POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY

PSIR606

Course Code: PSIR606
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Professor İsmail Aydıngün

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

develop an overview of the major areas of study in political sociology.
examine the current political developments from different perspectives.
relate the daily political events to the concepts and theories of political sociology.
discuss political events from sociological perspective.
explain the relations of politics, political institutions and society from different perspectives.
inquiry the relations between state and society created by the transformation of the globalization process.
inquiry the relations of social movements and politics.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The aim of this course is to introduce the main themes and the main theoretical approaches in political sociology and to evaluate the contribution of these theoretical approaches to academic studies. The course, first of all, focus on the concepts of politics, power and authority, and then the main approaches in political sociology, economy and politics, civil society and politics, civil society and state, society and state, social movements, political culture, political participation, religion, society and politics and law, are discussed.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	Political Sociology: Basic Concepts and Scope
3^rd Week	Power Structure Models: Elitism
4^th Week	Power Structure Models: Pluralism
5^th Week	Power Structure Models: Marxism and Neo-Marxism
6^th Week	Subject, Knowledge, Power
7^th Week	Public Sphere and Identities
8^th Week	Political Culture
9^th Week	Social Movements-1
10^th Week	Social Movements-2
11^th Week	Nationalism, Citizenship, Communitarianism
12^th Week	Religion, Society and Politics-1
13^th Week	Religion, Society and Politics -2
14^th Week	Law, Society and Politics

Recommended or Required Reading

Alexis de Tocqueville, Political Associations in The United States; Unlimited Power of the Majority in The United States, and its Consequences, Democracy in America
Ali Arslan (2003), Eşitsizliğin Teorik Temelleri: Elit Teorisi, KOSBED, 6 (2), 115-135.
Andrew Heywood (2007), Siyasi Kültür, İletişim ve Meşruiyet, Siyaset, Ankara: Adres Yayınları, 290-321.
Ayşe Kadıoğlu (2008), Vatandaşlık: Kavramın Farklı Anlamları, Vatandaşlığın Dönüşümü-Üyelikten Haklara (Haz. Ayşe Kadıoğlu), İstanbul: Metis Yayınları, 21-30.
Bob Jessop (2009), Marxist Approaches to Power, The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology, 3-14.
Cemile Zehra Köroğlu (2014), Kamusal Alan ve Din İlişkilerinde Yeni Dönem, Turkish Studies, 9 (5), 1487-1505.
Cenk Saraçoğlu (2013), Siyaset Bilimi ve Sosyoloji, Siyaset Bilimi: Kavramlar, İdeolojiler, Disiplinler Arası İlişkiler, (Haz. G. Atılgan ve A. Aytekin), İstanbul: Yordam Kitap, 539-554, Genişletilmiş 3. Basım.
D. Ali Arslan (2003), Eşitsizliğin Teorik Temelleri: Elit Teorisi, KOSBED, 6 (2), 115-135.
Elif Ekin Akşit (2009), Osmanlı İmparatorluğu ve Türkiye'de Kamusallık Kavramının Dönüşümü ve Dışladıkları, SBF Dergisi, 64 (1), 1-21.
Emre Arslan (2013), Milliyetçilik, Siyaset Bilimi: Kavramlar, İdeolojiler, Disiplinler Arası İlişkiler, (Haz. G. Atılgan ve A. Aytekin), İstanbul: Yordam Kitap, 395-407.
Erol Kuyurtar (2013), Kültürel Çoğulculuk Perspektifinden Kültürel Kimliğin Siyasal Değeri, Toplum ve Bilim, Sayı: 126, 216-232.
Fahriye Üstüner (2007), Radikal Demokrasi: `Liberalizm mi, Demokrasi mi? Evet, Lütfen!, ODTÜ Gelişme Dergisi, Sayı: 34, 313-336.
Fırat Konuşlu (2012), İslami Burjuvazinin İktisadi, İdeolojik ve Kültürel Varlığı, 21. Yüzyılda Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 2, Sayı: 5, 222-255.
Filiz Zabcı (2013), Kamusal Alan, Siyaset Bilimi: Kavramlar, İdeolojiler, Disiplinler Arası İlişkiler, (Haz. G. Atılgan ve A. Aytekin), İstanbul: Yordam Kitap, 109-121.
Gülay Ercins (2012), Türkiye'nin Demokratikleşmesinde Toplumsal Sorun Alanları, Gazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, 14 (1), 79-102.
Gülay Ercins (2013), Demokrasinin Bir Önkoşulu Olarak Kamusal Alan ve Türkiye'de Kamusal Alan Algısı, C.Ü. İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, 14 (1), 297-313.
İpek Özkal Sayan (2008), Türkiye'de Yargı Bağımsızlığı Sorunu, Ekonomik ve Sosyal Araştırmalar Dergisi, 4 (2), s. 44-73.
Jürgen Habermas vd. (1974), The Public Sphere: An Encyclopedia Article, New German Critique, No. 3, 49-55.
Jürgen Habermas (2005), Religion in the Public Sphere, Philosophia Africana, 8 (2), 99-109.
Keith Faulks (1999), Political Sociology A Critical Introduction, Edinburg: Edinburg University Press.
Leyla Sanlı (2003), Yeni Toplumsal Hareketler ve Gelişme Koşulları, İstanbul Üniversitesi İktisat Fakültesi Mecmuası, 53 (1), 55-70.
Martin Carnoy (2001), Gramsci ve Devlet, Praksis (3), 252-278.
Michael S. Drake (2010), Political Sociology for a Globalizing World, Cambridge: Polity Press.
Michel Foucault (2000), The Subject and Power, Power, New York: The New Press, 326-348.
Mustafa Delican (2012), "Elite Theories of Pareto, Mosca and Michels", Sosyal Siyaset Konferansları Dergisi, (43-44), 323-335
Nevzat Can (2004), Alexis de Tocqueville'de Toplumsal ve Siyasal Bir Olgu Olarak Demokrasi, Felsefe Dünyası, 2 (40), 55-64.
Nur Vergin (2008), Siyasetin Sosyolojisi - Kavramlar, Tanımlar, Yaklaşımlar, İstanbul: Doğan Kitap, 6. baskı.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Assignment	10	20
Project	1	40
Other	1	10
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	5	70
Preparation for Final exam	1	57	57
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	10	5	50
Project	1	80	80
Total Work Load			302
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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