TYPES OF GOVERNMENTS

LAWG549

Course Code: LAWG549
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 7

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

At the end of the course the students are expected to be well informed about the topic of the course and will have the capacity to apply abstract legal rules to actual cases.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

The concept of government, the theory separation of powers and its evolution, the characteristics of assembly government, parliamentary government, presidential government and the concept of semi-presidentialism in comparison with dual executive bodies; the characteristics of Westminister type of democracy; consensus democracy, consociational and deliberative democracy will be examined.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction: The Concept of Government
2^nd Week	The Theory of Separation of Powers and The Evolution of Parliamentarism
3^rd Week	Parliamentarism
4^th Week	Parliamentarism
5^th Week	Presidentialism
6^th Week	Presidentialism
7^th Week	The Concept of Semi- Presidentialism
8^th Week	Midterm exam
9^th Week	The concepts of stability
10^th Week	The concepts of stability and effectiveness; advantages and disadvantages of different forms of government.
11^th Week	General characteristics of Westminister Model of Democracy and Consensual Democracy
12^th Week	Electoral Systems
13^th Week	Party Systems
14^th Week	Evaluation: The Variables Effecting the Performance of Democracies and Their Applicability

Recommended or Required Reading

Nur ULUŞAHİN, Anayasal Bir Tercih Olarak Başkanlık Sistemi (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları, 1999).

Nur ULUŞAHİN, Saf Hükümet Sistemleri Karşısında İki Başlı Yürütme Yapılanması (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları, Ocak 2007).

Giovanni SARTORI, Karşılaştırmalı Anayasa Mühendisliği (çev. Ergun Özbudun) (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları, 1997).

Arend LIJPHART, Çağdaş Demokrasiler: Yirmibir Ülkede Çoğunlukçu ve Oydaşmacı Yönetim Örüntüleri (Çev: Ergun Özbudun - Ersin Onulduran) (Ankara: Yetkin Yayınları, 1996)

3) Diğer kaynaklar

Arend LIJPHART "Consociational democracy," World Politics, Vol. 21, 1969, s. 207-225.

Arend LIJPHART, Democracy in Plural Societies: A Comparative Exploration (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1977).

Arend LIJPHART - Bernard GROFMAN (eds.) Choosing an Electoral System: Issues and Alternatives (New York: Praeger, 1984);

Arend LIJPHART, "Constitutional Choices for New Democracies," Journal of Democracy Vol. 2, 1991, s. 72-84.

Arend LIJPHART Electoral Systems and Party Systems: A Study of Twenty-Seven Democracies, 1945-1990 (New York: Oxford University Press, 1994).

Arend LIJPHART, "Constitutional design for divided societies," Journal of Democracy, Vol.15, No. 2, s. 96-109.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Case Study
Presentation
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Other	1	60
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	6	84
Preparation for Final exam	1	28	28
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	12	12
Laboratory (including preparation)	14	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	4	10	40
Total Work Load			210
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			7
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1
K1	X
K2
K3	X
K4	X
K5	X
K6
K7	X
K8	X