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| SOS4002 | Democracy and Civil Society | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of SOCIOLOGY | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yılmaz BAYRAM | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Inform the students on the issues of democracy and civil society with reference to various political ideologies and discussion of basic rights and freedoms. Increase awareness on the role of civil society organizations and groups in today's world. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Discuss the concept of democracy in the framework of modern social and political ideologies. | 1,2,4,16 | | | LO - 2 : | Define the concept of civil society and its scope. | 1,2 | | | LO - 3 : | Evalaute the relationship between democracy and civil society. | 1,3 | | | LO - 4 : | Compare and contrast different social and political structures in respect to civil society. | 10,13 | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| The discussion of modern socio-political ideologies in reference to democracy. The change in the definition and nature of civil society in historical process. The place of civil society in today's democratic and anti-democratic societies. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | The contents of the course. Expectations and sources. | | | Week 2 | General discussion on the civil society. | | | Week 3 | The concept of democracy | | | Week 4 | Liberalism and civil society | | | Week 5 | Nationalism and civil society | | | Week 6 | Capitalism and civil society | | | Week 7 | The emergence of classical civil society theory | | | Week 8 | Social contract and conflict theory in relation to civil society. | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | Democracy and civil society | | | Week 11 | Civil society in anti-democratic societies | | | Week 12 | civil disobedience and civil society | | | Week 13 | Civil society organizations | | | Week 14 | Civil society in Western societies | | | Week 15 | Civil society in Türkiye | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2025 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2025 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Total work load | | | 60 |
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