SOCIOLOGY
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
SOC4001	Seminar I	Fall	1	2	2	13

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Must Course
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI
Course Lecturer(s):	Assoc. Prof. ULAŞ SUNATA ÖZDEMİR Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI Assoc. Prof. MİNE ÖZAŞÇILAR
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	This course is two-semester advanced-level seminar in sociology. It is a multi-disciplinary course designed to integrate theory, research and practice. During this two semester course, the major focus is on conflict and sociological dynamics. During these semesters studying under a professor, each student will do original research and all exchange results through reports and discussions. Students conduct an empirical study of a research topic of their choice, discuss issues with experts in the field of research, work in discussion groups, debate and problem solve on selected issues. In the research seminar, the students are given an opportunity to integrate their knowledge, skills and practical experience gained in the Sociology department program. This semester the course provides a forum for students to discuss and generate ideas on issues related to a variety of applied social research. For theoretical part of the course, it will cover various specific issues related to conflict, power, discourse, and conflict in the era of digitalization, politics of discontent, urban space, pandemics, and collective memory and conflict, and conflict resolution. The course has four major aims: (i) to present theory and research concerning the following concepts: conflict, power and discourse, digitalization and changing patterns of work and life, peace building, managing conflict generated by limited resources, disasters and pandemics; (ii) to analyse political discontent created by limited resources, global migration, extremism, urban space related issues and management of political discontent in relation to conflict; (iii) to review the major qualitative and quantitative research issues needed for writing a research report. Students are required to write a full research project paper integrating the theoretical knowledge and empirical research. Guest speakers from the leading opinion and market research companies will be invited to present research reports as one of the most effective means of gaining an appreciation for the art of presentation is to observe the performance of others.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students that succeed in this course will be able to:
1- Understand definition of conflicty, conflict types, escalation and deescalation of conflict
2- Understand theoretical perspectives on social political dynamics of conflict
3- Understand and discuss important psychosocial and socio-political factors present during a pre conflict and conflict situation
4- Understand collective memory, identity, power and conflict relations.
5- Understand political discontent and its dynamics in various political contexts
6- Discuss global inequalities and extremist ideologies in relation to conflict and peace building
7- Understand sources of political discontent in various societies. Discuss Arab Spring in this context.
8- Apply qualitative and quantitative research technique in studying conflict, change, power, and peace
9- Write a project paper including theoretical framework, literature review, data collection and analysis. It is based on original data collected by students
10- Develop awareness of conflict and power issues at the local and global level and at the age of digitalization and debate them at seminars
11- Develop critical and presentation / speaking skills through in-class assignments
12- Develop a wide range of key transferrable research and interpretive skills that are highly valued by employers within a range of professions

Course Content

The course has four major sections: (i)reviewing classical and contemporary theories of conflict resolution in sociology and related disciplines; examining conflict escalation and conflict prevention as it operates in the context of various societies and in network and surveillance societies by selecting case studies; (iii) studying theories related to relations between conflict, crime and legal issues in various types of societies; and analysing the intersections between the class, gender, religion, ethnicity and nationality in the context of conflict resolution and conflict prevention.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction and course outlines	Introduce course outline
2)	Definition of conflict, sources of and levels of conflict Working on developing research proposal	Fisher, R.J. The social psychology of intergroup and international conflict resolution. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1990. Oliver Ramsbotham,Hugh Miall,Tom Woodhouse. 2011.Contemporary Conflict Resolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Chap 1.
3)	Foucault, M. (1980). Power/knowledge: Selected interviews and other writings, 1972-1977. Pantheon. http://uwf.edu/dearle/foucault.pdf Development and conflict theory http://www.beyondintractability.org/node/2534 http://iis-db.stanford.edu/evnts/4396/Levitsky-Way- Stanford.pdf http://www.scrigroup.com/istorie-politica/stiinte- politice/Regimuri-politice-autoritare71484.php	Mack, R.W. & Snyder, R.C. The analysis of social conflict – Toward an overview and synthesis. Journal of Conflict Resolution, 1957, 1, 212-248
4)	Various conceptual approaches to conflict and conflict resolution: micro theories of conflict, macro theories of conflict. Working on developing research proposal	43f91cf38bdf Appadurai Arjun.Fear of Small Numbers: An Essay on the Geography of Anger. (Duke University Press, 2006) Lecture notes on the structure of political discontent (provided to students) Fınd them on Its-learning library.
5)	Conflict Resolution Theory: Burton and Fischer. Working on developing research proposal	Burton, J. and F. Dukes, Eds. (1990). Conflict: Human Needs Theory. The Conflict Series. New York: St Martin's Press. Fisher, R. J. (1997). Interactive Conflict Resolution. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press.
6)	Oral presentation of research preparation for Project	3-5 minute presentation in the class room and feedback
7)	Conflict in network society and surveillance society. Oral presentation of research preparation for Project and feedback.	Lyon, D. (1993) An electronic Panopticon? A sociological critique of surveillance theory. The Sociological Review, 41(4): 653-678. Marx, G.T. (2002) What’s new about the “new surveillance”? Classifying for change and continuity. Surveillance and Society, 1(1): 9-29. At: http://surveillance-and-society.org/articles1/whatsnew.pdf
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9)	Harold R. Kerbo, Social stratification and inequality : class conflict in historical, comparative, and global perspective, New York : McGraw-Hill, 2006	Danilo DI MAURO. 2007. International Involvement in Ethnic-Conflict: Comparing Balkans and Middle East. November 2007 JMWP no. 62. Jean Monnet Working Papers in Comparative and International Politics. Available at http://www.fscpo.unict.it/EuroMed/jmwp62.pdf Weekly reading on case studies
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13)	Armed Conflict, Peace-making and Post-Conflict: Terminating international, transnational, and civil conflicts	Oliver Ramsbotham,Hugh Miall,Tom Woodhouse. 2011.Contemporary Conflict Resolution. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Chap. 3 Classroom presentation (15 minutes) and debate
14)	Oral defense of the final work Classroom presentation and debate	Classroom presentation (15 minutes) and debate Submission of Full Research Project Proposal Report: Submit Written full project proposal report including the related literature review

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

Zartman, I. W. and J. L. Rasmussen, Eds. (1997). Peacemaking in International Conflict. Methods and Techniques. Washington, D.C., United States University of Peace Press. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166290722

Burton, J. and F. Dukes, Eds. (1990). Conflict: Human Needs Theory. The Conflict Series. New York: St Martin's Press.

Burton, J. W. (1969). Conflict and Communication: The Use of Controlled Communication in International Relations. London: Macmillan.

Burton, J. W. (1986). The Procedures of Conflict Resolution. International Conflict Resolution. Theory and Practice. E. E. Azar and J. W. Burton. Sussex, Wheatsheaf Books: 92–116.

Fisher, R. J. (1997). Interactive Conflict Resolution. Syracuse: Syracuse University Press.

LeBaron, Michelle. 2003. "Culture and Conflict." Beyond Intractability. Eds. Guy Burgess and Heidi Burgess. Conflict Research Consortium, University of Colorado, Boulder. Posted: July 2003

List, Regina A.; Doerner, Civil Society, Conflict and Violence. Wolfgang. Series: CIVICUS Global Study of Civil Society Series. London : Bloomsbury Academic. 2012.

References:

Weekly readings will be provided.

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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Field Work	1	% 5
Homework Assignments	3	% 20
Presentation	2	% 20
Final	1	% 45
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 45
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Workload
Course Hours	16	16
Application	16	64
Presentations / Seminar	4	12
Project	10	40
Homework Assignments	14	30
Total Workload		162

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)	To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.	5
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels	5
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.	4
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	4
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	5
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.	3
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.	3
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective	2
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	4
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects	5
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.	5
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.	1