COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MODERN POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ISS 7014 MODERN POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

International Security Studies Non-Thesis (Evening)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ALI ŞEVKET OVALI

Offered to

International Security Studies Non-Thesis (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce the rise and evolution of modern ideologies and political movements with special emphases on 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   Explain basic concepts, assumptions and ideas of major representatives of modern political ideologies in order to understand their impact on the political life in 19th and 20th centuries.
2   Compare and contrast different approaches to political issues in order to identify the contested nature of political science concepts.
3   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).
4   Explain the impact of certain thinkers on others and their intellectual legacy to detect their contribution to Western political thought.
5   Recognize how normative arguments are formed and justified in order to be able to distinguish systematic normative inquiry from other kinds of inquiry within the discipline of political science.
6   Deliver elaborate and well articulated presentations of research findings to demonstrate a proficiency in presentation skills.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Approaches to Ideology
3 Liberalism
4 Conservatism
5 Social democracy and democratic socialism
6 Marxism and communism
7 Midterm
8 Anarchism
9 Nationalism
10 Fascism
11 Feminism
12 Ecologism
13 General Overview
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

Roger Eatwell and Anthony Wright (eds.), Contemporary Political Ideologies, London, Pinter Publishers, 1997

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Weekly readings
3. Presentations

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 * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The learner will:
1. Write clear and coherent explanations of the ideologies and thinkers taught in class.
2. Compare and contrast different ideologies and thinkers with regard to certain common criteria.
3. Describe the social and political context in which an ideology was born and how this ideology shaped the political life in return
4. Present and discuss learning material in an elaborate and well organized manner, individually or as a group.

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 read the assigned material prior to class and to participate in class discussions.
4. Students will make presentations on topics distributed by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nazım.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 12 6 72
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 60 60
Preparing presentations 1 36 36
Final 1 3 3
Midterm 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 253

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6
LO.14
LO.24
LO.3433
LO.433
LO.533
LO.633

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