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Course Name	Turkish	Siyaset Teorisi
	English	Political Theory
Course Code	ITB 227E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Gürcan Koçan Gürcan Koçan
Course Objectives		• Demonstrate an ability to identify and articulate, both orally and in writing, the conceptual issues in political theory • Demonstrate an ability to understand and apply central concepts of political theories so that they can not only be described but also know what is being explained; • Demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate arguments in political theory • Sharpen student’s competence in basic reading, verbal, writing and organizations and cooperation skills • Demonstrate an appreciation of the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to political theory • Demonstrate ability of normative reasoning and conceptual analysis to contemporary political issues.
Course Description		This course offers the opportunity to study major conceptual issues which have arisen in the field of normative political theory. The course examines distinctive sets of political arguments and specific concepts such as freedom, equality, justice and democracy that shape our understanding of good life. It will also specifically focus on questions that are directly relevant to contemporary debates of political theory, for example: How should we live in political community and what are its proper limits of political community? What rules should govern the political community? How the state justified and what is is justice? How does it relate to equality? What are human rights and should minority groups of political community be granted special rights? ‘Is war ever justified?’, ‘Is democracy the best form of ruling?
Course Outcomes		Students who pass the course will be able to: I. Understand the basic political approaches and apply them to real-world social issues. II. Think critically and to analyse political problems in practice from perspectives of political theories III. Apply critical thinking skills, political theories, and logical reasoning processes to resolve social problems. IV. Improve communication skills and develop an open-minded and respectful attitude towards peers.
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Textbook		Dryzek, J., Honig, B. and Phillips, A. (eds.) (2006) The Oxford Handbook of Political Theory (Oxford, Oxford University Press). Hampton J. (1997) Political Philosophy (Colorado, Westview Press), McKinnon, C. (2008) Issues in Political Theory (Oxford: Oxford University Press). Swift, A. (2006) Political Philosophy: a beginners' guide for students and politicians (Cambridge, Polity).
Other References		Boucher D. and Paul Kelly (2009) Political Thinkers From Socrates to the Present. (Oxford, Oxford University Press) Farrelly, C. (2004) Introduction to Contemporary Political Theory (London, Sage). Gaus, G. (2000) Political Concepts and Political Theories (Boulder, Westview Press). Gaus, G. and Kukathas, C. (eds.) (2004) Handbook of Political Theory (London, Sage). Goodin, R. and Pettit, P.(eds.) (1993) A Companion to Contemporary Political Philosophy (Blackwell, Oxford). Kymlicka, W. (2001) Contemporary Political Philosophy: An Introduction (Oxford, Oxford University Press). Wolff, J. (2006) Introduction to Political Philosophy (Oxford, Oxford University Press).

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