GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
ETHNIC IDENTITY AND POLITICS/2710059
Course Title: ETHNIC IDENTITY AND POLITICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Kürşad Şeyhmus TURAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://kursadturan.weebly.com, http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/kturan
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  kturan@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Learns and compares the concepts of ethnicity and nationalism.
Learns and analyzes the theories of nationalism.
Analyzes the important dynamics of ethnic politics such as relations among groups, systems and parties.
Learns and analyzes national and international dimesions of ethnic conflicts.
Compares and analyzes ethnic conflicts in different regions.
Learns, analyzes and compares the steps followed for the resolution of ethnic conflicts.



 -- 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 programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction: Presentation of the subject, plan and aims of the course
2. Week  Ethnicity and Nationalism
3. Week  Sources of Ethnic Identity
4. Week  Theories of Nationalism I
5. Week  Theories of Nationalism II
6. Week  Ethnic Politics: Relations Among Groups
7. Week  Ethnic Politics: Systems
8. Week  Mid-term Examinations Week
9. Week  Ethnic Politics: Parties
10. Week  Ethnic Conflict I
11. Week  Ethnic Conflict II
12. Week  International Dimension of Ethnic Conflict
13. Week  Resolution of Ethnic Conflicts I
14. Week  Resolution of Ethnic Conflicts II
15. Week  What Comes Next
16. Week  Paper Submissions
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  REQIRED READINGS: Antoine Roger, Milliyetçilik Kuramları, İstanbul: Versus, 2008; Benedict Anderson, Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, London: Verso, 1996 RECOMMENDED READINGS:Ernest Gellner, Uluslar ve Ulusçuluk, İstanbul: Hil Yayın, 2006; Umut Özkırımlı, Milliyetçilik Kuramları: Eleştirel Bir Bakış, İstanbul: Sarmal, 1999; Craig J. Calhoun, Nationalism: Concepts in Social Thought, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press, 1998.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question-Answer, Discussion
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  N/A
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
1
60
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- 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
3
45
 Searching in Internet and Library
15
3
45
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
18
18
 Final and Studying for Final
1
35
35
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having skills and professional expertise in the field of international relations theories, political history and international lawX
2Being able to manage the disciplines of juridical sciences, sociology, history, economics etc. with the necessity of the international relations discipline by having academic knowledge and competencesX
3Being able to produce comprehensive and detailed academic works with the advantage of interdisciplinary knowledgeX
4Having expertise level of knowledge on institutions and organizations that are influential on Middle Eastern and African politicsX
5Being able to comprehend the place of actors in the Middle East and Africa in the international system from theoretical, historical and factual perspectivesX
6Being able to conduct historical, economic, sociological and strategic analysis of the Middle East and AfricaX
7Having adequate skills to make international legal evaluation to the developments in the Middle East and AfricaX
8Being able to analyze international system, in general, and the Middle East and Africa, in particular, by using XIX. and XX. century diplomatic historyX
9Being able to apply the theories of international relations, to make analyses, to develop hypotheses and to promote solution offers in the individual, state and system levels of analysesX
10Being conscious of professional, humane and scientific ethical manners and also the principals related to these mannersX
11Being able to reach the resources and to have foreign language proficiency on the level to follow the developments related to international relations discipline and the literatureX
12Using basic computer programmes and information technologies efficiently by adhering to the principal of learningX
13Being able to find solutions and having capability of preparing documents such as projects, drafts, programmes and reports for national, regional and global problems with being coherent to group actions, open-minded, having capability to take initiatives and analytical thinkingX