Course Language:
French
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Course Objectives:
This cours aims to introduce the main political sociology teories in order to understand the social, political and international transformation of societies. In an interdisciplinary manner it analyses the current changes via international political sociology discipline.
Course Content:
In this course, social construction of state and power relations have been analysed reffering to theoretical and empirical researches. Institutuions, actors and leadership processes have been disscussed throughout political sociology teories.
Teaching Methods:
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study
Assessment Methods:
A: Testing, C: Homework
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching & Learning Methods | Asssesments Methods | ||
| Learns the basic concepts and tehories of international relations and political sociology | 1,4,7,8 | 1,2,3 | A | ||
| Learns the main actors of international relations and politics | 1,4,6,7,8 | 1,2,3 | A | ||
| Explains the international system and polarization | 1,2,3,5,8,9 | 1,2,3,12 | A,C | ||
| Learns current, local and global issues | 1,2,3,4,5,6 | 1,2,3,12 | A,C | ||
| Provides knowledge related withthe states and leaders' tools and methods of international politics | 1,2,3,6,8,9 | 1,2,3,12 | A | ||
| Studies the factors that influence international politics of states | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 | 1,2,3,12 | A,C | ||
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | |||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials | |
| 1 | Introduction, content and the evaluation of the course | 1-Jean-Vincent Holeindre, (2012), « Introduction : Raymond Aron, un classique de la pensée internationale ? », Études internationales, 43(3), 321-338. 2-Didier Bigo, (2008), « Sociologie politique de l’international : une alternative », Cultures&Conflits |
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| 2 | Sociology and Political Sociology Theories 1 - Durkheim, Marx, Weber | 3-Émile Durkheim, Les règles de la méthode sociologique. 4- Antoine Artous, (2000), « Marx, l’État moderne et la sociologie de l’État », L’Homme et la société, 136-137, 111-126. 5- Jeffrey C. Alexander, (1982), « Max Weber, la théorie de la rationalisation et le marxisme », Sociologie et sociétés, 14(2). |
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| 3 | Sociology and Political Sociology Theories 1 - Parsons, Bourdieu, Foucault | 6- David Scuilli, (1989) « Comment lire Parsons aujourd’hui en sociologie politique comparée », Sociologie et sociétés, 21(1). 7- Addi Lahouari, (2001), « Violence symbolique et statut du politique chez Pierre Bourdieu », Revue française de science politique, 51(6), 949-963. 7 (1) - Pierre Bourdieu, (1993), « Esprit d’États. Genèse et structure du champ bureaucratique », Actes de la recherche en sciences sociales, 97-97, 49-62. 8- Paul Patton, (1992), « Le sujet de pouvoir chez Foucault », Sociologie et sociétés, 24(1). |
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| 4 | State, Power and Sovereignty | 9- « Puissance et domination. Formes de transition », (2005), Revue française de sociologie, 4 (46), 937-940. 10- Mohammad-Saïd Darviche, « Sortir de l'État-nation : Juan Linz avec et au-delà̀ de Max Weber », (2006), Revue internationale de politique comparée, 1 (13), 115-127. 11- Dietmar Köveker (2006), « Gouvernementalité et souveraineté́. Quelques réflexions sur l’intégration européenne à partir de Michel Foucault », Eurostudia, 2(2). |
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| 5 | Popuşlism and global politics in 21st century | 12- Christian Godin, (2012), « Qu'est-ce que le populisme ? », Cités, 1 (49), 11-25. 13- Chantal Mouffe, (2002), « La « fin du politique » et le défi du populisme de droite », Revue du MAUSS, 2 (20), 178-194. |
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| 6 | 1st student presentations | ||
| 7 | Midterm Exam | ||
| 8 | International relations and elite theory | 14- William Genieys, (2000), « De la théorie a la sociologie des élites en interaction. Vers un néo-élitisme ? », 81-103. 15- Raymond Aron, (1965), « Catégories dirigeantes ou classe dirigeante ? », Revue française de science politique, 15(1), 7-27. | |
| 9 | Elections and Electoral ıntegrity | 16- Nonna Mayer et Daniel Boy, (1997), « Les « variables lourdes » en sociologie électorale », Enquête, 5. 17- Mikael Wigell (2008) Mapping ‘Hybrid Regimes’: Regime Types and Concepts in Comparative Politics, Democratization, 15(2), 230-250. |
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| 10 | Democracy and political culture | 18- Aihwa Ong, (2010), « Les mutations de la citoyenneté́ », Rue Descartes, 1 (67), 109-117. 19- Mark Tessler, Eleanor Gao, (2007), « La démocratie et les orientations de la culture politique des citoyens ordinaires. Typologie pour le monde arabe et peut-être pour d'autres régions », Revue internationale des sciences sociales, 2 (192), 219-231. 20- Galland Olivier, Inglehart Ronald, (1996), « La transition culturelle dans les sociétés industrielles avancées » Revue française de sociologie, 37-3, 481-483. |
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| 11 | Globalisation, risks and social transformation | 21- Laurent Jeanpierre, (2006), « Une sociologie foucauldienne du néolibéralisme est-elle possible ? », Sociologie et sociétés, 38(2). 22- « À plusieurs voix sur La société́ du risque », Mouvements, 2002, 3 (21-22), 162-177. 23- Ulrich Beck, (2003), «La société́ du risque globalisé revue sous l'angle de la menace terroriste», Cahiers internationaux de sociologie, 1 (114), 27-33. |
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| 12 | 2nd student presentations | ||
| 13 | Q&A and evaluation | ||
| 14 | Final Exam | ||
Recommended Sources
All study materials indicated in weekly topics.
Material Sharing
Lectures will be provided by the professor
Assessment
| Assignments | 2 presentations | ||
| Exams | 1 midterm, 1 final exam |
| ASSESSMENT | ||||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE | ||
| Mid-terms | 1 | 20 | ||
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assignment | 2 | 20 | ||
| Total | 40 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADES | 60 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADES | 40 | |||
| Total | 100 | |||
| COURSE CATEGORY | Elective | |||
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students gain written and oral expression skills in French and Turkish languages at a level to follow the developments in the international arena. | x | ||||
| 2 | Students can learn Turkey's political and social structure, the position of Turkey in the international system and can learn to defend their views on this issue. | x | ||||
| 3 | Students can develop creative and analytical thinking and research skills based on collaboration and group work. | x | ||||
| 4 | Understands and uses the basic concepts and theories of disciplines such as law, economics and sociology | x | ||||
| 5 | Students participate in social responsibility projects and activities and gain awareness of social problems. | x | ||||
| 6 | Students understand the scientific thinking skill using research methods in social sciences, make an oral presentation and write a dissertation. | x | ||||
| 7 | Students evaluate the knowledge and skills related to the field and can be open to professional development. | x | ||||
| 8 | Students can learn the structure of national and international institutions, understands their functioning, and creates solutions to problems by using the concepts and theories of its field. | x | ||||
| 9 | Students internalize the concepts of social justice and the universality of law, understand the importance of social development and global competition, and analyze the similarities and differences between political systems. | x | ||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | ||||
| Activities | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
| Course duration ( Including the exam week; 16* Total course hours) | 15 | 4 | 60 | |
| Hours for off the classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 4 | 60 | |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 40 | 40 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Homework | 2 | 40 | 40 | |
| Final | 1 | 50 | 50 | |
| Total Workload | 250 | |||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 10 | |||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 10 | |||