COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name

Code	Semester	Theory (hour/week)	Application/Lab (hour/week)	Local Credits	ECTS
	Fall/Spring

Prerequisites	None
Course Language
Course Type	Elective
Course Level	-
Mode of Delivery	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator	-
Course Lecturer(s)	Öğr. Gör. Dr. Dragos C MATEESCU
Assistant(s)	-

Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; An understanding of key concepts, theoretical accounts and questions regarding the construction of political identities in the national age. An understanding of processes through which political identities are produced Knowledge about major theories of nationalism and an understanding of how nationalist ideologies are constructed. Knowledge about and an understanding of the production of political identities in the nation-state. The student’s capacity to evaluate critically specific aspects concerning the political modernity of the nation-state. The students’ capacity to engage in intellectual, critical discussions on the course themes, which are fundamental in contemporary politics.
Course Description

Course Category	Core Courses
	Major Area Courses	X
	Supportive Courses
	Media and Managment Skills Courses
	Transferable Skill Courses

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week	Subjects	Required Materials
1	Introduction	Explanation of the course syllabus and of the main bibliography (for optional bibliography, see KAYNAKLAR/SOURCES below): ANDERSON, Benedict. 2006. Imagined Communities. London: Verso. ANDERSON, Benedict. 2001. Western nationalism and Eastern nationalism: is there a difference that matters? New Left Review [online], 9, 31-42. Available at: http://newleftreview.org/?page=article&view=2320 GROSBY, Steven. 2005. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. SMITH, Anthony D. 2003. Nationalism and Modernism. London and New York: Routledge.
2	Defining the Nation and National Identity(1)	SMITH, Anthony D. 1991. National Identity. London: Penguin, Chapter 1. GROSBY, Steven. 2005. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-26. RELEVANT SECTIONS FROM THE OPTIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.
3	Defining the Nation and National Identity (2)	SMITH, Anthony D. 1991. National Identity. London: Penguin, Chapter 1. GROSBY, Steven. 2005. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-26. RELEVANT SECTIONS FROM THE OPTIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.
4	Defining the Nation and National Identity (3)	SMITH, Anthony D. 1991. National Identity. London: Penguin, Chapter 1. GROSBY, Steven. 2005. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 1-26. RELEVANT SECTIONS FROM THE OPTIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.
5	Bases of National Identity: Social, Ethnic, Civic, Territorial (1)	SMITH, Anthony D. 1991. National Identity. London: Penguin, Chapter 2. GROSBY, Steven. 2005. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 27-56. RELEVANT SECTIONS FROM THE OPTIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.
6	Bases of National Identity: Social, Ethnic, Civic, Territorial (2)	SMITH, Anthony D. 1991. National Identity. London: Penguin, Chapter 2. GROSBY, Steven. 2005. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 27-56. RELEVANT SECTIONS FROM THE OPTIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.
7	The Nation in History (1)	SMITH, Anthony D. 1991. National Identity. London: Penguin, Chapter 3. GROSBY, Steven. 2005. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 57-79. RELEVANT SECTIONS FROM THE OPTIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.
8	The Nation in History (2)	SMITH, Anthony D. 1991. National Identity. London: Penguin, Chapter 3. GROSBY, Steven. 2005. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 57-79. RELEVANT SECTIONS FROM THE OPTIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY.
9	Midterm Exam
10	Nationalism and the Creation of the Imagined National Identity	ANDERSON, Benedict. 2006. Imagined communities. London: Verso, Introduction. GENTILE, Emilio. 2000. ‘The sacralisation of politics: definitions, interpretations and reflections on the question of secular religion and totalitarianism.’ Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 18-55. Available via: Academic Search Complete. GENTILE, E. 2004. ‘Fascism, totalitarianism and political religion: Definitions and critical reflections on criticism of an interpretation.’ Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 326–375. Available via: Academic Search Complete. IOANID, Radu. 2004. ‘The sacralised politics of the Romanian Iron Guard.’ Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions, Vol. 5, No. 3, 419-453. Available via: Academic Search Complete. MATEESCU, Dragoş C. 2006. ‘Kemalism in the era of totalitarianism: A conceptual analysis.’ Turkish Studies, Vol. 7, No. 2, pp. 225-241. Available via: Academic Search Complete.
11	Nationalism and the Creation of the Imagined National Identity	ANDERSON, Benedict. 2006. Imagined communities. London: Verso, Introduction. SMITH, Anthony D. 1991. National Identity. London: Penguin, Chapter 4.
12	National Citizenship and Foreignness: the Engineering of Identity by the Modern Nation State	DUMBRAVA, Costica, 2015. ‘Super-foreigners and sub-citizens: Mapping ethno-national hierarchies of foreignness and citizenship in Europe’, Ethnopolitics, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 296–310.
13	Toward a Post-national Turkish Political Identity?	KADIOĞLU, A., 2007. Denationalisation of citizenship? The Turkish experience. Citizenship Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 283-299. ÇAYIR, K., 2009. Preparing Turkey for the European Union: nationalism, national identity and ‘otherness’ in Turkey’s new textbooks. Journal of Intercultural Studies, Vol. 30, No. 1, pp. 39-55.
14	Review
15	Review of the semester
16	Review of the Semester

Course Notes/Textbooks

Power point presentations and other course documents provided by the instructor in electronic format on the course webpage. SMITH, Anthony D. 1991. National Identity. London: Penguin. GROSBY, Steven. 2005. Nationalism: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ANDERSON, Benedict. 2006. Imagined Communities. London: Verso. ANDERSON, Benedict. 2001. Western nationalism and Eastern nationalism: is there a difference that matters? New Left Review [online], 9, 31-42. Available at: http://newleftreview.org/?page=article&view=2320

Suggested Readings/Materials

SMITH, Anthony D. 2003. Nationalism and Modernism. London and New York: Routledge. SMITH, Anthony D. 1971. Theories of Nationalism. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. GIDDENS, Anthony. 1985. The Nation-state and Violence. Cambridge: Polity Press. GIDDENS, Anthony. 1990. The Consequences of Modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press. GIDDENS, Anthony. 1991. Modernity and Self-identity: Self and Society in the Late Modern Age. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. GILBERT, Peter. 1998. The Philosophy of Nationalism. Boulder, CO: Westview Press. HOBSBAWM, Eric. 1990. Nations and nationalism since 1780: programme, myth, reality. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. HEYWOOD, Andrew. 2007, Politics, New York: Palgrave, 3rd edition MAYALL, James. 1999. Sovereignty, nationalism, and self-determination. In: R. JACKSON, ed., Sovereignty at the millennium. Oxford: Blackwell, 1999, pp. 52-80.

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities	Number	Weigthing
Participation	1	10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop	1	20
Oral Exam
Midterm	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade	3	60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade	1	40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16	3	48
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)	16
Study Hours Out of Class	14	2
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury	1	4
Project
Seminar / Workshop	1
Oral Exam
Midterms	1	30
Final Exams	1	35
		Total	145

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	* Contribution Level
#	Program Competencies/Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	To be able to use the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge that the graduates have acquired in the areas of international relations					X
2	To be able to examine, interpret data and assess concepts and ideas with the scientific methods in the area of international relations/political science					X
3	To take the responsibility as a group team member and as an individual to solve unforeseen and multidimensional problems that are unforeseen in practice		X
4	To be able to recognize regional and global issues/problems, and to be able to develop solutions based on research and scientific evidence				X
5	To be able to assess the acquired knowledge and skills in the area of international relations/political science critically and to detect learning requirements and to guide learning.				X
6	To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of international relations; to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems verbally and in writing to experts and nonexperts.				X
7	To be able to interpret theoretical debates regarding relations among factors in global politics such as structures, institutions and culture, to be able to pinpoint the continuities and changes of main dynamics of international relations,					X
8	To be able to distinguish the differences between the classical and contemporary theories and to assess their relationship,				X
9	To be able to make use of other disciplines that international relations are based upon (political science, law, economics, sociology, psychology, etc.) and to have the basic knowledge of these disciplines.				X
10	To be able to keep abreast of current news on international relations, learn a foreign language and to communicate with one’s peers (European language portfolio global scale, level B1)			X
11	To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
12	To have ethical, social and scientific values in the stages throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to international relations.					X
13	To be able to improve the acquired knowledge, skills and qualifications for personal and social reasons				X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest