Political Theory (KAM503) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Political Theory	KAM503	1. Semester	3	0	0	3	5

Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A

Course Language	Turkish
Course Type	Compulsory Departmental Courses
Course Level	Social Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery	Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies	Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)	Asst. Prof. Dr. Korhan Mühürcüoğlu
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	The aim of this course is to provide information to graduate students about the emergence and development of political thought and political ideologies. In addition, the main objective of the course is to convey the relationship between contemporary political thought and political ideologies to graduate students from different academic backgrounds. This course provides basic information about different political ideologies and is an introduction to contemporary political theories. The theorists studied in the course are theorists who have dealt with certain concepts such as freedom, equality, power, violence, revolution, transformation, democracy and civil society that have taken place in today's world. In this course, students are encouraged to understand the connections between the political, social and psychological worlds. At the end of the course, students will become acquainted with the impact of political thought produced before the 20th century on the development of contemporary political thought. They realize that the political thought produced in the past is the source of the political ideologies that emerged in the 20th century. Thus, students realize that historical continuity is essential in the social and human sciences. They come to a level where they can analyze the differences between the political ideologies in question.
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; Examines the political schools or ideologies that have been influential especially since the 19th century through a theoretical discussion. Gains knowledge of liberal schools of thought such as utilitarianism, liberal equality and libertarianism, and systems of thought such as Marxism and feminism, which criticize the liberal-capitalist model of state and society. Gains knowledge about the concept of citizenship and the multiculturalism debate of the nation-state.
Course Content	Liberalism; conservatism; socialism; Islamism; fascism; totalitarianism; democracy.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction	-
2	Utilitarianism (I)	1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 13- 72. 2.) H. Birsen Hekimoğlu Örs (Der.), 19. Yüzyıldan 20. Yüzyıla Modern Siyasal İdeolojiler, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2018), s. 49-114.
3	Utilitarianism (II)	Kaynak: 1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 13- 72.
4	Liberal Equality (I)	Kaynak: 1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 73- 140.
5	Liberal Equality (II)	1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 73- 140.
6	Midterm	-
7	Libertarianism (I)	1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 141- 232.
8	Libertarianism (II)	1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 141- 232.
9	Marxism	1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 233- 289. 2.) H. Birsen Hekimoğlu Örs (Der.), 19. Yüzyıldan 20. Yüzyıla Modern Siyasal İdeolojiler, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2018), s. 165-252.
10	Congregationalism	1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 291- 393.
11	Information About the Paper Assignment	-
12	Citizenship Theory	1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 395- 452.
13	Multiculturalism	1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 453- 519.
14	Feminism	1.) Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016), s. 521- 594. 2.) H. Birsen Hekimoğlu Örs (Der.), 19. Yüzyıldan 20. Yüzyıla Modern Siyasal İdeolojiler, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2018), s. 415-475.

Sources

Course Book	1. Will Kymlicka, Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2016).
	2. H. Birsen Hekimoğlu Örs (Der.), 19. Yüzyıldan 20. Yüzyıla Modern Siyasal İdeolojiler, (İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2018).

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	1	10
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	-	-
Presentation	-	-
Project	1	60
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	30
Final Exam/Final Jury	-	-
Toplam	3	100

Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work	100
Total	100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses	X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	Level of Contribution
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Conceptual, theoretical and methodological mastery over political science and public administration disciplines.					X
2	Acquiring a multidisciplinary perspective in political science and public administration disciplines.	X
3	Acquiring the necessary methodological understanding and skill in political science and public administration disciplines.	X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities	Number	Duration (Hours)	Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours)	14	3	42
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project	1	25	25
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	16	16
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload			125