COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EUROPEAN SOCIETY AND IDENTITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4068 EUROPEAN SOCIETY AND IDENTITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology
Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

To understand the socio-cultural structures of European societies, to examine the formation and features of collective identity in the context of state-society relations, to engage in debates on the conflict between regional, national and European identities and their others

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the socio-cultural characteristics of European societies
2   To understand the formation and features of nationalism, ethnic separatism and European identity
3   To participate in contemporary debates on collective identity conflict in Europe
4   To develop skills on research and evaluation through the use of academic and other resources
5   To develop communication skills through in-class participation and presentation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Categories of collective identity and key concepts
3 Socio-cultural structures and state-society relations
4 Socio-cultural structures and state-society relations
5 Nationalism and national identities
6 Nationalism and national identities
7 European identity
8 European identity
9 Ethnic separatism
10 The others of Europe and populism
11 The others of Europe and populism
12 Presentations
13 Presentations
14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
-Marshall, T.H., Bottomore, T (2006), Yurttaşlık ve Toplumsal Sınıflar, Istanbul, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları
-Anderson, B. (2017), Hayali Cemaatler: Milliyetçiliğin Kökenleri ve Yayılması, Istanbul, Metis Yayıncılık
-Kastoryano, R. (2009), Avrupa ya Toplum ve Kimlik: Çokkültürlülük Sınavı, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları

Supplementary Book(s):
-Kaya, A. (2016), Islam, Göç ve Entegrasyon: Güvenlikleştirme Çağı, Istanbul, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları

References:
Materials: TBA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lectures
2.Term Paper and presentation
3. Participation

Assessment Methods

To be announced!


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevgi.cilingir@deu.edu.tr
232 301 8217

Office Hours

Will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Reading 3 5 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.14
LO.24
LO.3444
LO.44
LO.54