BAHÇEŞEHİR UNIVERSITY BİLGİ PAKETİ / DERS KATALOĞU
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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL6003 | Comparative Politics | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Basic information
| 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. |
Learning Outcomes
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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. |
Course Content
| 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. |
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
| 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 |
Sources
| 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 |
Evaluation System
| 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 | |
ECTS / Workload Table
| 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 | ||
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | They acquire theoretical, historical and aesthetic knowledge specific to their field by using methods and techniques related to performing arts (acting, dance, music, etc.). | 2 |
| 2) | They have knowledge about art culture and aesthetics and they provide the unity of theory and practice in their field. | 2 |
| 3) | They are aware of national and international values in performing arts. | 2 |
| 4) | Abstract and concrete concepts of performing arts; can transform it into creative thinking, innovative and original works. | 1 |
| 5) | They have the sensitivity to run a business successfully in their field. | 3 |
| 6) | Develops the ability to perceive, think, design and implement multidimensional from local to universal. | 3 |
| 7) | They have knowledge about the disciplines that the performing arts field is related to and can evaluate the interaction of the sub-disciplines within their field. | 2 |
| 8) | They develop the ability to perceive, design, and apply multidimensionality by having knowledge about artistic criticism methods. | 3 |
| 9) | They can share original works related to their field with the society and evaluate their results and question their own work by using critical methods. | 1 |
| 10) | They follow English language resources related to their field and can communicate with foreign colleagues in their field. | 1 |
| 11) | By becoming aware of national and international values in the field of performing arts, they can transform abstract and concrete concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original works. | 3 |
| 12) | They can produce original works within the framework of an interdisciplinary understanding of art. | 2 |
| 13) | Within the framework of the Performing Arts Program and the units within it, they become individuals who are equipped to take part in the universal platform in their field. | 3 |
| 14) | Within the Performing Arts Program, according to the field of study; have competent technical knowledge in the field of acting and musical theater. | 2 |
| 15) | They use information and communication technologies together with computer software that is at least at the Advanced Level of the European Computer Use License as required by the field. | 3 |