POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

POL3315

Ders İsmi:

Political Thought I

Ders Yarıyılı:

Fall

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	7

Language of instruction:

English

Ders Koşulu:

Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?:

Type of course:

Must Course

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Hybrid

Course Coordinator :

Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:

This course is the first part of the investigation into the history of political thought. Since the time of Socrates, philosophers have asked fundamental questions regarding the nature of justice, the good life, the role of the state, political regimes, citizenship, freedom, law and the relationship between these concepts. In this first part of the course, the answers provided to these questions until modernity will be evaluated through a close reading of the texts, which have been decisive in the formation of an accumulation of knowledge in the area of political thought.

Course Content:

Ancient Greek and Ancient Roman political thought (Socrates, Plato, Aristoteles, Cicero), Medieval political thought (St. Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Al-Farabi, Ibn Khaldun), Early Modern (Machiavelli), Social Contract tradition and revisions (Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Carole Pateman & Charles Mills).

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction
2)	How to Study the History of Political Thought & Ancient Political Thought	Skinner, Q. (1972). Motives, intentions and the interpretation of texts. New literary history, 3(2), 393-408. Babb, J. (2018). “2. The foundational thinkers (600-400 BCE). A World History of Political Thought. Edward Elgar Publishing. “How Should We Study the History of Political Thought”, In Coleman, J. (2000). A history of political thought (Vol. 1). Oxford: Blackwell, 13-20. Smith, Steven B. 2000. “Political Science and Political Philosophy: An Uneasy Relation.” PS: Political Science & Politics 33 (2): 189–91.
3)	Ancient Athenian Democracy & Socrates’ Investigation & Platonic Utopia	“Crito”, In Cooper, J. M., & Hutchinson, D. S. (Eds.). (1997). Plato: complete works. Hackett Publishing. “Book I” and “Book VII”, In Cooper, J. M., & Hutchinson, D. S. (Eds.). (1997). Plato: complete works. Hackett Publishing. “Apology”, In Cooper, J. M., & Hutchinson, D. S. (Eds.). (1997). Plato: complete works. Hackett Publishing. “Plato”, In Roberts, Peri and Sutch, Peter. (2012) An Introduction to Political Thought. Edinburgh University Press.
4)	Aristotle’s Politics	“Book I” and “Book III”, In Reeve, C. D. C. (1998). Aristotle: Politics. Indianapolis: Hackett. “Aristotle”, In Roberts, Peri and Sutch, Peter. (2012) An Introduction to Political Thought. Edinburgh University Press.
5)	Roman Political Thought	Atkins, J. (2018) “Chapter I The Roman Constitution in Theory and Practice” in Roman Political Thought. Cambridge University Press. Atkins, J. (2018) “Liberty and Related Concepts” in Roman Political Thought. Cambridge University Press. Coleman, J. (2000) “Cicero’s Rome and Cicero’s Republic” in History of Political Thought. Wiley-Blackwell.
6)	Religion and Politics: Early and Late Medieval Period	“Book Eleventh”, in The City of God. (St. Augustine). https://www.gutenberg.org/files/45304/45304-h/45304-h.htm “The Virtuous City” (aphs. 57-67), In The political writings:" Selected aphorisms" and other texts. Cornell University Press, 2015 (al-Farabi). “Introduction” in Bowering, G. (Ed.). (2015). Islamic political thought: An introduction. Princeton University Press, pp. 2-23. “St Augustine”, “Thomas Aquinas” In Boucher, D., & Kelly, P. (Eds.). (2017). Political thinkers: from Socrates to the present. Oxford University Press.
7)	Midterm
8)	Transitions to Modernity: Ibn Khaldun & Niccolò Machiavelli	Khaldun, I. (2015). The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History-Abridged Edition. Princeton University Press, Chapter III (1-15). Machiavelli, N. (2009). Discourses on Livy. University of Chicago Press, pp. 7-14. Machiavelli, N. (2005). The Prince, trans. P. Bondanella, pp. 7-30. “Machiavelli”, In Boucher, D., & Kelly, P. (Eds.). (2017). Political thinkers: from Socrates to the present. Oxford University Press.
9)	Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan	“Of Commonwealth”, In Hobbes, T. (1996). Leviathan (ed. JCA Gaskin) Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 111-131. “Hobbes”, In Boucher, D., & Kelly, P. (Eds.). (2017). Political thinkers: from Socrates to the present. Oxford University Press.
10)	Enlightenment & Liberty: John Locke	“Second Treatise”, In Locke, J. (2003). Two Treatises on Government, edited by Ian Shapiro, pp. 100-121. “Locke”, In Boucher, D., & Kelly, P. (Eds.). (2017). Political thinkers: from Socrates to the present. Oxford University Press.
11)	Jean Jacques Rousseau and His Republican Project	“Social Contract”, In Rousseau, J. J., & May, G. (2002). The social contract: And, the first and second discourses. Yale University Press, pp. 155-169. “Rousseau”, In Boucher, D., & Kelly, P. (Eds.). (2017). Political thinkers: from Socrates to the present. Oxford University Press.
12)	Social Contract: Tradition, Revival and Revisions	Pateman, C. (1988) “Patriarchal Confusions” in The Sexual Contract. Stanford University Press. Mills, C. (1999) “Introduction” in The Racial Contract. Cornell University Press. “CHAPTER THREE – Historical: Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau”, In Roberts, Peri and Sutch, Peter. (2012) An Introduction to Political Thought. Edinburgh University Press.
13)	ROLEPLAY DEBATE
14)	GENERAL EVALUATION
14)	REVISION & Q/A SESSION

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Weekly readings will be uploaded on ItsLearning at the beginning of the semester. Please note that all book chapters and articles listed on the syllabus are also accessible through the BAU Library. The PPT files will be shared on ItsLearning following each class.
References:	Guidelines on assignments and the roleplay debate will be uploaded on Itslearning at the beginning of the semester.

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes
1) Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.
2) Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.
3) Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4) Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.
5) Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.
6) Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.
7) Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.
8) Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.
9) Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.
10) Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.
11) Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.
12) Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice.	5
2)	Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies.	5
3)	Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences.
4)	Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments.	5
5)	Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy.	2
6)	Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member.	3
7)	Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development.	3
8)	Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies.	5
9)	Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives.	2
10)	Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments.	3
11)	Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era.	3
12)	Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics.	4

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Homework Assignments	2	% 10
Presentation	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	12	36
Study Hours Out of Class	12	116
Presentations / Seminar	1	3
Homework Assignments	2	16
Midterms	1	2
Final	1	2
Total Workload		175