Information Package / Course Catalogue
Political Economy
Course Code: MYL617
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

Purpose of this course is inverstigating the relationship between institutions, political subjects and economic developments.

Course Content

Political economy, branch of social science that studies the relationships between individuals and society and between markets and the state, using a diverse set of tools and methods drawn largely from economics, political science, and sociology.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Ali PETEK
Learning Outcomes
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Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Demonstrating the set of tools and methods about political economy.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Industrial Evolution
Week 4 - Theoretical
The long waves of capitalism (Kondratieff Waves)
Week 5 - Theoretical
Systemic cycles of accumulation (Arrighi's cycles)
Week 6 - Theoretical
Theories of Imperialism
Week 7 - Theoretical
Taylorism and Fordism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Great Depression
Week 9 - Theoretical
Bretton Woods Conference and International Financial Institutions
Week 10 - Theoretical
Golden Age of Capitalism and Welfare State
Week 11 - Theoretical
First and Second Oil Crisis
Week 12 - Theoretical
Neoliberal Policies
Week 13 - Theoretical
Effects of Globalization
Week 14 - Theoretical
Glocalization
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory144398
Midterm Examination110111
Final Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)130
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
OÇ-1
4
5
4
4
4
OÇ-2
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
4
5
4
5
4
OÇ-4
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
4
3
4
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026