COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MÜGE AKNUR

Offered to

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

Course Objective

To teach students democracy, democratization and democratic consolidation concepts. In addition, the course aims to analyze the factors that lead to current democratic backsliding all over the world.

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

1. Muge Aknur (eds) Democratic Consolidation in Türkiye, Florida, Boca Raton: Universal Pubishers, 2012.
2. Michael Sodaro, Comparative Politics, A Global Introduction, New York: McGraw Hill, 2008.
3. Larry Diamond et. al. Consolidating the Third Wave Democracies, Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997.
4. Juan J. Linz and Alfred Stepan, Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation, Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe, Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press,1996.
5. Richard Gunther, Nikiforos Diamandoros, and Hans-Jürgen Puhle, The Politics of Democratic Consolidation, Souhern Europe in Comparative Perspective, Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1995.
6. Samuel Huntington, The Third Wave, Democratization in the Late Twentieth Century, Norman and London: University of Oklahoma Press, 1991.
7. Lucan Ahmad Way & Steven Levitsky, Competitive Authoritarianism, Hybrid Regimes after the Cold War, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Exams (Midterm and Final)
3. Quizzes for participation grade
4. Individiual or Group Work (Writing and presenting a report)

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. Students will be able to understand the concepts and approaches of democracy, democratization and democratic consolidation
2. Students will be able to analyze the factors that leads to democratization and democratic consolidation.
3. Students will be able to analyze the problems of democratic consolidation in a specific country by following certain frameworks taught in class as a group.
4. Students will be able to write and present analytical papers.
5. Students will be able to use the electronic databases in the library and the internet sources.

The Rubric used for the Evaluation of the Term Paper and its Presentations.
a) Poor (0%) b) Fair (40%) c) Good (60%) d) Very good (80%) e) Excellent (100%)

Term Paper Evaluation Criteria (Total Points 100):

1) Introduction Justification of the subject choice- 10 Points a) An introduction is not provided b) An introduction is insufficiently provided c) An introduction is offered although the order is unclear d) An introduction is sufficiently provided e) The subject under examination is thoroughly presented, and the sequence in which it will be examined throughout the paper is well described.

2) Theoretical Framework - 10 Points a) Theoretical framework is not explained b) Theoretical framework is explained weakly and inadequately c) Theoretical framework is offered, but its relevance to the issue is not properly proved d) Theoretical framework is superficially examined and its relevance to the issue is properly explained e) Theoretical framework is thoroughly analyzed, and its relevance to the topic under examination is clarified.

3) Historical Background - 10 Points a) Historical background is not examined b) Historical background is examined insufficiently c) Historical background is examined either briefly or in too much details d) Historical background is examined sufficiently e) Historical background is adequately and accurately examined.

4) Case Study - 25 points a) Case study is analyzed superficially b) Case study is not sufficiently examined c) Analysis of the case study has some weaknesses d) Case study is analyzed sufficiently e) Case study is properly and adequately analyzed with the help of the theoretical framework.

5) Conclusion -15 points a) No conclusion provided b) Conclusion provided is insufficient and inconsistent c) Conclusion is adequate but composed in a disorganized way d) An explanatory and systematic conclusion is written e) Conclusion is developed coherently and analytically, within the scheme of theoretical framework.

6) Citation in the text and references (APA style) -15 points a) No citation in the text and no bibliography provided b) APA citation and reference style is not used c) APA style is written with major mistakes d) APA style is written with minor mistakes e) Both citations in the text and in the references are written correctly according to APA style.

7) Types of references 15 points a) Only internet sources are shown as references b) Internet sources and translation of Turkish books are shown as references c) Journal articles and books from the internet are shown as references d) Journal articles and books from less known publishers are shown as references e) Journal articles from electronic data bases and books published in prestigious publishers are shown as references.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. 70 percent of attendance is compulsory
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Each student must participate to class discussion

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

muge.aknur@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays 12:00-13:00 or by appointment

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes