SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TURKEY

POLI341

Course Code: POLI341
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor İsmail Aydıngün

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

develop a general overview on the theories of social structure.
analyze the Ottoman social structure through social theories.
question the transition from the Ottoman social structure to social structure of Turkey.
develop comparative understanding of different social structures.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional programme components.

Course Description

The content of the course is based on the knowledge gained by the courses of Introduction to Sociology and Political Sociology. The aim is to understand the social structure of Turkey from a critical and comparative standpoint.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction: Theory and Fundamental Concepts
2^nd Week	Theories of Social Structure
3^rd Week	Misconceptions about Social Structure
4^th Week	Birth of A Nation and Modernity
5^th Week	Union and Progress
6^th Week	Imperialism and Development
7^th Week	Mid-term Exam
8^th Week	Kurdish Question
9^th Week	Urban Sprawl
10^th Week	Nepotism and Corruption
11^th Week	Challenges against Democracy
12^th Week	Fundamentalism
13^th Week	Secularism
14^th Week	Globalization and Integration

Recommended or Required Reading

Human Geography, A Very Short Introduction by Patricia Daley and Ian Klinke, Oxford University Press.
Development, A Very Short Introduction by Ian Goldin, Oxford University Press.
Berkes, Niyazi. Ziya Gökalp: His Contribution to Turkish Nationalism. Middle East Journal 8, no. 4 (1954): 375-90.
Berkes, Niyazi. Ethics and Social Practice in Islam. Philosophy East and West 9, no. 1/2 (1959): 60-62.
İçduygu, Ahmet, and E. Fuat Keyman. Globalization, Security, and Migration: The Case of Turkey. Global Governance 6, no. 3 (2000): 383-98.
Pamuk, Sevket. Political Economy of Industrialization in Turkey.MERIP Reports, no. 93 (1981): 26-32.
Spillman, Lyn. HOW ARE STRUCTURES MEANINGFUL? CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY AND THEORIES OF SOCIAL STRUCTURE. Humboldt Journal of Social Relations 22, no. 2 (1996): 31-45.
ULUÇAKARAR, Mustafa, and Ali ÇAĞLAR. An Analysis of Two Different Models of Civil-Military Relations: The Case of Turkey. Uluslararası İlişkiler / International Relations 14, no. 55 (2017): 41-57.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

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

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	4	56
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework
Total Work Load			150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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