Information Package / Course Catalogue
Debates on Secularization
Course Code: SOSY531
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course aims to help students develop their theoretical knowledge and analytical thinking on the relationship between religion, politics and society from a comparative perspective.

Course Content

The topics include classical sociological theories on religion and secularization, rise of religious movements in modern societies, relationship between the state and religion in different countries and religious tradition.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To analyze the relationship between religion-politics-society
2.To learn theoretical debates on secularization
3.To develop comparative perspectIve on religion and politics
4.To analyze relationship among religion-politicc and society from an interdisciplinary perspective
5.To be able to make prediction on contemporary developments
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Moris, B. Din ÜzerineAntropolojikİncelemeler, İstanbul: İmgeYayınları.
2.Köse, A. Sekülerizm Sorgulanıyor. İstanbul: UfukYayınları
3.Mert, N. LaiklikTartışmasınaKavramsalBakış: CumhuriyetKurulurkenLaikDüşünce. İstanbul: YordamYayınları
4.Craig Calhoun, Mark Juergensmeyer, and Jonathan VanAntwerpen. LaikliğiYenidenDüşünmek. İstabul: BilgiÜniversitesiYayınları
5.Göle, N., Seküler veDinsel: AşınanSınırlar.İstabul: Metis Yayınları
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Classical Sociological Theories on Religon and Modernization-1
Week 3 - Theoretical
Classical Sociological Theories on Religon and Modernization-2
Week 4 - Theoretical
Secularization Theory and Its Critiques
Week 5 - Theoretical
Crisis of Secularism?
Week 6 - Theoretical
Models of Secularism: One or Multiple?
Week 7 - Theoretical
Secularism in Europe
Week 8 - Theoretical
Secularism in the USA
Week 9 - Theoretical
Debates on Islam and Secularism
Week 10 - Theoretical
Secularization Debates in The Middle East
Week 11 - Theoretical
Debates on Secularism in Turkey-1
Week 12 - Theoretical
Debates in Secularism in Turkey-2
Week 13 - Theoretical
Post-secular Society?
Week 14 - Theoretical
Presentations
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Seminar120121
Term Project120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
5
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
5
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-4
5
5
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-5
5
5
4
3
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026