Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) are those describing the knowledge, skills and competencies that students are expected to achieve upon successful completion of the course. In this context, Course Learning Outcomes defined for this course unit are as follows:
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Further Study |
| 1) |
Introduction |
Drake, M. S. (2010). Political Sociology for a Globalizing World. Polity Press: Cambridge, 3-25; 25-38.
Jessop, B. (2012) “Marxist Approaches to Power” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 3-14.
Breiner, P. (2012) “Weber and Political Sociology” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 15-26.
Martin, J. L. and Judd, N. (2020). “Tasks for the Political Sociology of the Next Ten Years” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 243-267.
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Power |
Thompson, K. (2012) “Durkheim and Durkheimian Political Sociology” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 27-35.
Hindess, B. (2012) “Faucaultian Analysis of Power, Government and Politics” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 36-46.
Drake, M. S. (2010). Political Sociology for a Globalizing World. Polity Press: Cambridge, 38-52.
De Leon, C. and Clarno, A. (2020). “Power” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 35-53.
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State |
Poggi, G. (2012) “Theories of State Formation” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 95-106.
King, D. and Le Galés, P. (2012) “State” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 107-119.
Beetham, D. (2012) “Political Legitimacy” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 120-129.
Drake, M. S. (2010). Political Sociology for a Globalizing World. Polity Press: Cambridge, 70-95.
Poggi, D. (1978). The Development of the Modern State: A Sociological Introduction. Stanford: U.P.
Bourdieu, P. (1994). “Rethinking the State: Genesis and Structure of the Bureaucratic Field”, Sociological Theory 12: 1, 1-18.
Mardin, Ş. (1973). “Center-Periphery Relations: A Key to Turkish Politics?” Daedalus 102:1, 169-190.
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Nationalism and Citizenship |
Keyder, Ç. (2005) “A History and Geography of Turkish Nationalism” in Citizenship and the Nation-State in Greece and Turkey (eds.) Birtek, F. and Dragonas, T. New York: Routledge: 1-17.
Koğacıoğlu, D. (2005). ”Citizenship in Context: Rethinking Women’s Relationships to Law in Turkey” in Citizenship and the Nation-State in Greece and Turkey (eds.) Birtek, F. and Dragonas, T. New York: Routledge: 144-160.
Schwarzmantel, J. (2012) “Nationalism: Its Role and Significance in a Globalized World” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 325-336.
Aktar, A. (2000) Varlık Vergisi ve "Türkleştirme" Politikaları. İstanbul: İletişim.
Birtek, F. (2008). ”Aydınlanma, Vatandaşlık ve Siyasi Rejimler” Türkiye'de Çokkültürlü Anayasal Vatandaşlık içinde (der.) Keyman, F. İstanbul: Osmanlı Bankası Arşiv ve Araştırma Merkezi, 18-27.
Drake, M. S. (2010). Political Sociology for a Globalizing World. Polity Press: Cambridge, 95-116.
Ergin, M. (2008). “Biometrics and Anthropometrics: The Twins of Turkish Modernity” Patterns of Prejudice 42:3, 281-304.
Hort, S. and Therborn, G. (2012) “Citizenship and Welfare: Politics and Social Policies” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 360-372.
Lister, R. (2012) “Citizenship and Gender” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 372-383.
Nuhoğlu Soysal, Y. (2012) “Post-national Citizenship: Rights and Obligation of Individuality” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 383-397.
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Militarism |
Alkan, H. and Zeybek, S. O. (2014) “Citizenship and Objection to Military Service in Turkey” in Routledge Handbook of Global Citizenship Studies (eds.) Isin, E. F. and Nyers, P. New York: Routledge, 466-476.
Altınay, A. G. and Bora, T. (2008). "Ordu, Militarizm ve Milliyetçilik" in Modern Türkiye'de Siyasi Düşünce: Milliyetçilik (eds.) Bora, T. and Gültekingil, M. İletişim Yayınları: İstanbul.
Turan, Ö. (2013) "Esas Duruş!: Kışla Deneyimleri ya da Türkiye'de Zorunlu Askerliğin Antropolojisi" in Erkek Millet Asker Millet: Türkiye'de Militarizm, Milliyetçilik, Erkek(lik)ler (eds.) Sünbüloğlu, N. İletişim Yayınları: İstanbul, 261-337.
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Religion |
Sağlam, E. (2017). "Aestheticised Rituals and (Non-)Engagement with Norms in Contemporary Turkey: A Contribution to Discussion on Piety and Ethics". Anthropology of the Middle East, 13:1, 8-23.
Mardin, Ş. (1992). Bediüzzaman Said Nursi Olayı: Modern Türkiye'de Din ve Toplumsal Değişim. İletişim Yayınları: İstanbul, 9-41.
Turner, B. S. (2003) “Religion and Politics: The Elementary Forms of Citizenship” in Handbook of Citizenship Studies. (eds.) Isin, E. F. and Turner, B. S. London: Sage, 259-275.
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Politics of Memory |
Hobsbawn, E. (1992). "Mass Producing Traditions: Europe, 1870-1914" in The Invention of Tradition (eds.) Hobsbawn, E. and Ranger, T. Cambridge University Press.
Ahıska, M. "Monsters that Remember: Tracing the Story of the Workers' Monument in Tophane, İstanbul". Red Thread No: 3.
Günal, A. and Çelikkan, M. A City that Remembers: Space and Memory from Taksim to Sultanahmet. Hakikat Adalet Hafıza Merkezi.
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| 8) |
Midterm Exam |
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Discrimination and Exclusion |
Şimşek, D. (2019). "İstanbul'daki Afrikalı Göçmenlerin Gündelik Irkçılık Deneyimleri". Mukaddime 10:1, 233-248.
Aktar, A. (2001). Varlık Vergisi ve 'Türkleştirme' Politikaları, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Prechel, H. and Berkowitz, L. (2020). “Conflict Theories in Political Sociology: Class, Power, Inequality and the Historical Transition to Financialization” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 53-79.
Drake, M. S. (2010). Political Sociology for a Globalizing World. Polity Press: Cambridge, 52-70.
Dean, J. (2012) “Gender, Power, Politics” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 283-294.
Savage, M. (2012) “Class, Culture and Politics” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 294-305.
Norval, A. J. (2012) “The Politics of Ethnicity and Identity” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 305-315.
Skrentny, J. D. and Patnode, R. (2012) “Race and Politics” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 315-325.
Feagin, J. R. and Elias, S. (2020). “Theories of Race, Ethnicity, and the Racial State” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 191-216.
Jung, M. and Kwon, Y. (2020). “The Racial State in the Age of Racial Formation” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1003-1027.
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Migration and Displacement |
Bloemraad, I. and Hamlin, R. (2020). “Migration, Asylum, Integration and Citizenship Policy” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 880-909.
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Urbanization and Urban Transformation |
Drake, M. S. (2010). Political Sociology for a Globalizing World. Polity Press: Cambridge, 173-190.
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Social Movements and Revolutions |
Beck, C. J. (2020). “Revolutions against the State” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 564-593..
Meyer, D. S. (2012) “Protests and Political Process” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 397-408.
Moghadan, V. M. (2012) “Global Social Movements and Transnational Advocacy” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 408-421.
Jasper, M. (2020). “Social Movements” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 627-646.
Drake, M. S. (2010). Political Sociology for a Globalizing World. Polity Press: Cambridge, 134-156.
Edelman, M. (2012) “Rural Social Movements” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 431-444.
Evans, P. (2020). “Transnational Social Movements” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1053-1078.
Ayşe Buğra, (2012) “Turkey: what lies behind the nationwide protests?” Opendemocracy.net, 6-Aug-13
Arat, Yeşim. 1994. “Toward a Democratic Society: The Women's Movement in Turkey in the 1980s.” Women’s Studies International Forum. Vol.17, No.2-3: 241-248.
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Civil Society and the Public Sphere |
Ray, L. (2012) “Civil Society and the Public Sphere” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 240-251.
Drake, M. S. (2010). Political Sociology for a Globalizing World. Polity Press: Cambridge, 116-134.
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Media |
Thompson, J. B. (2012) “The Media and Politics” in The Wiley-Blackwell Companion to Political Sociology (eds.) Amenta, E.; Nash, K. and Scott, A. Blackwell Publishing, 263-272.
Schudson, M. and Beckerman, G. (2020). “’Old’ Media, ‘New’ Media, Hybrid Media, and the Changing Character of Political Participation” in The New Handbook of Political Sociology (eds.) Janoski, T.; de Leon, C.; Misra, J. and Martin, I. W. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 269-290.
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Presentations |
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Final Exam |
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(KPLOs and SPLOs are the abbreviations for Key & Sub- Programme Learning Outcomes, respectively. )
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Programme Learning Outcomes |
Contribution Level (from 1 to 5) |
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Recognizes different paradigms, fundamental theoretical approaches and methodologies in social sciences,
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1.1 Interprets classical and contemporary political theories in a critical and comparative way,
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1.2 Analyzes the contemporary issues and events through the relations between politics, political economy and culture,
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1.3 Identifies the structures, actors and power relations of the political sphere, |
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1.4 Interprets the social dynamics and working mechanisms of the international sphere through the theories of international relations, |
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1.5 Comprehends the social foundations of the national and international law, functions of the international and supranational institutions and their relations between each other, |
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1.6 Analyzes the social structure and political life in Turkey with theoretical, historical, cultural and contemporary perspectives, |
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Recognizes individual, social and academic ethic norms. Use their expertise for the public good, |
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2.1 Demonstrates open-mindedness for different viewpoints. Develop relations with the personal and social other on the basis of empathy and respect, |
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2.2 Communicates on the basis of public good against discrimination through prioritizing public mind and gain consciousness of citizenship, |
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Evaluates the issues in the academia and work life with a reflexive viewpoint. Interpret in a sociological way while relating biographical with historical, |
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3.1 Evaluates national and international social developments within the framework of social justice and human rights, |
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3.2 Comprehends the social world as a struggle process within the framework of class, stratification and gender relations, |
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3.3 Develops citizen consciousness and responsibility through democratic thought, negotiation and participation, |
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3.4 Develops an interdisciplinary and critical viewpoint by analytical and comparative thinking, gain the qualifications required by professional life, |
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Applies the theoretical knowledge in business life during a semester. |
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4.1 Experiences all processes in business life. |
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4.2 Takes part in activities related to the field of education in a business operating in the field. |
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4.3 Questions the application with theoretical knowledge. |
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4.4 Compiles the knowledge and experience gained in the field. |
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S/he acquires the competencies that develop by the expectations of business world and the society defined as the institutional outcomes of our university on the advanced level in relation with his/her field. |
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5.1 Acquires the analyzing solving the problems and managing the conflicts. |
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5.2 Participates as a team member and takes responsibility in the environments that require the solving of the conflicts and acts as a leader when necessary. |
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5.3 Has awareness for ethical and social responsivity. |
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5.4 By supporting the learnt courses with quantitative and qualitative data; and by using verbal and visual communication means, s/he transfers them to the groups within and outside his/her group in a systematical and effective way. |
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5.5 Evaluates the norms and standards present in the works in which s/he takes responsibility in a critical point of view. |
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5.6 Develops strategical, innovative and entrepreneurial ideas. |
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5.7 Acquires competence of managing the change. |
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5.8 Shows development personally and socially with and awareness for lifelong learning. |
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5.9 Follows advanced technologies and developments about digital transformation. |
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5.10 Has cultural awareness and s/he transfers this to the groups within and outside his/her field. |
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5.11 Has awareness about citizenship competency. |
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5.12 Acquires communication in a Foreign Language (English) competence defined on the level of at least B1 in European Language Portfolio. (In programs whose medium of instruction is English, on the level of B2/B2+).
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