Course Description
| Course | Code | Semester | T+P (Hour) | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIVIL SOCIETY and DEMOCRACY | PPA3112118 | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program | Salı 10:00-10:45 Salı 11:00-11:45 Salı 12:00-12:45 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assoc.Prof. Sema AKBOĞA DEMİR |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assoc.Prof. Sema AKBOĞA DEMİR |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | Civil society and its relation to democracy have been a topic of theoretical as well as daily discussions over social and political processes. “Civil Society and Democracy” aims to introduce main concepts, theories, and discussions on this relationship. This course therefore starts with a comparison of various conceptualizations of democracy and civil society, and then presents different theories of how civil society contributes to democracy. In order to further illustrate the relationship between civil society and democracy, this course looks at how civil society interacts with various social institutions and processes with a special focus on Turkish civil society organizations and their contributions to the issues considered as the fault-lines of Turkish democracy such as Kurdish Question and the headscarf ban. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Introduction to the course,What is democracy?,What is civil society?,How does civil society contribute to democracy?,How does civil society contribute to democracy?,Bad Civil Society,Civil Society, State, and Turkish State,Civil Society, Religion and Islam,Civil Society, Ethnic Conflicts and Kurdish Question,Civil Society, Gender and the Headscarf Ban,Presentation Meetings,Civil Society and the Media,Students Presentations,Students Presentations. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Categorize different conceptualizations of civil society. | 10, 13, 16, 9 | A |
| 2. Categorize different conceptualizations of democracy. | 10, 13, 16, 9 | A |
| 3. Analyze the relationship between civil society and democracy. | 10, 19, 9 | A, F |
| 4. Identify the role of civil society in the solution of ethnic problems. | 10, 13, 9 | A, F |
| 5. Identify the role civil society in the solution of gender-related problems. | 10, 13, 9 | A, F |
| 6. Define the role of civil society in the relationship between state and the individual. | 13, 9 | A |
| 7. Develop ideas for the use of civil society in elimination of social problems and social progress. | 10, 13, 9 | A, F |
| 8. Analyze the relationship between civil society and religion. | 13, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 13: Case Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, F: Project Task |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | What is democracy? | Schmitter, Philip C., and Karl, T.L. 1991. “What democracy is…and is not?” Journal of Democracy, 2(3): 75-88. Diamond, L. 2002. “Elections without democracy: Thinking about hybrid regimes.” Journal of Democracy, 13(2): 21-35. (pp. 21-29). |
| 3 | What is civil society? | Edwards, M. 2004. Civil Society. Cambridge: Polity. (pp. 20-29; 37-40; 49-53; 54-64) David, L. 2010. “Nongovernmental organizations, definition and history.” In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, H. K. Anheier, S. Toepler, and R. List (eds.), (pp.1056-1060). New York: Springer. |
| 4 | How does civil society contribute to democracy? | Diamond, L. 1994. “Rethinking civil society: Toward democratic consolidation.” Journal of Democracy, 5(3): 4-17. Paxton, P. 2002. “Social capital and democracy: An interdependent relationship.” American Sociological Review, 67(2): 254-277. (pp. 254-260) |
| 5 | How does civil society contribute to democracy? | Diamond, L. 1994. “Rethinking civil society: Toward democratic consolidation.” Journal of Democracy, 5(3): 4-17. Paxton, P. 2002. “Social capital and democracy: An interdependent relationship.” American Sociological Review, 67(2): 254-277. (pp. 254-260) |
| 6 | Bad Civil Society | Chambers, S. and Kopstein, J. 2001. “Bad Civil Society.” Political Theory, 29(6): 837-865. |
| 7 | Civil Society, State, and Turkish State | Chendhoke, Neera. 2001. “The Civil and the Political in Civil Society.” Democratization 8, no. 2: 1-24. (pp. 8-14) Toprak, B. 1996. “Civil Society in Turkey.” In Civil Society in the Middle East, A. R. Norton (ed.), (pp. 87-118). Leiden: E.J. Brill. (pp. 89-96) |
| 8 | Civil Society, Religion and Islam | Cavatorta, F. 2006. “Civil society, Islamism and democratization: The case of Morocco.” Journal of Modern African Studies, 44(2): 203–222. (pp. 203-219) Kadıoğlu, A. 2004. “Civil society, Islam and democracy in Turkey: A study of three Islamic non-governmental organizations.” The Muslim World, 95(1): 23-41. |
| 9 | Civil Society, Ethnic Conflicts and Kurdish Question | Kaliber, A., and Tocci, N. 2010. “Civil society and the transformation of Turkey’s Kurdish Question.” Security Dialogue, 41(2): 191-215. (pp. 191-194; 198-213) |
| 10 | Civil Society, Gender and the Headscarf Ban | Akboga, S. “Turkish civil society divided by the headscarf ban.” Democratization, 21(4): 610-633. |
| 11 | Presentation Meetings | Students' literature review for their topic. |
| 12 | Civil Society and the Media | Akboğa, S., and Arık, E. 2018. “Türkiye’de sivil toplum kuruluşlarının medyada görünürlüğü.” İnsan ve Toplum, 8(1): 37-65. Akboga, S., and Arik, E. 2020. “The ideological convergence of civil society organizations and newspapers in Turkey.” Voluntas, 31, 793-810. |
| 13 | Students Presentations | Students' research for their topic. |
| 14 | Students Presentations | Students' research for their topic. |
| Resources |
| Schmitter, Philip C., and Karl, T.L. 1991. “What democracy is…and is not?” Journal of Democracy, 2(3): 75-88. Diamond, L. 2002. “Elections without democracy: Thinking about hybrid regimes.” Journal of Democracy, 13(2): 21-35. (pp. 21-29). Dalton, R. J., Shin, D. C., and Jou, W. 2007. “Understanding democracy: Data from unlikely places.” Journal of Democracy, 18(4), 142–156. Akboga, S., and Sahin, O. 2018. “Türkiye’de demokrasi algıları: Cinsiyet, etnik ve dini dinamikler.” Journal of Economy, Culture and Society, 57(1): 1-28. Edwards, M. 2004. Civil Society. Cambridge: Polity. (pp. 20-29; 37-40; 49-53; 54-64) David, L. 2010. “Nongovernmental organizations, definition and history.” In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, H. K. Anheier, S. Toepler, and R. List (eds.), (pp.1056-1061). New York: Springer. Paxton, P. 2002. “Social capital and democracy: An interdependent relationship.” American Sociological Review, 67(2): 254-277. (pp. 254-260) Howard, M. M. 2010. “Civil society and democracy.” In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, H. K. Anheier, S. Toepler, and R. List (eds.), (pp.186-192). New York: Springer. Chambers, S., and Kopstein, J. 2001. “Bad Civil Society.” Political Theory, 29(6): 837-865. Berman, S. 1997. “Civil society and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.” World Politics, 49(3): 406-429. Chendhoke, N. 2001. “The Civil and the Political in Civil Society.” Democratization 8, no. 2: 1-24. (pp. 8-14) Şimşek, S. 2004. “The transformation of civil society in Turkey: From quantity to quality.” Turkish Studies, 5(3): 46-74. (53-71) Cavatorta, F. 2006. “Civil society, Islamism and democratization: The case of Morocco.” Journal of Modern African Studies, 44(2): 203–222. (pp. 203-219) Kadıoğlu, A. 2004. “Civil society, Islam and democracy in Turkey: A study of three Islamic non-governmental organizations.” The Muslim World, 95(1): 23-41. Cevik, S., and Tas, H. 2013. “In between democracy and secularism: The case of Turkish civil society.” Middle East Critique, 22(2): 129-147. Kaliber, A., and Tocci, N. 2010. “Civil society and the transformation of Turkey’s Kurdish Question.” Security Dialogue, 41(2): 191-215. (pp. 191-194; 198-213) Akboga, S. “Turkish civil society divided by the headscarf ban.” Democratization, 21(4): 610-633. Akboga, S., and Arik, E. 2020. “The ideological convergence of civil society organizations and newspapers in Turkey.” Voluntas, 31, 793-810. |
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 | |||||
| 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 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |||
| Term Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Presentation of Project / Seminar | 1 | 20 | 20 | |||
| Quiz | 2 | 7 | 14 | |||
| Midterm Exam | 1 | 35 | 35 | |||
| General Exam | 1 | 50 | 50 | |||
| Performance Task, Maintenance Plan | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total Workload(Hour) | 167 | |||||
| Dersin AKTS Kredisi = Toplam İş Yükü (Saat)/30*=(167/30) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIVIL SOCIETY and DEMOCRACY | PPA3112118 | Fall Semester | 3+0 | 3 | 6 |
| Course Program | Salı 10:00-10:45 Salı 11:00-11:45 Salı 12:00-12:45 |
| Prerequisites Courses | |
| Recommended Elective Courses |
| Language of Course | English |
| Course Level | First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Coordinator | Assoc.Prof. Sema AKBOĞA DEMİR |
| Name of Lecturer(s) | Assoc.Prof. Sema AKBOĞA DEMİR |
| Assistant(s) | |
| Aim | Civil society and its relation to democracy have been a topic of theoretical as well as daily discussions over social and political processes. “Civil Society and Democracy” aims to introduce main concepts, theories, and discussions on this relationship. This course therefore starts with a comparison of various conceptualizations of democracy and civil society, and then presents different theories of how civil society contributes to democracy. In order to further illustrate the relationship between civil society and democracy, this course looks at how civil society interacts with various social institutions and processes with a special focus on Turkish civil society organizations and their contributions to the issues considered as the fault-lines of Turkish democracy such as Kurdish Question and the headscarf ban. |
| Course Content | This course contains; Introduction to the course,What is democracy?,What is civil society?,How does civil society contribute to democracy?,How does civil society contribute to democracy?,Bad Civil Society,Civil Society, State, and Turkish State,Civil Society, Religion and Islam,Civil Society, Ethnic Conflicts and Kurdish Question,Civil Society, Gender and the Headscarf Ban,Presentation Meetings,Civil Society and the Media,Students Presentations,Students Presentations. |
| Dersin Öğrenme Kazanımları | Teaching Methods | Assessment Methods |
| 1. Categorize different conceptualizations of civil society. | 10, 13, 16, 9 | A |
| 2. Categorize different conceptualizations of democracy. | 10, 13, 16, 9 | A |
| 3. Analyze the relationship between civil society and democracy. | 10, 19, 9 | A, F |
| 4. Identify the role of civil society in the solution of ethnic problems. | 10, 13, 9 | A, F |
| 5. Identify the role civil society in the solution of gender-related problems. | 10, 13, 9 | A, F |
| 6. Define the role of civil society in the relationship between state and the individual. | 13, 9 | A |
| 7. Develop ideas for the use of civil society in elimination of social problems and social progress. | 10, 13, 9 | A, F |
| 8. Analyze the relationship between civil society and religion. | 13, 9 | A |
| Teaching Methods: | 10: Discussion Method, 13: Case Study Method, 16: Question - Answer Technique, 19: Brainstorming Technique, 9: Lecture Method |
| Assessment Methods: | A: Traditional Written Exam, F: Project Task |
Course Outline
| Order | Subjects | Preliminary Work |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to the course | |
| 2 | What is democracy? | Schmitter, Philip C., and Karl, T.L. 1991. “What democracy is…and is not?” Journal of Democracy, 2(3): 75-88. Diamond, L. 2002. “Elections without democracy: Thinking about hybrid regimes.” Journal of Democracy, 13(2): 21-35. (pp. 21-29). |
| 3 | What is civil society? | Edwards, M. 2004. Civil Society. Cambridge: Polity. (pp. 20-29; 37-40; 49-53; 54-64) David, L. 2010. “Nongovernmental organizations, definition and history.” In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, H. K. Anheier, S. Toepler, and R. List (eds.), (pp.1056-1060). New York: Springer. |
| 4 | How does civil society contribute to democracy? | Diamond, L. 1994. “Rethinking civil society: Toward democratic consolidation.” Journal of Democracy, 5(3): 4-17. Paxton, P. 2002. “Social capital and democracy: An interdependent relationship.” American Sociological Review, 67(2): 254-277. (pp. 254-260) |
| 5 | How does civil society contribute to democracy? | Diamond, L. 1994. “Rethinking civil society: Toward democratic consolidation.” Journal of Democracy, 5(3): 4-17. Paxton, P. 2002. “Social capital and democracy: An interdependent relationship.” American Sociological Review, 67(2): 254-277. (pp. 254-260) |
| 6 | Bad Civil Society | Chambers, S. and Kopstein, J. 2001. “Bad Civil Society.” Political Theory, 29(6): 837-865. |
| 7 | Civil Society, State, and Turkish State | Chendhoke, Neera. 2001. “The Civil and the Political in Civil Society.” Democratization 8, no. 2: 1-24. (pp. 8-14) Toprak, B. 1996. “Civil Society in Turkey.” In Civil Society in the Middle East, A. R. Norton (ed.), (pp. 87-118). Leiden: E.J. Brill. (pp. 89-96) |
| 8 | Civil Society, Religion and Islam | Cavatorta, F. 2006. “Civil society, Islamism and democratization: The case of Morocco.” Journal of Modern African Studies, 44(2): 203–222. (pp. 203-219) Kadıoğlu, A. 2004. “Civil society, Islam and democracy in Turkey: A study of three Islamic non-governmental organizations.” The Muslim World, 95(1): 23-41. |
| 9 | Civil Society, Ethnic Conflicts and Kurdish Question | Kaliber, A., and Tocci, N. 2010. “Civil society and the transformation of Turkey’s Kurdish Question.” Security Dialogue, 41(2): 191-215. (pp. 191-194; 198-213) |
| 10 | Civil Society, Gender and the Headscarf Ban | Akboga, S. “Turkish civil society divided by the headscarf ban.” Democratization, 21(4): 610-633. |
| 11 | Presentation Meetings | Students' literature review for their topic. |
| 12 | Civil Society and the Media | Akboğa, S., and Arık, E. 2018. “Türkiye’de sivil toplum kuruluşlarının medyada görünürlüğü.” İnsan ve Toplum, 8(1): 37-65. Akboga, S., and Arik, E. 2020. “The ideological convergence of civil society organizations and newspapers in Turkey.” Voluntas, 31, 793-810. |
| 13 | Students Presentations | Students' research for their topic. |
| 14 | Students Presentations | Students' research for their topic. |
| Resources |
| Schmitter, Philip C., and Karl, T.L. 1991. “What democracy is…and is not?” Journal of Democracy, 2(3): 75-88. Diamond, L. 2002. “Elections without democracy: Thinking about hybrid regimes.” Journal of Democracy, 13(2): 21-35. (pp. 21-29). Dalton, R. J., Shin, D. C., and Jou, W. 2007. “Understanding democracy: Data from unlikely places.” Journal of Democracy, 18(4), 142–156. Akboga, S., and Sahin, O. 2018. “Türkiye’de demokrasi algıları: Cinsiyet, etnik ve dini dinamikler.” Journal of Economy, Culture and Society, 57(1): 1-28. Edwards, M. 2004. Civil Society. Cambridge: Polity. (pp. 20-29; 37-40; 49-53; 54-64) David, L. 2010. “Nongovernmental organizations, definition and history.” In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, H. K. Anheier, S. Toepler, and R. List (eds.), (pp.1056-1061). New York: Springer. Paxton, P. 2002. “Social capital and democracy: An interdependent relationship.” American Sociological Review, 67(2): 254-277. (pp. 254-260) Howard, M. M. 2010. “Civil society and democracy.” In International Encyclopedia of Civil Society, H. K. Anheier, S. Toepler, and R. List (eds.), (pp.186-192). New York: Springer. Chambers, S., and Kopstein, J. 2001. “Bad Civil Society.” Political Theory, 29(6): 837-865. Berman, S. 1997. “Civil society and the collapse of the Weimar Republic.” World Politics, 49(3): 406-429. Chendhoke, N. 2001. “The Civil and the Political in Civil Society.” Democratization 8, no. 2: 1-24. (pp. 8-14) Şimşek, S. 2004. “The transformation of civil society in Turkey: From quantity to quality.” Turkish Studies, 5(3): 46-74. (53-71) Cavatorta, F. 2006. “Civil society, Islamism and democratization: The case of Morocco.” Journal of Modern African Studies, 44(2): 203–222. (pp. 203-219) Kadıoğlu, A. 2004. “Civil society, Islam and democracy in Turkey: A study of three Islamic non-governmental organizations.” The Muslim World, 95(1): 23-41. Cevik, S., and Tas, H. 2013. “In between democracy and secularism: The case of Turkish civil society.” Middle East Critique, 22(2): 129-147. Kaliber, A., and Tocci, N. 2010. “Civil society and the transformation of Turkey’s Kurdish Question.” Security Dialogue, 41(2): 191-215. (pp. 191-194; 198-213) Akboga, S. “Turkish civil society divided by the headscarf ban.” Democratization, 21(4): 610-633. Akboga, S., and Arik, E. 2020. “The ideological convergence of civil society organizations and newspapers in Turkey.” Voluntas, 31, 793-810. |
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 | |||||
| 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 | |