Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPARATIVE POLITICS | PPA3172260 | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program | Çarşamba 12:45-13:30 Çarşamba 13:30-14:15 Çarşamba 14:30-15:15 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Required |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Prof.Dr. Ahmet DEMİREL |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | This course aims at introducing students to the major topics of comparative politics. It provides students with analytical skills to understand politics from a comparative perspective. How do we classify democratic and non-democratic regimes? What determines policy making processes? How do different forms of executive-legislature relations affect policy outcomes? What is the role of political parties in different regimes? How do citizens engage in politics? What are the main characteristics of contemporary democratic backsliding? The course utilizes various theories and methods of comparative politics to discuss these questions. You are expected to learn about regimes and characteristics of political systems worldwide by the end of the course. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Introduction ,Approaches and methods in comparative politics,State making, nation states and globalization,Political regimes: Democracies,Political regimes: Authoritarian regimes,Governments and bureaucracy, Executive-legislative relations ,Constitutions and judicial power Elections ,Political parties and party systems, Interest groups ,Federalism, decentralization and local politics,Political culture,Political participation, political activism, and citizen engagement Social movements ,Political communication and media-politics relations,Policy making Government performance The welfare state,Contemporary democratic backsliding, corruption, polarization and populism. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Students explain the basic concepts of comparative politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2. Students analyze important political institutions such as political systems, regimes, parties, elections, inter-state relations by using the basic concepts of comparative politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3. Students analyze the functioning of legislative, executive, judicial and other political institutions in various countries from a comparative perspective. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 4. They compare different political systems and analyze their similarities, differences and cause-effect relationships. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 5. Students compare specific political systems with contemporary issues such as democracy, human rights, minorities and nationalism in the literature on comparative politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Approaches and methods in comparative politics | |
| 3 | State making, nation states and globalization | |
| 4 | Political regimes: Democracies | |
| 5 | Political regimes: Authoritarian regimes | |
| 6 | Governments and bureaucracy, Executive-legislative relations | |
| 7 | Constitutions and judicial power Elections | |
| 8 | Political parties and party systems, Interest groups | |
| 9 | Federalism, decentralization and local politics | |
| 10 | Political culture | |
| 11 | Political participation, political activism, and citizen engagement Social movements | |
| 12 | Political communication and media-politics relations | |
| 13 | Policy making Government performance The welfare state | |
| 14 | Contemporary democratic backsliding, corruption, polarization and populism |
| Resources |
| Caramani Daniele. 2020. Comparative Politics Fifth ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | X | |||||
| 2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | X | |||||
| 3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | X | |||||
| 4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | X | |||||
| 5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | X | |||||
| 6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | X | |||||
| 7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | X | |||||
| 8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | X | |||||
| 9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | X | |||||
| 10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | X | |||||
| 11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | X | |||||
| 12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | X | |||||
| 13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |
| ECTS / Workload Table | ||||||
| Activities | Number of | Duration(Hour) | Total Workload(Hour) | |||
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | |||
| Guided Problem Solving | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Resolution of Homework Problems and Submission as a Report | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 50 | 50 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 78 | 78 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 170 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(170/30) | 6 | |||||
| ECTS of the course: 30 hours of work is counted as 1 ECTS credit. | ||||||
Detail Informations of the Course
Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPARATIVE POLITICS | PPA3172260 | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program | Çarşamba 12:45-13:30 Çarşamba 13:30-14:15 Çarşamba 14:30-15:15 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Required |
| Course Coordinator | Assist.Prof. Osman Zeki GÖKÇE |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Prof.Dr. Ahmet DEMİREL |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | This course aims at introducing students to the major topics of comparative politics. It provides students with analytical skills to understand politics from a comparative perspective. How do we classify democratic and non-democratic regimes? What determines policy making processes? How do different forms of executive-legislature relations affect policy outcomes? What is the role of political parties in different regimes? How do citizens engage in politics? What are the main characteristics of contemporary democratic backsliding? The course utilizes various theories and methods of comparative politics to discuss these questions. You are expected to learn about regimes and characteristics of political systems worldwide by the end of the course. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Introduction ,Approaches and methods in comparative politics,State making, nation states and globalization,Political regimes: Democracies,Political regimes: Authoritarian regimes,Governments and bureaucracy, Executive-legislative relations ,Constitutions and judicial power Elections ,Political parties and party systems, Interest groups ,Federalism, decentralization and local politics,Political culture,Political participation, political activism, and citizen engagement Social movements ,Political communication and media-politics relations,Policy making Government performance The welfare state,Contemporary democratic backsliding, corruption, polarization and populism. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Students explain the basic concepts of comparative politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 2. Students analyze important political institutions such as political systems, regimes, parties, elections, inter-state relations by using the basic concepts of comparative politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 3. Students analyze the functioning of legislative, executive, judicial and other political institutions in various countries from a comparative perspective. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 4. They compare different political systems and analyze their similarities, differences and cause-effect relationships. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| 5. Students compare specific political systems with contemporary issues such as democracy, human rights, minorities and nationalism in the literature on comparative politics. | 10, 16, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Approaches and methods in comparative politics | |
| 3 | State making, nation states and globalization | |
| 4 | Political regimes: Democracies | |
| 5 | Political regimes: Authoritarian regimes | |
| 6 | Governments and bureaucracy, Executive-legislative relations | |
| 7 | Constitutions and judicial power Elections | |
| 8 | Political parties and party systems, Interest groups | |
| 9 | Federalism, decentralization and local politics | |
| 10 | Political culture | |
| 11 | Political participation, political activism, and citizen engagement Social movements | |
| 12 | Political communication and media-politics relations | |
| 13 | Policy making Government performance The welfare state | |
| 14 | Contemporary democratic backsliding, corruption, polarization and populism |
| Resources |
| Caramani Daniele. 2020. Comparative Politics Fifth ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
Course Contribution to Program Qualifications
| Course Contribution to Program Qualifications | |||||||
| No | Program Qualification | Contribution Level | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Students will know basic concepts and theories of both research and application in political science and public administration. | X | |||||
| 2 | 2. Students will be able to analyze facts about politics, political and constitutional systems, and public administration by taking different dimensions into account. They will also be able to understand the causes of new developments and problems in these fields, find solutions for these problems, and think systematically about them. | X | |||||
| 3 | 3. Students will be able to work in processes such as strategic planning, policy making, project productions, auditing, decision making, evaluation and implementation both in public and private sector, political parties, and non-governmental organizations. | X | |||||
| 4 | 4. Students will be able to deal with complexities stemming from natural or social systems and uncertainties about the facts and values. | X | |||||
| 5 | 5. Students will be able to take active roles in teams formed for producing solutions to the problems related to their own majors, manage activities through planning, and do academic research. | X | |||||
| 6 | 6. Students will be able to collect data in their own field, analyze these data by using technology effectively, and evaluate and critically interpret them. | X | |||||
| 7 | 7. Students will be able to use basic concepts and methods that the administrators would need in various fields such as economics, management, international relations, and communication. | X | |||||
| 8 | 8. Students will be able to use Turkish fluently and correctly in scientific and professional studies. They will also be able to read and understand at least one foreign language. | X | |||||
| 9 | 9. Being always open to learning, students will be able to evaluate the facts with a critical approach. | X | |||||
| 10 | 10. Students will be able to take responsibility in developing projects on voluntary basis and actively participate in them. | X | |||||
| 11 | 11. Students will act with an ethical consciousness and have a respect for to human rights. They will be open to communication with people and able to work in cooperation. | X | |||||
| 12 | 12. Students will be able to constitute high performance structures in public and private institutions by using modern management methods and instruments. | X | |||||
| 13 | 13. Students will be able to enable other groups and institutions to participate in policy-making processes, make decisions open to collaboration, and manage negotiation processes. | X | |||||
Assessment Methods
| Contribution Level | Absolute Evaluation | |
| Rate of Midterm Exam to Success | 40 | |
| Rate of Final Exam to Success | 60 | |
| Total | 100 | |