Information Package / Course Catalogue
Comparative History of Revolutions
Course Code: SBUI626
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

This course is for creating analyses of revolutions, their characteristics and the environment producing the background for them. For comparative purposes, each revolution is defined, within political, social and economic parameters which are determinant, and also similarities and discrepancies in a panoramic perspective are figured out.

Course Content

Historicity of revolutions 17th and 18th century revolutions Revolution in European Political Culture Economic and Cultural background of revolutions

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Taner BULUT
Learning Outcomes
1.Students will reinforce their knowledge of Political History.
2.Students will have information about constitutional revolution processes.
3.Students will have information about socialist revolution processes.
4.Students will have the ability to analyze from a perspective of comparative history.
5.Students will be able to analyze the basic texts about the history of revolutions.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Theda Skocpol, Devletler ve Toplumsal Devrimler, 1979
2.Michael D. Richards, Revolutions in World History, Routledge, 2004.
3.David Parker (Der.), Batı'da Devrimler ve Devrimci Gelenek: 1560-1991, Dost Yayınları, Ankara, 2003 mi
4.William McNeill, Dünya Tarihi, (16. Baskı), (Çev.: Alaeddin Şenel), İmge Kitabevi yay., Ankara, 2015
5.Michael Löwy (Der.), Devrimler, (Çev.: Uraz Aydın), Ayrıntı yay., İstanbul, 2020
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Course Content, Purpose, Scope, Method and Operational Plan
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Concept of Revolution, The Theory of Revolution, The Conditions That Created Revolutions, and World History
Week 3 - Theoretical
British Parliamentary Revolution
Week 4 - Theoretical
American War of Independence and the Constitutional Revolution
Week 5 - Theoretical
1789 French Revolution
Week 6 - Theoretical
Revolution of 1820-1830-1848
Week 7 - Theoretical
Comparison of Bourgeois Democratic Revolutions
Week 8 - Theoretical
Industrial Revolution and Its Consequences
Week 9 - Theoretical
Modernization Revolutions at the Beginning of the 20th Century-1: The Russian Revolution of 1905, the Mexican Revolution of 1910, and the Chinese Revolution of 1911
Week 10 - Theoretical
Modernization Revolutions at the Beginning of the 20th Century-2: Iranian Revolutions of 1906-9 and the Young-Turkish Revolution of 1908
Week 11 - Theoretical
1917 October/Bolshevik Revolution
Week 12 - Theoretical
The History of the Turkish Revolution and the Place of the Turkish Revolution in the History of Revolutions
Week 13 - Theoretical
Chinese People's Revolution and Other Revolutions
Week 14 - Theoretical
Revolution Comparisons
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Week 16 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment115116
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
OÇ-1
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
OÇ-2
3
5
4
5
5
4
5
OÇ-3
4
5
5
5
4
3
5
OÇ-4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
OÇ-5
4
3
5
4
5
3
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026