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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introductive week about the class |
None |
2) |
Regime types I: autoritarian regimes |
Linz, Juan J, Stepan, Alfred (1996), Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation, Baltimore, John Hopkins University Press, pp.38-55.
Schedler, Andreas (2002), “Elections without Democracy: The Menu of Manipulation”, Journal of Democracy, Vol.3, No2, 2002, pp. 36-50.
Brooker, Paul (2004), "Authoritarian Regimes", in Caramani, D. ed. Comparative Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 133-154.
Schedler, Andreas (2002), “Elections without Democracy: The Menu of Manipulation”, Journal of Democracy, Vol.3, No2, 2002, pp. 36-50. |
3) |
Regime types II: regimes in between autoritarian and democratic regimes |
Larry Jay Diamond, “Thinking about hybrid regimes”, Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 2, April 2002, pp. 21-35. |
4) |
What is democracy?: its roots, its definitions, its historical evolution |
Doorenspleet, Renske (2005), Democratic Transitions: Exploring the Structural Sources of the Forth Wave, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, pp.37-52.
Phillippe Schimitter, and Terry Lynn Karl (1991), “What is democracy…and is not,” Journal of Democracy, Vol. 2, Issue 3, p. 75-89.
Mair, Peter (2008) "Democracies" in Caramani, D. ed. Comparative Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 109-132.
Phillippe Schimitter, and Terry Lynn Karl (1991), “What is democracy…and is not,” Journal of Democracy, Vol. 2, Issue 3, p. 75-89.
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5) |
Theories of democracy |
Frank Cunningham, Theories of democracy: A critical introduction, Routledge, London and New York, 2002. |
6) |
How could we explain the process of democratization? |
Ferguson, Peter (2002), "Political Change: Nondemocratic and Democratic Regime Change", in Dyck, R. ed. Studying Politics: An Introduction to Political Science, Nelson: Scarborough, pp. 341-363. |
7) |
Midterm |
None |
8) |
What is the political culture? What are the effects of the political culture on the regime types? |
Heard, Andrew (2004), Political Culture, Socialization, and How We Have Been Thought to Think, in Studying Politics, pp.73-96. |
9) |
Political parties and their functionning according to regime types |
Şebnem Geyikçi, “The Impact of Parties and Party Systems on Democratic Consolidation: The Case of Turkey”, http://www.lse.ac.uk/europeanInstitute/research/ContemporaryTurkishStudies/PaperSYG20111.pdf |
10) |
Democratic regimes and electoral systems |
Pippa Noris, “Choosing Electoral Systems: Proportional, Majoritarian and Mixed Systems”, https://sites.hks.harvard.edu/fs/pnorris/Acrobat/Choosing%20Electoral%20Systems.pdf |
11) |
Role of the civil society on politics |
Smith, Miriam (2004), Civil Society: Interest Groups and Social Movements in Politics, in Studying Politics, pp. 290-309 |
12) |
What does a regime change mean? I (student’s presentations about transition to autoritarian regimes) |
None |
13) |
What does a regime change mean? II (student’s presentations about transition to democratic regime) |
None |
14) |
Debate on the current examples of different regime types |
None |
15) |
Final Exam |
None |
Course Notes / Textbooks: |
Smith, Miriam (2004), Civil Society: Interest Groups and Social Movements in Politics, in Studying Politics, pp. 290-309
Larry Jay Diamond, “Thinking about hybrid regimes”, Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 2, April 2002, pp. 21-35. Larry Jay Diamond, “Thinking about hybrid regimes”, Journal of Democracy, Volume 13, Number 2, April 2002, pp. 21-35.
Doorenspleet, Renske (2005), Democratic Transitions: Exploring the Structural Sources of the Forth Wave, Boulder: Lynne Rienner, pp.37-52.
Phillippe Schimitter, and Terry Lynn Karl (1991), “What is democracy…and is not,” Journal of Democracy, Vol. 2, Issue 3, p. 75-89.
Mair, Peter (2008) "Democracies" in Caramani, D. ed. Comparative Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 109-132.
Phillippe Schimitter, and Terry Lynn Karl (1991), “What is democracy…and is not,” Journal of Democracy, Vol. 2, Issue 3, p. 75-89.
Mair, Peter (2008) "Democracies" in Caramani, D. ed. Comparative Politics, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 109-132.
Ferguson, Peter (2002), "Political Change: Nondemocratic and Democratic Regime Change", in Dyck, R. ed. Studying Politics: An Introduction to Political Science, Nelson: Scarborough, pp. 341-363.
Heard, Andrew (2004), Political Culture, Socialization, and How We Have Been Thought to Think, in Studying Politics, pp.73-96.
Şebnem Geyikçi, “The Impact of Parties and Party Systems on Democratic Consolidation: The Case of Turkey”, http://www.lse.ac.uk/europeanInstitute/research/ContemporaryTurkishStudies/PaperSYG20111.pdf
Pippa Noris, “Choosing Electoral Systems: Proportional, Majoritarian and Mixed Systems”, https://sites.hks.harvard.edu/fs/pnorris/Acrobat/Choosing%20Electoral%20Systems.pdf
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References: |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Students will able to explain the essential body of knowledge in the area of International Relations, including evolution of the discipline, the state-of-the-art concepts, scientific methodology, theories and models. |
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Students will able to employ the appropriate tools and analytical techniques to collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data in the related areas, interpret results and propose solutions. |
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Students will able to categorize the basic concepts of Turkish politics, comparative politics, international relations, diplomatic history and foreign policy. |
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Students will able to analyze and critically evaluate local and global dynamics of contemporary socio-economic and political developments, foreign policy making and conflict resolution with all aspects. |
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Students will able to discover and create novel opportunities with an entrepreneurial spirit and use expertise to successfully establish and develop their own ventures. |
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6) |
Students will able to apply their knowledge in international institutions and multicultural environments and develop an interdisciplinary approach enabling them to relate and synthesize knowledge from diverse disciplines and draw novel conclusions. |
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7) |
Students will able to communicate in written and oral English with people from diverse backgrounds, and have the English proficiency to follow and interpret the global dynamics in the areas of International Relations. |
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Students will able to appreciate and defend human rights and multi-cultural diversity, and should emphatically interact with individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds in social and professional settings. |
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Students will able to identify standards of personal, professional, social and business ethics, evaluate the ethical implications of various practices in the related areas, and be aware the importance of ethical behavior in adding value to the society. |
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