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Course Name	Turkish	Siyasal Kavramlar and Siyasi Görüşler
	English	Politic.Concep.&Persp.on Poli.
Course Code	STD 601E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	-	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Gürcan Koçan
Course Objectives		I. To advance detailed critical understanding of a range of arguments about political concepts central to contemporary political theory II. To foster the ability to analyze and assess opposing arguments in political theory III. To cultivate appreciation of the relevance of arguments in political theory to contemporary political issues and the ability to apply arguments in political theory to a range of such issues IV. To develop deeper understanding of key political concepts
Course Description		This course analyzes some of the major normative arguments about a variety of political concepts. It will provide a conception to political theory by analysing key political concepts. It will examine particular normative debates surrounding key concepts including power, the state, political obligation, civil disobedience, freedom, equality, justice, democracy, citizenship, and human rights. The contestability of these political concepts is investigated.
Course Outcomes		Students who pass the course will be able to: I. Understand and critically analyze complex arguments in political theory and their relation to everyday life, II. Analyze conceptual questions in a rigorous and independent manner employing critical analytical skills and critical reflection, III. Give an articulate, concise and persuasive oral and written account of considered judgments about the issues discussed, taking account of a variety opposing arguments and perspectives, IV. Construct own sustained argument about major political values, and defend it against skeptics, using arguments from other disciplines where appropriate, V. Integrate theoretical and empirical materials.
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