PUBLIC RELATIONS AND PUBLICITY
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
SOC3058	Theories of Fascism National Socialism and Far Right	Spring Fall	3	0	3	5

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Basic information

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 :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KAYA AKYILDIZ
Course Lecturer(s):	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi KAYA AKYILDIZ
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	The purpose of this course is to analyze fascism and National Socialism, and to provide a basis to assess the significance of these world-views in the modern period. Another goal of the course is to describe the relationship between ultra-right and conservative regimes and ideologies, and fascism. We will also describe the fascist and far right regimes and movements in countries like Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Hungary, Romania, Japan, and Turkey.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course will be able to:
1) Describe and synthesizing sociological concepts and theories in the field of fascism and far right
2) Evaluate the relations between fascism and the far right
3) Analyze the major conceptual and research issues related to fascism and far right
4) Assess various explanatory models of fascism and Nazism
5) Analyze Turkish society by a new sociological perspective

Course Content

This course has three major sections and each section is designed for a specific purpose. The first section is about the definition of fascism, Nazism and far right. In the second section the history of fascism, Nazism and far right will be analyzed. The third and the final section is about the similarities and differences of various examples of fascist, dictatorial and far right regimes.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction and course outline
2)	Towards a definition of fascism and national socialism	Roger EATWELL, Fascism: A History
3)	Detailed analyses of fascist phenomena	Mark NEOCLEOUS, Fascism. Robert PAXTON, The Anatomy of Fascism
4)	Fascist minimum(s) and “State of Exception”	Carl SCHMITT, The Concept of Political. Giorgio AGAMBEN, The State of Exception.
5)	The production of fascism	Stanley G. PAYNE, A History of Fascism: 1914-1945
6)	Is there a nature of fascism?	Roger GRIFFIN, The Nature of Fascism.
7)	Course review and midterm
8)	What is the DOB of fascism?	Zeev STERNHELL, The birth of fascist ideology: From cultural rebellion to political revolution.
9)	Fascism and power	Michael MANN, Fascists.
10)	Fascist ideology and power	Mark MAZOWER, Dark Continent:Europe’s Twentieth Century. Ian KERSHAW, The Nazi Dictatorship:Problems and Perspectives of Interpretation
11)	Fascism in practice	David RENTON, Fascism: Theory and Practice
12)	Fascism today?	Robert PAXTON, Five Stages of Fascism
13)	Fascist ideology and Turkey	Tanıl BORA, Türkiye’de Faşist İdeoloji:“Hürriyet Değil, Faşizm Gibi Bir İdare İstiyoruz!”
14)	Homework submission and presentation of Research Proposal

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Constantin Iordachi. Comparative Fascist Studies. London: Routledge, 2010. Aristotle Kallis. The Fascism Reader. London: Routledge, 2008.
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Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	16	% 10
Homework Assignments	1	% 10
Presentation	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentations / Seminar	1	20	20
Homework Assignments	1	10	10
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	12	12
Total Workload			128

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 prepare the students to become communication professionals by focusing on strategic thinking, professional writing, ethical practice and innovative use of traditional and new media
2)	To be able to create effective public relations plans using fundamental planning components that include situation analysis, public profile, objectives, strategies and tactics.
3)	To be able to apply theoretical concepts related to mass communication, consumer behavior, psychology, persuasion,sociology, marketing, and other related fields to understand how public realtions works.
4)	To be able to have the ability to explain and identify problems associated with the relationships between events and facts in the areas of public relations, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
5)	To be able to analyze primary and secondary research data in the fields of perception and reputation management and corporate communication practices.
6)	To be able to search, write, and design articles, newsletters, and fliers, brochures, and announcements, in styles and formats appropraite various audiences, mediums and settings.
7)	To be able to apply the underlying theories of communication and the necessities of work safety to different types of public relations processes and campaigns.
8)	To be able to develop creative and persuasive management skills in terms of reputation, employee relations, leadership and similar corporate practices.
9)	To be able to take responsibility in an individual capacity or as a team in generating solutions to given scenarios which can occur in public relations processes.
10)	To be able to understand how an organizational culture works and how employees and leaders create messages as a communication tool.
11)	To be able to critically discuss and interpret theories, concepts, methods, tools and ideas in the field of public relations.
12)	To be able to to use information, communication technologies and computer software with the required level of public relations, marketing communication, persuasive communication, communication management, corporate communications.
13)	To be able to explain and describe business marketing activities, economics, business law and global business practices.
14)	To be able to recognize national and international, social and cultural dimensions of public relations.