FIRST SEMESTER
Introduction to Political Science (3–0) 3
Basic concepts of political science; political ideologies; main methodological approaches in the discipline; democracy and representation; the state and the concepts of legitimacy, sovereignty and the consent; political parties and party systems; nationalism and nations.
Introduction to Law (3–0) 3
Necessity of the law; concept of the law; functions of the law; sources of the law; branches of the law; concept of the “right”, essential concepts of the private law; essential concepts of the public law; state, sovereignty and law.
Introduction to Economics-I (3–0) 3
What is Economics; The Economic Problem; Demand and Supply; Elasticity; Utility and Demand; Possibilities, Preferences and Choices; Organizing production; Output and Costs; Perfect Competition; Monopoly; Monopolistic competition; Oligopoly; Markets for Factors of Production
Basic Readings-I (3–0) 3
The Course covers the basic readings from the Ancient Greece up till today that political thought.
Atatürk’s Principles and History of Turkish Revolution-I(2–0) 2
General evaluation of the world’s important political, social, economic and cultural improvements in the line of Western modernization in 18-19th centuries; Study of Ottoman Empire’s political, economic and social situation; Factors and the period leading to Turkish Revolution: I) Balance politics and doctrines; II) Reform movements; III) beginning of the 20th century; The end of the age of empires: The 1st World War; After Mondros Ceasefire; General Mustafa Kemal coming to Samsun and efforts to organize, based on congresses; Organizing activities which leads to the formation of TBMM; War of Independence and Mudanya Ceasefire; Foreign policy during National Struggle years; Results of Anatolia/Ankara’s struggle stateside and abroad.
Turkish Language-I(2–0) 2
Definition of language and properties; The relation of language with culture, society and thinking; The classification of languages of the world, the importance of Turkish language of the world languages; Spoken language, literary language and the periods of the development of Turkish literary language; Today’s status of Turkish language and its regions; Classification of Turkish language sounds; The vowels and consonants of Turkish; Classification of letters and syllable system; Classification of letters and syllable system, the differences of vowels and consonants; Orthography; Punctuation Marks.
English-I(3–0) 3
Word order in questions; Past Simple: regular and irregular verbs; Be going to (plans and predictions); Present perfect; Comparative adjectives and adverbs; Will - won’t (predictions); Uses of the infinitive; Should / if+ present, will+ infinitive (first conditional); If+ past, would+ infinitive (second conditional); Passive; Expressing movement; Past perfect / reported speech.
Computer Technologies-I(2–0) 2
Introduction to computers and hardware; Environmental components; Operating system; Equipment; Control panel; Word processing programme: Text organizing and saving; Table, figure and picture properties; Excel: Cell structure and forming; Function using; Graphics drawing; Preparing presentation, slide show making, effect processes, page transitions; Internet concept, using web browser, e-mail service; Searching information on internet, downloading and uploading files; Preparing pages on internet, HTML, Java, opening web site.
SECOND SEMESTER
Introduction to Sociology (3–0) 3
Society; socialization; everyday life; social classes and stratification; race and ethnicity; traditional and modern societies; sex and gender.
Administrative Science (3–0) 3
The Course covers the functions and principles of administration and the contributions of different perspectives from theorists; Classical Theory and Neo-Classical Theory, Modern School(System Approach, Contingency Approach), Theories after Post-Modernism (New Public Management, Post Modern Theory, Critical Theory), Bureaucracy and State theories, Neo-liberalism, governance, globalization, localization, regionalization, decentralization
Introduction to Economics-II (3–0) 3
Introduction to Macroeconomics; Measuring GDP and Economic Growth; Monitoring Jobs and Inflation; Finance, Saving and Investment; Money, the Price Level and Inflation; The Keynesian Model: Expenditure Multipliers; The Keynesian Model: Expenditure Multipliers; Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand (AS-AD) Model; Fiscal Policy; Monetary Policy; The Exchange Rate and Balance of Payments.
Basic Readings-II (3–0) 3
The Course covers the basic readings from the recent past.
Atatürk’s Principles and History of Turkish Revolution-II(2–0) 2
General evaluation of the world’s important political, social, economic and culturalPolitical life in Atatürk period-I. Announcement of Ankara as capital and republic abolition of caliphate; Political life in Atatürk Period-II. 1924 – 1930; Political life in Atatürk Period-III. 1931 – 1938; Foreign Policy in Atatürk Period-I 1923 – 1930; Foreign Policy in Atatürk Period-II. 1931 – 1938; Constitutional progresses and judicial breakthroughs in Atatürk Period; Developments of education and culture in Atatürk Period; Developments of economy in Atatürk Period; Atatürk’s Principles;Ismet Inönü Period 1938 – 1950; Democrat Party Period 1950 – 1960; Political life in Turkey between 1960 – 1993
Turkish Language-II(2–0) 2
Written Expression, Method and Planning of Written Expression, Writing Exercise, Scientific Texts, Official Texts, Genres of Literature, Essay, Column, Travel Writing, Biography, Story, Novel, Verbal Literature, Verbal Expression and Communication.
English-II(3–0) 3
Pronouns / adjectives; Present tenses / possessives; Past simple, past continuous; Future forms; Present perfect simple; Obligation, necessity, prohibition, advice; Phrasal verbs; Have something done; Reported speech; Be, do, and have: auxiliary.
Computer Technologies-II(2–0) 2
Algorithm and flow scheme; Programing; The variables; General commands; Loops; Folder operations; Vectors; Matrixes and Polynoms; Line, pie, column graphs; Area, band and comet graphs; 2-D drawing and arrangement; 3-D drawing and illumination; Analysis of differentiation, integral, limit, differential equations; Interface design.
THIRD SEMESTER
Ancient and Medieval Political Thought (3–0) 3
Polis; Sofists; Plato; Aristotle; Epicurianists; Hedonists; Roman Political Thinking; Seneca; Cicero
Constitutional Law (3–0) 3
Concept of constitution and constitutionalism; Constituent power; Judicial review of the constitutionality of laws; Types of state: Monarchy, republic, unitary state and federal state; Functions of the state: The Legislature,The Executive, The Judiciary;Types of government: Presidential system, Semi-presidential system, Parliamentary system; Democracy and fundamental rights;State of emergency and martial law.
History of Civilizations (3–0) 3
Methodology and literature, hunting and gathering, agricultural revolution; The Neolithic Era; Ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt and India; Ancient Anatolian states and societies; The city-states of Ancient Greek; Roman Empire and the Byzantium; The Feudal West and the East, The Islamic Civilization; Emerging modernity, renaissance and reform in the West, the discoveries; The civilizations in the new world; Revolutions in England and France; Modernity and capitalist societies in the East and West.
Research Methods (3–0) 3
Academic Writing and Citation, Steps of Research; Research Ethics; Qualitative Techniques; Quantitative Techniques.
Democracy Theories (3–0) 3
Direct Democracy: Ancient Greece, European city-states; radical democracy; liberal democracy; pluralist democracy; people’s democracy; fascism and democracy; deliberative democracy.
Advance Readings-I (3–0) 3
The course covers the different readings that have effect on the area.
Micro Economics (3–0) 3
Economic Problem; Supply; Demand; Market Equilibrium and Elasticities; Consumer Equilibrium; Indifference Curves Approach; Organizing Production; Production Costs; Perfect Competition (Short Run); Perfect Competition (Long Run); Monopoly; Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly.
Public Finance (3–0) 3
Public Economics and the Role of Government in an Economy; Markets and Efficiency: The exchange economy; Consumer and Producer Surplus; Externalities and Negotiation; Externalities: Permit Trading; A Static Common Property Resource; A Coordination Game; Public Goods: Knowledge, Income Distribution, Club Goods, The Link Between Public Goods and Externalities; Imperfect Competition; Taxation and Efficiency; Asymmetric Information and Efficiency: Preference Revelation, Regulation of a Natural Monopoly; Health Care and Health Care Insurance; Asymmetric Information and Income Redistribution; The Role of Government in a Market Economy.
State and Society in the Ottoman Empire (3–0) 3
The discussions about the economical structure in Ottoman Empire; feudalism; non-muslims in the Ottoman Empire.
FOURTH SEMESTER
History of Modern Political Thought(3–0) 3
Rennaissence and Reformation; Bodin; Locke; Hobbes; Spinoza; Locke; Rousseau; Burke; Hegel; Mill; Tocqueville; Marx.
Turkish Constitutional Order (3–0) 3
Constitutional movements in Ottoman Age: Kanun-i Esasi and 1909 Amendments; 1921 and 1924 Constitutions; before and after multi-party system; 1961 Constitution; 1982 Constitution; Enacting of the constitution, its characteristics and systematic of the constitution; Preamble and general principles; Political parties and elections; governmental system of Turkey; Turkish Judiciary; Constitutional review and constitutional amendments.
Political History (3–0) 3
World War I; Collusion that breaks down the Ottoman Empire; Entry of U.S. to war; The Bolshevik Revolution; The results of World War I; Paris Peace Treaty; Turkish War of Independence; Sevres, Lausanne Peace Treaty; War and diplomacy; The Turkish National Liberation War and Atatürk's distinctive features.
Administrative Structure of Turkey (3–0) 3
Introduction to Public Administration: The Case of Turkey ; What do we know about the Turkish Administrative System?; The constitutional basis of the administrative system; Turkish Public Administration: Concepts and Issues; Central administration; History of Public Administration and Reform Attempts; Local governments; Some key issues and concepts in public administration: Privatization; Some key issues and concepts in public administration: Globalization and Decentralization (boards and local governments); Public finance in Turkey; Impacts of the EU and the emerging administrative structure.
Comparative Governmentand Politics (3–0) 3
Comparativepolitics and theory; Comparative method; History of modern state; Parliamentary system, the basic institutions: United Kingdom; Presidential system, the basic institutions: the United States; Semi-presidential system, the basic institutions: France; The basics of political system in Germany; Comparative governments; Comparative political life; Voting Behavior; Political Movements; Political Attitudes; Political Conflict.
Advance Readings –II (3–0) 3
The course covers the different readings that have effect on the area.
Macro Economics (3–0) 3
Economic Growth, Business Cycles and Structural Stagnation; Measuring the Aggregate Economy; The Short-Run Keynesian Policy Model: Demand-Side Policies; The Classical Long-Run Policy Model: Growth and Supply-Side Policies; The Financial Sector and the Economy; Monetary Policy; Production and Cost Analysis II; Perfect Competition Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition; Oligopoly and Antitrust Policy.
Foundations of Political Economy (3–0) 3
What is Political Economy?;History, concepts and theoretical perspectives; Adam Smith:Divisionof labour, trade and discovering the capitalist market; David Ricardo: The foundation of labour theory of value; Karl Marx: Surplus value and exploitation; Marxist theory of capitalist crisis; Theories of Imperialism: Hobson, Bukharin, Lenin; The Great Depression and Keynesian economics; Karl Polanyi: The politics of the markets;Political economy of the Welfare State;Neoliberal transformation and financialisation;The global financial crisis of 2008: Wither Capitalism?
History of Turkish Modernization (3–0) 3
Resolving of Ottoman Classical Structure; Young Ottomans and Young Turks, The Committee of Union and Progress, Word War I, Early period of Turkish Republic.
FIFTH SEMESTER
History of Turkish Political Thought (3–0) 3
Modernisation and Westernisation; Kemalism; nationalism; liberalism; socialism; conservatism; political Islam.
Urban Politics (3–0) 3
Basic Concepts of Urban Politics; What is Urbanization; History of Urbanization; Urban Theories; Urbanization and Development; Urbanization Problems; Urbanization Policies; Urban Planning; Regional Planning; Global Cities; Urbanization and Environmental Problems; Urban Right; City and Democracy; Urban Law.
Seminar-I (3–0) 3
Seminar practical in various subjects. Researching, gathering data, analyzing and reporting a definite subject.
Gender and Politics (3–0) 3
Reasons for gender matter of politics; The importance of alternative forms of reading history within the framework of the concept of Gender (Feminist History Writing); Patriarchy and Capitalism in terms of continuity and discontinuities within the framework of the concept of gender; Feminism and the different feminisms; The main differences among Feminisms; Gender by reproduction areas; Gender by Kate Millet; Post modernism and the new social movements and feminism; Religion and gender; Globalization and Late Capitalism; Forms of exploitation of women's labor in the global new business; Turkey Modernization of gender (the role of the Institutes).
Organizational Theories (3–0) 3
Introduction to management sciences; Classical organizational theories; Neo-classical organizational theories; System approach; Contingency theory; Institutional theory and new institutionalism; Organizational ecology; Economical organization theory; Resource dependence theory; Critical theory; Post-modern theory; Chaos, complexity theory.
Religion and Politics (3–0) 3
Religion andpoliticsin pre-capitalist context: The Ancient World and Feudal context; The Reformation and German peasant’s war: Martin Luther and Thomas Müntzer;Secularism, religion and politics in early capitalist context: The case of England; The Enlightenment, modernity and religion: The case of the French Revolution; Materialist conceptions of religion: Feuerbach, Marx, Lenin; Sociology of religion: Durkheim and Weber; A comparative analysis of heterodox religious movements: Thomas Müntzer and Sheikh Bedreddin; Religion and politics in the classical era of the Ottoman Empire;The Ottoman modernity and religion;Kemalism and Secularism;The rise of Political Islam; Capitalism, religion and politics.
Bureaucracy (3–0) 3
The literature and methodology; emergence of bureaucracy, “governmentality”, the modern administration; Liberal approaches; The Weberian approach; Marxist approaches; Elitist, Anarchist, anarcho-capitalist approaches; Bureaucracy in the Public Administration literature; Bureaucracy in Welfare regimes and neoliberal era; bureaucratization, control of bureaucracy, red tape, counter –bureaucratic policies, de-bureaucratization; Bureaucracy in Turkish political history; approaches to bureaucracy in Turkey: “Centre- periphery”, “bureaucratic elite” and “state tradition”
Literature and Politics (3–0) 3
This course first provides a historical survey of the literature from 19th century to the present. The historical review is followed by a reading of the works by the following figures: Ivo Andric, Anton Chekhov, Ivan Sergeyeviç Turganyev, Charles Dickens, Emile Zola, Marie - Henri Beyle Stendhal, Siegfried Lenz, Erich Maria Remarque, Chinua Achebe, John Steinbeck, Fyedor Mihailoviç Dostoyevski, George Orwell and Gustave Flaubert.
Information Society and Public Administration (3–0) 3
This course conveys the relation between information society and public administration through exploring the theoretical and practical premises of the concept of information society;Transparency, accountability, Civic engagement and policy making, “The rise of the network society”, State-Society relations in Information Society, Risk and trust (Risks to Internet governance, Privacy and security issues),Evaluation of current situations and information society and future
International Economics (3–0) 3
Essentials: Ricardo and Comparative Advantage; Factor Price Equalization and Trade; Who Wins and Who Loses from Trade?; Standard Trade Models and Country Welfare; An Empirical Evaluation of Trade Patterns; Market Imperfections and Trade; International Factor Movements; Tariffs and Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade; Government Intervention in Trade; Strategic Trade Policies; Development through Trade Policies; Political Economy of Trade (optional, time permitting); World Trade Organization, Preferential Trading Arrangements, Custom Unions and Economic Integration
Labour Law (3–0) 3
Origins, historical evolution and protective function of Labour Law; Labour Law sources; General principles of Labour Law; Individual employment contracts; Forms of dependent employment relationships; Personal autonomy and labour relations; Obligations of the employee; Obligations of the employer; Legal structure of enterprises; Suspension and termination; Scope of collective Labour Law; Regulation of collective labour agreements; Strike and lock-out.
SIXTH SEMESTER
Current Issues in Turkish Politics (3–0) 3
First Period of the Democratic Party (1950-1957); The Democratic Party's Second Period (1957-1960); 1960s: Coupe, New Political System and Political Parties; Debates Political Thought; 1970s: Memorandum, New Political System and Political Parties; Debates Political Thought; After 1980: Coupe, New Political System and Political Parties; Debates Political Thought; Economy Political Process; Comparative Turkish Constitutions; Civil Society, Trade Unions, the Democratic Mass Organizations; Local Politics and Local Elections.
Environmental Politics (3–0) 3
Basic Concepts of Ecosystem and Ecology; Reasons for Environmental Problems; Global Environmental Policies; Environmental Policies in Turkey; Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA-ÇED); Climate Strategies; Food Policies; Water Policies; Environmental Rights; Environmental Ethics; Environmental Movements; Green Political Thoughts; Green Economy.
Seminar-II (3–0) 3
Seminar practical in various subjects. Researching, gathering data, analyzing and reporting a definite subject.
Criminal Justice (3–0) 3
The foundations of crime and justice; crime and the nature of law; the law enforcement; the courts and judiciary; corrections, prisons and probations; juvenile justice.
ContemporaryManagement Theories(3–0) 3
The course explores and investigates different contemporary theories within the field of administrative science, Technology and Innovation, Classical and Neo-Classical Administrative Theory, System Approach, Planning, the concept of planning and strategic plan, Organization and contemporary organization designs, Leadership, directing, motivation, Crisis management and awareness management, Conflict management, Information society, Information management/risk management.
History of Turkish Administration (3–0) 3
The course explores the historical lineages of Turkish administration;Forms of states before the Ottomans, organization of the economy, army and administration in the feudal age: Sasanis, The Caliphate and the Islamıc State, Selcuks and the Byzantium, Ottoman State, Organization of the Capital/"Saray", The Transformation of the provincial administration: 1864, 1871 ve 1913 regulations.
Regional and Local Government Policies (3–0) 3
Scaling in public services, division of authorities and responsibilities, housing, planning, EU programs and local authorities, Local government in USA, France, UK and Spain,Regional policy objectives and cross-policy issues
Cinema and Politics (3–0) 3
The relationship between cinema and politics since the 19th century: Ideology, Propaganda, Social Changes, Individuality.
Public Relations in Public Administration (3–0) 3
Principles of public relations, Media, Propaganda,advertising, marketing, Lobbying, public administration, Ombudsman,Relations with public in the period of crisis in public administration, Public relations in local administrations
Public Economics (3–0) 3
The Role of The Public Sector in Growth and Development; The Base of Welfare Economics; Economic Efficiency and Pareto; Optimal Income Distribution; Market Failure; Naturel Monopolies; Socialization of Monopolies; Privatization; Regulation; Explanations of Public Goods; Optimal Production of The Public Goods; Financing of Public Goods.
Occupational Health and Safety
Hygiene and Safety; Recognition and Evaluation of Occupational Hygiene; Noise, Illumination, Heat and Climate, Toxic Substances, etc.; Recognition and Evaluation of Occupational Safety; Principles of Industrial Sanitation; Ergonomics and Safety Control; Standard and Regulation; Occupational health and safety in “EIA” process; Occupational health and safety in ISO & BS.
SEVENTH SEMESTER
International Relations (3–0) 3
Theory of international politics, current and realistic dilemma (the major names such as Kant-Marx approach); Structure of the international system and the historical process; States' foreign policy strategies; Foreign policy instruments; Social and national dimensions of foreign policy; Ideology and international relations, the main formats (imperialism-nationalism-Status Quo); International organizations; Globalization and international law; International agreements and documents, such as policy routing based on the Maastricht formats; Current issues of newspapers, news-papers and review assessment.
Contemporary Political Ideologies (3–0) 3
The period after the French Revolution and political thought; The Concept of Ideology and different ideological theories; Liberalism; Conservatism; Socialism and Marxism; Anarchism; Fascism; Neo and post theories.
Political Sociology (3–0) 3
Politics and sociology; political parties; pressure groups; political communication; media and politics; political culture.
Human Rights and Liberties (3–0) 3
Concept of human rights and freedoms; Theories of rights and classification; Human rights and other social sciences; International protection of human rights; European Convention on Human Rights ant its content; European Court of Human Rights; History of human rights in Turkey; 1982 Constitution and fundamental rights; Fundamental rights: protection of life, prohibition of torture and servitude; Right to expression, belief and association; Discrimination; International criminal courts.
Public Policies (3–0) 3
The Course covers the literature and understanding of public policy; public policy process,Intellectual roots and models, Agenda formation, politics and decision-making, policy/epistemic communities, policy instruments: policy implementation and the instrument selection process, Fiscal instruments of public policy: budget, public spending, and taxation.
Political Psychology (3–0) 3
Methods of Studying Political Psychology; Political Cognition; Tools of Persuasion; Attribution; Emotions; Political Knowledge Authority and Obedience; Implicit Cognition; Motivated Reasoning; Social Identity Theory, System Justification Theory, and Social Dominance Theory; Language, Culture, and Politics; Personality, Values, and Ideology in Politics
Theories of the State (3–0) 3
Methodology and literature; main concepts, a framework for the state theory; liberal state theory from foundation to the 20th century, Marxist theory of the state form the classical texts of Marxism to the 20th century; micro theories about the state, the discussions derived from concrete problems.
Anthropology of Administration (3–0) 3
The literature and methodology; administration, management, politics and other related concepts; primitive human groups and societies; history of the political organization of the main economic activities; social classes and stratas; city-states; the antiquity and main administrative/state bodies; production and organization of the society in Greek city-states, Roman Empire; Feudality and Medieval Ages; Feudality and Asiatic forms of production: China, Byzantium, Ottoman Empire; capitalism in the West; modern administration, nation states and organization of the nation-wide public services; emerging capitalist socities in the East; socialist social formations.
EU-Turkey Relations (3–0) 3
History of EU-Turkey Relations; EU as an Anchor of Democratization; Civil-Military Relations in the Course of Membership; Foreign Policy in the Course of Membership; Justice and Home Affair; The Political Economy of Turkey’s Membership to the EU; Two Controversial Policies: CAP and the Customs Union; Turkish Immigration in Europe and the Accession Process; Public Opinion on Turkish Accession; Euro-Skepticism in Turkey; Theorizing EU-Turkey Relations.
Management of Smart Cities (3–0) 3
Perspectives on Smart Cities; Implications on digitalization on cities; Introduction to Smart Cities: Information Architecture; Big Data-Informed Urban Design, Smart Governance: Participatory Planning and Governance, Smart Live-ability and Smart Cities
Entrepreneurship(4–0) 4
Testing properties of the basic concepts of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship. Discovery and Assessment Practices Business Idea. Business Plan Concept and elements (Market Research, Marketing Plan, Production Plan, Management Plan, Financial Plan). Gender Factor in Entrepreneurship, Social Networking, and Business Ethics.
EIGHTH SEMESTER
International Law (3–0) 3
What is International Law? The History of International Law; Theories of International Law; Main and second sources of International Law; International Treaties; Basic elements and features of International Treaties; International Organizations; United Nations and International Law; International conflicts and International Law.
Contemporary Political Philosophy (3–0) 3
Contemporary political philosophy and scope; Kant points after the main distinction of thought; Historicity and alienation in Hegel; Marx and Historical Materialism; The dialectic of Hegel and Marx; Estrangement; Reification; Critical theory; Frankfurt School; Capitalism, globalization and social theory; Postmodernism.
Human Resources Management in Public Sector (3–0) 3
Personnel, Personnel Management Concepts; Personnel Management Approaches; Public Personnel Management Concept, Scope and Content; Who is Public Personnel? (Constitutional, legal identification); What is the public employment? Employment Characteristics of Species (Status Law is flexibility); Recruitment Policy and exams; Against favoritism, the Merit System; Human Resource Management definition, scope and content; Human Resource Management in the Public Sector; Performance management in the Public Sector; Career management in the Public Sector; Public Personnel Fee Structure.
Citizenship and Democracy in Turkey (3–0) 3
Being subjects in Ottoman Empire; the legal System in Ottoman Empire; historical meaning of Edict of Gülhane and the other legalization process in the late period of Ottoman Empire; concept of citizenship as a new ideological theme; 1908 Revolution and 1909 Regulations; Changing of the sources of sovereignty; wave of legalization in the early Republic phase; Beginning of the Multi-party System in Turkey; Politicization of The Society in 1950s and 1960s.
Social Policy (3–0) 3
Assessing Poverty and Income Adequacy; Delivery Mechanisms; Work and Income; social policies for Demography; Welfare Policies for the Poor; Other Social Policies That Support Families; Disability Policy; Background and Evolution of Public and Private Pensions; The Future of Public and Private Pension Policy; Public and Private Health Insurance for the Elderly; Investments in Education and Training; Long Term Care Policy; Health Policies for the Non-Aged.
Media and Politics in Turkey (3–0) 3
The course is to provide an understanding of the role of the media in the political system. Both historical and current political trends will be highlighted as they are deliberated and analyzed by the media as well as the advantages and challenges that come with digital media and the 24/7 news cycle.
Comparative Political Analysis (3–0) 3
The course introduces students to the study of political institutions, political culture, political behavior and political processes from a comparative perspective. Students will become familiar with the main theories, methods and terms used in comparative politics.
Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements (3–0) 3
Classical theories of collective action; The political opportunity model; Political structure and movement strategy; Resource mobilization; Framing; The problem of organization and cooptation; Strategic repertoires; Workers’ movements; Cultural turn: Meaning in social movements; The civil rights movement; Transnational activism: From Occupy movement to Arab Spring.
Politics of the Middle East (3–0) 3
Early Islamic Political Institutions; State Structures and Development; Institutions and Economic Growth; European Economic and Political Interventions; Nationalism and Anti-Colonial Protest; Post-Colonial State Building, Autocratic Institutions; Oil and Autocracy; The Arab Uprisings, Islamic Social and Political Movements; Islam, Identity, Gender; Islamic Extremism, Political Violence; The Arab-Israeli Conflict, Attitudes toward the US.
History and Future of City Administration (3–0) 3
The course covers city management as a whole its people, components, functions, scales and dynamics, is crucial for the appropriate design and management of the urban system in history and in the coming years.
