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Code Kod |
Course Dersin Adı |
Theo. Teorik |
Prac. Uyg. |
Credits Kredi |
ECTS AKTS |
Workload İşyükü |
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POLS 101 |
Introduction to Political Science |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
10,5 |
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Students examine the concepts and methodology of Political Science as well as the various fields of the discipline including comparative politics, international politics, political sociology and political philosophy and the origins of our political values. Students analyse political ideas, theories, ideologies, systems and policies in order to focus on and investigate political problems on a national and global level as well as define central concepts related to the study of political science. In today's world, it is critical that the students have a solid comprehension of government and politics. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with a framework of the various fields and topic areas in Political Science including political sociology, comparative politics, international politics and political philosophy. Students examine the origins of our political values, analyse political ideas, theories, ideologies, systems and policy, and then investigate political problems on a national and global level. This course is designed to promote citizenship and understanding of political issues and events.
Manual: Andrew Heywood, Politics (New York: Palgrave, 2013). |
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POLS 105 |
Introduction to Sociology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
9 |
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This is an introduction to major sociological concepts, theories and authors through an investigation of diverse sociological aspects of human life including society, social stratification, socialization, culture, race, ethnicity, gender, urbanization, new social movements and religion in a global world. In the first part of the course we will investigate the birth of sociology as a discipline by framing it within the radical changes brought by modernity (here intended as capitalist forms of production, modern state formations and related understandings of the individual and society). Beside main funding sociologists, also alternative genealogies of sociological thought will be illustrated (Tarde and Ibn Khaldun). The second part of the course will explore the influence of social, economic and political forces in shaping individual and collective identities in the contemporary world. The weight of social structures in the determination of inequality and difference is illustrated in the third part, while in the fourth and final section the impact of internal migration processes, urbanization, religion and new sociopolitical challenges in a global society is approached. |
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POLS 107 |
Introduction to Law |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course deals with the basic issues of law such as law and social order, the sources of law and the hierarchy of the norms, characteristics of common law and the continental legal systems, main branches of public and private law, organisation of the Turkish judicial system, the application of norms and the methods of interpretation, transactions and rights. |
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POLS 102 |
Introduction to International Relations |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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This course equips students with the conceptual tools for better understanding the changing nature of modern international relations. Topics covered include the 'traditional agenda' of war and peace, state sovereignty, nationalism, insecurity and war, nuclear weapons, international law, and the just war tradition; and the 'new agenda' of global governance and globalisation, non-state actors, terrorism, human rights and humanitarian intervention. |
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POLS 104 |
Statistics for Social Sciences |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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This course aims to provide the students with an introduction to statistics with special emphasis on the utilization of statistical methods in social sciences. It covers the following points: Organization of data, measures of center and variability, basic probability concepts, discrete and continuous random variables and their distributions, inferences about the mean. It teaches students how to benefit from statistical computer programs. |
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POLS 106 |
Constitutional Law |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course deals with the judicial review of the constitutionality of legislation in Turkey. It examines the following topics: historical background of constitutions in the Ottoman Empire and Turkey, Turkish Constitutional Court as a centralized review, review proceedings, direct access - indirect Access, individual access to the Constitutional Court. It also seeks to engage in case studies and discusses the effects of the decisions of the Constitutional Court by providing some examples of important decisions given by the Turkish Constitutional Court. |
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POLS 108 |
Research Methods |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
10,5 |
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The course is designed to provide an overview of the main methods of inquiry and research techniques of the social sciences. It covers the whole research process, from the initial steps of designing a project to data collection and academic writing. After providing some epistemological foundations, the course first illustrates how to develop solid research questions and prepare effective research plans. It later explores research methodologies (analysis of official statistics and surveys, interviewing, fieldwork), their ethical and practical implications. Finally it focuses on academic writing. Particular attention will be given to qualitative research methods, while quantitative approaches will be only mentioned. Starting from the assumption that especially in the case of research methods students learn them only by practice, the course has been conceived as based on a practical approach. You will be asked to exercise yourself with some research methods as well as to submit a final short paper to be prepared according to academic analytical tools, style and language. Whether you plan to work or hope to pursue a career in academia, this will be an indispensable module which will teach you how to conduct your own investigations as well as how to evaluate the reliability of other people's own researches and reports.
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POLS 201 |
History of World Politics I |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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This survey course focuses on the developments that shaped the world after the French Revolution in 1789 until the World War I around the concepts of colonisation, modernisation and ideological tendencies that gained currency such as nationalism and socialism. The social economic and social transformation and crises that the modernizing forces of history imposed upon societies notwithstanding, the course provides the student with a larger framework of political problems between 19th century states which eventually led to the outbreak of World War I. It deals with issues such as the rise of capitalism, the revolutions of 1830 and 1848, the emergence of new powers in Europe such as Italy and Germany, the decline of traditional empires, the new diplomacy around alliance systems (Vienna Congress) and European colonization of the world. |
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POLS 203 |
International Law |
3 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
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The aim of the present course is to provide the students with a general understanding of International Law that supplies the normative framework for the international political process and various rules and institutions for regulating different aspects of international relations. It deals mainly (but not exclusively) with the conduct of sovereign nation-states with one another and their relations with international intergovernmental organisations, peoples, individuals, multinational corporations and other international actors. The focus of the course is on core areas of the discipline such as international legal personality, sources of law, the law of treaties or responsibility for wrongful conduct. The basic assumption underlying the course is that International Law in its ever-increasing diversity can only be properly understood by those with a solid background in general International Law. This course is intended to provide students new to the discipline with such a background. Those already familiar with issues of International Law will be given an opportunity to deepen their understanding and to reflect critically on the foundations of the international legal system. |
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POLS 205 |
History of Political Thought I |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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This course examines major texts in the history of political thought and the questions they raise about the design of the political and social order. It considers the ways in which thinkers have responded to the particular political problems of their day, and the ways in which they contribute to a broader conversation about human goods and needs, justice, democracy, and the proper relationship of the individual to the state. One aim will be to understand the strengths and weaknesses of various regimes and philosophical approaches in order to gain a critical perspective on our own. Thinkers include Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, and Tocqueville. |
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POLS 207 |
Turkish Politics |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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The central objective of this course is to make students familiar with the major political developments, issues and debates in contemporary Turkish politics. The course will examine Turkish political history from the Tanzimat era to contemporary events. At the same time the students will learn to observe, understand and analyse political events in Turkey.
The main readings are: Erik J. Zürcher, Turkey: a Modern History (IB. Tauris: London-New York, 1997). Feroz Ahmad, The Making of Modern Turkey (Routledge: London-New York, 1993). |
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POLS 209 |
International Politics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course is designed to provide students with a broad introduction to the study of international politics, and will focus on significant themes and debates in the arena of contemporary international affairs. The course will introduce students to a variety of theoretical approaches to understanding these contemporary issues. It will also emphasize case-study analysis, both as a tool for applying the fruits of theory to the study of real-world events, and also as a tool for evaluating competing theoretical approaches. |
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POLS 202 |
History of World Politics II |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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This course is an introduction to world political history. It covers a 350-year period between 1648-1991, or, put differently, it covers the period between the signing of Treaty of Westphalia and the end of the Cold War. This 350-year period is very crucial to understand the dynamics of contemporary world politics. The goal in this course is not only to acquaint the students with major political events that shaped the world political history, but also to a lesser degree, to familiarize them with the major theories and concepts of international relations, the emergence of which are closely related to the political events of their respective period. Despite this delicate balancing act of introducing history and theory at the same time, this syllabus has one major bias: due to time limitations, it covers the world political history from the perspective of major Western (economic and military) powers, omitting the lesser powers of history. |
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POLS 204 |
Foreign Policy Analysis |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
7,5 |
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How can we account for the foreign policies of states in the international system? Why do they behave the way they do? This course examines some of the major themes of research on foreign policy, paying particular attention to the United States. The course focuses on why decisionmakers choose a particular policy, rather than proposing prescriptions for design and implementation. In general, any given choice is a function of systemic and domestic incentives and constraints, and ideational preferences. The course will examine the primary sources of incentives, constraints, and preferences on foreign policy decision-making in general and with respect to specific questions such as the use of economic sanctions. After improving the conceptual capabilities in understanding the overall structure and the process of national security phenomenon as the comprehensive official and organizational framework for the foreign policy in general, a series of analytical approaches in the main directions of foreign policy and the process of diplomacy are to be taken into consideration both theoretical and structural / procedural terms. |
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POLS 206 |
History of Political Thought II |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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This course examines major texts in the history of political thought and the questions they raise about the design of the political and social order. It considers the ways in which thinkers have responded to the particular political problems of their day, and the ways in which they contribute to a broader conversation about human goods and needs, justice, democracy, and the proper relationship of the individual to the state. One aim will be to understand the strengths and weaknesses of various regimes and philosophical approaches in order to gain a critical perspective on our own. Thinkers include Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, and Tocqueville. |
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POLS 208 |
Turkish Political and Administrative System |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
7,5 |
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The aim of this course is to introduce the student to the Public Administration System in Turkey. The task undertaken involves outlining the constitutional basis and institutional features of the contemporary administrative system, as well as exploring the historical dynamics and processes that contributed to the formation of the current system. The course also touches upon the key issues pertaining to the functioning of, and problems faced by, the Turkish administrative system. In that regard, both domestic and international pressures pushing the administrative system towards reform, |
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POLS 210 |
International Organizations |
4 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course explores the institutional structures, political processes, and impact of international organizations within the larger context of world politics. International organizations, both governmental and nongovernmental, play an increasingly prominent role in efforts to resolve a wide range of global problems and are important elements in the current system of global governance. While the course will cover the traditional problems – international security, the global distribution of wealth, and threats to social welfare – particular attention will be given to international environmental problems. Because of its scope and importance in these areas, the activities and influence of the United Nations System is given special emphasis in the course. |
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POLS 301 |
Turkish Foreign Policy |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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A systematic study of contemporary Turkish foreign policy making in a global context. Topics include, major issues, actors, decision making mechanisms, enduring patterns and changing orientations in Turkish Foreign Policy. Issues comprise: Greece and Cyprus; Russia and Bulgaria; Syria, Iraq and Israel; Armenia and Azerbaijan; the European Union; the UN and NATO. Also regional political orientations of Turkey to Caucasus, Balkan, the Middle East, Central Asia are being discussed. |
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POLS 303 |
Politics in Developing Countries |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
10,5 |
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POLS 302 |
Turkey – EU Relations |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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This course provides an overview of EU-Turkey relations since the early days of the integration. It will explore the impact of international context and of domestic considerations on the depth and pace of Turkey's alignment with the EU. Special emphasis will be placed on Turkey's recent attempts at political and economic transformation in pursuit of EU membership. The course structure is designed to reflect both the legal framework and the changing political dynamics of this uneasy relationship. |
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POLS 304 |
Theories of International Relations |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
11,5 |
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The significance, roles and uses of theory in International Relations will be scrutinized; the methodology and levels of analysis in International Relations will be explored. Two of the most important mainstream schools (paradigms) of International Relations – realism, liberalism, economic structuralism (Marxist paradigm) and their variations – will be discussed along with the social constructivism, behavioral approach and English School of International Relations. The three paradigms, namely realism, liberalism and economic structuralism are being discussed in the first part, other theoretical models in the second part of the lecture. |
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POLS 401 |
Comparative Politics |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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This course is designed to introduce the graduate students to the comparative study of politics. The objectives of the course are: 1. To enable students to develop skills in analysing political institutions, processes, and structures through comparisons of political systems embedded in different cultural contexts; 3. To introduce the students to the main issues and topics of the field of comparative politics; and 4. To introduce the students to the analysis of how major human concerns with freedom, social justice, equality, democracy etc. take shape and influence the emerge and structure of political institutions, processes, and practices in different polities. |
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POLS 403 |
Political Sociology |
4 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
10,5 |
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Political sociology deals with social aspects of politics and nature and distribution of power in society and examines the dynamic relationship of the political process with institutions and different population groups in society. It lies at the intersection of the politics of sociology and the sociology of politics. In this course we will historically trace the changing parameters of this intersection. The course starts with the introduction of key concepts in political sociology (state, nation, revolution, democracy, social movements, civil society, citizenship, power, legitimacy, hegemony). It continues with the use of these concepts in approaches to comparative political sociology on Western and non-Western societies, with a special emphasis on Turkey. It will also assess the strengths and weaknesses of some of the main theoretical approaches that have dominated the study of political sociology. The course will also provide a chance to study some of the major empirical controversies that animate the field of political sociology. |
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POLS 402 |
Theories of Democracy and Multiculturalism |
4 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
9 |
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This course will survey the worksof key thinkers in multiculturalism and democracy. It will explore the different phases of the debates in political philosophy about how to accomodate cultural and religious diversity in democratic societies. Classical theoretical readings will be supplemented with empirical studies and discussions of current affairs. |
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ECON 401 |
Political Economy |
3 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
10,5 |
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This course examines the interaction between politics and markets, both in theory and in practice, linking classic works on political economy (Smith, Marx, List, Polanyi) with current policy debates. It emphasizes the ways in |
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POLS 307 |
Government and Politics in the Middle East |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course serves as an introduction to the politics of Middle Eastern countries (Egypt, the Arab East, Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, Israel and Iran). On a country-by-country basis, it gives an overview of the major political issues, political ideologies, forces and developments in the region since the end of the Ottoman Empire, providing an analysis of the wider political contexts in which they occurred. |
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POLS 321 |
Political and Socioeconomic History of the Middle East |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course provides an overview of the history of the Middle East since 1798 with particular focus on the post-independence period. |
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POLS 308 |
Contemporary Middle Eastern History |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course provides an overview of the history of the Middle East since 1798 with particular focus on the post-independence period. |
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POLS 320 |
State, Power and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course serves as an introduction to the politics of Middle Eastern countries (Egypt, the Arab East, Gulf and the Arabian Peninsula, Israel and Iran) and North Africa (Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco). On a country-by-country basis, it gives an overview of the major political issues, political ideologies, forces and developments in the region since the end of the Ottoman Empire, providing an analysis of the wider political contexts in which they occurred.
Manual: Roger Owen, State, Power and Politics in the Making of the Modern Middle East, Routledge: London, 2004. |
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POLS 405 |
Introduction to Islamic Philosophy and Theology |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course examines the origins and development of Islamic philosophy and theology within the broader context of the Islamic intellectual tradition. It defines Islamic philosophy, discusses its relation to Western and particularly Greek philosophy, and examines different philosophical schools that emerged within the Islamic world. In addition, the course also analyzes the development of Islamic theology, Kalam, and introduces the most important schools of theology and their most pertinent figures. |
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POLS 407 |
Contemporary Politics and Political Ideologies of the ME |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course offers a broad introduction to the contemporary politics of the modern Middle East. As a large and complex region, extending from Morocco in the West, to Afghanistan and Pakistan in the East, it is impossible to analyze all current political landscape in one course. Therefore, we will examine a number of pressing issues that dominate this vast region. |
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POLS 422 |
The Foreign Policies of the ME |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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POLS 406 |
Literatures of the Middle East |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This class will teach the main trends of Arabic, Persian and Israeli literatures and will give to students the chance to read the most important example of each of these literatures. |
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POLS 408 |
Peoples and Cultures of the ME |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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Examines the sociological and anthropological literature on peoples and cultures of the Middle East, with particular attention to political and social change over the course of the 20th century. |
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POLS 410 |
Middle Eastern Politics and Media |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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The course of Middle Eastern Politics and Media intends to make an overview of the interaction between media and politics in the region, trying to focus on the role of satellite televisions and social media in the latest politcal developments. |
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POLS 412 |
Introduction to Islamic Law |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7,5 |
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This course aims to provide an overview of the sources, evolutions and main principle to Islamic Law with particular concern with the modern development and the process of secularization of the legal systems in the Middle East. |
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POLS 305 |
History and Politics of European Integration |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This course provides an overview of the history, the evolving treaty framework, the polical institutions, the decision-making processes and key policies of the European Union. The course will address the questions related to particular choices of institutional design, policies and enlargement of the European Union in line with preferences and priorities of individual member states and the EU institutions as well as the changing international context. |
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POLS 309 |
Introduction to European Cultures |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This course gives a broad outline of the basic structures and topics of Europeanization, European culture and identity as they have been constructed throughout history. It is an introduction to the different historical constructions of 'Europe' with their ramifications for the global order from the early Middle Ages to our times. The course also sheds light on the notions of feudalism, democratization and enlightenment, which are essential componenets of the European political culture. |
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POLS 323 |
Anthropology of Europe |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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The class offers students with a critical view on Europe, the processes lying behind its construction as a new political entity and the main challenges that it is now facing. In this regard we will analyze the way an idea of Europe has emerged and has been constructed vis-a-vis other places outside and within Europe. Then we will explore different approaches to secularism, religion and coexistence from within different EU’s member states and shed light on issues of immigration and citizenship, religion and secularism, ethnicity, racism, Islamophobia, political and economic crisis. Some case studies from specific European countries will be used to look more closely at current social issues and trends in Europe.
Ders Kitapları: Gerard Delanty. 2006(1995). Inventing Europe: Idea, Identity, Reality. London: Macmillan.
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POLS 310 |
Conceptualizing the EU: Institutions, Policies and Political Debates |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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The course is designed to provide an understanding of the political institutions and political processes of the member countries of the European Union and of how the accession process has transformed the governmental institutions, central-local relations, political parties, NGOs and political life in these countries. |
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POLS 409 |
German Politics and Institutions |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This class aim to analyse German political institutions, political parties and main pillars of the German foreign policy. A special focus will be given to German role in the European Union and post-unification politics. |
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POLS 411 |
Italian Politics and Institutions |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This class aim to analyse Italian political institutions, political parties and main pillars of the Italian foreign policy since the unification. A special focus will be given to Italian role in the European Union and Mediterranean politics. |
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POLS 413 |
Government and Politics in Great Britain |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This course will introduce you to the institutions, political culture and a number of the major political issues in Britain today. The first half of the course will introduce the principal British political institutions. This part is designed to provide students with a grasp of the framework within which British politics takes place. The second half of the course will cover electoral politics and various ways it has been influenced by public opinion and the mass media, a discussion of the first coalition government in the UK since the Second World War, and, finally, Britain’s place in the World and Britain’s relationship with Europe. |
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POLS 415 |
French Politics and Institutions |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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The purpose of the course is to help students grasp fundamental notions of French society today by studying the roots and the development of the main institutions and concepts of French political life. İt also extends this analysiis to France’s international politicies, decisions and debates, past and present, including its view of its role in the World. |
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POLS 417 |
European Union Law |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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The overall aim of the course is for the students to attain basic knowledge of the EU legal system. The course is broadly divided into three parts. The first part consists of a presentation of the historical background of the EU, its institutional structure, character of legal sources and the policy making process. The second part gives an overview of the substantive rights and obligations protected by EU law with a focus on the rules of the internal market. The third and final part focuses on the enforcement of EU law vis-à-vis the Union, the Member States, and individuals. |
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POLS 414 |
European Political Economy |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This is the core course of the fourth year BA in European Studies. It attempts to convey how the relationship between state and economy in Western, Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe has evolved over the post-war period. The course aims to provide students with both a deep analytical understanding and a systematic treatment of empirical issues related to the evolution of the European political economy. Topics include: the state and economy in Europe, the welfare systems, economic theory and policy in Europe, the political economy of European integration, the political economy of EU enlargement, monetary union, the creation of a single market, the Lisbon process and the democratic paradoxes of the EU. |
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POLS 416 |
Environmental Politics and Policies in the the EU |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This module aims to provide students with an understanding of core concepts and debates in environmental politics and policy by focusing specifically upon the development and implementation of European Union environmental policy. Students will be introduced to the debates about the nature of the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation and the policy paradigms that have been developed to address environmental problems. |
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POLS 418 |
Local governments |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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A study of the concept, organization, and operations of local government, as a subfield of public administration as well as its inter-relationships with the central government with special and equal reference to the Turkish case and issues. |
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POLS 424 |
External Relations of the EU |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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POLS 311 |
History of Russia and the USSR |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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In this course, the student will study the contemporary history of Russia from the reign of Catherine the Great to the present. Special attention will be played on the formation and decline of the USSR, on the Central Asian Republics and the Caucasus Arias during the Soviet era and the post-Soviet developments. |
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POLS 312 |
Russian Politics |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This class will study the institutions and dynamics of contemporary Russian politics. Attention will be paid also to Russian foreign policy, energy policies and its influence on the Eurasian region. |
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POLS 419 |
History and Politics in the Caucasus |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This course examines the history of the North and South Caucasus from the late 18th century to the present. Themes include the origins of group identity, imperial rule and resistence, modernization and development, social conflict and cooperation, and liberalization and democratization. |
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POLS 421 |
Global and Regional Actors in Eurasia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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In this class the student will study the governaments and politics, economy, defence strategies, energy policies, regional integration and bilateral agreements of the main actors of the Aurasian region. |
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POLS 420 |
Turkish Foreign Policy toward Central Asia and the Caucasus |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This course examines Turkish foreign policies following the end of the Cold War. It will include energy, identity and cultural policies toward the region. |
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POLS 422 |
Politics of Central Asia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This course aims to develop students’ understanding of politics in the former Soviet states in Central Asia so that they can reflect on contemporary developments in this region from a broader historical, political and economic perspective. The course will include the significance of the Soviet experience and its legacy for state-building, nation building, economic development, and the role of international politics and economics in shaping political and economic development. |
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POLS 428 |
Ethnicity and Nationalism |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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POLS 314 |
History of the Balkans |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This course traces the political, cultural, and religious developments in the Balkan world with an aim of understanding current problems in the area. We will begin with and overview of the 15th-19th centuries, the Ottoman Era, but the main focus will be on the profound and dramatic events of the 20th century. |
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POLS 423 |
Politics and Governments of the Balkans |
3 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
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This course is an introduction to the modern politics and government of the countries of the Balkans in the twentieth century and present. We will examine five periods in the class: 1918-1939 (between World War I and World War II), 1939-1945 (the World War II), 1944-1948 (sovietization), 1949-1989 (communist era), after 1989. All these periods will be studied through a comparative approach. |
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POLS 425 |
Europeanization and Integration in the Balkans |
3 |
0 |
3 |
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This cours aims to study the process of integration of the European Union toward the Balkans as well as the emergence of the European and contrasting regional identities in the region. |
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POLS 322 |
International Relations and Non-Western Thought |
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The seminar follows a threefold aim: 1) To introduce students to the sociology of IR as a discipline; 2) to direct their attention to structural core-characteristics of IR theories and how these lead to imbalances between scholarship produced in and by the discipline’s transatlantic core and its perceived “nonWestern” periphery; and 3) to analyze recent intellectual contributions from today’s periphery. |
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POLS 324 |
Introduction to Security Studies |
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This module is designed as a broad survey of the contemporary sub-field of Security Studies and has two interrelated objectives: The first is to familiarise students with the theoretical state of the sub-field - Security Studies. |
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POLS 325 |
Politics and Cinema |
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The purpose of this course is to investigate Turkish film history, film theory and film practice from the foundation of the Turkish Republic up to today’s new wave of Turkish cinema. It should be evident that whilst filmmakers and theorists have their own particular focal concerns, in many cases they are responding to problems posed within a social and political context. |
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POLS 326 |
Politics and Literature: Utopias and Dystopias |
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The study of politics is generally equated with the study of government; therefore Political Science has conventionally drawn from history, economics, sociology, philosophy, and even psychology to understand the workings of political life. This approach ignores the key role of literature in reflecting a society’s political beliefs, social values and culture. In fact, politics permeates every aspect of our public and private life. Fiction – whether in the form of novels, plays, or comic books – paints a picture of the “soul” of a specific time and place. In the hands of great authors, it reveals certain truths that may not be accessible to casual consumers. |
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POLS 327 |
Party Politics and Party Systems |
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The aim of the course is to familiarize students with the origins of parties, their organisational structure and ideological profiles. There are 3 main blocks of topics. The first part overviews the origin, type, organization and the ideological profile of parties. The second part looks at parties in interaction, revealing the patterns within a party system. The third section will discuss the importance of parties as institutions that represent citizens. The course structure covers the party as an object of study, parties in interaction and parties as organizations that influence the quality of democratic performance. The structure of the course and seminars aims to link theory to empirical reality. Each course will present a theory in party formation, ideology, interaction and the subsequent seminar will consist of an empirical test of that theory. Manual: Alan Ware, Political Parties and party systems |
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POLS 328 |
Sociology of Religion |
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Modernization theories of the 1950s and 1960s and many sociologists up until the 1970s had predicted that modern societies were undergoing a process of secularization that, although in socially and institutionally specific terms, would have significantly impacted on religion by reducing its presence in public life. Instead, since the 1980s a global "resurgence" of the religious phenomena has taken place, so that religious faith and related economic, social and political views have become again central not only to people's life, but also as markers of new social and political identities. The course explores this reappearance in public of religion in both Western and non-Western societies by tackling the question from the perspective of how the modern-state, the market, new media and modern views of the place of religion in public life have shaped religious experience in a global comparative perspective. The course begins by introducing students to the sociology of religion and the field’s evolution since the founding generation. It then reconstructs main debates on religion, secularization and the impact of modernity on the politicization of the religious phenomena. Finally, it explores the interaction of politics and religion through the analysis of multiple case studies, with a particular regional focus on the Middle East and South-East Asia. |
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POLS 329 |
Culture and Society in Modern Turkey |
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A survey of the cultural dynamics of Republican Turkey starting from the "cultural revolution" of the 1920s and 1930s until the present time with particular focus on the impact of culture on everyday life. Study of both elite and popular cultural attempts and achievements from a historical perspective. |
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