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POL 526 - Civil Society and State in Turkey

Graduate Education Institute · Sociology · Master

ECTS: 7.5 T+P+L: 3+0+0 Departmental Elective
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Course Objective

This course aims at telling students about the development of civil society and democracy in Turkey within a historical perspective

Course Content

The courses will focus mainly on three points. It will firstly analyze the basic debates on how to understand Ottoman and Turkish political system. It will secondly stay on the relationship between state and society through a special emphasis on civil society organizations. It will finally concentrate on the relationship between state and society during the Republican Turkey. This issue will be specifically emphasized through debates on civil society and democracy

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Learning about basic debates on civil society and the state
  2. Having idea about the Ottoman civil society
  3. Learning about the relationship between state and civil society in Republican Turkey
  4. Learning basic problems about civil society in Turkey

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%100

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16348
Out of Class Study Period16232
Midterm11515
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final12525

Course Schedule

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