GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
COMPARATIVE POLITICS/4280062
Course Title: COMPARATIVE POLITICS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 1 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Prof. Dr. Gonca Bayraktar Durgun
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/gonca
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  gonca@gazi.edu.tr gonca@gazi.edu.tr gonca@gazi.edu.tr gonca@gazi.edu.tr gonca@gazi.edu.tr gonca@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
evaluates the comparative politics literature within social sciencies metodology
examines in detail the comparative politics
analyzes concept of politics from a comparative and historical approach
examines the transformational tendencies of different part government systems
analyzes the influence of ideologies on politics from a historical perspective.
 -- 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  Basic Concepts
2. Week  Modern State
3. Week  States and Democracy
4. Week  Democratic changing and persistence
5. Week  parliamentarism and presidential systems
6. Week  Media
7. Week  Voters and Elections
8. Week  Constitutions
9. Week  Legislative and executive
10. Week  Political approaches and voter behavior
11. Week  Pressure groups
12. Week  International organizations
13. Week  Political ideologies in the West
14. Week  Future of the democratic state
15. Week  General Evaluation
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
   Kenneth Newton and Jan W. van Deth. Foundations of Comparative Politics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Munck Gerardo L (2007), “The Past and Present of Comparative Politics,” in Passion, Craft and Method in Comparative Politics, eds. G.L. Munck ve R. Synder, 32-59. Lichbach Mark Irving ve Alan S. Zuckerman (2009), Comparative Politics: Rationality, Culture and Structure, 6-16. Wiarda Howard (2002), “Comparative Politics: Past and Present,” in New Directions in Comparative Politics, 3-25 Verba Sidney (2002), “Comparative Politics: Where have we been, where are we Going?” in New Directions in Comparative Politics, 26-38 Tilly Charles (1984), Big Structures, Large Processes, Huge Comparisons. 9. Skocpol Theda ve Margaret Somers (1980), “The Uses of Comparative History in Macrosocial Inquiry,” Society for Comparative Study of Society and History.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  -
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
30
 Assignment
1
30
 Exercises
1
30
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
1
10
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
70
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
30
 -- 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
30
30
 Final and Studying for Final
1
35
35
 Other
2
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
200
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
8
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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2
3
4
5
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2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X