| Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
| 1) |
Introduction to the course |
Overview of the syllabus, main questions in the literature on media and politics.
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| 2) |
News, Truth and the Construction of Social Reality
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• Walter Lippmann, “The World Outside and the Pictures in Our Heads,” and “The Nature of News”, Public Opinion, New York: Free Press Paperbacks, 1997, pp. 3-20 and pp. 214-225.
• Anthony Pratkins and Elliot Aronson, Age of Propaganda: The Everyday Use and Abuse of Persuasion, New York: Holt Paperbacks, 2001, pp. 71-93.
• Robert M. Entman, “The Nature and Source of News,” in The Press, Oxford: Oxford University Press, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 48-65.
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| 3) |
Media and Democracy
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• Shanto Iyengar, Media Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2016, Chapter 2, pp. 19-50.
• James Curran, “What Democracy Requires of the Media,” in The Press, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 120-140.
• Robert Schmuhl and Robert G. Picard, “The Marketplace of Ideas,” in The Press, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005, pp. 141-155.
• In class-viewing of the movie All the President’s Men
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| 4) |
Quality of News, Media Bias and Democracy
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• W. Lance Bennett, News: The Politics of Illusion, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2016, Chapter 2, pp. 28-57.
• Geneva Overholser, “What is Good Journalism?” Vital Speeches of the Day, 69:4, December 1, 2002.
• Hunt Allcott and Matthew Gentzkow, “Social Media and Fake News in the 2016 Election,” Journal of Economic Perspectices, 31:2, Spring 2017, pp. 211-236.
• Lisa Wedeen, Authoritarian Apprehensions: Ideology, Judgment, and Mourning in Syria, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2019, pp. 77-106.
• Robinson Meyer, “The Grim Conclusions of Largest-Ever Study of Fake News,” The Atlantic, March 8, 2018.
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| 5) |
New Media, Citizen Engagement and Mobilization
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• Shanto Iyengar, Media Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2016, Chapter 5, pp. 113-147. |
| 6) |
Media and Authoritarian Regimes: Case Study of Arab Spring
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• Killian Clarke and Korhan Kocak, “Launching Revolution: Social Media and the Egyptian Uprising’s First Movers,” British Journal of Political Science, 2018, pp. 1-21.
• Robert Orttung and Christopher Walkerm “Authoritarian Regimes Retool Their Media Control Strategy,” The Washington Post, January 10, 2014.
• Recommended: Daniela Stockman and Mary E. Gallagher, “Remote Control: How the Media Sustain Authoritarian Rule in China,” Comparative Political Studies, 44:4, 2011, pp. 436-467.
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| 7) |
Media, Campaigning and Elections
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• Shanto Iyengar, Media Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2016, Chapters 6 and 7, pp. 148-229.
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| 8) |
Q & A Midterm Exam |
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| 9) |
News and Public Opinion
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• Shanto Iyengar, Media Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2016, Chapter 8, pp. 230- 269.
• Marshall McLuhan, The Medium is the Massage, California: Gingko Press, 2001.
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| 10) |
The Problem of Partisan News |
• Kevin Arceneaux and Martin Johnson, Changing Minds or Changing Channels? Partisan News in an Age of Choice, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2013, Chapters 1-4, pp. 1-90.
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| 11) |
The Political Economy of the Media |
• Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media, New York: Pantheon Book, 2002, pp. 1-35.
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| 12) |
Media and War: Case of 2003 Iraq War |
• Shanto Iyengar, Media Politics: A Citizen’s Guide, New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2016, Chapter 4, pp. 93-112.
• W. Lance Bennett, Regina C. Lawrence, and Steven Livingston, When the Press Fails: Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2007, pp. 1-130.
• “From the Editors: The Times and Iraq,” The New York Times, May 26, 2004,
• Daniel Okrent, “Weapons of Mass Destruction? Or Mass Distraction?” The New York Times, May 30, 2004.
• In-class viewing of the documentary Control Room
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| 13) |
The CNN Effect
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• Piers Robinson, The CNN Effect: The Myth of News, Foreign Policy and Intervention. London: Routledge, 2002, pp. 1-6; 93-132.
• Lyse Doucet, “Syria & the CNN Effect: What Role Does the Media Play in Policy-Making?” Daedalus, 147:1, Winter 2018, pp. 141-157.
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| 14) |
The Future of Media and Politics? |
• W. Lance Bennett, News: The Politics of Illusion, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2016, Chapter 8, pp. 207-239.
• Francis Fukuyama, Barak Richman, and Ashish Goel, How to Save Democracy from Technology: Ending Big Tech’s Information Monopoly, Foreign Affairs, 100:1, January/February 2021, pp. 98-110.
• Overview of the course
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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. |
3 |
| 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. |
3 |
| 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. |
3 |
| 5) |
To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. |
3 |
| 6) |
To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. |
3 |
| 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. |
3 |
| 8) |
To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. |
3 |
| 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. |
2 |