Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 4 / Fall Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | 1st Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | SİNEM UCA (sinemyildiz@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| With the attempt to comprehend the theory of populism in detail, it is to ensure that the left and right, religious and authoritarian forms of populism are read from a comparative political perspective through the examples of country and party/movement/leader. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 |
PO-1 To be able to explain the concepts/theories of International Relations. PO-2 To be able to discuss the political, social and economic causes and results of the transformations experienced in a society or a government. PO-3 To be able to explain the research methods of International Relations. PO-4 To be able to interpret and evaluate the current issues. PO-6 To be able to identify their own learning needs and direct the learning. PO-7 To be able to monitor developments using a foreign language at B1 level. PO-9 To be able to have the awareness concerning the universality of social rights, social justice, and conservation of cultural values. PO-10 To be able to follow the developments and the information in the field. PO-11 To be able to develop a positive attitude towards lifelong learning. PO-12 To be able to use information and communication technologies and software at the minimum level of proficiency of Advanced European Computer Driving License. PO-13 To be able to abide by social, scientific, cultural, and ethical values regarding the collection, interpretation and propagation of data related to international relations. |
Examination Presentation Term Paper |
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| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Throughout this course, basic concepts of political theory such as people, sovereignty, hegemony, polarization, collective identity, representation, liberal democracy, authoritarianism, freedom, equality, early populist movements, classical populism in Latin America, neoliberal populism, left populism, extreme right, neo-fascist populism, religious populism will be studied through examples. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction: Introduction of the course and determination of the problematic. Methodological problems in the study of populism in political science | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 2 | What is populism? General features of populism | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 3 | A brief overview of the main theories and debates of populism. Critical review of populism literature | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 4 | Populism and democracy: pathology, symptom, or a new form of politics? | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 5 | Transformation of state-party-society relations. The "cartelization" of parties in the post-1989 period | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 6 | The rise of anti-system parties. Is a "populist party" possible? | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 7 | Social-political conflict/transformation of divisions. Is populism "left-wing" or "right-wing"? | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | The rise of populism in Europe | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 10 | New authoritarian "democracies". Authoritarian populism(s) | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 11 | New dynamics of political participation. Is the “populist” vote the “vote of the popular segments”? | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 12 | The magic of public speaking: The anatomy of "populist" political discourse | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 13 | Populism and the post-truth era | Discussion Method Lecture Case Study Method |
| 14 | Student presentations | Discussion method Student presentations |
| 15 | Student presentations | Discussion method Student presentations |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Benjamin Moffitt (2022). Popülizm. İstanbul: Liberus | |
| 2 | Benjamin Moffitt (2021). Popülizmin Küresel Yükselişi Performans, Siyasi Üslup ve Temsil. İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları. | |
| 3 | Paul Taggart (2004). Popülizm. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları. | |
| 4 | Ersin Kalaycıoğlu (2021). Halk Yönetimi: Demokrasi ve Popülizm Çatışmasında Dünya. İstanbul: Efil Yayınevi. | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| 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 | 14 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 3 | 14 | 42 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 14 | 28 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 4 | 6 | 24 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 150 | ||