COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WORLD CULTURES
- Course
- INRE519 - COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WORLD CULTURES
- Department
- International Relations - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
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Course Description
This course aims to analyze different world cultures in a comparative perspective. Why some societies are more rebellious than others? ; Why some are more submissive and loyal to their State? ; What is essence of culture and where is it related to political participation? ; What is what we call “A democratic culture”? ; is there a relation between the education and the political participation? All those questions will be dealt with through a conceptual and theoretical point of view throughout course discussions with the aim of finding out the differences and similarities of various world cultures.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF WORLD CULTURES
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | An Introduction to the course; The concept of Political Culture , Ronald Formisano. 2) Britain, Michael Roskin, Countries and Concepts |
| Week 2 | 1) Russian Political Culture : The View from Utopia - Vladislav Surkov 2) Revolution from North to South , Samir Amin |
| Week 3 | 1) Politics in France - Michael Roskin- Countries and Concepts 2) Politics in Germany -, Roskin, ibid. |
| Week 4 | 1) American Political Culture 2) Politics in Japan - Michael Roskin, ibid |
| Week 5 | 1) Dialogue Eurocentricism and Comparative Political Theory - Takashi Shogimen 2) Civic Activities in Eastern Europe: Links with Democratic Political Culture - Alla Marchenko 3) Japan's political Trust deficit(new) |
| Week 6 | 1) Iran, Roskin, ibid. 2) China , Roskin, ibid 3) Redefinition of political culture (new) |
| Week 7 | 1) Towards a new Politics: Citizens and Rights in Argentina - Enrique Peruzotti 2) Migration Race and Nationhood in Argentina - Tanja Bastia and Matthias vom Hau |
| Week 8 | 1) Japan's Political trust deficit - Kerstin Lukner and Alexandra Sakaki 2) India , Roskin, ibid. |
| Week 9 | 1) Brazil, Roskin, ibid. 2) Elite Political Cultuıre - A Link to Political Violence- Evidence from Nigeria - Ebimboere Seiyefa |
| Week 10 | Article Analysis |
| Week 11 | Review |
| Week 12 | İn Class Assignement |
| Week 13 | In class assignement |
| Week 14 | - |
| Week 15 | - |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Michael Roskin, Countries and Concepts, Pearson 2013
- 02 Ronald P. Formisano, The Concept of Political Culture, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Winter, 2001), pp. 393-426 Published
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