SİBU423


Course Title Course Code Program Level
DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS SİBU423 Political Science and International Relations B.A. / B.Sc.

Course Term
(Course Semester)
Teaching and Learning Methods
Credits
Theory Practice Lab Projects/Field Work Seminars/Workshops Other Total Credits ECTS Credits
07
(Fall)
42 84 126 3 5

Teaching Staff
Language of Instruction Türkçe (Turkish)
Type Of Course Elective
Prerequisites No pre-requisites.
Recommended Optional Programme Component
Course Objectives The aim of the course is to understand the historical origins of democracy, to discuss the basic concepts and problems of the theory of democracy and to analyze the general theories of different theories on democracy. Another important aim of the course to understand the preconditions of democracy and other forms of government, to be interested in the development and protection of human rights, and to understand what qualities democracy has to guarantee human rights.
Course Content This course includes scrutiny of the preconditions of democracy and other forms of government, analysis the development and protection of human rights, and understanding what qualities democracy has in order to guarantee human rights.
Learning Outcomes (LO) 1. To understand the key normative ideas that underlie democratic theory. 2. To demonstrate this understanding by applying these insights to solving contemporary practical problems.
Mode of Delivery Face to face
Course Outline
Week Topics
1. Week Introduction
2. Week Can democracy be anything?
3. Week Analyzing the origins and the historical roots of democracy
4. Week Rights and Liberties
5. Week Elitist / Liberal Democracy
6. Week Plurality and Modern Democracy
7. Week Participatory Democracy
8. Week Deliberative Democracy
9. Week Radical Democracy
10. Week Global / Cosmopolitan Democracy
11. Week Populism and Democracy
12. Week Gendered Dimension of Democracy
13. Week Secularism, Democracy and Human Rights
14. Week Evaluation
Assessment
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Mid-term (%) 30
Quizes (%)
Homeworks/Term papers (%) 10
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Labs (%)
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Final (%) 60
Other (%)
Total(%) 100
Course Book (s) and/or References 1. Giovanni Sartori, Demokrasi Teorisine Geri Dönüş, Sentez Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2014 2. Manfred G. Schmidt, Demokrasi Kuramlarına Giriş, Vadi, Ankara, 2001 3. Seyla Benhabib, Demokrasi ve Farklılık: Siyasal Düzenin Sınırlarının Tartışmaya Açılması, Princeton Üniversitesi Yayınları, 1996 4. Ioanna Kuçuradi, İnsan Hakları: Kavramları ve Sorunları, Türkiye Felsefe Kurumu, Ankara, 2016 5. Robert Dahl, Demokrasi Üzerine, Phoenix, Ankara, 2010 6. Benjamin Barber, Güçlü Demokrasi: Yeni Bir Çağ için Katılımcı Siyaset, Ayrıntı Yayınları, İstanbul, 1995 7. Anne Philllips, Demokrasinin Cinsiyeti, Metis Kadın Araştırmaları, İstanbul, 1995 8. Chantal Mouffe, Siyasetin Dönüşü, Epos Yayınları, İstanbul, 2008 9. Ernesto Laclau, Populist Akıl Üzerine, Epos Yayınları, Ankara, 2003 10. Universal declaration of human rights
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