| 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 |
| POL4321 | Religion and Politics | Fall | 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 scrutinizes the impact of modernization and industrialization on the relationship between religion and politics. The topics of the course consist of three parts. In the first part, the place of religion in modern societies is examined in line with the approaches of the main analytical thinkers in the sociology of religion. In the second part, the manifestations of the revival of religion in different regions of the world are discussed with examples. In the third part, religion and state relations of some specific countries are discussed by considering current issues. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course; The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Grasp the various sociological theories of religion; 2. Explain the complexity of the relationship between modernization and secularization; 3. Analyse the main forms of relationships between states and religion based on examples from different regions of the world; 4. Examine the effects of religions on national politics through examples from different regions of the world; 5. Evaluate the religion-society and religion-state relationships in major countries of the world; 6. Identify the differences between fundamentalist, conservative and modernist interpretations of Islam and forms of Political Islam. |
| The changing role of religion in societies in pre-modern, modern and post-modern periods; the effect of modernization on religion and state relationship; religion-society and religion-state relationships in major countries; revival of religion and new religious movements. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation | |
| 1) | Introduction to the Course : Religion, Modernization and Globalization | • Esposito, John, “Introduction: Globalization / World Religions in Everyone’s Hometown”, pp.3-37, 2002. | |
| 2) | A Brief History of Great Religions | • Esposito, John, “Introduction: Globalization / World Religions in Everyone’s Hometown”, pp.3-37, 2002. https://d3tt741pwxqwm0.cloudfront.net/WGBH/sj14/sj14-int-religmap/index.html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6dCxo7t_aE | |
| 3) | Religion, Reason and Emotion / Key Thinkers of Sociology of Religion | • Fenn, Richard K., “Introduction”, pp.1-12, 2009. • Martineau, Harriet, “The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Compte”, pp.5-115., 2000. • Fenn, Richard K., “Sigmund Freud”, pp.36-54, 2009. | |
| 4) | Religion, Ideology, Solidarity, and Rationality | • Lobkowicz, Nicholas, "Marx's Attitude toward Religion", pp.319-352, 1964. • Fenn, Richard K., “Emile Durkheim”, pp.15-35, 2009. • Fenn, Richard K., “Max Weber”, pp.55-81, 2009. | |
| 5) | Religion and Meaning / Religion and Secularism | • Fenn, Richard K., “Clifford Geertz”, pp.183-196, 2009. • Berger, Peter, “Secularism in Retreat”, pp.3-12, 1996/97. | |
| 6) | Secularization Debate | • Norris, Pippa and Ronald, Inglehart, “The Secularisation Debate”, 3-32, 2011. • Norris, Pippa and Ronald, Inglehart, “Secularization and Its Consequences”, 215-242, 2011. | |
| 7) | Midterm | ||
| 8) | Religion and Politics in USA & Western Europe | • Jelen, Ted Gerard and Wilcox, Clyde, Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many, Chapters: 8&13, 2002. | |
| 9) | Religion and Politics in Poland and Greece | • Jelen, Ted Gerard and Wilcox, Clyde, Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many, Chapter 2, 2002. • Konidaris, Ioannis M., “The Legal Parameters of Church and State Relations in Greece”, pp.223-235, 2003. | |
| 10) | Religion and Politics in Israel, India and China | • Jelen, Ted Gerard and Wilcox, Clyde, “Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many”, Chapter: 5&11, 2002. • Madsen, Richard, “The Upsurge Religion in China”, pp.58-71, 2010. | |
| 11) | Theory of Islam and Politics | • Haddad, Yvonne Y., “Sayyid Qutb: Ideologue of Islamic Revival, pp.67-98, 1983. • Ghamari-Tabrizi, Behrooz, “Contentious Public Religion: Two Conceptions of Islam in Revolutionary Iran: Ali Shari’ati and Abdolkarim Soroush”, pp.504-523, 2004. | |
| 12) | Political Islam | • Fuller, Graham, The Future of Political Islam, Chapter 6, 2003. • Jelen, Ted Gerard and Wilcox, Clyde, Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many, Chapter 7, 2002. | |
| 13) | Religion and Politics in Turkey | • Somer, Murat, “Turkish Secularism: Looking Forward and Beyond the West”, pp.37-54, 2019. | |
| 14) | Course Review | ||
| Course Notes: | Books: • Fenn, Richard K. 2009. Key Thinkers in the Sociology of Religion, London & New York: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. • Jelen, Ted Gerard & Wilcox, Clyde. 2002. Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many, Cambridge University Press. • Martineau, Harriet. 2000-Translated. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte, Vol. 3, Batoche Books, 1999. • Esposito, John L. et. al. 2002 “Introduction: Globalization / World Religions in Everyone’s Hometown” in World Religions Today, New York – Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3 – 37. • Fuller, Graham. 2003. The Future of Political Islam, New York, Palgrave. • Haddad, Yvonne Y. 1983. “Sayyid Qutb: Ideologue of Islamic Revival”, in John L. Esposito (ed), Voices of Resurgent Islam, New York – Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 67 – 98. • Konidaris, Ioannis M. 2003. “The Legal Parameters of Church and State Relations in Greece” in Fotini Bellou, eds, Greece in the Twentieth Century, Routledge, pp. 223 – 235. • Norris, Pippa. & Inglehart, Ronald. 2011. Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide, New York: Cambridge University Press. • Somer, Murat. 2019. “Turkish Secularism: Looking Forward and Beyond the West” in Matthew Whiting and Alpaslan Özerdem, eds, Routledge Handbook on Turkish Politics, Routledge, pp. 37 – 54. Articles: • Berger, Peter L. 1996/97. “Secularism in Retreat”, The National Interest, No. 46, pp. 3 - 12. • Ghamari-Tabrizi, Behrooz. 2004. "Contentious Public Religion: Two Conceptions of Islam in Revolutionary Iran: Ali Shari`ati and Abdolkarim Soroush", International Sociology, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 504–523. • Lobkowicz, N. 1964. "Karl Marx's Attitude Towards Religion", The Review of Politics, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 319-352. • Madsen, Richard. 2010. “The Upsurge of Religion in China”, Journal of Democracy, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.58 – 71. The textbooks and articles listed on the syllabus are also accessible through the BAU Library. The PPT files will be shared on ItsLearning following each class. ----- Kitaplar: • Fenn, Richard K. 2009. Key Thinkers in the Sociology of Religion, London & New York: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. • Jelen, Ted Gerard & Wilcox, Clyde. 2002. Religion and Politics in Comparative Perspective: The One, The Few, and The Many, Cambridge University Press. • Martineau, Harriet. 2000-Translated. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte, Vol. 3, Batoche Books, 1999. • Esposito, John L. et. al. 2002 “Introduction: Globalization / World Religions in Everyone’s Hometown” in World Religions Today, New York – Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 3 – 37. • Fuller, Graham. 2003. The Future of Political Islam, New York, Palgrave. • Haddad, Yvonne Y. 1983. “Sayyid Qutb: Ideologue of Islamic Revival”, in John L. Esposito (ed), Voices of Resurgent Islam, New York – Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 67 – 98. • Konidaris, Ioannis M. 2003. “The Legal Parameters of Church and State Relations in Greece” in Fotini Bellou, eds, Greece in the Twentieth Century, Routledge, pp. 223 – 235. • Norris, Pippa. & Inglehart Ronald. 2011. Sacred and Secular: Religion and Politics Worldwide, New York: Cambridge University Press. • Somer, Murat. 2019. “Turkish Secularism: Looking Forward and Beyond the West” in Matthew Whiting and Alpaslan Özerdem, eds, Routledge Handbook on Turkish Politics, Routledge, pp. 37 – 54. Makaleler: • Berger, Peter L. 1996/97. “Secularism in Retreat”, The National Interest, No. 46, pp. 3 - 12. • Ghamari-Tabrizi, Behrooz. 2004. "Contentious Public Religion: Two Conceptions of Islam in Revolutionary Iran: Ali Shari`ati and Abdolkarim Soroush", International Sociology, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 504–523. • Lobkowicz, N. 1964. "Karl Marx's Attitude Towards Religion", The Review of Politics, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 319-352. • Madsen, Richard. 2010. “The Upsurge of Religion in China”, Journal of Democracy, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp.58 – 71. Ders izlencesinde yer alan kitaplara ve makalelere BAU Kütüphanesi’nden de erişilebilir. PowerPoint dosyaları, hafta bazında ve işlenen ders sonrasında ItsLearning’e yüklenir. |
| References: | İşlenen konularla ilgili Youtube videoları ve Internet linkleri. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Attendance | % 0 | |
| Laboratory | % 0 | |
| Application | % 0 | |
| Field Work | % 0 | |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | % 0 | |
| Quizzes | 4 | % 15 |
| Homework Assignments | % 0 | |
| Presentation | % 0 | |
| Project | % 0 | |
| Seminar | % 0 | |
| Midterms | 1 | % 25 |
| Preliminary Jury | % 0 | |
| Final | 1 | % 45 |
| Paper Submission | 1 | % 15 |
| Jury | % 0 | |
| Bütünleme | % 0 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 55 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 45 | |
| Total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload | |
| Course Hours | 13 | 39 | |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 104 | |
| Presentations / Seminar | |||
| Project | 1 | 3 | |
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes | 4 | 2 | |
| Preliminary Jury | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Paper Submission | |||
| Jury | |||
| Final | 1 | 1.5 | |
| Total Workload | 151 | ||
| 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. |