CURRENT POLITICAL ISSUES IN TURKEY

İLF426

Course Code: İLF426
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;

Understand the enduring phenomena in world politics.
Be able to analyze changes in the Turkish political system at the individual, state, and international system levels.
Be able to address current political issues in terms of their social, economic, and cultural dimensions.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course is designed to enable students to analyze local, regional, and global issues using concepts and theories from political science.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course Overview and General Introduction
2^nd Week	Discussion on Current Political Issues
3^rd Week	The Far Right
4^th Week	The Rise of the Far Right
5^th Week	Populism
6^th Week	Neoliberalism
7^th Week	Nationalism Debates
8^th Week	Anti-Democratization and Neoliberalism
9^th Week	Russia, Crimea, and Ukraine
10^th Week	Turkey?s Single-Party Era
11^th Week	The Transition to a Multi-Party System in Turkey
12^th Week	Turkey After 1980
13^th Week	The AKP Era
14^th Week	Democracy in Turkey After 2015

Recommended or Required Reading

Gambetti, Z. İktidarın Dönüşen Çehresi: Neoliberalizm, Şiddet Ve Kurumsal Siyasetin Tasfiyesi, İ.Ü. Siyasal Bilgiler Fakültesi Dergisi No:40 (Mart 2009).
Harvey,D. (2024).Neoliberalizmin Kısa Tarihi, Sel Yayıncılık
Eser, H. B ve Çiçek, A. (2020). ?Avrupa?da Aşırı Sağın Ayak Sesleri: Zenofobinin Patolojik Normalleşmesi?, Alternatif Politika, 12 (1): 114-144.
Çetinkaya, Y., D. (2020).Toplumsal hareketler, devrim ve siyaset (1999-2020)?, SAV Katkı,10: 37-48.
Şamilkızı, G. (2017). Kırım Ateşi: Bir İşgalin Anatomisi. Ötüken Yayınları.
Eroğul, C. (2019).Demokrat Parti Tarihi ve İdeolojisi. Yordam Yayınları.
Çınar, M. Siyasal Bir Sorun Olarak İslamcılık, NİKA Yayınevi
Karpat, K. (2015) Türk Siyasi Tarihi, İstanbul: Timaş Yayınları

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Discussion
Lecture
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Quiz	1	25
Attendance	1	30
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
Preparation for Quiz	1	25	25
Individual or group work	1	25	25
Preparation for Final exam	1	55	55
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Total Work Load			152
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

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