COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMEN AND POLITICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
KDN 5031 WOMEN AND POLITICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Women's Studies

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR RABIA BAHAR ÜSTE

Offered to

Women's Studies

Course Objective

The objective of the course is to answer the question Who is woman by identifying the position of woman in society and addressing the woman s position in politics. The role of woman in Turkish politics from the foundation of the Republic to contemporary Turkey will be discussed. Woman s political rights will be examined not only within the general political structure, but also the dynamics of local politics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Various examples of women political struggle in Turkey and the world will be given.
2   Consciousness raising tendencies emerging as a result of enlightenment philosophy in several countries will be examined from the viewpoint of political philosophy.
3   The women s position in political life from both modernist and post-modernist perspectives will be debated.
4   The woman and political life during the era 1923-1946 will be examined.
5   The role of women and political life during the multi-party era will be examined.
6   Women s position and activities in general and local politics in 21st century Turkey will be explained.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Women from the viewpoint of political science
2 Women from the viewpoint of political philosophy
3 The effects of British, US and French Revolutions on women s movement
4 Women s political tendencies and demands for rights: Inter-country examples of similar or contrasting struggle.
5 Women s suffrage
6 The meaning of women s suffrage for political life in Turkey.
7 The relationship between declaration of Republic and woman s status.
8 The aspects of women s movements, feminist attitudes and their impact on political life.
9 The importance of women s involvement in public sphere and the position of women in public arena.
10 1961 Constitution and Woman
11 1982 Constitution and Woman
12 The consequences of women s movements in political life between 1980-2000s in Turkey.

Recomended or Required Reading

Bahar Üste, Siyaset Bilimi, Beta Basım Yayın, Istanbul, 2011.
Adem Çaylak, Mehmet Dikkaya et al, Türkiye nin Politik Tarihi, Iç ve Dış Politika, Savaş Yayınevi, Istanbul, 2009.
Jürgen Habermas, Öteki Olmak, Öteki Ile Yaşamak, Siyaset Kuramı Yazıları, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, Istanbul, 2012.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and assignments

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70% attendance is obligatory.
2. Any kind of plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 0

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8
LO.133221242
LO.215324342
LO.312144441
LO.431221221
LO.531121222
LO.643122131

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