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| ULS1004 | Political Sociology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ferhat Çağrı ARAS | | Co-Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Özgür Tüfekçi | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | Main approaches and aspects of Political Sciology will be taken into consideration in this course. Also, the researches about Political Sociology will be examined. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | learn the emergence of political sociology as a sub discipline and its differences from political science. | 2,10 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | understand the fundamental approaches and notions of political sociology. | 2,10 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | analyse the cases of political sociology demonstrating mutual relationship between society and politics. | 2,10 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | have skills to make research on the issues related to political sociology. | 2,10 | 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 | | |
| Introduction to the course. Political Sociology and its definition. Politics, power and state. Authority, legitimacy and political system. Authority and the types of legitimacy. The dependency of politics and its relatively autonomy. Rediscovery of politics. Elit Theory and The Determination of politics . The relationships between politics and power. Sociological analysis of politics. Historical sociology and Marxist Tradition. . Historical sociology and state. A controversy on objectivity in sociology. Political sociology and philosophy. Relativism in political sociology. Modernity and postmodernism I-II.
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction to the course | | | Week 2 | Political Sociology and its definition. Politics, power and state | | | Week 3 | Authority, legitimacy and political system. Authority and the types of legitimacy | | | Week 4 | The dependency of politics and its relatively autonomy. Rediscovery of politics | | | Week 5 | Elit Theory and The Determination of politics. The relationships between politics and power. | | | Week 6 | Sociological analysis of politics | | | Week 7 | Historical sociology and Marxist Tradition | | | Week 8 | Historical sociology and state | | | Week 9 | Midterm Exam | | | Week 10 | A controversy on objectivity in sociology | | | Week 11 | Political sociology and philosophy | | | Week 12 | Relativism in political sociology | | | Week 13 | Modernity and postmodernism I | | | Week 14 | Modernity and postmodernism II | | | Week 15 | General review | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Nur Vergin (2012), Siyasetin Sosyolojisi, Doğan Kitap, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Anthony Giddens (2000), Siyaset, Sosyoloji ve Toplumsal Teori, Metis, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Maurice Duverger (1996), Siyaset Sosyolojisi, Varlık Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 3 | Mustafa Aydın (2002), Siyasetin Sosyolojisi, Açılım, İstanbul. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 14/04/2024 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/05/2024 | 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 | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Diğer 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Diğer 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | | Total work load | | | 150 |
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