Information Package / Course Catalogue
Globalization Discussions and Globalization in Turkey
Course Code: SOSY516
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

1. To make students understand and perceive theoretical discussions on globalization 2. To make them be able to discuss the appearances of globalization and their reflections on Turkey 3. To provide them with an adequate perspective in order to make them be able to apply those reflections over the facts and phenomenons in Turkey 4. To make them grasp and be able to explainglobal transformations’ Turkish aspects by taking into account the process since the 1980s

Course Content

Theoretical Discussions on Globalization; Historical Transformation of Globalization; Economic Globalization and Socio-Cultural Aspects of Globalization; Political Globalization and the Nation-State; Globalization Process and Turkey (Socio-Economic and Political Analysis)

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Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to carry out theoretical discussions on globalization
2.To be able to analyze the outcomes of globalization and be able to apply those in Turkish case
3.To be able to relate the dynamics of globalization with nation-state dynamics
4.To be able to analyze the effects of globalization in Turkey after the 1980s
5.To be able to understand the transformative effects of globalization process over economic sectors
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Faruk Ataay: Neo-liberalizm ve Devletin Yeniden Yapılandırılması, Türkiye’de Kamu reformu Üzerine İncelemeler
2.M. Yıldız Tokatlıoğlu: Küreselleşme ve Kamu Hizmetleri
3.Bauman, Zygmunt (1999) Küreselleşme
4.D. Held ve A. McGrew (haz) Küresel Dönüşümler
5.Abdülkadir Şenkal: Küreselleşme Sürecinde Sosyal Politika
6.Robertson, R. “Glokalleşme: Zaman-Mekan ve Homojenlik-Heterojenlik”, Postmodernizm ve İslam, Küreselleşme ve Oryantalizm içinde
7.Robertson, R. Küreselleşme, Toplum Kuramı ve Küresel Kültür
8.J. Stiglitz Küreselleşme Büyük hayal Kırıklığı
9.Giddens, A. Modernliğin Sonuçları
10.Necmi Erdoğan (Edt): Yoksulluk Halleri, Türkiye’de Kent Yoksulluğunun Görünümleri
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and course description
Week 2 - Theoretical
Theoretical Discussions on Globalization I
Week 3 - Theoretical
Theoretical Discussions on Globalization II
Week 4 - Theoretical
HistoricalTransformation of Globalization, ModernityandCapitalism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Capitalist transformation after the 19th century
Week 6 - Theoretical
Apperances of Globalization
Week 7 - Theoretical
Economic Globalization and Socio-Cultural Appearances of Globalization
Week 8 - Theoretical
Political Globalization and the Nation-State
Week 9 - Theoretical
Globalization Process and Turkey (Socio-Economic and Political Analysis)
Week 10 - Theoretical
January the 24 Regulations and Neo-liberal Dynamics in Turkey
Week 11 - Theoretical
Globalization and the Labor Processes in Turkey
Week 12 - Theoretical
Globalization and Services Sectorin Turkey
Week 13 - Theoretical
Globalization and Rural and Agricultural Policies in Turkey
Week 14 - Theoretical
Globalization and Local Governments in Turkey
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Report1%50
Assignment2%50
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment215030
Term Project128028
Reading152030
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
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