INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE II

PSIR225

Course Code: PSIR225
Semester: Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Third Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Nazlı Şenses Özcan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Acquire knowledge about the adventure of democracy in history of political thought.
Understand that most concepts that we often use in our daily lives and hear as part of political debates are indeed very debatable concepts (such as human nature, freedom, equality, democracy etc.)
Be able to distinguish different ideological perspectives from each other in terms of their responses to the current political (both national and global) developments.
Get the ability to shape her own political standpoint vis a vis fundamental socio-political issues and questions.
Formulate their own views on how social justice can be achieved.

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

In this course, new topics, theories and concepts of Political Science is discussed within the framework of the topics covered during SIBU114. Thus, to be successful in this course, you must have a good command of the topics of SIBU114. The first topic of the course discusses nationalism and theories of state. Then the next topic is the different meanings attached to the concept of democracy with a specific focus on different theories of democracy. The following weeks will focus on the organization of state in democracies and how the separation of powers is attained. Following that we will focus on political parties and interest groups and how these interact with society at large and with the institutions of state. All in all, this course will focus on the political dimensions of certain processes, developments, institutions and spheres of life that are significant for understanding organization of society. **OYS password: 2252026**

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	An introduction to the course
2^nd Week	Ideologies (Continued): Nationalism. ( Heywood, Chapter 6 Nations and Nationalism)
3^rd Week	Ideologies (Continued): Nationalism. ( Heywood, Chapter 6 Nations and Nationalism
4^th Week	Theorizing state and democracy: Pluralism, Elitism, Marxism and Feminism (Heywood, Chapter 3 Politics and the State, Heywood, Chapter 4 Democracy and Legitimacy)
5^th Week	Theorizing state and democracy: Pluralism, Elitism, Marxism and Feminism (Heywood, Chapter 3 Politics and the State, Heywood, Chapter 4 Democracy and Legitimacy)
6^th Week	Democracy how On representation and voting (Heywood, chapter 10 Representation, Elections and Voting)
7^th Week	Midterm Exam Week
8^th Week	Preparation for the midterm exam: Question and answer time & Writing exercises
9^th Week	Separation of powers how Assemblies, executives, and government systems (Heywood, chapter 15 Assemblies and chapter 14 Political Executives and Leadership, Shively, Parliamentary Government in Germany, Shively, Presidential Hybrid in France, Shively 16 Bureaucracy and the Public Sector)
10^th Week	Separation of powers how Assemblies, executives, and government systems (Heywood, chapter 15 Assemblies and chapter 14 Political Executives and Leadership, Shively, Parliamentary Government in Germany, Shively, Presidential Hybrid in France, Shively 16 Bureaucracy and the Public Sector)
11^th Week	Political Parties (Heywood, chapter 11 Parties and Party Systems, Shively, The Communist Party of China & Canadas Political Parties, Recommended: Mudde, C. (2021). Populism in Europe: an illiberal democratic response to undemocratic liberalism (The Government and Opposition/Leonard Schapiro Lecture 2019). Government and Opposition, 56(4), 577-597.)
12^th Week	Elections (Heywood, chapter 10 Representation, Elections and Voting)
13^th Week	Civil Society (Heywood, chapter 12 Groups, Interests, Movements, Shively, Interest Groups in France Attenuated Interest Groups in Bangladesh, The Battle of Seattle)
14^th Week	Concluding remarks

Recommended or Required Reading

Course books
Heywood, Andrew, Politics (4th edition), New York: Palgrave, 2019 (5th Edition)
Shively, W. Philips, Power & Choice: An Introduction to Political Science, New York: Mc Graw Hill, 2019 (15th Edition)

Recommended Reading
Atılgan, Gokhan & Aytekin, E. Atilla (der.) Siyaset Bilimi: Kavramlar, Ideolojiler Disiplinler Arası Iliskiler, I?stanbul: Yordam Kitap, 2012.
Koker, Levent. Iki Farklı Siyaset. Ankara: Dipnot yayınları, 2012.
Lijphart, Arend. Patterns of Democracy: Government Forms and Performance in Thirty-Six Countries, Yale University Press, 1999.
Ors, H. Birsen (der.), 19. Yu?zyıldan 20. Yuzyıla Modern Siyasal Ideolojiler, Istanbul Bilgi Universitesi Yayınları, 2009.
Senses, Fikret. Iktisada (Farklı bir) Giris?: Giris?, Istanbul: Iletis?im Yayınları, 2017.
Taskın, Yu?ksel (der.) Siyaset: Kavramlar, Kurumlar, Surec?ler, Istanbul: Iletisim Yayınları, 2015.
Sayarı, Sabri & Hasret Dikici Bilgin (der.) Karşılaştırmalı Sİyaset: Temel Konular ve Yaklaşımlar, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

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	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.15	1.15
Homework
Total Work Load			152.15
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.07
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5
K1
K2					X
K3
K4
K5		X
K6	X
K7	X
K8
K9
K10
K11		X	X	X	X
K12					X
K13