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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 | QF-EHEA: Second Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 7 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| SOC3054 | Military Sociology | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 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: | Non-Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI |
| Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
| Course Objectives: | The course aims at introducing students major military sociological concepts in the field. It also aims to able to describe and compare the civil-military related theoretical views; and enable students to use these theoretical perspectives in order to employ them in country analyses. Students are required to use their knowledge for developing a research project paper based on a case study of a country. Students will acquire a broad, general knowledge of current debates within military sociology and at the same time as developing specialist knowledge of the key social and cultural dynamics shaping civil military relations in the world and in Turkey. Students are required to use their knowledge for developing a research project paper based on a case study of a country and civil military relations in this particular country or countries. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; (1) Describe the sociological approach to studying military and society (2) Describe and synthesize sociological concepts and theories in the field of military sociology (3) Demonstrate the knowledge of the military and the nation state formation (4) Employ the social research method to the study of the civil-military relations and the military- society and state relations from a sociological perspective (5)Demonstrate the knowledge of the major conceptual and research issues related to democratic civil control of military 6)Analyze and discuss contemporary civil-military related issues using a sociological perspective (7) Compare various models of civil military relations (8) Demonstrate the ability to discuss the social dynamics of security culture and military (9) Analyze Turkish military by using a sociological perspective (10) Develop critical and presentation / speaking skills through in-class assignments (11) Develop a research proposal and design research project to study military and society and write full project paper |
| The course has three major components. Firstly, it reviews the early literature on the topic as defined by Huntington’s conceptualization of the military. Secondly, the course covers the following topics in the study of civil-military relations: the military in processes of state formation, the relationship among the military, state and society, typology of military influence on civilian politics, civilian control of the military, security culture and de-militarization. Thirdly, it selects several countries as a case study to examine the military-state-society relations, democratization and demilitarization processes. The teaching methods of the course are project, guest speaker, lecture, reading and problem solving. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Introduction of the Early literature | Mills, C. Wright(1956). The Power Elite. New York: Oxford University Press. Samuel P. Huntington. 1957. The Soldier and the State: The Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations. New York. Vintage Books. Samuel E. Finer. 1962. The Man on the Horseback: The Role of the Military in Politics. London. Pall Mall Press. Samuel P. Huntington. 1968. Political Order in Changing Societies (The Henry L. Stimson Lectures Series). Yale University Press. |
| 2) | The military, the state, and society: Huntington’s Paradigm I | Amos Perlmutter . 1969. “The Praetorian State and the Praetorian Army: Toward a Taxonomy of Civil-MilitaryRelations in Developing Polities” . Comparative Politics, Vol. 1, No. 3, (Apr., 1969), pp. 382-404 Published by: Ph.D. Program in Political Science of the City University of New York Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/421446 Amos Perlmutter. 1977. The Military and Politics in Modern Times: on Professionals, Praetorians, and Revolutionary Soldiers. New Haven. Yale University Press. . Chapter 1. |
| 3) | The military, the state, and society: Huntington’s Paradigm II Professional Solider: Huntington’s Professional Soldier Janowitz’s Professional Soldier | Morris Janowitz. 1971.The Professional Soldier: A Social and Political Portrait. New York. The Free Press |
| 4) | The military, the state, and society: Huntington’s Paradigm II (continue) | Morris Janowitz. 1971.The Professional Soldier: A Social and Political Portrait. New York. The Free Press. |
| 5) | The military, the state, and society: concordance and civil-military coalition Paradigm III Political and Security Cultures and Military: Cultural Variables Blurring the Civil-Military Domain Separation | Peter J. Katzenstein, 1996. Cultural Norms and National Security: Police and Military in Postwar Japan, Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, Peter J. Katzenstein (ed.), 1996 . The Culture of National Security: Norms and Identity in World Politics, Columbia, NY, Columbia University Press. Ali Karaosmanoglu, 2008. “Turkish Security Culture: Evolutionary or carved in Stone”, paper presented at the conference on “Perceptions and Misperceptions in the EU and Turkey: Stumbling blocks on the road accession”, organized by the center for European Security Studies (CESS and Turkey Institute, 26-27 June, 2008, Amsterdam. Peter Karsten. 1998. The Military-State-Society Symbiosis (Military and Society, Routledge; 1 edition. 1998). http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0815332378/ref=sib_dp_srch_pop?v=search-inside&keywords=&go.x=11&go.y=8 |
| 6) | Huntington’s Separate Domains Model Debate : Luckham’s Interaction, Feaver’s Agency Theory and Sciff’s Concordance Theory | Assignment 1 for feedback |
| 7) | 1st Midterm Exam / Oral presentation of the research proposal and feed back in the class room (10 minutes for each) | MIDTERM/ TAKE HOME EXAM Assignment 2 |
| 8) | Oral presentation of the research proposal and feed back in the class room (10 minutes for each) | Oral presentation of the research proposal and feed back in the class room (10 minutes for each) Assignment 2 |
| 9) | The military and Nation State Formation: War, State-Building, Military Mobilisation and Nationalism in Pre-modern and Modern Europe | Charles Tilly (Ed), 1975. The Formation of National States in Western Europe. Princeton Princeton University Press. Samuel E. Finer, 197. “State- and Nation-Building in Europe: The Role of the Military,” in Charles Tilly, Ed. The Formation of National States in Western Europe. Princeton. Princeton University Press. Brian Downing. 1992. The Military Revolution and Political Change: Origins of Democracy and Autocracy in Early Modern Europe. Princeton. Princeton |
| 10) | The military, State and Nation | Arturo Valenzuela, The Breakdown of Democratic Regimes: Chile (Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1978). Riaz Ahmed Sheikh. "Pakistan Military's Role in the Asian context". International Conference on “Armed Forces and Conflict Resolution in a Globalized World. July 14 ~ 17, 2008, Seoul, Korea. Stephen Peter Rosen. Societies and Military Power: India and its Armies. Ithaca. Cornell University Press. 1996. |
| 11) | The EU Harmonisation and the Civil-military Relations: The Case of Türkiye | Ümit Cizre (ed). 2005. Almanac Turkey : Security Sector and Democratic Oversight. DCAF-TESEV Book Series in Security Sector Studies. Istanbul: TESEV. Cizre, Ümit ( 2004 ). “Problems of Democratic Governance of Civil Military Relations in Turkey and The European Union Enlargement Zone”. European Journal of Political Research 43 (1), pp. 107-125. Cizre, Ümit ( 2003 ). “Demythologizing the National Security Concept: The case of Turkey”. Middle East Journal 57(2), pp. 213-229. |
| 12) | Araştırma projesinin sınıfta sözlü sunumu ve tartışma | |
| 13) | Oral presentation of research project in the classroom and debate | |
| 14) | Araştırma projesinin sınıfta sözlü sunumu ve tartışma | Oral presentation of research project in the classroom and debate |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | Course Notes / Textbooks Giuseppe Caforio (ed.), 2006. Handbook of the Sociology of the Military, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers Course notes are provided on Its-learning library References Other required readings will be uploaded to students via Itslearning. If you cannot access any material, please contact the instructor of the course. |
| References: | References are listed in the weekly program Diğer Kaynaklar haftalık programda listelendi. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 5 |
| Homework Assignments | 2 | % 10 |
| Presentation | 2 | % 20 |
| Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 1 | 13 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Project | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Midterms | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Paper Submission | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 125 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Integrates the knowledge, skills and attitudes acquired from basic and clinical medical sciences, behavioral sciences and social sciences, and uses them in health service delivery. | 1 |
| 2) | In patient management, shows a biopsychosocial approach that takes into account the socio-demographic and sociocultural background of the individual, regardless of language, religion, race and gender. | 5 |
| 3) | In the provision of health services, prioritizes the protection and development of the health of individuals and society. | 3 |
| 4) | Taking into account the individual, societal, social and environmental factors affecting health; does the necessary work to maintain and improve the state of health. | 2 |
| 5) | By recognizing the characteristics, needs and expectations of the target audience, provides health education to healthy/sick individuals and their relatives and other healthcare professionals. | 1 |
| 6) | Shows a safe, rational and effective approach in health service delivery, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes. | 2 |
| 7) | Performs invasive and/or non-invasive procedures in diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes in a safe and effective way for the patient. | 1 |
| 8) | Provides health services by considering patient and employee health and safety. | 2 |
| 9) | In the provision of health services, takes into account the changes in the physical and socioeconomic environment on a regional and global scale, as well as the changes in the individual characteristics and behaviors of the people who apply to it. | 2 |
| 10) | Takes good medical practice into account while carrying out his/her profession. | |
| 11) | Fulfills its duties and obligations within the framework of ethical principles, rights and legal responsibilities required by its profession. | 2 |
| 12) | Demonstrates decisive behavior in providing high-quality health care, taking into account the integrity of the patient. | 2 |
| 13) | Evaluates his/her performance in his/her professional practice by considering his/her emotions and cognitive characteristics. | 2 |
| 14) | Advocates improving the provision of health services by considering the concepts of social reliability and social responsibility for the protection and development of public health. | 2 |
| 15) | Can plan and carry out service delivery, training and consultancy processes related to individual and community health in cooperation with all components for the protection and development of health. | 2 |
| 16) | Evaluates the impact of health policies and practices on individual and community health indicators and advocates increasing the quality of health services. | 2 |
| 17) | The physician attaches importance to the protection of his/her own physical, mental and social health, and does what is necessary for this | 2 |
| 18) | Shows exemplary behavior and leads the healthcare team during service delivery. | 2 |
| 19) | Uses resources cost-effectively, for the benefit of society and in accordance with the legislation, in the planning, implementation and evaluation processes of health services in the health institution he/she is the manager of. | |
| 20) | Establishes positive communication within the health team it serves and assumes different team roles when necessary. | |
| 21) | Is aware of the duties and responsibilities of the health workers in the health team and acts accordingly. | |
| 22) | In the professional practices, works in harmony and effectively with the colleagues and other professional groups. | |
| 23) | Communicates effectively with patients, their relatives, healthcare professionals, other professional groups, institutions and organizations. | |
| 24) | Communicates effectively with individuals and groups that require a special approach and have different socio-cultural characteristics. | |
| 25) | In the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up and rehabilitation processes, shows a patient-centered approach that associates the patient with the decision-making mechanisms. | |
| 26) | Plans and implements scientific research, when necessary, for the population it serves, and uses the results and/or the results of other research for the benefit of the society. | |
| 27) | Reaches and critically evaluates current literature knowledge about his/her profession. | |
| 28) | Applies the principles of evidence-based medicine in clinical decision making. | |
| 29) | Uses information technologies to increase the effectiveness of its work on health care, research and education. | |
| 30) | Effectively manages individual work processes and career development. | |
| 31) | Demonstrates skills in acquiring and evaluating new knowledge, integrating it with existing knowledge, applying it to professional situations and adapting to changing conditions throughout professional life. | |
| 32) | Selects the right learning resources to improve the quality of the health service it offers, organizes its own learning process |