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| KAY6201 | Democracy and Justice Theories. | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Third Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Yılmaz BAYRAM | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mustafa Çağatay OKUTAN | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course aims to discuss theories of justice and democracy. To reflect on the concept of democracy and justice, make comparative readings on democracy and justice theories, to discuss the political problems in the framework of these theories. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Students learn about the democracy and justice theories. | 3,4,5,7 | 1,3, | | PO - 2 : | Students learn the relation between the theories of democracy and justice. | 3,4,5,7 | 1,3, | | PO - 3 : | Students learn the relation between political ideology and justice. | 3,4,5,7 | 1,3, | | PO - 4 : | Students learn representatives of the democracy and justice theories. | 3,4,5,7 | 1,3, | | PO - 5 : | Students can discuss the current political problems in the framework of this theory. | 3,4,5,7 | 1,3, | | 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 | | |
| Democracy and justice theories, historical origins of the theory of democracy, justification of democracy, different approaches to the theory of democracy, citizenship and democracy, civil society and democracy, globalization and democracy, the problems and the meaning of justice, democratic equality and justice, social and political justice, justice conception of Marxism and liberalism, justice theories of John Rawls and Robert Nozick. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What is democracy? Can an absolute definition? | | | Week 2 | Historical origins of the theory of democracy. | | | Week 3 | Justification of democracy, different approaches to the theory of democracy, instrumental arguments and non-instrumental values in favor of democracy. | | | Week 4 | Liberalism, capitalism, socialism and democracy. Radical democracy. | | | Week 5 | The authority of democracy, limits to the authority of democracy, citizenship and democracy, the problem of democratic citizenship.
| | | Week 6 | Civil society and democracy. | | | Week 7 | Globalization and democracy. | | | Week 8 | Democracy and debate on Turkey. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam. | | | Week 10 | The problems and the meaning of justice. | | | Week 11 | Democratic equality and justice. | | | Week 12 | Social and political justice. | | | Week 13 | Justice conception of Marxist. | | | Week 14 | Justice conception of liberalism. | | | Week 15 | Justice theories of John Rawls and Robert Nozick. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam. | | | |
| 1 | Kymlicka, W. 2006; Çağdaş Siyaset Felsefesine Giriş, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Barry, N. P. 2003; Modern Siyaset Teorisi, Liberte Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 2 | Sartori, G.. 1996; Demokrasi Teorisine Geri Dönüş, Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 3 | Dahl, R. A. 2001; Demokrasi Üstüne, Phoenix Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 4 | Habermas, J. 2010; "Öteki" Olmak "Öteki"yle Yaşamak, YKY, İstanbul. | | | 5 | Kocaoğlu, M. 2014; John Rawls: Adalet Teorisi ve Temel Kavramları, İmaj Yayıncılık, Ankara. | | | 6 | Kocaoğlu, M. 2014; Robert Nozick: Adalet Teorisi ve Temel Kavramları, İmaj Yayıncılık, Ankara. | | | 7 | Giddens, A. 1998. Modernliğin Sonuçları, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 8 | Barber, B. 1995; Güçlü Demokrasi, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2024 | 1 | 30 | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 12 | 05/2024 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2024 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 4 | 2 | 8 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 12 | 3 | 36 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 225 |
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