| Language of Instruction |
Türkçe |
| Course Type |
Elective Courses |
| Course Instructor(s) |
PROF. DR. FİKRET ÇELİK |
| Mode of Delivery |
The course is explained to the students as weekly topics and the students are provided to participate in the lesson in a controversial way. Afterwards, the students are asked to make presentations and prepare homework by distributing the topics related to the course. |
| Prerequisites |
No. |
| Courses Recomended |
Political Science, History of Political Thought, Contemporary Political Thoughts, Political Ideologies. |
| Recommended Reading List |
-Schmidt, Manfred G. (2002), Introduction to Theories of Democracy, (Trans. M. Emin Köktaş), Vadi Publications, Ankara.-Bingöl, Yılmaz (Edit.-2011), Debates on Democracy in the 21st Century, (Trans. Yılmaz Bingöl et al.), Umuttepe Publications, Kocaeli.-Tilly, Charles (2011), Democracy, (Trans. Ebru Arıcan), Phoenix Publishing House, Ankara. |
| Assessment methods and criteria |
Class participation, presentation and homework. |
| Work Placement |
No. |
| Catalog Content |
General Introduction of the Course: What is democracy? General Features; The relationship between the concepts of freedom, equality and democracy; History of democracy in theory and practice; Direct democracy; Representative democracy; Democracy and constitutionalism; The relationship of democracy with political ideologies; Democracy in the Nineteenth century; democracy in the Twentieth century; Democracy in the age of Globalization; New democratic trends today; Criticism of democracy. |
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