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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction of the Syllabus and Main concepts: Gender and development |
Course Schedule Review and Expectations
The facts about gender equality and the Sustainable Development Goals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-oc4GOoWOI
Gender Equality - SDG #5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbQjlPoBA3U
Integrating human rights, leave no one behind, and gender equality into UN Cooperation Frameworks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHHy1gDn4x8
Judith Lorber, Feminisms and their contributions to gender equality, in Gender Inequality, Feminist Theories and Politics, Oxford University Press, 2000.
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2) |
Gender and International Development (Human Development Theories, GDP and Utilitarian Approach) |
Real GDP Per Capita and the Standard of Living: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0qHA93oOSc
Puzzle of Growth: Rich Countries and Poor Countries: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5P8AZRBLac (Please think about the issue of property rights and the extent to which women and men are equal in accessing property rights.
Human Development Report 2019 - Animated Explainer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7V8oFI4GYMY
Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do? Episode 01 "THE MORAL SIDE OF MURDER": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBdfcR-8hEY&t=1531s (Watch first 30 minutes)
Nussbaum, M. (2000) Feminism and International Development, In Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
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3) |
Gender and International Development (Resource-based approach, human rights approach and Capabilities Approach) |
Nussbaum, M. (2000) Feminism and International Development, In Women and Human Development: The Capabilities Approach, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. |
4) |
Assignment 1. Media Analysis of Gender Discourse-Virtual Presentations |
Killing Us Softly 4: Advertising's Image of Women [Trailer] - Available on DVD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTlmho_RovY
Me Too hareketi Fransa'da neden tutmadı?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXkqcszeTTY
Why was #metoo so controversial in France? - BBC News: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHRPCBXJSng
Greenwood, D. N., & Lippman, J. R. (2010). Gender and media: Content, uses, and impact. In Handbook of gender research in psychology (pp. 643-669). Springer, New York, NY.
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5) |
Gender Politics in the making: actors, formal and informal institutions |
America’s powerful female politicians tell us how they broke the glass ceiling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GICS2uUGvTE
The Likability Dilemma for Women Leaders | Robin Hauser | TEDxMarin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYyBqs_x044
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6) |
Equal Opportunities in Education and Employment: Applications of Resource-based and capabilities approaches |
Gender Equality in Education:
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Oexo0jpstk
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1MkBNVfAxE
•Gender stereotypes and education:
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrZ21nD9I-0
•Education and gender equality: main challenges
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5t_dB0Z_rE
•ETCEP Kapanış Töreninde Gösterilen Kapanış Filmi
•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J848Ey8hGPs
Search resistance to ETCEP project? What are the grounds of criticisms?
Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, R., & Cin, F. M. (2020). Feminist Framing of Europeanisation. Gender Equality Policies in Turkey and the EU, Basingtoke: Palgrave Macmillan (Chapter 10 and Chapter 11)
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7) |
Mobilizing against Gender Equality: Forms of Reactions to Gender Equality |
Please read Chapter 1 and Chapter 14 in this book. If you are interested, you can also read one of the case studies in the book (in order of importance 2. Austria, 7. Hungary, 3. Belgium, 4. Croatia, 6. Germany)
Please watch these videos:
#AntiGenderPolitics | How did the anti-gender movements erupt?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSa1TvZ83ug
Anti-Gender Politics by Sonia Correa (Part 1): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1p4_jBiXMw
Anti-Gender Politics by Sonia Correa (Part 2): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8jBdBjmVgg
Anti-Gender in Turkey: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/gender/2019/05/20/new-episode-anti-gender-turkey/
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/gender/2019/01/09/varieties-of-anti-gender-mobilizations-is-turkey-a-case/
Kuhar, R., & Paternotte, D. (Eds.). (2017). Anti-gender campaigns in Europe: Mobilizing against equality. Rowman & Littlefield.
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8) |
Mid-Term Exam |
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9) |
Political Representation of Women: Feminist approaches to international politics and the feminist critique of the concept of security |
On being a women and a diplomat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wzceILi774
Sweden's Margot Wallström on the lessons from feminist foreign policy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1HbQup-vKE
How does gender relate to arms control and disarmament?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdbnBBinjdM
Gender Equality Small Arms Control – Towards Bullet-Proof Inclusion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II4LKm1ifAo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FkXd3LUuLq4 (Chechen refugees living in limbo)
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10) |
Political representation of women: Critical Analysis of 'Sufragette' Movie |
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11) |
Politics of Reproductive Health |
Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, Politics of Family Planning in Turkey: Ideological Polarization and Demographic Policies, in Yılmaz Esmer, Culture, Politics, Ideology and Reproductive Health in Turkey, Peter Lang. 2022. |
12) |
Human Security and Human Trafficking |
Reardon, B. A., & Hans, A. (Eds.). (2018). The gender imperative: Human security vs state security. Taylor & Francis. |
13) |
Gender-based violence |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZwvrxVavnQ
https://fra.europa.eu/en/publications-and-resources/data-and-maps/survey-data-explorer-violence-against-women-survey
http://kadincinayetlerinidurduracagiz.net/veriler/2947/kadin-cinayetlerini-durduracagiz-platformu-2020-raporu
Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm, R., & Cin, F. M. (2020). Feminist Framing of Europeanisation. Gender Equality Policies in Turkey and the EU, Basingtoke: Palgrave Macmillan (Chapter by Burcu Özdemir Sarıgil)
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14) |
Screening of Participatory Videos and Discussion |
Assignment 2: Screening of PARs and submission of PAR Report |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. |
3 |
2) |
Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. |
4 |
3) |
Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. |
2 |
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. |
3 |
6) |
Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. |
5 |
7) |
Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. |
2 |
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. |
5 |
10) |
Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. |
1 |
11) |
Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. |
4 |
12) |
Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |
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