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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction
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2) |
Social Structure in Turkey: Continuities and Changes
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Mardin, Ş. (1973). Center-periphery relations: A key to Turkish politics?. Daedalus, 169-190.
Keyman, E. F. (2010). Modernization, globalization and democratization in Turkey: the AKP experience and its limits. Constellations, 17(2), 312-327.
Bakiner, O. (2018). A key to Turkish politics? The center–periphery framework revisited. Turkish Studies, 19(4), 503-522.
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3) |
A Very Short Introduction to Turkish Politics
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Ahmad, F. (2008). Politics and political parties in Republican Turkey. The Cambridge History of Turkey, 4, 226-265.
Kalaycıoğlu, E. (2012). Kulturkampf in Turkey: The constitutional referendum of 12 September 2010. South European Society and Politics, 17(1), 1-22.
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4) |
Political Ideologies & Political Culture
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Yeşilada, B. A., & Noordijk, P. (2010). Changing values in Turkey: Religiosity and tolerance in comparative perspective. Turkish Studies, 11(1), 9-27.
Öktem, K. (2020). “Ruling Ideologies in Modern Turkey”, in Oxford Handbook of Turkish Politics, Güneş Murat Tezcür (Eds): Oxford University Press.
Aytaç, S. E., & Elçi, E. (2019). Populism in Turkey. In Populism Around the World (pp. 89-108). Springer, Cham. |
5) |
The Making of Neoliberal Turkey & Turkish Welfare Regime
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Öniş, Z. (2019). Turkey under the challenge of state capitalism: the political economy of the late AKP era. Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, 19(2), 201-225.
Buğra, A. (2018). Social policy and different dimensions of inequality in Turkey: A historical overview. Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies, 20(4), 318-331.
Pamuk, Sevket. (2007). Economic change in twentieth century Turkey: Is the glass more than half full?. Cambridge History of Modern Turkey. 10.1017/CHOL9780521620963.011.
Öniş, Z. (2012). The triumph of conservative globalism: The political economy of the AKP era. Turkish Studies, 13(2), 135-152.
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6) |
Internal Migration & Urban Transformation
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Keyder, C. (2005). Globalization and social exclusion in Istanbul. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 29(1), 124-134.
Pinarcioğlu, M., & Işik, O. (2008). Not only helpless but also hopeless: Changing dynamics of urban poverty in Turkey, the case of Sultanbeyli, İstanbul. European Planning Studies, 16(10), 1353-1370.
Candan, A. B., & Kolluoğlu, B. (2008). Emerging spaces of neoliberalism: A gated town and a public housing project in Istanbul. New Perspectives on Turkey, 39, 5-46.
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7) |
Midterm Exam |
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8) |
Gender
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Arat, Y. (2000). ‘From Emancipation to Liberation: The Changing Role of Women in Turkey’s Political Realm.’ Journal of International Affairs, 54(1): 107-123.
Deniz Kandiyoti, “Gender and Women’s Studies in Turkey: A Moment for Reflection?” New Perspectives on Turkey, 2010, no. 43, pp. 165-176.
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9) |
Civil Society & Politics of Protest
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Keyman, E. F., & İçduygu, A. (2003). Globalization, civil society and citizenship in Turkey: Actors, boundaries and discourses. Citizenship Studies, 7(2), 219-234.
Tuğal, C. (2013). “Resistance everywhere”: The Gezi revolt in global perspective. New Perspectives on Turkey, 49, 157-172.
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10) |
Religion & Islamic Groups
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Kaya, A. (2015). Islamisation of Turkey under the AKP rule: Empowering family, faith and charity. South European Society and Politics, 20(1), 47-69.
Tuğal, C. (2009). Transforming everyday life: Islamism and social movement theory. Theory and Society, 38(5), 423-458. |
11) |
Nationalisms & Ethnicities
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Kadioğlu, A. (1996). The paradox of Turkish nationalism and the construction of official identity. Middle Eastern Studies, 32(2), 177-193.
Mesut Yeğen, “Turkish nationalism and the Kurdish Question,” Ethnic and Racial Studies, 2007, 30(1): 119-151.
Çağlar Keyder, “A History and Geography of Turkish Nationalism,” in Citizenship and the Nation-State in Greece and Turkey, eds. Faruk Birtek and Thalia Dragonas, 2005, London: Routledge, pp. 3-17.
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12) |
International Migration & Turkey’s Emigrants
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Eder, M., & Özkul, D. (2016). Editors’ introduction: precarious lives and Syrian refugees in Turkey. New Perspectives on Turkey, 54, 1-8.
F. Adamson (2019), ‘Sending States and the Making of Intra-Diasporic Politics: Turkey and Its Diaspora(s), International Migration Review, 53(1), p. 210-236.
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13) |
COVID19 Special: Pandemics, Epidemics and Social Change in Turkey |
Varlik, N. (2015). Plague and empire in the early modern Mediterranean world. Cambridge University Press.
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14) |
PRESENTATIONS & REVISION & Q/A SESSION |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions. |
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2) |
To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels |
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3) |
To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences. |
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4) |
To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes |
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5) |
To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills |
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6) |
To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields. |
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7) |
To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime. |
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8) |
To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective |
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9) |
To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge |
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10) |
To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects |
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11) |
To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member. |
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12) |
To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school. |
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