical roots of major themes and debates in political science and their relevance to the contemporary world;
will acquire knowledge of the historical and intellectual contexts of the periods covered during the semester;
will have knowledge of the works of the influential political thinkers;
will develop their ability to critically analyze and grasp modern political concepts;

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

This course is the second part of the study of the history of political thought. It aims to critically examine key thinkers and seminal texts of modern political thought in the 16-20th century. The course will provide an overview of the unprecedented social and political transformations of the modern period, including the emergence of the modern state, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution and so on, and will aim to assess their relevance for understanding fundamental themes of political thought. By focusing on the most influential thinkers, students will explore the major themes of political thought: e.g. modernity, power, morality, sovereignty, the state, equality, the nation, democracy, human rights and so on.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Course
2^nd Week	The Critiques of Absolutism
3^rd Week	Grotius and Bodin
4^th Week	Thomas Hobbes
5^th Week	Spinoza
6^th Week	John Locke
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Montesquieu
9^th Week	Jean Jacque Rousseau
10^th Week	The French Revolution
11^th Week	Edmund Burke
12^th Week	Bentham and Mill
13^th Week	Mary Wollstonecraft
14^th Week	Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels

Recommended or Required Reading

Required Reading
Ryan A (2013) On Politics A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present. London: Penguin Books.
Wood EM (2012) Liberty and Property: A Social History of Western Political Thought from Renaissance to Enlightenment. London and New York: Verso.
Boucher D and Kelly P (eds) (2005) Political Thinkers: From Socrates to the Present. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Nelson BR (2015) Western Political Thought, From Socrates to the Age of Ideology. Second Edition, Illinois: Waveland Press.
Recommended Reading
Ağaoğulları M (ed) (2015) Sokrates'ten Jakobenlere Batı?da Siyasal Düşünceler. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Attendance	1	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	55	55
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework
Total Work Load			182
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			6.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1
K2
K3	X
K4
K5		X
K6		X
K7				X
K8
K9	X	X	X	X
K10	X
K11			X	X
K12
K13