Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF LETTERS & SCIENCE / SOS 326 - SOCIOLOGY

Code: SOS 326 Course Title: CIVIL SOCIETY AND DEMOCRACY Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department SOCIOLOGY
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer NEVAL KARANFİL (nevalkaranfil@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
It grasps the meaning of concept of civil society from a historical perspective and analyses whether understanding of civil society is possible or not in Turkish society with respect to theoretical knowledge.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 It recognizes the importance of the concept of civil society in political thought. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
Examination
LO-2 It describes the context of the concept of civil society PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
Examination
LO-3 It recognizes the importance of Hegel and Gramsci who creates the meaning of the concept and it does critical comments. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
Examination
LO-4 It realizes the importance of the concept for a democratic government. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-11 11. Can observe the current national and international issues.
Examination
LO-5 It analyzes the closer relation of the lack of democratic culture of Turkish political life with the lack of civil society. PO-1 1. Can understand the basic concepts regarding the sociology programs.
PO-2 2.Can transfer and adapt what they have acquired in the field of Sociology to other disciplines.
PO-4 4. Can have the skills to define, model and solve the sociological problems in the field of Sociology and related fields.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
To take historical development of the civil society and emerging of this concept again at last quarter of 20th century into consideration, then to Express the relation of democracy and civil society.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Historical development the concept of the civil society Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
2 Definitions of civil society and democracy. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
3 Capitalism and democracy. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
4 Liberalism and democracy. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
5 Civil society by statist theorists. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
6 Civil society by individualist theorists. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
7 Midterm written examination
8 mid-term exam
9 Marxist theory and civil society. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
10 The development of civil society in Western Europe. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
11 10. The development of civil society in Eastern Europe. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
12 Structure of Ottoman society and civil society. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
13 Early Turkish Republic period and civil society. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
14 Civil society in post-1980 Turkey. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
15 The relation of democracy and civil society. Verbal expression, face to face discussions, question and answer.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 CANİKLİOĞLU, Meltem DİKMEN (2007), Sivil Toplum ve Türkiye Demokrasisindeki İzdüşümleri, Ankara: Seçkin Yayınları.
2 KEANE, John (2004), Sivil Toplum ve Devlet, İstanbul: Yedi Kıta Yayınları.
3 Tosun, Gülgün Erdoğan (2001), Demokratikleşme Perspektifinden Devlet - Sivil Toplum İlişkisi, Alfa Yayınları.
Required Course instruments and materials
Book, article, power point presentation.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 7 1 30
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam 15 1 70

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 2 14 28
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 2 10
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 7 2 14
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 82