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| ULS6591 | Comparative Politics of Developing Nations | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Doç. Dr. Alper Tolga BULUT | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Özgür Tüfekçi | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course aims to provide an extensive analysis of democratic development, political stability, mass movements and voter behavior in developing countries.
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| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Will grasp the political structure in developing nations | 1,2,3,4 | 3,5, | | PO - 2 : | Will learn methods of comparative analysis | 1,2,3,4 | 3,5, | | PO - 3 : | Will grasp party politics in developing nations | 1,2,3,4 | 3,5, | | PO - 4 : | Will be able to compare these findings with developing nations | 1,2,3,4 | 3,5, | | 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 | | |
| This course investigates the political reforms, party politics, elections and voter behavior in developing nations.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Developing Nations: Definitions and a general introduction | | | Week 2 | Political Structure in developing nations | | | Week 3 | Regime type | | | Week 4 | Elections and voter behavior | | | Week 5 | Parties and coalitions | | | Week 6 | Ethnic Conflict | | | Week 7 | Economic structure and crises | | | Week 8 | Regional cooperation | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Military Coups and authoritarianism | | | Week 11 | Student presentations | | | Week 12 | Student presentations | | | Week 13 | Short exam | | | Week 14 | Student presentations | | | Week 15 | Student presentations | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | GRINDLE, Merilee S. Politics and policy implementation in the Third World. Princeton University Press, 2017. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 18/04/2022 | 60 | 30 | | Quiz | 13 | 09/05/2022 | 60 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/06/2022 | 60 | 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 | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 5 | 30 | | Arasınav | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Ödev | 5 | 6 | 30 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 8 | 48 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 3 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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