| Course Name | Code | Semester | T+U Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| History Of Political Thoughts | SBK 216 | 4 | 3 + 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Precondition Courses | |
| Recommended Optional Courses | |
| Course Language | Turkish |
| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Coordinator | Doç.Dr. KÖKSAL ŞAHİN |
| Course Lecturers | Doç.Dr. İRFAN HAŞLAK, Doç.Dr. KÖKSAL ŞAHİN, |
| Course Assistants | Res. Assist. Elif MADAKBAŞ, Res. Assist. Tuğrul KORKMAZ, Res. Assist. Dilşad TÜRKMENOĞLU KÖSE |
| Course Category | |
| Course Objective | The objective of this course is to analyze political thoughts which have been produced in Western world following Ancient Greek political thought and from French Revolution to the end of 19th century.In this framework, concepts such as liberalism, democracy and emergence of socialism will be taken into consideration in terms of modernity. |
| Course Content | The concepts of state, power, human nature, justice, equality and liberty from Ancient Greek to Medieval Age in terms of social contract; French Revolution, Reactions to Revolution, Utopian Socialism and Marxism, Anarchism, Anarchosyndicalism, Fascism and National Socialism, Social State. |
| # | Course Learning Outcomes | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S/he understands the importance of the Ancient Greek political thought on way to interpret modern world. | Lecture, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 2 | S/he considers effects of Roman political thought and Christian political thought on western political thought. | Lecture, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 3 | S/he analyzes how the concepts such as justice, power, liberty and equality are discussed by different thinkers and from the side of different ideologies. | Lecture, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 4 | S/he takes the French Revolution in hand as related with modern political institutitons, political thoughts and especially liberal thought. | Lecture, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 5 | S/he knows about utopian socialism and scientific socialism; methodology and thoughts of Karl Marx. | Lecture, Discussion, | Testing, |
| 6 | S/he analyzes the conditions which paved way for the emergence of totalitarian ideologies such as fascism and national socialism; then s/he knows about the historical backround of anarchosyndicalism and social state. | Lecture, Discussion, | Testing, |
| Week | Course Topics | Preliminary Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction: Purpose of the course and course schedule | |
| 2 | Political Thought in Antiquity I (Sophists and Socrates) | |
| 3 | Political Thought in Antiquity II (Plato and Aristoteles) | |
| 4 | Political Thought in the Middle Ages (Thomas Acquinas and Ibn-i Khaldun) | |
| 5 | Political Thought in the Modern Era I (Machiavelli, Morus, Bodin and Bossiet) | |
| 6 | Political Thought in the Modern Era II (Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, Sieyes) | |
| 7 | Political Thought in Contemporary Age I (Reactions to French Revolution) | |
| 8 | Political Thought in Contemporary Age II (Liberalism and Democracy) | |
| 9 | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 10 | Political Thought in Contemporary Age III (Socialism: Before and After Marx) | |
| 11 | Political Thought in Contemporary Age IV (Anarchism and Revolutionary Syndicalism) | |
| 12 | Political Thought in Contemporary Age V (Fascism and National Socialism) | |
| 13 | Social State | |
| 14 | Liberalism Again: Rawls, Hayek and Nozick |
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| Course Notes | |
| Course Resources | |
| Order | Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | To research the functions, basic concepts and features of the international system; to learn the basic knowledge about the sub-topics of the international relations discipline. | ||||||
| 2 | Analyzing the developments in the political history of the world within the context of the cause-effect relations. | X | |||||
| 3 | To improve the foreign language skills. | ||||||
| 4 | To analyze the Turkey´s foreign policy comprehensively in the cause-effect relations. | X | |||||
| 5 | To analyze the theoretical approaches to the foreign policy analysis and the functions of the decision-making process. | ||||||
| 6 | To learn theoretical and methodological thinking and to observe the events from this framework | X | |||||
| 7 | To analyze the social developments and conditions comparatively | ||||||
| 8 | To learn the basic principles and the issues of international law | X | |||||
| 9 | To examine the theories of International Relations and to learn looking at international developments within the theoretical framework | ||||||
| 10 | To analyze the Turkey´s political life historically and chronologically | ||||||
| 11 | To learn the functions and the basic principles of domestic law | ||||||
| 12 | To analyze the establishment, structure and functions of international and regional organizations and their impact on the World politics | X | |||||
| 13 | To analyze the reasons and solution models of the intra-state conflicts through examples | ||||||
| 14 | To research the issues of international security and the theoretical approaches relating to this field | ||||||
| 15 | To examine the events, occurring in the international system, within the theoretical perspective comparatively | ||||||
| 16 | To improve the analytical thinking skills about the international events | ||||||
| 17 | To learn the basic concepts and theories of Economics, Sociology, Political Science and other disciplines | ||||||
| 18 | To research the ideas of philosophers/thinkers who built the philosophical foundations of political science and to examine the contribution of these philosophical ideas to the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations | ||||||
| 19 | To gain basic computer skills | ||||||
| 20 | To gain the ability of planning, performing and composing of the scientific study individually | ||||||
| Evaluation System | |
|---|---|
| Semester Studies | Contribution Rate |
| 1. Ara Sınav | 70 |
| 1. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| 2. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| 3. Kısa Sınav | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
| 1. Yıl İçinin Başarıya | 50 |
| 1. Final | 50 |
| Total | 100 |
| ECTS - Workload Activity | Quantity | Time (Hours) | Total Workload (Hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Quiz | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Final examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Total Workload | 124 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (Hours) | 4.96 | ||
| dersAKTSKredisi | 5 | ||