Contemporary Theories of Democracy

Course Code:

PA 206

Course Type:

Area Elective

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Courses given by:

Meral Sağır Öztoprak

Course Objectives:

The aim, of course, to give an insight about theories of democracy, specifically the modern theories.

Course Content:

In this course; Pluralist, elitist, and class theories, realist, liberal and illiberal theories of democracy, polyarchy, realist democracy, radical democracy, strong democracy, deliberative democracy, post-democracy theories are discussed.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching & Learning Methods	Assessments Methods
Students will understand traditional democracy and its features	1,3,7	1,2,3	A
Students will understand what modern theories of democracy are.	1,3,7	1,2,3	A
Students will be able to understand and evaluate basic democratic issues.	1,3,7	1,2,3	A

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Meeting&Talk about the course responsibilities
2	Definition of democracy, A brief history of democracy, Features of democracy, merit&demerits of democracy
3	Traditional Democratic Theory and main criteria
4	Fundamental Principles, Majority Rule, Representation, direct and indirect democracy
5	Contemporary Theories
6	Pluralist, Elit&Class, Hyperpluralism theories
7	Mid-Term Exam.
8	Lliberal Democracy
9	Radical democracy
10	Strong Democracy
11	Jurgen Habermas-Deliberative Democracy
12	John Rawls- Democratic equality
13	Dahrendorf - Democracy without democrats
14	Post-Democracy-Colin Crouch
15	The Death of Authority or Decline of Democracy?
16	Revision

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook		Oktay Uygun, Demokrasi- Tarihsel, Siyasal ve Felsefi Sorunlar, XII Levha Yay., İstanbul, 2011
Additionnal Resources		Fareed Zakaria, Özgürlüğün Geleceği, Kırmızı Yay., 2007 -Norberto Bobbio, The Future of Democracy, 1984 -Benjamin Barber, Strong Democracy-Participatory Politics for a New Age, 1984 - Arend Lijphart, Thinking about Democracy, 2008

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents		Oktay Uygun, Demokrasi- Tarihsel, Siyasal ve Felsefi Sorunlar, XII Levha Yay., İstanbul, 2011 -Fareed Zakaria, Özgürlüğün Geleceği, Kırmızı Yay., 2007 -Norberto Bobbio, The Future of Democracy, 1984 -Benjamin Barber, Strong Democracy-Participatory Politics for a New Age, 1984 - Arend Lijphart, Thinking about Democracy, 2008
Assignments
Exams		Midterm and Final

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Midterm	1	40
Final	1	50
Attendance	1	10
Total		100
Contribution of final exam 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
		1	2	3	4	5
1	To know the state theories and universal principles of public administration					X
2	To know that the legal structure of Turkish public administration	X
3	Competence of analyzing the current administrative and political issues in the light of Turkey's socio-political history					X
4	Acquiring communication and leadership skills for the public, NGO and private sectors.		X
5	To have the qualifications to develop and implement public policies at the local and national level			X
6	Effective use of technology in the public and private sectors	X
7	An ability to analyze global and regional developments					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	5	75
Mid-terms	1	3	3

Homework
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			151
Total Workload / 25 (h)			6,04
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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