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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL2731 | Electoral Systems and Party Systems | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
| Language of instruction: | English |
| Type of course: | 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 course provides the analytical knowledge and practical skills to understand party and electoral politics around the world. It addresses a wide range of important topics such as: parties and their definition, origins and evolution of parties, classification of parties and party types, parties in democratic and non-democratic regimes, importance and features of parties, party organizations, party members and membership, parties in parliaments, party leaders and leadership theories, major theories of parties, voters, voting behavior, types of vtoting, representation and theories of representation, elections, types of elections, electoral rules, electoral systems, and problems relating to different systems, and finally the major distinctions between parliamentary and presidential types of systems. The course also provides case examples for comparative purposes. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Grasp the basic concepts of democracy and party politics. 2. Examine how political regimes vary from liberal to illiberal – electoral democracies to authoritarian and totalitarian systems. 3. Compare the governmental systems of major industrial and post – industrial societies and of the major countries of the less developed world by looking at party politics and systems. 4. Identify strengths and weaknesses of parliamentary and presidential systems of government on the basis of concrete cases. 5. Identify strengths and weaknesses of centralized, devolved and federal state systems on the basis of concrete cases. 6. Identify strengths and weaknesses of majority, proportional representation and mixed election systems on the basis of concrete cases. 7. Recognize the importance of political parties, party systems and different types of elections in a variety of systems. 8. Evaluate recent trends in world politics. |
| • Theories of Democracy • Political Institutions • Theories on Political Parties • Party Systems and Organisations • Representation and Voting Behaviour • Electoral Systems • Veto Actors • Case Studies |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | 1st Week: Introduction to the Course | |
| 2) | 2nd Week: Theories of Democracy | Ostrogorski, M. - Democracy & the Organization of Political Parties. Kirchheimer, O. - The Transformation of Western European Party Systems. |
| 3) | 3rd Week: Representation, Delegation, and Accountability | Strøm, K. & Müller, W.C. - Policy, Office, or Votes? How Political Parties in Western Europe Make Hard Decisions. |
| 4) | 4th Week: Governance, Political Culture, and New Citizen Politics | Gallagher, M., Laver, M. & Mair, P. - Representative Government in Modern Europe. |
| 5) | 5th Week: Presidential vs Parliamentary Systems | Michels, R. - Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Organizational Tendencies in Modern Democracies. |
| 6) | 6th Week: Political Parties, Organizations and Membership | Panebianco, A. - Political Parties: Organization & Power. |
| 7) | Midterm | |
| 8) | 8th Week: Theories on Parties | Hirschman, A.O. - Exit, Voice, & Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, & States. |
| 9) | 9th Week: Party Systems | Sartori, G. - Parties & Party Systems: A Framework for Analysis. |
| 10) | 10th Week: Participation, Voting Behavior and Elections | Diamond, L. & Gunther, R. - Political Parties & Democracy. |
| 11) | 11th Week: Electoral Systems | Lipset, S.M. & Rokkan, S. - Party Systems & Voter Alignments. |
| 12) | 12th Week: Party Politics and Elections in Europe | Kitschelt, H. - The Logics of Party Formation: Ecological Politics in Belgium & West Germany. |
| 13) | 13th Week: Party Politics and Elections in the US | Ware, A. - Political Parties & Party Systems. Mair, P. - Party System Change. |
| 14) | 14th Week: Party Politics and Elections in Turkey | Sayarı, S. & Esmer, Y. – Politics, Parties and Elections in Turkey. |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Diamond, L. & Gunther, R. - Political Parties & Democracy. Gallagher, M., Laver, M. & Mair, P. - Representative Government in Modern Europe. Gunther, R., Montero, J.R. & Linz, J.J. - Political Parties: Old Concepts & New Challenges. Hirschman, A.O. - Exit, Voice, & Loyalty: Responses to Decline in Firms, Organizations, & States. Katz, R.S. & Mair, P. - How Parties Organize: Change & Adaptation in Party Organization in Western Democracies. Kirchheimer, O. - The Transformation of Western European Party Systems. Kitschelt, H. - The Logics of Party Formation: Ecological Politics in Belgium & West Germany. Laver, M. & Benoit, K. - Party Policy in Modern Democracies. Lipset, S.M. & Rokkan, S. - Party Systems & Voter Alignments. Michels, R. - Political Parties: A Sociological Study of the Organizational Tendencies in Modern Democracies. Ostrogorski, M. - Democracy & the Organization of Political Parties. Panebianco, A. - Political Parties: Organization & Power. Sartori, G. - Parties & Party Systems: A Framework for Analysis. Strøm, K. & Müller, W.C. - Policy, Office, or Votes? How Political Parties in Western Europe Make Hard Decisions. Ware, A. - Political Parties & Party Systems. Mair, P. - Party System Change. Sayarı, S. & Esmer, Y. – Politics, Parties and Elections in Turkey. |
| References: | Articles in Course Package ---- Ders Paketindeki Makaleler |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 102 |
| Midterms | 1 | 2 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 148 | |
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| 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. | |
| 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) | 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 5) | To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. | |
| 6) | To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. | |
| 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. | |
| 8) | To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. | |
| 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. | |
| 10) | To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. |