COMPARATIVE POLITICS-I
- Course
- INRE321 - COMPARATIVE POLITICS-I
- Department
- International Relations - English - Master
- Course Type
- Scientific Preparation
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 0
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Prof. Dr. Dilek LATİF
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
- -
Course Description
The course introduces the methodology and scope of comparative politics; emphasizing political culture as well as institutional structures. The course also compares different countries’ political culture, constitutional structure, and governmental development, with particular attention given to contemporary problem. General overviews of Western liberal democracies, contrasts with totalitarian or authoritarian countries will be supplemented by detailed analyses of some national policies. Lecture topics include; basic terminology, classification of regimes, presidential versus parliamentary systems, mechanisms for popular consent/input in decision-making, the structures and outcomes of the policy processes, political attitudes and interactions. At the end of this course, students will be able to have ability to recognize these institutional concepts and they can analyse them.
COMPARATIVE POLITICS-I
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm exam | Midterm | 40 |
| Quiz | Quiz | 10 |
| Final exam | Final | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 (1) develop the ability to define major concepts in comparative politics;
- 02 (2) to describe direct and representative forms of democracy as well as distinctions between representative and liberal forms of democracy;
- 03 (3) To distinguish between democratic, hybrid and authoritarian systems;
- 04 (4) To explain the emergence, expansion and contraction of modern state
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to the Class |
| Week 2 | Key Concepts (Chapter 1) |
| Week 3 | Key Concepts (Chapter 1) |
| Week 4 | The State (Chapter 2) |
| Week 5 | The State (Chapter 2) |
| Week 6 | Democratic Rule (Chapter 3) |
| Week 7 | Democratic Rule (Chapter 3 |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM EXAMS |
| Week 9 | MIDTERM EXAMS |
| Week 10 | Authoritarian Rule (Chapter 4) |
| Week 11 | Authoritarian Rule (Chapter 4) |
| Week 12 | Constitutions and Courts (Chapter 7) |
| Week 13 | Executives (Chapter 8) |
| Week 14 | Executives (Chapter 8) |
| Week 15 | FINAL EXAMS |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Hague, Harrop & Mc Cormick (2025) Comparative Government and Politics, 13th Edition, Bloomsbury Academic.
- 02 G Powell Jr, Kaare Strøm, and Russell J. Dalton (2022 ) Comparative Politics Today A World View 12th edition, Pearson Education
Learning Outcomes
- L01 (1) develop the ability to define major concepts in comparative politics;
- L02 (2) to describe direct and representative forms of democracy as well as distinctions between representative and liberal forms of democracy;
- L03 (3) To distinguish between democratic, hybrid and authoritarian systems;
- L04 (4) To explain the emergence, expansion and contraction of modern state
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