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INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / KMY 534 - KAMU YÖNETİMİ (TEZLİ YÜKSEK LİSANS)

Code: KMY 534 Course Title: CURRENT DEBATES IN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 8
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department KAMU YÖNETİMİ (TEZLİ YÜKSEK LİSANS)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer LEYLA KAHRAMAN (lkahraman@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) LEYLA KAHRAMAN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to reveal what are the main issues that recent debates in political philosophy have focused on, and to link these debates both with each other and with older and even ancient debates in political philosophy.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to comprehensively discuss problems related to political philosophy. PO-1 Gain theoretical and practical compelling knowledge in the field of political science, management science, law, urbanization and environmental struggles.
PO-2 Gains the ability to carry and deepen the knowledge gained at undergraduate level in the fields of political science and management, urbanization, environmental problems and law.
PO-3 Explain the interaction between political science, management science, urbanization and environmental problems and law disciplines.
PO-4 Interprets the concepts and approaches learned in the field of political science and management at national and international level, makes and applies comparative and interdisciplinary analysis.
PO-6 Critically evaluate the relations of state, democracy and civil society at national and local level in the field of political science and the problems in this field.
Examination
Quiz
Presentation
Term Paper
LO-2 Students who successfully complete the course can gain competence in reading and analyzing contemporary political philosophy texts. PO-1 Gain theoretical and practical compelling knowledge in the field of political science, management science, law, urbanization and environmental struggles.
PO-2 Gains the ability to carry and deepen the knowledge gained at undergraduate level in the fields of political science and management, urbanization, environmental problems and law.
PO-3 Explain the interaction between political science, management science, urbanization and environmental problems and law disciplines.
PO-4 Interprets the concepts and approaches learned in the field of political science and management at national and international level, makes and applies comparative and interdisciplinary analysis.
PO-6 Critically evaluate the relations of state, democracy and civil society at national and local level in the field of political science and the problems in this field.
PO-12 Understand the interaction of disciplines of Political Science and Public Administration to other complementary fields such as International Relations, Sociology, History and Economics.
Examination
Quiz
Presentation
Term Paper
LO-3 Students who successfully complete the course can gain the ability to interpret current political problems. PO-1 Gain theoretical and practical compelling knowledge in the field of political science, management science, law, urbanization and environmental struggles.
PO-2 Gains the ability to carry and deepen the knowledge gained at undergraduate level in the fields of political science and management, urbanization, environmental problems and law.
PO-3 Explain the interaction between political science, management science, urbanization and environmental problems and law disciplines.
PO-4 Interprets the concepts and approaches learned in the field of political science and management at national and international level, makes and applies comparative and interdisciplinary analysis.
PO-6 Critically evaluate the relations of state, democracy and civil society at national and local level in the field of political science and the problems in this field.
Examination
Quiz
Presentation
Term Paper
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The content of this course; It is the examination of the philosophical foundations of the political philosophy of the grounds on which current debates take place on issues such as the state, the individual, the individual-society relationship, the nation ideology, violence, terror and authority.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Intrıduction Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
2 Hannah Arendt, Human Condition, I. The Human Condition Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
3 Hannah Arendt, Human Condition, II. The Public and Private Realm Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
4 Hannah Arendt, Human Condition, II. The Public and Private Realm, 5. The polis and the household Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
5 Jürgen Habermas, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
6 Jürgen Habermas, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
7 Jürgen Habermas, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8 mid-term exam
9 Jürgen Habermas, Zur Verfassung Europas, Konzept der Menschenwürde und die realistische Utopie der Menschenrechte Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
10 Jürgen Habermas, Zur Verfassung Europas, Konzept der Menschenwürde und die realistische Utopie der Menschenrechte Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
11 Jürgen Habermas, Zur Verfassung Europas, Konzept der Menschenwürde und die realistische Utopie der Menschenrechte Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
12 John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, Justice as Fairness Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
13 John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, The Principles of Justice Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
14 John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, Equal Liberty Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
15 John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, The Sense of Justice Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Jürgen Habermas, Theorie des kommunikativen Handelns (Bd. 1: Handlungsrationalität und gesellschaftliche Rationalisierung; Bd. 2: Zur Kritik der funktionalistischen Vernunft), Frankfurt am Main 1981.
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture Notes, Computer

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 16 1 60

Student Work Load
Type of Work Weekly Hours Number of Weeks Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) 6 14 84
Outside Class
       a) Reading 4 12 48
       b) Search in internet/Library 5 10 50
       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 4 7 28
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 4 7 28
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 240