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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 |
1) |
Recognition of national legislation and international financial reporting standards in accounting |
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2) |
Preparation and interpretation of financial statements in accordance with the standards |
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3) |
Management of financial data |
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4) |
The Master's Program in Accounting and Auditing aims to provide the participants with the knowledge and skills needed to adapt to the change process in the field and to have the equipment that is preferred in the audit sector. |
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5) |
Graduates of this program may continue their academic careers and gain the qualification of Accounting Auditing Specialist and become the manager in finance, accounting, auditing and reporting departments of the leading companies in the business world. |
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6) |
To be able to evaluate accounting and auditing principles and applications with the help of analytical tools. |
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7) |
To be able to use the computer and the required package program. |
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9) |
To be conscious about business ethics and social responsibility. |
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10) |
To understand the basic principles of accounting and auditing and to apply the necessary principles to business life. |
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