HISTORY OF POLITICAL THOUGHT-II

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce students the classical political thought by following the footsteps of the outstanding thinkers from Plato to Mill through an analysis of the political thought of selected scholars along with their contributions to international relations. The course will continue the study of political thoughts which was initiated by the History of Political Thought I course. In examining the ideas of those theorists the 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-II

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

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

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)
4. 04 Ercan Gündoğan, 2009, Friedrich A. Hayek–Individual Liberty: Its Enemies and Safeguards, GAU Journal of Social and Applied Science; Ercan Gündoğan, 2010, Postmodern politics and marxism, CEU Political Science Journal, Vol 5-1 Issue

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 The student will be able to classify various waves of ideas, ideas and thinkers. SOLO 3
2. L02 The student will explain similar and different waves of ideas. SOLO 3
3. L03 The student will relate ancient and modern ideas to each other. SOLO 4
4. L04 The student will be able to exemplify different thinkers and movements SOLO 4
5. L05 The student will be able to generalize various movements SOLO 5

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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