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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		Jan Kandiyali
Course Objectives		. To introduce the field of political theory and contemporary political debates to students and to lead critical and philosophical discussion on the relationship between politics and humans. 2. To identify and express, both orally and in writing, the foundational issues in political theory. 3. To expand their skill to critically evaluate arguments in political philosophy, both orally and in writing, by using philosophical methods developed by political thinkers
Course Description		This course examines specific concepts such as “liberty”, “authority”, “justice”, “equality” democracy and distinctive sets of political arguments that shape our understanding of good life. In this context, It will specifically focus on questions that are directly relevant to contemporary of politics, for example: What rules should govern political community? How is authority is justified, What are human rights and how do they relate democracy.
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