GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DEMOCRACY THEORIES/1280001
Course Title: DEMOCRACY THEORIES
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Hamit Emrah Beriş
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  websitem.gazi.edu.tr/heberis
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  heberis@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Knows the main arguments of contemporary democracy theories
Develops the ability of analytical thinking on democracy
Has information about the history of democracy
Analyzes contemporary democracy issues
Has an insight into the future of democracy
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is face to face.
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional program component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  History of The Concept of Democracy
2. Week  Antique Democracy
3. Week  Modern State and Democracy
4. Week  Direct Democracy and Representative Democracy
5. Week  Main Features of Democratic Governments
6. Week  Democracy and The separation of Powers
7. Week  Democracy and Secularism
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Democracy and Political Regimes
10. Week  Democracy and Human Rights
11. Week  Democracy and Market Economy
12. Week  Theory of Liberal Democracy
13. Week  Theory of Radical Democracy
14. Week  Theory of Deliberative Democracy
15. Week  Theory of Social Democracy
16. Week  Theory of Dialogic Democracy
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  (yay. haz.) Şeyla Benhabib, Demokrasi ve Farklılık: Siyasal Düzenin Sınırlarının Tartışmaya Açılması, (çev. Zeynep Gürata, Cem Gürsel), İstanbul: WALD Yayınları. Bowles, Samuel, Gintis, Herbert (1996), Demokrasi ve Kapitalizm: Mülkiyet, Cemaat ve Modern Toplumsal Düşüncenin Çelişkileri, (çev. Osman Akınhay), İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları. Barber, Benjamin (1995), Güçlü Demokrasi: Yeni Bir Çağ İçin Katılımcı Siyaset,(çev. Mehmet Beşikçi), İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Non
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
0
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
15
3
45
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
15
5
75
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
4
60
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
2
2
 Final and Studying for Final
1
2
2
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
184
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.36
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1To raise individuals who have the required theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of political and social sciences.X
2To be able to inform related persons and institutions in the field of Political Science and Public Administration; to communicate opinions and solution proposals on problems in written and verbal ways supporting qualitative and quantitative data.X
3Ability to understand and evaluate collective decision-making processes and how they reactsX
4To be able to critically evaluate the knowledge and skills gained from Political Science and Public Administration,X
5To distinguish the differences between classical and contemporary theories and to evaluate the interaction between them,X
6To be able to benefit from other disciplines which form the basis of Political Science (International Relations, Law, Economics, Sociology, Philosophy, etc.) and to have a basic knowledge of these disciplinesX
7To learn historical and political events shaping political systems and to be able to understand and interpret current political systemsX
8To be able to express itself openly, effectively and persuasively in written and spoken languagesX
9Using at least one foreign language to be aware of the latest intellectual debates in the area and to be able to contact colleagues around the world.X
10To raise individuals who have the required theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of political and social sciences.X