HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT-I

Course Description

This course aims to introduce students the classical political thought. The course is designed to achieve its aim by following the footsteps of the outstanding thinkers from Plato to Mill through an analysis of the political thought of selected scholars along their contributions to international relations. This course will cover the major thinkers such as Plato, Aristo, Bodin, Machiavelli, Thomas Hobbes, Rousseau, John Locke, J.S. Mill, Hegel, Kant, Althusser, Gramsci, Foucault and Zizek. In examining the ideas of those theorists, the adopted method is both textual and contextual. The philosophers' contributions to the political thinking of the world will be examined and the different dimensions of political thought will be studied.

HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT-I

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Course outcomes

1. 01 The student is expected to recognize and identify 1) the main problems and subjects of political thought in history, to learn
2. 02 2) how to interpret them
3. 03 3) how to compare different periods of political thougth.
4. 04 4) how to analyze political problems.

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Gerald Runkle, 1968, A History of Western Political Theory, Ronald Press Com, New York
2. 02 Geraint Williams, 1999, Political Theory in Retrospect, From Ancient Greeks to the Twentieth Century
3. 03 J.S.McClelland, 1996, A HISTORY OF WESTERN POLITICAL THOUGHT, Routledge, London and New York (Internet)

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 The student is expected to recognize and identify the main problems and subjects of political thought in history. SOLO 2
2. L02 The student will be able to explain and interpret ideas of ancient thinkers. SOLO 3
3. L03 The student will be able to compare the impact of different periods and conditions on political thought. SOLO 4
4. L04 The student will be able to separate different political approaches from each other. SOLO 3
5. L05 The student will exemplify prominent concepts of political thought and ideas. SOLO 4

Program Outcomes

1. P01 1. Having the ability to understand and discuss international relations discipline by using an interdisciplinary methodology to merge the knowledge coming from sociology, economics, psychology, political sciences well as diplomatic history.
2. P02 2. Having an adequate knowledge of the history and the epochs of international system and being able to identify historical evolution of the contemporary world politics.
3. P03 3. Recognizing local, regional and international actors functioning within the international system.
4. P04 4. Understanding the legal framework of the current international system
5. P05 5. Ability to identify the relations between the key actors of the international system – the states – from a theoretical as well as multi-dimensional scientific and academic methods.
6. P06 6. Ability to analyse the roles and positions of the non-state actors – international organizations in particular – within the current world system.
7. P07 7. Ability to recognize political, socio-economic and cultural structures embedded in international relations.
8. P08 8. Exploring the roots of conflicts among the actors and produce solutions at local, regional and international levels with an analytical focus.
9. P09 9. Being able to understand the politics and the functioning of political institutions in theory and practice.
10. P10 10. Understanding the historical emergence of various political cultures and gaining ability to assess them comparatively.
11. P11 11. Prepare international relations graduates; having a vast knowledge, academic formation and skills to work in public offices, civil society organizations, international institutions and companies at local and global levels.
12. P12 12. To have moral and ethical understanding in the field of work.

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