HISTORY OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

Course Description

Given that ideology is one of the most crucial concepts encountered in political analysis, this Course intends to examine and explore various political ideologies and scholars to provide the students the ability to compare and contrast different perspectives on politics. Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Feminism, Environmentalism, and Anarchism are the most significant political ideologies that will be analyzed in this course. At the end of this course student will be able to explain how ideologies bodies of thought affect individuals, social movements, nations, institutions, and groups and its normative implications.

HISTORY OF POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

No evaluation items have been defined.

Course outcomes

1. 01 (4) This course compares and contrast modern political ideologies.
2. 02 (3) This course defines and formulate left wing and right wing political ideologies.
3. 03 (3) At the end of this course the students can able to define political theory through multiideological perspectives
4. 04 (5) The students will gain the skills to evaluate Political Ideologies in a historical perspective.
5. 05 Solo Taxonomy Weight: 4+3+3+5:4 3.75 ECTS: 6

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Heywood, A. (1999). Political Ideologies 3rd ed.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 This course compares and contrast modern political ideologies. SOLO 4
2. L02 This course defines and formulate left wing and right wing political ideologies. SOLO 3
3. L03 At the end of this course the students can able to define political theory through multiideological perspectives. SOLO 3
4. L04 The students will gain the skills to evaluate Political Ideologies in a historical perspective. 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.

Po-Lo Matrix