COURSE UNIT TITLE

: POLITICS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRE 4111 POLITICS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

International Relations

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ELIF UZGÖREN

Offered to

Political Science and International Relations
International Relations

Course Objective

The main purpose of this course is to introduce IR students to the fundamental theoretical and policy issues facing the developing world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Demonstrate understanding of the following issues that are high on the agenda of the developing countries, the nature and scope of which differentiate these countries from the industrial democracies of inequality, ethnopolitics and nationalism, religion, women and gender, civil society, state-building, state collapse and civil conflict, democratization, development and environment.
2   Develop the skill to make critical and reasoned argument.
3   Improve the necessary skills to make presentations in the class-room.
4   Develop the skill to engage in discussions with the rest of co-learners as well as the lecturer.
5   Develop the skill to find, use and evaluate the relevant sources, including academic and media material.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The use and abuse of the concept of the "Third World"
2 Defining Third World and Developing World
3 Imperialism and Colonialism & Infrastructure of the Developing World
4 Modernization and Development & Problems of Developing World
5 Dependency & Economic Context in the Developing World
6 Dependency & Economic Context in the Developing World
7 General Overview
8 State-Society Relations & Social Context in the Developing World
9 Impact of International Actors in the Developing World
10 Domestic Politics I
11 Domestic Politics II
12 State-building in the Developnig World
13 Identitiy Politics
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

1. B.C. Smith, Understanding Third World Politics, 2nd Edition, Houndmills: Palgrave, 2003.
2. Peter Calvert and Susan Calvert, Politics and Society in the Developing World, Third Edition, Harlow: Pearson, 2007.
3. Other readings TBA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Assignments
3. Exams

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 FN Final
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MT * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The learner will identify and explain the various key issues associated with the ongoing nation- and state building processes in the developing world.
2. The learner will make critical analyzes towards contemporary topics and discussings.
3. The learner will use IT knowledge to prepare presentations.
4. The learner will be able to express views in a clear, precise and self-confident manner.
5. The learner will be able to make critical and reasoned argument in an analytic framework.
6. The learner will use library and internet sources.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

70 percent of attendance is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gul dot kurtoglu at deu dot edu dot tr

Office Hours

By appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for quiz etc. 1 11 11
Preparation for final exam 1 11 11
Final 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 131

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14
LO.24
LO.34
LO.44
LO.55

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