COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Economics (English)

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR BEYZA SÜMER

Offered to

Economics (English)

Course Objective

Economic sociology is the relationship between the economy and society. It is concerned with the social bases of economic behavior. Early sociologists were interested in the causes and consequences of the rise of capitalism. Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, and Max Weber studied changes in economic behavior patterns that coincided with the rise of capitalism. Classical, liberal, and neo-liberal approaches about capitalism will be briefly reviewed. Some concepts, approaches, and theories, such as institutions, embeddedness, rational choice, networks, habitus, varieties of capitalism; and the critiques about them will be examined. One of the themes of the course will be the relationship between the market and the moral and social order.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

References:
1. Karl Marx, Grundrisse and Das Kapital
2. Karl Polanyi, Great Transformation
3. Max Weber, The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
4. Thomas Piketty, Capital in the Twenty-First Century
5. Joseph Stiglitz, Creating a Learning Society: A New Approach to Growth, development, and Social Progress

(relevant articles will be announced later)

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is a participatory one. Therefore attendance and participation are required. Lecturing will be done before each subject. Students are required to do the assigned readings each week before they come to class. They will write a brief memo each week abstracting the readings of the week, and they will turn in the memos to the instructor. The students will take their turns in framing discussion questions for each week. A term paper is the final requirement of the course. The paper will be about fifteen pages.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Attendance and participation are required.

Assessment Criteria

Weekly readings and memos will be regarded as 'assignment'. Participation is a must for this course. Term paper will be presented at the end of the course.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

All students are expected to read the texts , write a memo, and participate actively in the discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Asst. Prof. Dr. Beyza Sümer
DEU, Faculty of Business, Department of Economics
beyza.sumer@deu.edu.tr
0537 4242370

Office Hours

(will be announced later)

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes