Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences · Political Science and International Relations (English) · Undergraduate
ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Melek SARAL
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 analyse variations in state approaches to the problems of different minorities. In this course the students will gain insights into the reasons for inequalities and the main consequences of the discrimination of minorities. The course will discover the national and international mechanisms of the protection of rights of minorities and socially vulnerable groups
Course Learning Outcomes
- Students will gain insights into the many challenges involved in defining and protecting minorities
- Students will be able to identify the benefits of the protection of minorities in a democratic society
- • Students will be able to analyse the nature and character of problems connected with minorities and socially vulnerable groups in concrete circumstances
Teaching Methods
ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionExercise and PracticeRole PlayingGroup StudyBrain StormingCase Study
Assessment & Evaluation
HomeworkTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 15 | 2 | 30 |
| Midterm | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Kymlicka, Will. 1995. Multicultural Citizenship. A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press |
| 2 | Multiculturalism and Its Critics I | Barry, Brian 2001. Culture and Equality. An Egalitarian Critique of Multiculturalism. Cambridge: Polity Press: 292‐ _328 |
| 3 | Multiculturalism and Its Critics II | Kukathas, Chandran 1992. "Are there any Cultural Rights?” Political Theory 20 (2):105‐39 |
| 4 | Indigenous People | Jeremy Waldron, “Indigeneity? First Peoples and Last Occupancy” (2003) 1(55) New Zealand Journal of Public and International Law |
| 5 | Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights | Alan Patten, ‘Survey Article: The Justification of Minority Language Rights’, The Journal of Political Philosophy (2009). |
| 6 | Territorial Self‐Government I: Political Autonomy | Beran, Harry (1998) ‘A democratic theory of political self‐determination for a new world order’, in: Percy Lehning (ed.) Theories of Secession, Routledge, London: 32‐59 |
| 7 | Territorial Self‐Government II: Federalism | Kymlicka, Will (2001) ‚Minority Nationalism and Multination Federalism’, in Will Kymlicka, Politics in the Vernacular. Nationalism, Multiculturalism, and Citizenship. Oxford University Press, Oxford: 91‐119 |
| 8 | Midterm | * |
| 9 | Cultural Liberal Nationalism and Non‐Territorial Autonomy | Coakely, John (1994) Approaches to the Resolution of Ethnic Conflict: The Strategy of Non‐territorial Autonomy, International Political Science Review, Vol. 15, No. 3: 297‐314. |
| 10 | New Minorities? Integration Or Cultural Recognition For Migrant Groups | Kymlicka, Will. 1995. Multicultural Citizenship. A Liberal Theory of Minority Rights. Oxford: Oxford University Press, chapter 2: 10‐33. |
| 11 | Minority Politics and Minority Rights in Unitary Nation-States: The Case of Turkey | Yeşim Bayar. 2014. ‘In Pursuit of Homogeneity: The Lausanne Conference, Minorities and the Turkish Nation’ Nationalities Papers, 42(1), 108-125. |
| 12 | Minority Politics and Minority Rights in Unitary Nation-States: The Case of Turkey EU Accession Process | Edel Hughes. 2010. ‘The European Union Accession Process: Ensuring the Protection of Turkey’s Minorities’, International Journal on Minority and Group Rights, 17(4), 561-577. |
| 13 | Azınlık Siyaseti: Özerklik | Susan Stewart. 2001, ‘Autonomy as a mechanism for conflict regulation? The case of Crimea’, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 7(4), 113-141. |
| 14 | Minority Politics: The Devolution of Sovereignty | Colin R. Munro. 1999. ‘Scottish Devolution: Accommodating a Restless Nation’. International Journal on Minority & Group Rights, 6(1/2), 97-119. |