COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES IN TURKEY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRL 6088 POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES IN TURKEY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR PINAR KARACAN

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to understand ideologies shaping/framing Turkish political life within the background of the rise and evolution of modern ideologies and political movements. Specific emphasis will be devoted to the writings of major representatives. Enlightenment thought, liberalism, conservatism, Marxism, social democracy, nationalism, and feminism are amongst the main topics that are to be dealt in this course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Acquire advanced knowledge in ideas and ideologies shaping Turkish political life within the historical background of political developments in the 19th and 20th centuries
2   Evaluate critically key ideas and basic ideologies affecting political thought in Turkey
3   Compare and contrast different approaches to political issues in order to identify the contested nature of political science concepts
4   Identify the social, political and intellectual context in which ideologies emerged in order to comprehend the interrelation of political concepts (theory) and everyday political life (practice)
5   Explain the impact of certain thinkers on others and their intellectual legacy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Ideologies
2 Ottoman Political Thought
3 Advanced Readings on Liberalism
4 Liberalism in Turkish Political Thought
5 Kemalism
6 Conservatism and Turkish Political Thought
7 Midterm
8 Socialism and Communism: Class and Politics in Turkey
9 Nationalism and Turkish Political Thought
10 Islamism and Turkish Political Thought
11 Liberation Ideologies: The Politics of Identity
12 Civil Society and Social Movements, Gender and Environment
13 Future of Ideology, End of Ideologies
14 General overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Terrance Ball and Richard Dagger. 2010. Political Ideologies and the Democratic Ideal. (New York: Pearson Longman). 2010
Zurcher, Erik Jan. 1997. Turkey, A Modern History. London: I.B. Tauris

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, discussions, examples of practice

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + STT * 0.20 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students
1. Write clear and coherent explanations of the ideologies and thinkers.
2. Compare and contrast different ideologies and thinkers with regard to certain common
criteria.
3. will write a research paper and scholarly develop an argument regarding an issue of their own interest related with ideologies affecting political thought in Turkey.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
2. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
3. All assignments should be submitted on time. Otherwise they will not be accepted.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nazim.irem@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 5 65
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 158

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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