COURSE UNIT TITLE

: COSMOPOLITAN CITIZENSHIP

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
STR 5054 COSMOPOLITAN CITIZENSHIP ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Strategic Research

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR DOĞAN GÖÇMEN

Offered to

Strategic Research

Course Objective

Introduction to the historical and systematic problems of the concept of citizenship.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the meaning of the concept of citizenship in ancient Greek sources.
2   Discuss Plato's concept of state and citizenship
3   Compare Aristotle's concept of state and citizenship.
4   Learn the concepts of citizenship in the Hellenistic period.
5   Compares the concepts of modern citizenship.
6   Thomas Hobbes discusses the concept of citizenship
7   John Locke's knows the concept of citizenship.
8   Jean Jacques Rousseau's concept of state and citizenship
9   Reveals Immanuel Kant's concept of state and citizenship.
10   Compares current concepts of citizenship.
11   Discuss Jürgen Habermas' concept of human rights and citizenship.
12   Discusses David Held's the concept of cosmopolitan citizenship.
13   Compare David Miller and Charles Taylor's concepts of citizenship.
14   Discuss Seyla Benhabib's concept of human rights and citizenship.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of cosmopolitanism and basic concepts.
2 Plato, state and statesman dialogue
3 Aristotle, Ethics and Policy to Nikomakhos
4 Stoacles and Epicureas
5 Medieval society and citizen theories
6 Thomas Hobbes, De Cive and Leviathan
7 John Locke and the Second Test on the Government
8 J.J. Rousseau, the Community Convention
9 I. Kant, Eternal Peace and World Citizenship
10 J. Habermas, human rights and world citizenship
11 David Held and cosmopolitan citizenship
12 Seyla Benhabib and cosmopolitan citizenship
13 Charles Taylor and David Miller, multiculturalism and citizenship
14 General evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

David Held (ed.), Prospects for Democracy, Polity Press, Cambridge, 1993.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Recall oft he topics oft he last session.
Framing of the topics of the week
Presentation and teaching
Empirical case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exam, presentation and homework.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Regular and active participation in classes

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

dogan.gocmen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Lesson day and two hours after course.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Practice (Reflection) 2 3 6
Student Presentations 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 2 15 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
Project Final Presentation 1 6 6
Project Assignment 1 20 20
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 157

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.133
LO.233
LO.333
LO.433
LO.555533
LO.633
LO.733
LO.833
LO.933
LO.10555
LO.1133
LO.1233
LO.1333
LO.14