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| KAYZ5630 | Contemp. Discussions On Political Philosophy | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mustafa Çağatay OKUTAN | | Co-Lecturer | ASSIST. PROF. DR. ATILA DOGAN | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The aim of the course is to provide the students with a general information on new arguments on politic philosophy and philosopher. In this way, students will be able to recognize contemporary political movements and discussions. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | define concepts of political philosophy. | 4,5 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | recognize about identity arguments. | 4,5 | 1, | | PO - 3 : | interpret cultur and identity in terms of postmodernism. | 4,5 | 1, | | PO - 4 : | question feminist movements. | 4,5 | 1, | | PO - 5 : | develop new concepts about political philosophy. | 4,5 | 1, | | 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), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| In today's world most controversial issues are discussed with the political philosophy. Marxism and post marxism are discussed. Examined the relationship between the republic and citizenship. In this context, today's democracies is examined carefully. Liberalism, public sphere, communitarianism, citizenship and similar concepts are also discussed. Basic issues are: Contemporary political philosophy and philosophers. Feminism, multi-culturalism, identity arguments, postmodernism, citizenship, civil society and democracy, communitarianism and radical democracy. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Marxism | | | Week 2 | Post marxism | | | Week 3 | Social justice | | | Week 4 | Citizenship | | | Week 5 | The relationship between citizenship and republicanism | | | Week 6 | Multiculturalism | | | Week 7 | Ideologies and multiculturalism | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Feminism | | | Week 10 | Public sphere | | | Week 11 | Communitarianism | | | Week 12 | Liberalism and Communitarianism | | | Week 13 | Utilitarianism | | | Week 14 | Rawls and liberalism | | | Week 15 | Nozick and liberalism | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Kymlicka, W. 2004;Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Ebenstein, W. 2003; Siyasi Felsefenin Büyük Düşünürleri, Şule Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 05/04/2022 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 05/05/2022 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 02/06/2022 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 8 | 14 | 112 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 12 | 2 | 24 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 3 | 2 | 6 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 3 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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