ECTS - History of Political Thoughts II
History of Political Thoughts II (KAM204) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| History of Political Thoughts II | KAM204 | 4. Semester | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| NONE |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Compulsory Departmental Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | In the course, information is given about the intellectual origins and historical developments of the decisive phenomena in terms of modern political dynamics such as the inviolability of fundamental rights and freedoms, obedience to the state authority and the limits of this obedience, the ideal form of relations between the individual and the community, civil society, and public interest. In this way, it is aimed that students have theoretical knowledge about the foundations of modern political phenomena. In addition, it is aimed that students will be able to develop a knowledge-based, critical and analytical perspective on current political phenomena and issues. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Modern political thought; Machiavelli; reformation; scientific revolution; Hobbes; Locke; Rousseau; Smith; Marx; Burke; Kant. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Course Description and Introduction to the Course | Let's refresh our memories: The Origins of Modern Political Thought |
| 2 | The Thought of Individual Freedom and the First Steps of Liberalism | Locke ve Spinoza (Ağaoğulları s. 457-506) |
| 3 | Enlightenment | (Ağaoğulları s. 515-540) |
| 4 | Montesquieu, Rousseau, the French Revolution and the Jacobins | (Ağaoğulları s. 541-640) |
| 5 | Representatives of Liberal Thought I: Bentham, James Mill, Adam Smith | (Nelson, s. 298-325) |
| 6 | Liberal Thought II | Alexis de Tocqueville, TH Green |
| 7 | Liberal Thought III | JS Mill, Özgürlük Üzerine; Gençoğlu (b) |
| 8 | Midterm Examination | |
| 9 | Edmund Burke and Conservatism | (Nelson, s. 259-280). |
| 10 | Marx | (Doğu Batı Dergisi, 2011, Sayı 55, “Karl Marx” Sayısı; Marx ve Engels, “Komünist Manifesto; E. Balibar, Marx’ın Felsefesi, Birikim Yayınları 2014 (5. Baskı) |
| 11 | Two different anarchists: Bakunin and Stirner | Newman, s. 73-127. |
| 12 | Socialist thought after Marx: Lenin, Bernstein, Gramsci | Ingersoll, Matthews and Davison, Chp.6 |
| 13 | Socialist thought after Marx: Lenin, Bernstein, Gramsci | Ingersoll, Matthews and Davison, Chp.6 |
| 14 | Question/answer and exam preparation |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları (ed.), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim, 2013). |
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| Other Sources | 2. - Şenel, A. (2019) Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi. Bilim ve Sanat Yayınları |
| 3. - Tunçay, M. (2021) Batı'da Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi: Seçilmiş Yazılar, 1, 2. ve 3. Ciltler. İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. | |
| 4. - Uslu, A. (2021) Siyasal Düşüncelerin Toplumsal Tarihi. Yordam Kitap. | |
| 5. - Mehmet Ali Ağaoğulları (ed.), Sokrates’ten Jakobenlere Batı’da Siyasal Düşünceler (İstanbul: İletişim, 2013). | |
| 6. - F. Gencoglu, Civil Society Debate in Turkey: A Critical Analysis of the Usages of a Popular Concept, (Saarbrucken: Lambert, 2010), Chp. 1. | |
| 7. - Gençoğlu F. ; Why Alexis de Tocqueville is Not a Republican But a Liberal. FLSF Felsefe ve Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 2018; 13(26):357-374. | |
| 8. - Ingersoll, Matthews and Davison, The Philosophic Roots of Modern Ideology, (New York: Sloan Publishing, 2010), Chp.6 | |
| 9. - S. Newman, Bakunin’den Lacan’a Anti-Otoriteryanizm ve İktidarın Altüst Oluşu, (İstanbul: Ayrıntı, 2006). | |
| 10. - Alan Ryan, On Politics A History of Political Thought from Herodotus to the Present (Penguin 2012) | |
| 11. - Doğu Batı Dergisi, “Karl Marx” Sayısı. 2011, Sayı 55 | |
| 12. - K. Marx ve F. Engels, “Komünist Manifesto.” | |
| 13. - E. Balibar, Marx’ın Felsefesi, İstanbul: Birikim Yayınları 2014 (5. Baskı) |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 50 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| 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 | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students can learn the basic concepts, theories and methods of political science and public administration and use them in the analysis of national and global political developments and cause-effect relationships. | |||||
| 2 | It enables one to understand how policies are created and implemented in real life at the local, national, regional and/or global level, to recognize the important institutions and actors that play a role in these processes, and to know the functioning of public administration. | |||||
| 3 | It provides a basic level of knowledge about other fields related to political science and public administration disciplines (such as international relations, sociology, psychology, cultural studies, economics, law, history, etc.) and thus provides an interdisciplinary understanding that takes into account the relationships between different areas of life and establishes connections. | X | ||||
| 4 | Learning the use of quantitative and/or qualitative research techniques that can be used in the field of political science and public administration, software, hardware and/or technical tools that can be useful; gaining experience in designing and executing research projects to develop their application skills in this field. | |||||
| 5 | By promoting critical analytical thinking, intellectual debate and lifelong learning, the development of the ability to act with an open mind, to avoid discrimination and to be sensitive and respectful of different points of view, thus developing skills for acting in partnership. | |||||
| 6 | To develop decision-making and initiative taking, work completion and time management competencies by understanding business ethics in public administration, politics and all related fields. | |||||
| 7 | Developing communication skills, oral and written expression, presentation techniques; learning the writing principles and procedures required to write an academic article on political science and public administration disciplines. | |||||
| 8 | The aim of the course is to master the English terminology in the disciplines of political science and public administration and to gain foreign language knowledge at a level to follow the studies written in English, so that current political developments and events in various countries can be analysed comparatively. | |||||
| 9 | To know the political history of both Turkey and the world in terms of periods, important turning points and actors, to comprehend the impact of the social-historical backgrounds of countries on current political and administrative issues. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| 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 | 4 | 56 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | |||
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 22 | 22 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||