Energy Systems Engineering (English)
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

General course introduction information

Course Code:

IRL318

Course Name:

Comparative Party Systems

Course Semester:

Fall

Course Credits:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	6

Language of instruction:

Course Requisites:

Does the Course Require Work Experience?:

Type of course:

Compulsory

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Prof. Dr. UMUT AZAK

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives:

The main purpose of this course is to analyze and discuss theories and approaches to the study of political parties and party systems. It seeks to provide an understanding of how parties function in democracies. It also examines the role of parties in authoritarian and totalitarian regimes. The course begins with the definition of political parties and theories regarding their origins. An analysis of the functions of parties will follow this section. Classification and categorization of party systems will form the main part the lectures. We will conclude with the contemporary discussions on the place of partysystems in the politics.

Course Content:

Development of the Mass Party; Origin of Political Parties; Stabilization of Party Systems; Cleavage Structures; Transformation of Party Systems; Typologies of Party Systems.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
1) Analyzes the theories and approaches to the study of political parties and party systems
2) Understands how parties function in democracies
3) Examines the role of parties in authoritarian and totalitarian regimes
4) Describes contemporary discussions on the place of party systems in the politics
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Lesson Plan

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to Comparative Politics and Party Systems	Caramani, Daniele. 2014. Introduction to Comparative Politics. In Daniele Caramani (eds.), Comparative Politics (Third Edition): 1-17. Von Beyme, Klaus. 2014. The Evolution of Comparative Politics. In Daniele Caramani (eds.), Comparative Politics (Third Edition): 21-33. Scarrow, Susan. 2006. The Nineteenth-Century Origins of Modern Political Parties: The Unwanted Emergence Of Party-Based Politics. In The Handbook of Party Politics, eds. Richard S. Katz and William J. Crotty. New York: SAGE: 16- 24.
2)	Parties in the Contemporary Politics	White, John Kenneth. 2006. What is a Political Party? In The Handbook of Party Politics, eds. Richard S. Katz and William J. Crotty. New York: SAGE: 5-15. Ware, Alan. 1996. pp. 1-16. Cross, W., and A. Blais. 2012. “Who Selects the Party Leader?” Party Politics, 18(2): 127–150.
3)	Parties and Ideologies	Ware (1996), pp. 17-62. Vassallo, Francesca and Clyde Wicox. Party as a Carrier of Ideas. In The Handbook of Party Politics, eds. Richard S. Katz and William J. Crotty. New York: SAGE: 413-421.
4)	Party Organization	Ware, Alan. 1996. pp. 63-123. Katz, R. S., and P. Mair. 1995. “Changing Models of Party Organization and Party Democracy.” Party Politics, 1(1): 5–28. Gunther, Richard and Larry Diamond. 2003. “Species of Political Parties: A New Typology.” Party Politics, 9(2): 167-199.
5)	Party Systems: Approaches	Ware, Alan. 1996. pp. 147-183. Sartori, Giovanni. 1976. The Numerical Criterion. In Parties and Party Systems: A Framework for Analysis, Giovanni Sartori. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press: 105-115. Wolinetz, Steven, B. 2006. “Party Systems and Party System Types.” In The Handbook of Party Politics, eds. Richard S. Katz and William J. Crotty. New York: SAGE, p. 51-62.
6)	Party Systems: Classification	Ware, Alan. 1996. pp. 184-212. Sartori, Giovanni. 1976. Parties and Party Systems: A Framework for Analysis, Giovanni Sartori. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Chapters 6&7. Pp. 116-216. Suggested Readings: Caramani, D., and S. Hug. 1998. “The Literature on European Parties and Party Systems since 1945: A Quantitative Analysis.” European Journal of Political Research 33(4): 497–524. Gümüşçü, Şebnem. The Emerging Predominant Party System in Turkey”, Government and Opposition, Vol.48, No. 2, (April 2013) pp. 223-244, doi:10.1017/gov.2012.13.
7)	Parties, Party Systems and Elections	Ware, Alan. 1996. pp. 257-288. Duverger, Maurice. 1964. Political Parties, Their Organization and Activity in the Modern State. London: Methues. Patrick O’Neil. 2010. Essentials of Comparative Politics. New York and London: W. W. Norton and Company: 129-140. Golder, Matt. 2005. “Democratic Electoral Systems Around the World, 1946- 2000.” Electoral Studies, 24(1): 103-121. Suggested Readings: Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin. 2013. "Turkish party system: leaders, vote and institutionalization", Southeast European and Black Sea Studies, Vol.13, No.4, 483-502 (SSCI).
8)	Midterm	None
9)	Party Systems in New Democracies	Ware, Alan. 1996. pp. 245-256. Mainwaring, Scott and Mariano Torcal. 2006. Party System Institutionalization and Party System Theory after the Third Wave of Democratization. In The Handbook of Party Politics, eds. Richard S. Katz and William J. Crotty. New York: SAGE: 204-227. Lewis, P.G. 2000. Political Parties in Post-Communist Eastern Europe. Psychology Press, pp. 60-93.
10)	Party Systems in Authoritarian and Totalitarian Regimes	Ware, Alan. 1996. pp. 124-146. Linz, Juan, J. 2012. Totaliter ve Otoriter Rejimler. Sy: 53-80. Gandhi, Jennifer, and Ellen Lust-Okar. 2009. “Elections under Authoritarianism.” Annual Review of Political Science 12: 403–422.
11)	Party Competition and Party Systems	Sartori, Giovanni. 1976. Parties and Party Systems: A Framework for Analysis, Giovanni Sartori. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, Chapter 10 (Spatial Competition): 289-317. Laver, Michael. 2005. “Policy and the Dynamics of Political Competition”. American Political Science Review, 99(2): 263-281. Kollman, Ken; Miller, John H. and Page, Scott, E. December 1992. “Adaptive Parties in Spatial Elections”.
12)	Future of Parties and Change in Party Systems	Semetko, Holli A. 2006. Parties in the Media Age. In The Handbook of Party Politics, eds. Richard S. Katz and William J. Crotty. New York: SAGE, pp. 515- 527. Scarrow, Susan. 2002. Parties without Members? Party Organization in a Changing Electoral Environment. In Parties Without Partisans: Political Change in Advanced Industrial Democracies, eds. Russell J. Dalton and Martin P. Wattenberg. Oxford: Oxford University Press: 79-101. 5 Mair, Peter. 2006. “Party System Change”. In The Handbook of Party Politics, eds. Richard S. Katz and William J. Crotty. New York: SAGE, pp. 63-73.
13)	Detailed Country Examples and Student Presentations I	None
14)	Detailed Country Examples and Student Presentations II	None
15)	Final Exam	None

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Ware, Alan. 1996. Political Parties and Party Systems. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press.
References:	Yok-None

Course-Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4
Program Outcomes
1) Closed Department

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Closed Department

Learning Activity and Teaching Methods

Expression
Lesson
Reading
Homework
Q&A / Discussion

Assessment & Grading Methods and Criteria

Written Exam (Open-ended questions, multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill in the blanks, sequencing)
Presentation

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	1	% 10
Presentation	1	% 20
Midterms	1	% 30
Final	1	% 40
total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
total		% 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Grading

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	15	12	180
Presentations / Seminar	1	3	3
Midterms	1	3	3
Final	1	3	3
Total Workload			189