International Political Campaigning

Course Code:

PSIR 427

Course Type:

Elective

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Objectives:

This course aims at highlighting how campaigning and its techniques were/are used in the French Revolution, the Communist Manifesto, Germany, Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States of America, North Korea, Rwanda and the Republic South Africa by state/ intellectual elites to influence public opinion. By showing the contextual side of campaign making that tries to attract public to elites’ side, the course is supposed to increase the consciousness of students about the usage of campaign in politics.

Course Content:

Politics consists of two main elements, the ruler and the ruled. What makes politics interesting is to see how the ruler tries to interact with the ruled, or, how the ruler tries to impact the ruled so that the ruled gives the full authority to the ruler to rule. Significant paths are taken by the ruler to create this impact on the ruled, one of which is campaigning. With written, oral, visual and audio means, the ruler tries to get the attention of the ruled in order to convince them to obey what he/she says or does. This course, accordingly, involves in the essence of campaigning in diverse states including France, Germany, Great Britain, USA, Soviet Union, North Korea, Rwanda, the Republic of South Africa and to show the students how the ruler in these states tried to impact the ruled. Relatedly, the course is an attempt to answer significant relevant questions. 1-What is campaigning? 2-Why the rulers need campaigning? 3-What do the rulers expect from the campaigning? 4-What methods the ruler uses to attract the ruled?

Course Methodology:

: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Exam, B: Experiment, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
Learn the fundamental principles of game theory	1,2,3	1,2,3	A,C
Learn more about the research methods used in the field	3	1,2,3	A,C
Develop background on historical development of the field	4,5,6	1,2,3	A,C
Evaluate the effect of the players’ decisions on international politics	7	1,2,3	A,C
Describe the point of origin of the game and fundamental dynamics that affect decisions taken in the game	7,13	1,2,3	A,C
Understand potential or active decisions of the players on international politics	10,16	1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	The nature of political campaigning	Bernays, E. (2005) Propaganda, Brooklyn-New York: IG Publishing Ellul, J. (1973) Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes, New York: Vintage Books Jackall, R. (1995) Propaganda, New York: Mac Millan Mitchell, M. (1970) Propaganda, Polls and Public Opinion: Are the people manipulated ?, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall Inc.
2	Political Campaigning in the French Revolution:The 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen and The Communist Manifesto	Lewis, G. (1993) The French Revolution: Rethinking the Debate, London and New York: Routledge The Times Reports (1975). The French Revolution: Extracts from the Times 1789-1794, Time Books Aston, N. (2004) The French Revolution 1789-1804: Authority, Liberty, and the Search for Stability, Houndsville: Palgrave Macmillan Marx, K. & Friedrich Engels (1998) The Communist Manifesto, London and New York: Verso
3	Political Campaigning in Germany: The Third Reich	Doob, L W. (1950) Goebbels’ Principles of Propaganda, The Public Opinion Quarterly 114(3): 419-442 Welch, D. (2006) The Third Reich: Politics and Propaganda.London and New York: Routledge Yourman, J. 1939 Propaganda Techniques within Nazi Germany, The Journal of Educational Sociology 13(3):148-163
4	Class Discussion: Political Campaigning in Germany
5	Political Campaigning in the Soviet Union	Ebon,M. (1987) The Soviet Propaganda Machine, New York: Mc Graw Hill Book Company. Davies. S. (1997) Popular Opinion in Stalin’s Russia: Terror, Propaganda and Dissent: 1931-1941, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Mc Meekin, S. (2003). The Red Millionaire: A Political Biography of Willi Munzenberg, London: Yale University Press
6	Midterm Exam
7	Political Campaigning in the United States of America	Bogart,L. (1995) Cool Words-Cold War, New York: The American University Press Shulman, H.C. (1990) The Voice of America:Propaganda and Democracy:1941-1945, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press Schrecker, E. (1994) The Age of Mc Carthyism: A Brief History with Documents, Boston and New York: Bedford Books of St.Martin’s Press
8	Class Discussion: Political Campaigning in the United States of America
9	Political Campaigning in Rwanda	Coney,A & Sandra.F. Joineman (2004) Retributive Justice: The Gacaca Courts in Rwanda, African Affairs 103(40): 73-89 Kamola, I.A. (2007) The Global Coffee Economy and the Production of Genocide in Rwanda, Third World Quarterly 28(3): 571-592 Uvin,P.(1999) Ethnicity and Power in Burundi and Rwanda: Different Paths to Mass Violence, Comparative Politics 31(3): 253-271
10	Class Discussion: Political Campaigning in Rwanda
11	Political Campaigning in North Korea	Cumings, B (2004) North Korea: Another Country, London and New York: The New Press Park,H S (1996) North Korea: Ideology, Politics and Economy, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs Tai Sung, A (1983) North Korea in Transition: Contributions to Political Science, Westport and London: Greenwood Press
12	Class Discussion: Political Campaigning in North Korea
13	Political Campaigning in the Republic of South Africa	Mac Kimmon, A S.(2004) The Making of South Africa: Culture and Politics, New Jersey: Prentice Hall Ross, R (1999) A Concise History of South Africa, Cambridge: Cambrdige University Press Worden, N (1994) The Making of Modern South Africa: Conquest, Segregation and Apartheid. London: Blackwell Publishing
13	Review
14	Final Examination

Recommended Sources

SOURCES
Textbook	Martin,J.L. (1958) International Propaganda :Its Legal and Diplomatic ControlUniversity of Minnesota Press
Additional Resources

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm	1	% 30
Participation	1	% 20
Final	1	% 50
Total		100
Contribution Of Final Examination To Overall Grade		% 50
Contribution Of In-Term Studies To Overall Grade		% 50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Students will demonstrate their comprehensive knowledge of the basic concepts and theories of Political Science and International Relations as well as other related disciplines such as Law, Economics and Sociology.				X
2	Students will interpret the structure, institutions and operation of national, international and supranational entities via utilization of the concepts and theories of Political Science and International relations and produce project reports that include possible solutions to problems of such institutions when necessary.				X
3	Students will demonstrate that they have developed a comparative, analytical and interdisciplinary approach vis-à-vis human societies and political systems.				X
4	Students will have improved their skills and awareness of personal responsibility and team membership through conducting group or independent research projects, doing internships and producing their graduation dissertations.				X
5	Students will demonstrate proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data collections methods.			X
6	Students will prove their understanding of the rapidly-evolving dynamics of national and global environments requires constant self-assessment, life-long learning, and the ability to formulate innovative solutions to maintain their personal and professional development.				X
7	Students should be able to critically evaluate the body of knowledge in political science, assess self-competency and direct self-learning efforts accordingly.					X
8	Students will implement written and oral communication skills in English and Turkish in both academic and professional settings.					X
9	Students should be able to effectively demonstrate their knowledge of written, oral and reading skills in English both in international institutional settings and follow and interpret the global dynamics of the International Relations discipline.				X
10	Students will demonstrate their social skills and experience required by public or private institutions or in the academia.				X
11	Students will show empathy and respect towards societies other than one’s own.					X
12	Students should be able to effectively utilize computer and information technologies commonly-used in the social sciences.		X
13	Students will interpret domestic and international developments and express opinions, having acquired advanced knowledge and proficiency in the via communication with international scholars and students.				X
14	Students will respect personal, social and academic ethical norms.				X
15	Students should understand the personal, social, and ecological dimensions of social responsibility, and show duties of active and global citizenship.		X
16	Students should know that universality of social-political and legal rights and social justice are the principle components of contemporary society, and that scientific thinking is an essential prerequisite for maintaining social advancement and global competitiveness.					X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	15	3	45
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	13	4	60
Mid-terms	1	7	7
Simulations	2	3	6
Final examination	1	7	7
Total Work Load			125
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			5
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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