POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

POLI347

Course Code: POLI347
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)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

have in-depth knowledge about the historical evolution of political ideologies from the 18th century onwards.
learn how to do academic presentation and how to prepare advanced reflection papers.
have competitive leverage both in the process of application to and during the graduate studies..

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

No recommended optional programme components.

Course Description

This course will guide you to develop your understanding of classical and modern political ideologies. The aim of this course is to help students to grasp the basic debates on the conceptualization of political ideology and its difference from some related concepts such as political thought and political theory. It also aims to introduce the basic variants of political ideologies -both classical and modern ones- and introduce the contemporary debates on the future of political ideologies. At the end of the course students will also acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to better evaluate the contemporary political debates from a critical perspective.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Course
2^nd Week	What is Ideology?-I
3^rd Week	What is Ideology?- II
4^th Week	Liberalism
5^th Week	Conservatism
6^th Week	Socialism I
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Socialism II
9^th Week	Anarchism
10^th Week	Feminism
11^th Week	Ecologism
12^th Week	Nationalism
13^th Week	Fascism
14^th Week	Populism

Recommended or Required Reading

Eagleton, Terry (1991). Ideology: An Introduction. Verso.
Eccleshall, Robert et al. (2003). Political Ideologies: An Introduction. Routledge.
Heywood, Andrew (2021). Political Ideologies: An Introduction. Red Globe Press.
Leopold, David (2013). Marxism and Ideology: From Marx to Althusser. In Michael Freeden et al. (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Ideologies (pp. 38-57). Oxford University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Attendance	1	15
Total(%)		55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		45
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	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	45	45
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	35	35
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework
Total Work Load			153
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.1
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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