Course Language:
Fransızca
Course Objectives:
This course seeks to provide an advanced introduction to the study of political parties and party systems for graduate students. The literature on these subjects is vast and we will not be able to cover all of the important themes.
Course Content:
Four main themes will be highlighted: party formation, organization, strategy, and institutionalization. These get at four subsequent themes: the number of parties, competitiveness, representativeness, and party system stability.
Course Methodology:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion
Course Evaluation Methods:
A: Testing, C: Homework
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching & Learning Methods | Asssesments Methods | ||
| The student is able to understand better the historical, political, cultural, economic and social problems concerning the Balkans. | 1,14,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C | ||
| The student acquires the tools of analysis concerning the principal issues of Balkans. | 1,13,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C | ||
| The student improves his professional skills by learning these topics in French. | 5 | 1,2,3 | A,C | ||
| The student develops a better analysis about the political events in Turkey related to the Balkans. | 1,14,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C | ||
| The student gets a better idea about the Balkan State policies in the international system. | 1,14,15 |
1,2,3 | A,C | ||
| The student is able to understand better the economic effects on the Empire/State both in the private and public spaces. | 1,13,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C | ||
| The student is able to understand the contemporary problems. | 1,14,15 | 1,2,3 | A,C | ||
Course Flow
| Week | Topics | Study Materials | |
| 1 | Introduction | ||
| 2 | Why Parties | ||
| 3 | Spatial Competition | ||
| 4 | Programmatic Competition and Clientelism | ||
| 5 | Institutions: Opportunities and Constraints on Party Formation | ||
| 6 | From Local to National: How Party Systems Aggregate | Lijphart, Arend. Electoral Systems and Party Systems: A Study of Twenty-Seven Democracies, 1945-1990. Oxford University Press, 1994, pp.1-138. | |
| 7 | From Local to National: How Party Systems Aggregate | ||
| 8 | Social Cleavages with and without Strategic Politicians | Lispet, Seymour Martin and Stein Rokkan (1967) “Cleavage Structures, Party Systems, and Voter Alignments: An Introduction” in P. Mair (ed.) The West European Party System. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. | |
| 9 | From Local to National: How Party Systems Aggregate | ||
| 10 | Political Recruitment and Intra-Party Politics | Panebianco, Angelo (1988) Political Parties: Organization and Power. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press | |
| 11 | Party System Change: Dealignment, Realignment, and Cleavage Mobilization | ||
| 12 | Dominant Party Systems | Huntington, Samuel P. (1970) “Social and Institutional Dynamics of One-Party Systems” in Samuel P. Huntington and Clement Moore (eds.) Authoritarian Politics in Modern Society. New York: Basic Books. | |
| 13 | Post-Communist Party Systems | Kitschelt, Herbert “The Formation of Party Systems in East-Central Europe,” Politics and Society 20 (1992) | |
| 14 | Ethnic Parties | Lijphart, Arend. 1980. Democracy in Plural Societies: A Comparative Exploration. New Haven: Yale University Press | |
| 15 | Assessment and Conclusion | ||
| 16 | Final | ||
Recommended Sources
| RECOMMENDED SOURCES | |||
| Textbook | Giovanni SArtori, PArtis et systèmes de partis, Un cadre d’analyse, Editions Université Libre de Bruxelles, ECPR Press 2005. | ||
| Additionnal Resources | |||
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |||
| Documents | The manuscripts of the course | ||
| Assignments | |||
| Exams | |||
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE | ||
| Mid-terms | 1 | 100 | ||
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 100 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADES | 70 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADES | 30 | |||
| Total | 100 | |||
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students demonstrate that the discipline of Political Science and International Relations dominates the basic concepts and theories of disciplines such as law, economics and sociology in which they interact. | X | ||||
| 2 | Students can produce projects that interpret the structure of national, international and transnational formations, their institutions and practices, using concepts and theories of political science and international relations. | X | ||||
| 3 | Students can know where to find the information in their field, can do independent research, prepare a comprehensive research and study about graduate thesis topic. | X | ||||
| 4 | Students can critically evaluate the knowledge and skills they acquire in the field, determine the sufficiency and learning needs of the knowledge they have, and direct their work to make up for their deficiencies. | X | ||||
| 5 | Students demonstrate that they can understand multidimensional analysis of international and domestic dynamics, understand the importance of being flexible thinking and creative solutions to be successful in professional life. | X | ||||
| 6 | Students compare and interpret similarities and differences between human societies and political systems. | X | ||||
| 7 | They demonstrate that they have the knowledge of French language at an international institutional level to communicate effectively, in written and verbal form. They can also improve their competitiveness in the areas they work in by improving their French skills. | X | ||||
| 8 | They can show that understanding the differences between cultures and individuals understands the importance of respecting and show that they can communicate by showing the necessary respect and empathy in different cultural environments. | X | ||||
| 9 | During the program, methods such as team or independent research projects, internship and graduation thesis develop the student's ability to conduct research, analytical thinking, and taking responsibility. | X | ||||
| 10 | Students understand individual, professional and societal ethical values and concepts, they can understand how important these ethical concepts are in their behaviors and how they behave in line with these principles. | X | ||||
| 11 | Students know the individual and social dimensions of the concept of social responsibility in the context of the information they receive in their field; can understand that he understands the active duty of citizenship falling within this framework and understands the necessity of maintaining social values and principles. | X | ||||
| 12 | In the program process, methods such as team or independent research projects, internship and graduation thesis develop students' awareness and skills in researching, analytical thinking, taking responsibility and team work. It shows that it is competent in qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis methods. | X | ||||
| 13 | Students can assess their own deficiencies in the field of political science in terms of an analytical and critical view, thus guiding their learning to make up for their deficiencies. | X | ||||
| 14 | Students can effectively use information technology, which has validity and widespread use in social sciences. | X | ||||
| 15 | Students can demonstrate the universalism of social rights that constitute the basis of modern societies and understand the concepts of social justice, the importance of the scientific perspective of social development and global competitiveness. | X | ||||
| 16 | Students can use oral and written communication skills in French and Turkish in academic and professional settings. | X | ||||
| 17 | Students can demonstrate that they have the knowledge and skills to write, speak and read French at an international theoretical level and to follow global dynamics. | X | ||||
| 18 | Students demonstrate that they have experience and social qualities that can be employed in the public and private sector or continue to academic career. | X | ||||
| 19 | Students will learn that quality management for organizational sustainability is essential for the health and safety of workers; professional life, professional social responsibility, institutional social responsibility, institutional ethics and the principles of corporate ethics. | X | ||||
| 20 | Students can demonstrate that they have the ability to conduct research, interpretation and analysis on issues related to social, political, legal and economic issues using concepts, theories and models, interdisciplinary and multidimensional approach and scientific research methods. | X | ||||
| 21 | Students exchange views on international and domestic issues and can interpret events as academic exchanges with international academics and students. | X | ||||
| 22 | Students can learn about the functioning of the internal and external political order and the political system in Turkey. They can develop the ability to analyze a more realistic way the political and social phenomena occurring in Turkey . | X | ||||
| 23 | Students can interpret the states' attitudes and behavior models in the international system, the functioning of the international political and economic system and the problems arising in international relations through advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field. | X | ||||
| 24 | Students can demonstrate the concepts of universality and social justice of social-political, legal rights that form the basis of contemporary societies, and understand the importance of the scientific perspective of social development and global competitiveness. | X | ||||
| 25 | Students can demonstrate that they understand the individual and social dimensions of the concept of social responsibility and understand the active citizenship tasks that fall within this framework. | X | ||||
| 26 | Students conform to the rules of social, individual and academic ethics. | 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) | 10 | 3 | 30 | |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 20 | 20 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Homework | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 | |
| Total Workload | 125 | |||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5 | |||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 | |||
None