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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL6003 | Comparative Politics | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi ARDA CAN KUMBARACIBAŞI |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | none |
| Course Objectives: | This seminar has two goals. First, the seminar aims at familiarizing you with the core issues and fields of research in comparative politics. Second, it strives to provide you with conceptual, analytical and theoretical tols necessary for comparative political research. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; Acquires social, scientific and ethical values under any circumstances with regard to the field of Political Science and International Relations in data collection, interpretation, and dissemination processes and also develops knowledge and deepens the level of expertise. Acquires knowledge on geographical, institutional, structural, conceptual and theoretical development of the international relations; also on the political, economic and juridical foundation of the state. Evaluated to be critical a variety of security issues, strategies, and practical consequences in the international arena. |
| This course is a survey of major topics in comparative politics for Ph.D. students in political science. Comparative politics is both a method and a subject. As a subject, comparative politics studies the structures, institutions and outcomes of political processes. As a method, comparative politics aims at systematically comparing and contrasting the political mechanisms (not just of different countries, but in different regions and transnational formations) in order to increase our knowledge of political life. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction | |
| 2) | What is comparative politics? | Arend Lijphardt, “Comparative politics and comparative method,” The American Political Science Review, Vol. 65, No. 3 (September 1971), pp. 682-693. David Collier, “The comparative method” in Political Science: The state of the discipline II, edited by A.W. Finifter, Washington, D.C.: American Political Science Association. |
| 3) | Thinking about Power | John Gaventa, Power and Powerlessness. Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley (University of Illinois Press, 1982), 3-32. Jeffrey C. Isaac, “Beyond the Three Faces of Power: A Realist Critique,” Polity, Vol. 20, No.1 (Autumn 1987), pp.4-31. |
| 4) | State building | Thomas Ertman, Birth of the Leviathan : Building States and Regimes in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 1997) |
| 5) | Democracy and Social Classes | Barrington Moore, Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World (Beacon Press, 1993) |
| 6) | States and Revolutions | Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China (Cambridge University Press, 1979) |
| 7) | Regimes and Performance | Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Crown Business, 2012) |
| 8) | Nationalism | Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Verso, 2006) |
| 9) | Political Culture | Robert D. Putnam, Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy (Princeton, 1994) |
| 10) | Social Movements | Sidney Tarrow, Power in Movement (Cambridge, 2011) |
| 11) | Institutions and Interests | Albert O. Hirschman, Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States (Harvard, 1970) |
| 12) | Institutions and Political Development | Samuel P. Huntington, Political Order in Changing Societies (Yale, 2006) |
| 13) | Political Violence | Stathis Kalyvas, The Logic of Violence in Civil War |
| 14) | Overview and general assessment of the course | Acedemic Articles and related books |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Thomas Ertman, Birth of the Leviathan : Building States and Regimes in Medieval and Early Modern Europe (Cambridge University Press, 1997) Barrington Moore, Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy: Lord and Peasant in the Making of the Modern World (Beacon Press, 1993) Theda Skocpol, States and Social Revolutions: A Comparative Analysis of France, Russia and China (Cambridge University Press, 1979) Daron Acemoglu & James Robinson, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty (Crown Business, 2012) Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism (Verso, 2006) Robert D. Putnam, Making Democracy Work: Civic Traditions in Modern Italy (Princeton, 1994) Sidney Tarrow, Power in Movement (Cambridge, 2011) Albert O. Hirschman, Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, and States (Harvard, 1970) Samuel P. Huntington, Political Order in Changing Societies (Yale, 2006) Stathis Kalyvas, The Logic of Violence in Civil War (Cambridge, 2006) |
| References: | Arend Lijphardt, “Comparative politics and comparative method,” The American Political Science Review, Vol. 65, No. 3 (September 1971), pp. 682-693 David Collier, “The comparative method” in Political Science: The state of the discipline II, edited by A.W. Finifter, Washington, D.C.: American Political Science Association John Gaventa, Power and Powerlessness. Quiescence and Rebellion in an Appalachian Valley (University of Illinois Press, 1982), 3-32 Jeffrey C. Isaac, “Beyond the Three Faces of Power: A Realist Critique,” Polity, Vol. 20, No.1 (Autumn 1987), pp.4-31 |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
| Homework Assignments | 14 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Application | 14 | 4 | 56 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Homework Assignments | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| Paper Submission | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Total Workload | 225 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. | 2 |
| 2) | To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. | 2 |
| 3) | To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. | 3 |
| 4) | To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. | 2 |
| 5) | To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. | 1 |
| 6) | To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. | 1 |
| 7) | To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. | 2 |
| 8) | To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. | 2 |
| 9) | To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. | 2 |
| 10) | To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. | 2 |
| 11) | To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. | 2 |
| 12) | To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. | 3 |