| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 20110010117 | COMMUNITY SCIENCE | Elective | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| 1. To be able to define the basic theoretical debates on civil society.
2. To illustrate the development of civil society in the world.
3. To view the development of civil society from a historical perspective.
4. To know non-governmental organizations and actors. |
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| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Knows the theoretical background of the Civil Society Concept. | | 2 | Gains academic and intellectual equipment related to social and political life. | | 3 | The civil society in Turkey, the public is able to understand what the private sphere. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| The relationship between state and society regarding the basic concepts of civil society in addressing this course will be introduced in Turkey special. Private space, public space, identity, nation, nationalism, ethnicity around the concept of multiculturalism and political and social life in Turkey will be discussed. The development of civil society in the period from Ottoman history to the present will be explained. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | The Concept of Civil Society with Its Theoretical and Historical Stages Approaches to the Concept of Civil Society and Classifications | | | | 2 | The Contracting Theorists and the Civil Society-Political Society Union 1. Hobbes and the Unlimited State (Leviethan) 2. Locke and the Limited State 3. Rousseau and Mother | | | | 3 | The Birth of Classical Civil Society Theory and the Separation between Civil Society and Political Society 1. Ferguson and Citizen Humanism 2.Paıne and Free Society 3. Hegel | | | | 4 | Marxist-Conflicting Civil Society Theorists 1. Marx and Capitalist Society 2. Gramsci and Civil Society | | | | 5 | Basic Concepts of Civil Society 1. Political Society and Civil Society 2. Democracy and Civil Society 3. Liberalism and Civil Society 4. Political Nation | | | | 6 | Civil Society Organizations 1. History of NGOs 2. Functions of NGOs | | | | 7 | 3. Civil Society Organizations in UN Documents 4. World Bank's NGO Project 5. Functions of NGOs in Western Societies | | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | Types of Non-Governmental Organizations in Turkey 1. Associations 2. Foundations 3. 4. Professional Organizations Unions | | | | 10 | Functions and Features of Non-Governmental Organizations Problems of Non-Governmental Organizations | | | | 11 | The Effects of Non-Governmental Organizations on Political Power as a Pressure Group 1. Overview of the Pressure Groups (Concept and Origin) 2. Pressure Groups-Interest | | | | 12 | Classification of Pressure Groups 1. Anomic Pressure Groups 2. Unorganized (Natural) Pressure Groups 3. Organized (Associated) Pressure Groups | | | | 13 | Functions of Pressure Groups 1. Representation 2. Communication 3. Supervision Methods of Repression of Non-Governmental Organizations 1. Methods Used for Persuasion | | | | 14 | The Effects of Civil Society Organizations on Political Power The Role and Activities of Civil Society Organizations in International Politics | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| 1. Lecture Notes 2. Civil Society and State (John Keane) 3. Civil Society Intellectuals and Democracy (Ömer Çaha) 4. Civil Society Articles (İdris Küçükömer) 5. Three Symposium NGOs |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | - |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| Discussion | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Reading | 14 | 2 | 28 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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