Course Language:
Fransızca
Courses given by:
Course Objectives:
The aim of this course is to analyze different political systems with a historic and sociologic perspective and to study comparatively the main elements thaat contitute the political systems
Course Content:
Comparative analysis of the following subjects : The basic structure of political systems, divers types of democracy, political parties and party systems, pressure groupe, electoral systems and different political attitudes are the main topics of this course.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, B: Attendance and class participation, C: Homework
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching & Learning Methods | Asssesments Methods | ||
| 1. Analyses the political systems and regimes | 1,3,7,8,9 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C | ||
| 2. Analyses comparatively different political systems | 1,3,7,8,9 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C | ||
| 3. Analyses the principles and actions of representative democracy. | 1,3,7,8,9 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C | ||
| 4. Analyses the electoral systems in different countries of Europe and explains the political attitudes in a comparative view. | 1,2,3,4,7,8,9, | 1,2,3,12 | A,B,C | ||
| 5. Presents political systems of different countries and analyses political regimes | 1,4,6,7,8,9 | 1,2,3 | A,B,C | ||
| 6. Analyses the different state structures and their relations with the political systems. | 1,4,6,7,8,9 | 1,2,3,12 | A,B,C | ||
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | |
| 1 | INTRODUCTION: DEFINITIONS, THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS IN POLITICAL SCIENCE AND ITS APPLICATION | |
| 2 | POLIITICAL SYSTEMS 1.TRIBES, ROYALTIES, MONARCHIES AND EMPIRES | |
| 3 | POLITICAL SYSTEMS 2. CONFEDERATIONS, FEDERATIONS, KAPITALIZM AND LIBERALIZM | |
| 4 | POLITICAL SYSTEMS 3. COMMUNIZM, SOCIALIZM AND TOTALITARIZM | |
| 5 | QUIZ 1. | |
| 6 | LIBERAL DEMOCRACY IN 20TH CENTURY: GREAT BRITAIN, US AND FRANCE | |
| 7 | DIVERS CONCEPTS AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF DEMOCRACY | |
| 8 | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 9 | POLITICAL PARTIES: ORIGINS, ORGANIZATION AND CLIVAGES | |
| 10 | POLITICAL SYSTEMS: UNIPOLAR, BIPOLAR, MULTIPOLAR SYSTEMS | |
| 11 | PRESSURE GROUPS | |
| 12 | QUIZ 2. | |
| 13 | COMPARATIVE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR: FROM LEGITIMACY TO THE CRISES OF REPRESENTATION | |
| 14 | CONCLUSION: ANALYSIS OF THE COURSE-Q&A | |
| 15 | FINAL EXAM | |
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |||
| Textbook | François Amanrich, Comprendre les systèmes politiques, Chronique sociale, Paris, 2001. Yves Mény et Yves Surel, Politique Comparée, 8ème Edition, Montchrestien, Paris, 2009. |
||
| Additionnal Resources | François Amanrich, Comprendre les systèmes politiques, Chronique sociale, Paris, 2001. Yves-Maris Bercé, Les monarchies (Histoire générale des systèmes politiques), PUF, Paris, 1997. Charles Debbasch et Jean-Marie Pontier, Introduction à la politique, Dalloz, Paris, 2000. Jean-Marie Denquin, Introduction à la science politique, Hachette, 2ème Edition, Paris, 2001. Paul Leroy, Les régimes politiques du monde contemporain, tome 1: Introduction générale, Les régimes politiques libéraux, PUG, Paris, 2001. Paul Leroy, Les régimes politiques du monde contemporain, tome 2 : Les régimes politiques des Etats socialistes et des Etats du Tiers-Monde, PUG, Paris, 2003. Seymour M. Lipset et Stein Rokkan, Structures de clivages, systèmes de partis et alignement des électeurs : une introduction, Université de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, 2008. Yves Mény et Yves Surel, Politique Comparée, 8ème Edition, Montchrestien, Paris, 2009. Jean-Louis Quermonne, Les régimes politiques occidentaux, 5ème Edition, Points, Paris, 2006. Giovanni Sartori, Partis et Systèmes de partis, Un cadre d’analyse, Université de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, 2011. Serge Sur, Le système politique de la Vème république, « Que sais-je ? », Paris, 1991. |
||
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |||
| Documents | Additional lectures will be shared via Classroom | ||
| Assignments | |||
| Exams | 2 quiz, 1 midterm and 1 final exams | ||
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE | ||
| Mid-terms | 1 | 60 | ||
| Quizzes | 2 | 40 | ||
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADES | 60 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADES | 40 | |||
| Total | 100 | |||
| COURSE CATEGORY | ||||
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students gain written and oral expression skills in French and Turkish languages at a level to follow the developments in the international arena. | X | ||||
| 2 | Students can learn Turkey's political and social structure, the position of Turkey in the international system and can learn to defend their views on this issue. | X | ||||
| 3 | Students can develop creative and analytical thinking and research skills based on collaboration and group work. | X | ||||
| 4 | Understands and uses the basic concepts and theories of disciplines such as law, economics and sociology | X | ||||
| 5 | Students participate in social responsibility projects and activities and gain awareness of social problems. | X | ||||
| 6 | Students understand the scientific thinking skill using research methods in social sciences, make an oral presentation and write a dissertation. | X | ||||
| 7 | Students evaluate the knowledge and skills related to the field and can be open to professional development. | X | ||||
| 8 | Students can learn the structure of national and international institutions, understands their functioning, and creates solutions to problems by using the concepts and theories of its field. | X | ||||
| 9 | Students internalize the concepts of social justice and the universality of law, understand the importance of social development and global competition, and analyze the similarities and differences between political systems. | 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; 16* Total course hours) | 15 | 3 | 45 | |
| Hours for off the classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 3 | 45 | |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 25 | 25 | |
| QUIZ | 2 | 15 | 30 | |
| Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 | |
| Total Workload | 175 | |||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 7 | |||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 7 | |||
2