Information Package

Program of Political Science and International Relations (English 30%)

PSIR463

STATE, SOCIETY AND CITIZENSHIP IN TURKEY

Course Code
PSIR463
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Develop a perspective on the issue of citizenship, and the role and impact of the state and society over the citizenship issues.
  2. Analyze and assess the issues and problems of Turkish citizenship.
  3. Examine the status of citizenship in the global arena.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsThere is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
Course DescriptionThis course focuses on the issue of citizenship in Turkey together with the roles, impacts, and views of the state and society with respect to citizenship. Firstly, different theories of citizenship and approaches will be introduced. The process of the construction of citizenship in Turkey, its interaction with the nation-building process, the developments-constitutional, legal, political, and social- throughout the Republican history and current debates on Turkish citizenship comprise the content of the course.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Origins of Citizenship
2nd Week Origins of Citizenship
3rd Week The Birth of Modern Citizenship, National Identity and Citizenship
4th Week Republican and Liberal Understandings
5th Week New Debates: Identity, Human Rights, Group Rights, Migration
6th Week Turkish Citizenship
7th Week Mid-Term Exam
8th Week Nation-Building and Citizenship in Turkey
9th Week Current Debates
10th Week Gender
11th Week Identity Claims and Citizenship
12th Week Migration and Citizenship
13th Week Impacts of Globalization over Citizenship
14th Week Active citizenship; Impacts of Globalization over Citizenship
Recommended or Required ReadingWeek 1: Işın, Who is the New Citizen Towards a Genealogy Citizenship Studies, v.1, No.1, 1997.

Week 2: Brubaker, W.R. Fransa ve Almanya'da Göç, Vatandaşlık ve Ulus-Devlet: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Tarihsel Analiz ed. A. Kadıoğlu, Vatandaşlığın Dönüşümü: üyelikten haklara, İstanbul: Metis, 2008. (Immigration, Citizenship and the Nation-state in France and Germany: a Comparative Analysis, International Sociology, v. 5, 1990.)
Oldfield, A. Vatandaşlık: Doğal Olmayan Bir Pratik mi? Vatandaşlığın Dönüşümü: üyelikten haklara, (Citizenship: An Unnatural Practice, The Political Quarterly, v.61, 1990.)

Week 3: Turner, B.S. Bir Vatandaşlık Kuramının Anahatları Vatandaşlığın Dönüşümü: üyelikten haklara, (Outline of a Theory of Citizenship, Sociology, v.24, 1990.)
Smith, M. Rogers, Modern Citizenship, in Handbook of Citizenship Studies, Isin, E.F., and Turner, B.S. (eds.), London, Thosand Oaks, New Delhi: Sage, 2002.

Week 4: Schuck P.H., Liberal Citizenship,in Handbook of Citizenship Studies.
Dagger, R., Republican Citizenship, in Handbook of Citizenship Studies.

Week 5: Joppke, C. Transformation of Citizenship: Status, Rights, Identity, Citizenship Studies, v. 11, No. 1, 37-48, Feb. 2007.
Joppke, C., The Instrumental Turn of Citizenship, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 45:6, 2018.

Week 6: İçduygu, Çolak, Soyarık, What is the Matter with Citizenship? A Turkish Debate, Middle Eastern Studies, v.35, No.4, Oct. 1999.
Keyman, E.F. ve İçduygu, A. Giriş: Vatandaşlık, Kimlik ve Türkiye'de Demokrasi Sorunu eds. Keyman E.F. ve A. İçduygu. Küreselleşme, Avrupalılaşma ve Türkiye'de Vatandaşlık, İstanbul: Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2009)

Week 7: Soyarık Şentürk, N., Türk Vatandaşlığının Yasal ve Anayasal Esasları: Değişimler ve Devamlılıklar içinde Küreselleşme, Avrupalılaşma ve Türkiye'de Vatandaşlık.

Week 8: Midterm Exam

Week 9: Çarkoğlu, A. & E. Kalaycıoğlu, Türkiye'de ve Dünya'da Vatandaşlık. 2014. research.sabanciuniv.edu/30135/1/Türkiyede_ve_Dunyada_Vatandaslik_2014.pdf

Week 10: Saygılıgil, F. Kadın Yurttaş Olmak eds. Durakbaşa A., Öner A.Ş., Karapehlivan-Şenel F., Yurttaşlığı Yeniden Düşünmek, İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2014.
Yumul, A. Bir Adam Yaratmak, in Aydınlanma, Türkiye ve Vatandaşlık.

Week 11: Yeğen, M. Prospective-Turks or Pseudo-Citizens: Kurds in Turkey, The Middle East Journal, v. 63, No. 4, 2009.
Soner, B.A., Azınlıklar ve Vatandaşlık: Türk Vatandaşlığının İki Yüzü Küreselleşme, Avrupalılaşma ve Türkiye'de Vatandaşlık.
Çolak, Y. Türkiye'de Laiklik ve İslamcılık Arasında Vatandaşlık Küreselleşme, Avrupalılaşma ve Türkiye'de Vatandaşlık.

Week 12: İçduygu, A. Türkiye'de Uluslararası Göç ve Vatandaşlık Tartışması: Birey Düzeyinde Analiz, içinde Küreselleşme, Avrupalılaşma ve Türkiye'de Vatandaşlık.

Week 13: Çakmaklı, D. Active citizenship in Turkey: learning citizenship in civil society organizations, Citizenship Studies, 19:3-4, 421-435, 2015.

Week 14: Kadıoğlu, A., Vatandaşlığın Ulustan Arındırılması: Türkiye Örneği Vatandaşlığın Dönüşümü: üyelikten haklara, Denationalization of Citizenship The Turkish Experience, Citizenship Studies, v. 11, No. 3, July 2007.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 35
Assignment 1 25
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 1.25 1.25
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 22 22
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 18 18
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1.25 1.25
Homework 1 25 25
Term Project Research
Total Work Load151.5
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5.05
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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