Theories of the State

Course Code:

PA 311

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

6

Course Language:

İngilizce

Courses given by:

Deniz Tansi

Course Objectives:

The main objective of this course is to provide students with a range of analytical and theoretical tools in order to critically assess and interpret the historical and modern State.

Course Content:

In this course; the concept of state, the origin of the state, its elements, power, concepts of sovereignty, state forms, modern state theories, nation-state, Marxist, post-Marxist, liberal, neo-liberal state theories will be 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	Asssesments Methods
To understand comprehensive the state theories	1,3,5,7	1,2,3	A
Have command of fundamental concepts in the study of the state, theories of power and state-building	1,3,5,7	1,2,3	A
To know fundamental approaches in the field of state theories	1,3,5,7	1,2,3	A

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Meeting&Talk about the course responsibilities
2	What is a state? Reading and discussing Republic by Plato
3	Rival theories of the state • Pluralist State • Capitalist State • Leviathan State • Patriarchal State Reading and discussing Republic by Plato
4	Pluralist Theory of the State Reading and discussing Republic by Plato
5	Critique of Pluralism: Neo-pluralism Reading and discussing Republic by Plato
6	Mid-term exam
7	Marxist Theory of the State Reading and discussing Republic by Plato
8	Theories of the State that revise Marx
9	Theories of Sovereignty
10	The role of the state • the minimal state • the developmental state • the social-democratic state • the collectivized state • the totalitarian state Reading and discussing Republic by Plato
11	Globalization and future of the nation-state Reading and discussing Republic by Plato
12	Restructuring the state
13	Review
14	Final

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook		Andrew Heywood, Politics, second edition, 2002
Additionnal Resources		- H. Lewis Morgan, Ancient Society, 1877 - Franz Oppenheimer, The State Its History and Development Viewed Sociologically, 1922 - A. Anter, Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State, Origins, Structure, and Significance, 2014 - Franz Oppenheimer, Devlet, Siyasal Ktbv., Classes - Cem Eroğul, Devlet Nedir?, İmge Yay., 2. Baskı, 1999 - F. Engels, Ailenin, Özel Mülkiyetin ve Devletin Kökeni, İş bank. Yay., 2. Basım,2019 - Oktay Uygun, Devlet Teorisi, XII Levha yay., 2014 - Ayferi Göze, Siyasal Düşünceler ve Yönetimler, Beta yay., 8.Bası, 1998 - P. Bourdieu, Devlet Üzerine, çev. Aslı Sümer, 1989-1992, İletişim yay., 2015 - Republic by Plato - Christopher Pierson, The Modern State, Second edition, Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge, 2004

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Assignments		Students are expected to have read the course material before each class. During each seminar, students will read and discuss Plato's Republic book in groups. Students are expected to actively participate in class debates and share their personal research and analysis with their peers.
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)	14	3	42
Hours for off the classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	4	56
Mid-terms	1	3	3

Homework	1	50	50
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			151
Total Workload / 25 (h)			6,04
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

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