Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
COMPERATIVE POLITICS SBK2013 3. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Kazım ATEŞ
Assistants
Goals As a specific method of political science to teach the students how to apply this method, strategies of comparison and to discuss the classical studies of comparative analysis.
Course Content After discussing Giovanni Sartori's study on how to and why to compare, Mattei Dogan's strategies of comparative research is elaborated. Then, Barrington Moore's book "Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy" and Theda Skocpol's book "States and Social Revolutions" are evaluated in detail. Lastly, Skocpol's analysis on the Iranian Revolution is debated.
Learning Outcomes 1) Learn the contribution of comparative nethod to the accumulation of scientific knowledge
2) Learn strategies in comparative research
3) Learn comparative historical analysis and historical sociological paths towards democratic and non-democratic regimes through Barrington Moore's study
4) Learn comparative historical analysis of social revolutions through Theda Skocpol's study.
5) Learn revising theoritical frame and accumulation of knowledge through Skocpol's study on Iranian Revolution.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction: What is Comparative Politics? Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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2. Week Comparing why and how Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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3. Week Strategies of comparative research Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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4. Week Strategies of comparative research Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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5. Week Barrington Moore - Introduction Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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6. Week English civil war Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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7. Week French revolution Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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8. Week MIDTERM Question Answer

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9. Week American civil war Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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10. Week Chinese peasant revolution Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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11. Week Japanese revolution from above Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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12. Week Skocpol - social revolutions theoritical debates Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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13. Week Comparing Russian revolution to French and Chinese revolutions Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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14. Week Skocpol - Iranian revolution Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion; Case Study

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Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Barrington Moore (2016) Diktatörlüğün ve Demokrasinin Toplumsal Kökenleri, Ankara: İmge Yayınları
Giovanni Sartori (1994) "Compare why and how", içinde Comparing Nations, der. Mattei Dogan ve Ali Kazancıgil, Oxford: Blackwell, s. 14-34
Mattei Dogan ve Ali Kazancıgil (1994) "Strategies in Comparative Research", içinde Comparing Nations, der. Mattei Dogan ve Ali Kazancıgil, Oxford: Blackwell, s. 1-13
Theda Skocpol (1982) "Rentier State and Shi'a Islam in the Iranian Revolution", Theory and Society, 11 (3), s. 265-283
Theda Skocpol (2004) Devletler ve Toplumsal Devrimler, Ankara: İmge Yayınları

Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Homework 14 2
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 7
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 20
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Course Information
  • Course Information
  • Weekly Topics (Content)
  • Sources Used in This Course
  • Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
  • ECTS credits and course workload