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Related Preparation |
| 1) |
The notion of democracy, and general knowledges
The different explanations of democracy and its' difference from other main concepts. |
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| 2) |
Athens democracy and conditions of the period and its's fundamental institutions.
Reviewing the first democracy practice. |
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| 3) |
Athens democracy - legislation - executive - judiciary - personal freedoms
Reviewing the first democracy practice. |
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| 4) |
Athens democracy: Athens democracy to its oppositions and supporters.
Criticizing of Athens democracy |
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| 5) |
The effects which gave shape to modern democracy
The fundamentals of current understanding of democracy - Introduction |
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| 6) |
Demos: Liberalism and natural law
The effects of liberalism and natural law doctrine on the quantities of the objectives of the democracy.What kind of society? |
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| 7) |
Cratos: Social contract and separation of powers.
The effects of social contract and separation of powers doctrines on the application of democracy. What kind of government? |
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| 8) |
The tools of the democracy: Elections and political parties
Elections and organized political participation and tools for citizens to participate on political issues. Reviewing of the basic principles. |
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| 9) |
The tools of the democracy: Elections and political parties Elections and organized political participation and tools for citizens to participate on political issues. Reviewing of the basic principles. |
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| 10) |
Tools of the democracies: Referendum and other mechanisms.
Reviewing other mechanisms of the democracy such as citizens veto, citizens right to initiative for legislation |
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| 11) |
Models of democracies, plural democracy, consensus democracy
Reviewing the different enforcements of democracy and its' relation between government structure. |
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| 12) |
Models of democracies, plural democracy, consensus democracy Reviewing the different enforcements of democracy and its' relation between government structure. |
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| 13) |
Militant democracy
Militant democracy in comparative law and Turkish law system. |
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| 14) |
Synthesis
Basic principles which gave the shape of the current democracy understanding and the democracy understanding which was grounded with the ECHR. |
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| Course Notes: |
Demokrasi, Oktay Uygun, 2011,ISBN 978-605-5373-11-5
Demokrasi Motifleri, Arenf Lijphard, 2006,ISBN 975-627-771-81
Demokrasi Kuramına Giriş, Manfred G. Schmidh, 2002, ISBN 975-676-827-4
Demokrasi Teorisine Geri Dönüş, Giovanni Sartori, 1996,ISBN 975-464-078-5
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| References: |
Alexis de Tocqueville, Amerika’da Demokrasi, 1994,ISBN 975-464-053-X
Demokrasi Nedir?, Alain Touraine, 2000,ISBN 975-363-773-X
Demokrasi ve eleştirileri, Robert Dahl, 1996,ISBN 975-464-075-0
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