COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IRL 5062 CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 9

Offered By

International Relations (English)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ALI ŞEVKET OVALI

Offered to

International Relations (English)

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to familiarize the students with important themes within contemporary social political theory and the means in which they relate to the world in which we reside. This goal will be accomplished by surveying the most influential political theorists of our time.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   GaIn understanding of some of the most important themes in modern Western political theory and new perspectives on important contemporary political issues.
2   Gain experience in reading philosophical works that involve complex concepts and analysis.
3   Gain experience writing argumentative papers and enhance their critical thinking and writing skills.
4   Learn to articulate questions and ideas regarding philosophical subjects, and communicate these effectively with others.
5   Develop skills in analytical and critical thinking.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Course
2 The Nature and Purpose of Political Theory
3 The end of modernity
4 The crisis of modernity
5 Habermas: Discourse Ethics
6 Habermas: Communicative Rationality
7 Midterm
8 Foucault: Governmentality-Strategic Analytics of State
9 Foucault: Microphysics of Power: Prisons and Sexuality
10 Discipline, Normalization and Re-conceptualization of Power
11 Wallerstein's Worlds-system Theory
12 Historical Capitalism
13 The Authority and meaning of authority in the modern world
14 General Overview

Recomended or Required Reading

To be anounced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, term paper and presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1-The student will examine the selected portions of the works of the most influential contemporary scholars in political theory/philosophy such as Jürgen Habermas and Michel Foucault and Immanuel Wallerstein.
2- Students will define and shape contemporary politics: extremism, genocide, the nature of justice, proposals which aim to reshape democratic engagement and the political community, the operation of power in modern society,gender issues, and cultural difference, amongst others.
3- The students will demonstrate the ways in which political theory provides us with not only the foundations of our political system, but guidance in understanding, evaluating , and coping with on-going navigation of difference in deeply pluralistic and interdependent societies

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70% of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students are expected to read the assigned material prior to class and to participate in class discussions.
4. Students will make presentations on topics distributed by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nazim.irem@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 20 20
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 10 120
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 228

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14
LO.25
LO.34
LO.44
LO.54

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