Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
POLITICAL COMMUNICATION İLT320 6. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals The purpose of this course is to define institutionalization of political communication in liberal democracies and its transformation by examining main stream and critical dimensions of political communication in its historical development process.
Course Content The role and function of political communication in modern democracies, social impacts, and the main actors in this process are discussed in the framework of different paradigms.
Learning Outcomes 1) The course defines the connection between politics and communication notions
2) The course distinguish the political communication's fundamental player
3) The course clarifies the different politcal communication conceptions
4) The course distinguish the basic claims of main stream and critical paradigms about political communication
5) The course defines the difference between the freedom of communication and freedom of the press
6) The course defines the historical development and institution process of political communication in liberal democracy
7) The course defines the political communication's developmental stages as an academical fields after 1950
8) The course defines the relationship between new liberal economic policies and new tendency in political communications
9) The course evaluate the role of experts and professionals in political communication
10) The course comments the results of the specialisation of political decision-making process
11) The course evaluates the results of the professionalization of political campaigns
12) The course evaluates the relationship between political communication, new social movements and freedom of communication
13) .The course defines the international aspects of the process of knowledge and power divisions

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Introduction, flow and expectations from students Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week Political Communication and Political Actors: Definition and conceptualization, links between concepts of politics and communication Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week The development of political communication in academic organization and different political communication conceptions Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week Institutionalization of political communication and Struggle for freedom of press Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week Spreading of monopolization in communication environment and public service broadcasting Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week Midterm Exams Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week Political organizations tendency to see communication as a profession Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week Political communication in political legitimacy and governing crisis definitions. New social movements and democratic participation opportunities Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week Political campaign and affects of advertisements on electorate Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
10. Week Images of politicians and political experts Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
11. Week Public sphere and public opinion in mainstream and critical approaches Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
12. Week Public opinion as an socio psychological concept and public opinion polls Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
13. Week Media politics and theatricalization of politics Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
14. Week General Evaluation Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion
Opinion Pool
Storyline 		Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Brian Mc Nair, An Introduction to Political Communication, 3.bs. Routledge, London, 2003.
E. Noelle-Neumann, Kamuoyu: Suskunluk Sarmalının Keşfi, Dost Yay, Ankara, 1998.
Eser Köker, Beybin Kejanlıoğlu, “2002 Seçim Kampanyalarında Ulusal Basın”, İletişim Araştırmaları, 2004, 2 (1): 42-72.
Eser Köker, Politikanın İletişimi İletişimin Politikası, Vadi Yayınları, Ankara, 1998.
Fatih Keskin, Pınar Özdemir (derl.) Halkla İlişkiler Üzerine, Dipnot, Ankara, 2009.
Fatih Keskin, Politik Profesyoneller ve Uzmanlar, De Ki, Ankara, 2010.
John Keane, Medya ve Demokrasi, Ayrıntı Yay., 1993
Nuran Yıldız, Türkiye’de Siyasetin Yeni Biçimi: Liderler, İmajlar, Medya, Phoenix, Ankara, 2002, s.113-147
Süleyman Irvan (Der.), Medya, Kültür, Siyaset, Ark Yay., 1997.
Thomas Meyer, Medya Demokrasisi, İş Bankası Yayınları, İstanbul, 2002.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
. 32 47
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 3
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 10
Final Exam 1 2
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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