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| KAM3012 | Democracy Theories | 3+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First 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: | | The course aims to provide the students with a general knowledge on democracy theories. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Mastering the major concepts and theoretical perspectives. | 6,8 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | Having a grasp of philosophical and intellectual foundations of democracy. | 6,8 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | Examination of some thinkers of political traditions. | 6,8 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | Analyze political and social issues. | 6,8 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | To be able to develop new ideas about democratic problems. | 6,8 | 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), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course is an introduction to the theories of democracy. It focuses on the general concepts necessary to understand the democracy theories. In this course, democratic theories are explained, such as pluralistic democracy, social democracy, participatory democracy, radical democracy. On the other hand, the names leading to democratic theories are examined. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What is democracy? | | | Week 2 | The intellectual foundations of democracy. | | | Week 3 | Why democracy? | | | Week 4 | Democracy in Ancient Greek, Platon and Aristotales. | | | Week 5 | From ancient democracy to modern democracy. | | | Week 6 | The foundations of modern democracy. | | | Week 7 | Democracy and human rights. | | | Week 8 | Democracy and political culture. | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam. | | | Week 10 | Democratic theories. | | | Week 11 | Democratic theories. | | | Week 12 | Democratic theories. | | | Week 13 | Democratic theories. | | | Week 14 | Debate on democracy in Turkey | | | Week 15 | Debate on democracy in Turkey. | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam. | | | |
| 1 | Schmidt, M. G. 2002; Demokrasi Kuramlarına Giriş, Vadi Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 2 | Dahl, R. A. 2001; Demokrasi Üstüne, Phoenix Yayınevi, Ankara. | | | 3 | Beetham, D. 2003; Demokrasi ve İnsan Hakları, Liberte yayınları, Ankara. | | | 4 | Yılmaz, A. 2000; Modern Demokrasi, Yeni Türkiye Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 5 | Touraine, A. 2000; Demokrasi Nedir, Yapı kredi Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 6 | Sartori, G. 1996; Demokrasi Teorisine Geri Dönüş, Yetkin Yayınları, Ankara. | | | 7 | Dahl, R. A. 1993; Demokrasi ve Eleştirileri, Türk Siyasi İlimler Derneği ve Türk Demokrasi Vakfı Ortak Yayını, Ankara. | | | 8 | Uygun, O. 2017; Demokrasi: Tarihsel, Siyasal ve Felsefi Boyutlar, 3. bs., Oniki Levha Yayıncılık, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 04/2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06/2024 | 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 | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Klinik Uygulama | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Ödev | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Proje | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Kısa sınav | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 11 | 2 | 22 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Diğer 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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