| POLITICAL SCIENCE AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | |||||
| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
| POL3773 | Gastropolitics | Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 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: | Bachelor |
| Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
| Course Coordinator : | Assoc. Prof. ESRA ALBAYRAKOĞLU |
| Course Objectives: | This course offers political, economic and sociological approaches and examines food in relation to several topics including identity, politics, global institutions, and social inequalities. It questions how global/local politics and what we eat is related by placing food at the center of the debate. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach, Food, Politics and Society aims to provide the students with both theoretical and case-based issues related to contemporary realm of politics of food in which not only sociologist and political scientists but also policy-makers, economists, environmentalists, civil society platforms seek to contribute. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Comprehend theoretical framework in relation to food and politics; 2. Discuss politics of food an interdisciplinary outlook including political science, sociology and political economy; 3. Support the theoretical framework with current examples; 4. Familiarize with issues related to food and engage with the food and politics relationship in their daily lives. 5. Develop competencies with respect to active inquiry and critical thinking. |
| Food and politics; food and identity; food and nationalism; food, state and power; gastro-diplomacy; food and glocalization; food and environmental politics; international response to food, hunger and inequalities; rising global food trends; tracing food and politics in movies. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction: Food is political | ||
| 2) | Food and Identity | ||
| 3) | Food and Nationalism | ||
| 4) | Food and Social Change | ||
| 5) | Food, State and Power | ||
| 6) | Gastro-diplomacy | ||
| 7) | Food and Glocalization | ||
| 8) | DIPLOMACY ON THE MENU – GROUP DISCUSSION | ||
| 9) | Food Sovereignty and Political Economy of Food | ||
| 10) | Food and Environmental Politics | ||
| 11) | International Response to Food, Hunger, Inequalities | ||
| 12) | Rising Global Political Food-Trends: Waste not, Vegetarianism, SlowFood | ||
| 13) | Tracing Food and Politics in Movies | ||
| 14) | Review | ||
| Course Notes: | Weekly readings will be uploaded altogether at the beginning of the semester. The PPT files will be shared following each lecture. If you cannot access any material, please contact the instructor. |
| References: | Articles in Course Package |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | 14 | % 15 |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | % 0 | |
| Homework Assignments | 4 | % 20 |
| Presentation | 1 | % 25 |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | % 0 | |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 40 |
| Paper Submission | % 0 | |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload | |
| Course Hours | 14 | 42 | |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 76 | |
| Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 10 | |
| Project | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 20 | |
| Quizzes | |||
| Preliminary Jury | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Paper Submission | |||
| Jury | |||
| Final | 1 | 2 | |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | Grasp basic theoretical and conceptual knowledge about the field and relations between them at the level of practice. | |
| 2) | Possess basic knowledge about the causes and effects of political transformations in societies. | |
| 3) | Possess knowledge about quantitative, qualitative and mixed research methods in social and behavioral sciences. | |
| 4) | Recognize historical patterns while evaluating contemporary political and social developments. | |
| 5) | Demonstrate interdisciplinary and critical approach while analyzing, synthesizing and forecasting domestic and foreign policy. | |
| 6) | Conduct studies in the field professionally, both independently or as a team member. | |
| 7) | Possess consciousness about lifelong learning based on Research & Development. | |
| 8) | Communicate with peers both orally and in writing, by using a foreign language at least at a level of European Language Portfolio B1 General Level and the necessary informatics and communication technologies. | |
| 9) | Apply field-related knowledge and competences into career advancement, projects for sustainable development goals, and social responsibility initiatives. | |
| 10) | Possess the habit to monitor domestic and foreign policy agenda as well as international developments. | |
| 11) | Possess competence to interpret the new political actors, theories and concepts in a global era. | |
| 12) | Evaluate the legal and ethical implications of advanced technologies on politics. |