| MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD) | |||||
| PhD | TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 | QF-EHEA: Third Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 8 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL6012 | Political Sociology | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 |
| The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester |
| Language of instruction: | En |
| Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
| Course Level: | |
| Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| Course Lecturer(s): |
Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI |
| Course Objectives: | The course offers theoretical tools for understanding and analyzing politics. The course will examine questions such as: How are campaigns managed and elections won? What is the role of the media in politics? What is power? What is the state? How is the state related to other social structures and actors? Is the state autonomous? What accounts for cross national differences in the adoption and form of public policies? What accounts for the emergence, development, form and success of social movements? What are the main policy and political achievements of the Bush presidency? What accounts for them? What causes terrorism? This course aims at analyzing the relationship between politics and sociology, identifying and analyzing relevant theories and providing the ability to produce them. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; will acquire the competencies cited below: 1. Study Relation of sociology and politics 2. Classify theories of political sociology 3. Analyze sociology and politics 4. Combine sociology and politics 5. Argue political sociology |
| It will introduce students to the social dimension of a variety of political phenomena such as the modern nation-state, the governance of science and technology, political communication and citizenship. It will also explore the challenges faced by the nation-state as a result of social movements, new conceptions of democracy and globalization. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Class, Power and the State | ||
| 2) | Gender, Race and the State | ||
| 3) | The Welfare State | ||
| 4) | Civic Life and Political Participation | ||
| 5) | Civic Life and Political Participation (continued) | ||
| 6) | Social Movements and Culture | ||
| 7) | Social Movements and Culture (continued) | ||
| 8) | Terrorism as Movement Strategy | ||
| 9) | Terrorism as Movement Strategy (continued) | ||
| 10) | Electoral systems | ||
| 11) | Media and social media in politics | ||
| 12) | Means of Legal opposition | ||
| 13) | Review of the course | ||
| 14) | Presentation of term papers | ||
| Course Notes: | Popkin, Samuel L. The Reasoning Voter: Communication and Persuasion in Presidential Campaigns. 2nd ed. Chicago, IL: Chicago University Press, 1994. Kingdon, John W. 1999. America the Unusual. New York: Worth Publishers. Marx, Karl & Friedrich Engels. 1983. The Communist Manifesto. New York: Washington Square Press. Eliasoph, Nina. 1998. Avoiding Politics: How Americans Produce Apathy in Everyday Life: New York: Cambridge University Press. Polletta, F. 2006. It Was Like a Fever. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. |
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| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 20 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | % 30 |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | % 0 | |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 50 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload | |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 | |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | 14 | 56 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 74 | |
| Presentations / Seminar | |||
| Project | |||
| Homework Assignments | 1 | 3 | |
| Quizzes | |||
| Preliminary Jury | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Paper Submission | |||
| Jury | |||
| Final | |||
| Total Workload | 175 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution |