Civil Society and Participation

Course Code:

PA 313

Course Period:

Autumn

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

7

Course Language:

İngilizce

Courses given by:

Barış Gençer Baykan

Course Objectives:

This course examines how civil society (or associational community) interacts with the state and market in comparative perspectives in national and global perspectives.

Course Content:

After a theoretical overview of classical theories of civil society and more modern theoretical variations, the course explores the various topics of civil society from institutional, organizational, and cultural perspectives. Topics include civil society and social movements, civil society and welfare states, civil society and formal organizations, and transformation of civil society and public sphere, civil society, and ethnic conflicts.

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	Asssessments Methods
Students learn fundamental working principles of civil society	3,4	1,2,3	A, C
Students learn the civil society concept	3,4	1,2,3	A, C
Students comprehend different organizational models of civil society	3,4,5	1,2,3	A, C
Students realize and know the importance, place, and creation of civil society within the social and cultural context of Turkey	3,4	1,2,3	A, C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week		Study Materials
1	A general introduction of the course and perspectives
2	The general structure of civil society organizations
3	Discussion of the basic concepts related to civil society organizations (Ethnicity, Democracy, Nation-state, voluntarism, hegemony)
4	Relation between State and civil society within the theoretical and conceptual framework
5	Civil society (Historical and intellectual basis of the notion; civil society concept in Hegel, Marks ve Gramsci thinking
6	Relation between State and civil society (Public sphere-Private Alan, Modern Public sphere)
7	Civil society and the public sphere: classic theorists to Habermas
8	MID-TERM
9	Civil society and new social movements
10	Civil Society and Interest Group Politics
11	Civil Society and Political Parties I: Theories
12	Civil Society and Political Parties II: Empirical Cases
13	Civil Society and Participatory Governance/Deliberative Democracy
14	Civil Society in America
15	Civil Society in Western Europe: Italy, Spain, France, and Sweden
16	FINAL EXAM

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook	Civil Society, Democracy, and Civic Renewal, Robert K. Fullinwider, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1999.
Additionnal Resources	Cohen&Arato (2013) Sivil Toplum ve Siyasi Teori, Efil Yayınevi

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents		• Shaping the Network Society: The New Role of Civil Society in Cyberspace, Douglas Schuler and Peter Day, The MIT Pres, 2004. • NGOs and Civil Society: Democracy by Proxy?, Ann C. Hudock, Polity Press, 1999. • Civil Society and Democracy: A Reader, Carolyn M. Elliott, Oxford University Press, 2006. • Putnam, Robert. Bowling Alone, pp. 116-180. Chs.7, 8, and 9. Simon & Schuster Paperbacks. • Kaufmann, Jason. 2002. For the Common Good?: American Civic Life and the Golden Age of Fraternity. Oxford University Press. Chs 2 and 3, pp. 33-82. • Putnam, Robert. 2002. Making Democracy Work. Chs. 1 and 6. • Levy, Jonah. 1999. Tocqueville‟s Revenge. Introduction (pp.1-22) and Conclusion (pp.293-320). Harvard University Press. • Rothstein, Bo. 2002. “Social Capital in the Social Democratic State.” Ch. 7, pp 289-332 in Democracy in Flux, edited by R. D. Putnam. Oxford University Press. • Habermas, Jurgen. The Structural Transformation of the Public Sphere, Chs 1 and 2 (pp.1-56) • Cohen and Arato. 1992. Chs 10 and 11 pp. 492-604 in Civil Society and Political Theory. The MIT Press. • Rucht, Dieter. 2006. “Civil Society Challenging Neoliberal Globalization” in Civil Society: Berlin Perspectives. Berghahn Books
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)	16	3	48
Hours for off the classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	6	96
Mid-terms	1	3	3

Homework	4	6	24
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			174
Total Workload / 25 (h)			6,96
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

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