COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ILKIM ÖZDIKMENLI ÇELIKOĞLU

Offered to

Political Science and International Relations (English)
International Relations (English)

Course Objective

This course aims to explore power and politics from a sociological point of view. Lying at the intersection of politics and sociology, political sociology is mainly concerned with political activities conducted across social institutions. As a dynamic field, political sociology currently focuses on shifting patterns of citizenship, political participation, and social movements. Besides classical themes and concepts such as hegemony and consent, nation-building, social group-based voting behavior, violence and revolution etc., we will also explore new ones like post-truth, post-secularism, e-citizenship etc.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Kate Nash, Contemporary political sociology: Globalization, politics, and power, Second edition, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.
Elisabeth S. Clemens, What is political sociology , Second edition, Polity Press, 2024.
Kate Nash and Alan Scott (Eds.), The Blackwell companion to political sociology, Blackwell, 2006.
Alan Scott, Kate Nash and Anna Marie Smith, New critical writings in political sociology Vol. 1 Power, state and inequality, Routledge, 2016.
Alan Scott, Kate Nash and Anna Marie Smith, New critical writings in political sociology Vol. 2 Conventional and contentious politics, Routledge, 2016.

* Compulsory readings for each week will be announced in the beginning of the semester.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lecture
2.Class discussion
3.Presentation

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Students, either individually or in groups (based on the class population), will choose a groundbreaking article in the field of political sociology from a list provided by the instructor in Week 1. They will present the main arguments and findings of the article, and answer the questions posed by the instructor and other students.

Assessment Criteria

1. Students will display an understanding of the history and scope of political sociology
2. Students will identify, evaluate and compare major theoretical approaches in the field of political sociology
3. Students will explain and contextualize recent trends in political participation, social movements and citizenship
4. Students will make an oral presentation about a groundbreaking article in the field of political sociology. The rubric that will be used in the evaluation of presentations is as below:

Expressing the main arguments and findings of the article clearly (40 points)
Falls short of expectations-Poor(0%)
Does not fit the context-Fair(40%)
Fits the context at an acceptable standard-Good(60%)
Developed well-Very good(80%)
Developed perfectly-Excellent(100%)

Stating the theoretical/empirical contribution of the article by establishing a link between the article and the topic of that week. (20 points)
Absent/falls short of expectations-Poor(0%)
Does not fit the context-Fair(40%)
Fits the context at an acceptable standard-Good(60%)
Developed well-Very good(80%)
Developed perfectly-Excellent(100%)

Properly answering the questions (20 points)
Falls short of expectations-Poor(0%)
Does not fit the context-Fair(40%)
Fits the context at an acceptable standard-Good(60%)
Developed well-Very good(80%)
Developed perfectly-Excellent(100%)

Structure and organization (10 points)
Falls short of expectations-Poor(0%)
Does not fit the context-Fair(40%)
Fits the context at an acceptable standard-Good(60%)
Developed well-Very good(80%)
Developed perfectly-Excellent(100%)

Communication skills in the presentations (10 points)
Falls short of expectations-Poor(0%)
Does not fit the context-Fair(40%)
Fits the context at an acceptable standard-Good(60%)
Developed well-Very good(80%)
Developed perfectly-Excellent(100%)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students are expected to come to class having completed the assigned readings and participate in class discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilkim.ozdikmenli@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced later

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes