KAY725 - GLOBALISATION and DEMOCRACY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLOBALISATION and DEMOCRACY | KAY725 | 1st Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | None | |||||
| Course language | Turkish | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion Preparing and/or Presenting Reports | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Academic Staff | |||||
| Course objective | This course aims to examine the effects of globalization processes on the question of democracy with a focus on the politics of identity and difference and to discuss different democratic proposals that seek to respond to the crisis of liberal democracy in this process. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | Theories of globalization; discussions about the relationship between globalization processes and democracy; the future of the nation-state; the changing form and nature of politics; identity politics. | |||||
| References | Beck, Ulrich. What is Globalization? Cambridge: Polity Press, 2000. Benhabib, Seyla (ed.). Democracy and Difference: Changing Boundaries of the Political. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1996. Held, David. Democracy and the Global Order. California: Stanford University Press, 1995. Held, David, Anthony McGrew, David Goldblatt and Jonathan Perraton. Global Transformations. Cambridge: Polity, 1999. Held, David and Anthony McGrew (eds). The Global Transformations Reader. Cambridge: Polity, 2000. Lechner, Frank J. and John Boli (eds). The Globalization Reader. Malden: Blackwell, 2000. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | What is Globalization? Definitions and Debates |
| Week 3 | Three Dimensions of Globalization: Politics, Economy, and Culture |
| Week 4 | Globalization and the Fate of the Nation-State |
| Week 5 | Globalization, Modernity, and the Changing Nature of Politics |
| Week 6 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 7 | Democracy and the Global Order |
| Week 8 | Globalization and Democracy: Different Approaches I |
| Week 9 | Globalization and Democracy: Different Approaches II |
| Week 10 | Globalization and the Politics of Identity and Difference I |
| Week 11 | Globalization and the Politics of Identity and Difference II |
| Week 12 | Rethinking Democracy within the Framework of Globalization I |
| Week 13 | Rethinking Democracy within the Framework of Globalization II |
| Week 14 | Anti-Globalization Movements and the Future of Democracy |
| Week 15 | Preparation for the Final Exam |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 40 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 16 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 12 | 19 | 228 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Total Workload | 29 | 42 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. To acquire advanced theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of specialization. To understand the interactions with other disciplines and analyze social structure and dynamics. | X | ||||
| 2. To develop skills for planning and conducting research, and analyzing/evaluating data in the field of specialization. To find solutions to the problems faced during the research process. To be innovative with original thinking in the field of specialization. | X | ||||
| 3. To contribute to related literature by conducting a research independently or as a member of a research team. | X | ||||
| 4. To follow the recent developments and scholarship in the field of specialization. To have the awareness about lifelong learning and questioning. To develop new ways of thinking and new methods. | X | ||||
| 5. To communicate effectively in oral and written base. Masters a foreign language and effectively uses information technologies. To contribute to related literature by producing articles and books and making presentations in national and international platforms. | X | ||||
| 6. To feel social responsibility. To have a capacity and awareness to contribute to the society. | X | ||||
| 7. To appreciate social, cultural, scientific, and ethical values while conducting studies in the field of specialization. To contribute to the solution of problems faced in this process in the national and international levels. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest