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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)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • have knowledge of key ethical and political concepts and questions
  • be able to to think critically and creatively about key ethical and political concepts and questions
  • be able to assess such fundamental concepts as citizenship, democracy, public sphere, multiculturalism and politics of recognition from a variety of perspectives
  • be able to discuss central classical and contemporary issues in political theory and practice
  • be able to evaluate critically the political and philosophical foundations of Europe and modernity
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: What is citizenship, and why does it matter? J. G. A. Pocock, “The Ideal of Citizenship since Classical Times”
2 Democracy, Freedom, Public Sphere Patrick Gardiner, “Rousseau on Liberty”, Charles Taylor, “Kant’s Theory of Freedom”
3 Democracy, Freedom, Public Sphere James Schleifer, The Chicago Companion to Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, 56-108.
4 Democracy, Freedom, Public Sphere Hannah Arendt, The Human Condition (Part V: “Action”) Ronald Beiner, “Action, Natality and Citizenship: Hannah Arendt’s Concept of Freedom”
5 Midterm I
6 Citizenship, Constitutional Democracy, Civil Disobedience T. H. Marshall, “Citizenship and Social Class”, Rogers Brubaker, “Immigration, Citizenship and the Nation-State in France and Germany”
7 Citizenship, Constitutional Democracy, Civil Disobedience Jürgen Habermas, “The European Nation-State: On the Past and Future of Sovereignty and Citizenship”
8 Citizenship, Constitutional Democracy, Civil Disobedience Henry David Thoreau, Civil Disobedience
9 Citizenship, Constitutional Democracy, Civil Disobedience John Rawls, “Definition and Justification of Civil Disobedience”
10 Midterm II
11 Recognition, Multiculturalism and Redistribution Charles Taylor, “The Politics of Recognition”
12 Recognition, Multiculturalism and Redistribution Nancy Fraser, “Social Justice in the Age of Identity Politics: Redistribution, Recogniton, and Participation”
13 No Class/Submission of Essays
14 Review
15 General Review
16 Review of the Semester  
Course Notes/Textbooks A coursepack containing all required texts will be available for purchase at Ekonomik Kirtasiye.
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
25
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
1
25
Project
1
25
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
25
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
5
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
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
12
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
30
Presentation / Jury
1
20
Project
1
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
25
Final Exams
    Total
154

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
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

 

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