Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Political Science and International Relations (English) · Undergraduate
Course Objective
This course aims to identify, analyse and evaluate aspects concerning various developments in the status and treatment of minorities in democratic societies.
Course Content
The course will explore the main problems of the discrimination of minorities and will analyse variations in state approaches to the problems of different minorities. In this course the students will gain insights to the reasons and bases for inequalities and the main consequences with regard to minority rights. The course will explore the national and international mechanisms of the protection of rights of minorities and social vulnerable groups
Required Resources
Academic articles
Recommended Resources
Will Kymlicka, Politics in the Vernacular. Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship. Oxford University Press
Taylor, C. 1992. Multiculturalism and the Politics of Recognition. Princeton: Princeton University Press.
Brubaker, Rogers W. 2004. Ethnicity Without Groups. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press
Course Learning Outcomes
- In this course students will gain insights into the many challenges involved in defining and protecting minorities.
- Students will be able to identify the benefits of protection of minorities in a democratic society
- They will be able to analyse the nature and character of problems connected with minorities and social vulnerable groups in concrete circumstances.
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Midterm | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Final | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Politics and Comparative Historical Analysis | See syllabus |
| 3 | History of Capitalism and Liberalism | See syllabus |
| 4 | Comparing Revolutions—Why and How They Occur | See syllabus |
| 5 | Religion, Empire, and Modern State | See syllabus |
| 6 | Race and Nationalism | See syllabus |
| 7 | Religious Diversity and Minorities | See syllabus |
| 8 | Midterm | . |
| 9 | Third Reich | See syllabus |
| 10 | Patrimonialism in Russia | See syllabus |
| 11 | Patrimonialism in Turkey | See syllabus |
| 12 | Modernization in Russia | See syllabus |
| 13 | Modernization in Turkey | See syllabus |
| 14 | Constitutionalism | See syllabus |