Information Package / Course Catalogue
Political Science II
Course Code: KAY102
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To have a grasp of main concepts such as main ideologies, democratic and non-democratic systems and constitutional order, the development of modern nation-state, the relation between state and citizens, globalization, subjects of political culture.

Course Content

Ideology, Democracy, Nationalism and Nation-state, Political culture, Civil Society, Political Regimes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Eren Alper YILMAZ
Learning Outcomes
1.It defines the different meanings of ideology and grasps the arise, purpose and effects of ideology.
2.It grasps of the meaning of democracy and recognizes the elements of contemporary democracy.
3.It analyzes how the political currents direct the society and the state.
4.It analyzes the factors which led to the emergence of nation-state and concrete political developments.
5.It analyzes the process and the consequences of globalization.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Andrew HEYWOOD, Politics (3rd ed.), Palgrave MacMillan, New York, 2007.
2.Ahmet Taner KIŞLALI, Siyaset Bilimi, İmge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2002.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Rules, Introduction, Definitions
Week 2 - Theoretical
Models of democracy and different opinions about democracy
Week 3 - Theoretical
What is ideology? Liberalism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Conservatism, Marxism and Socialism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Anarchism and Fascism
Week 6 - Theoretical
Nation and different definitions of nation
Week 7 - Theoretical
Nationalism and different types of nationalism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Globalization and global politics
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Midterms
Week 11 - Theoretical
Elections and voting behavior
Week 12 - Theoretical
Governments and systems
Week 13 - Theoretical
Councils and their role
Week 14 - Theoretical
Identity
Week 15 - Theoretical
Course Review
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Individual Work130226
Midterm Examination127128
Final Examination131132
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026