COURSE SYLLABUS

COMPARATIVE POLITICS

1	Course Title:	COMPARATIVE POLITICS
2	Course Code:	KAM2107
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	2
6	Semester:	3
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	5
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. MERT GÖKIRMAK
16	Course Lecturers:	Doç. Dr. Mert GÖKIRMAK
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Doç. Dr. Mert GÖKIRMAK E-mail: mert@uludag.edu.tr Tel: 0224 2941117 Adres: Uludağ Üniversitesi İİBF Kamu Yönetimi Bölümü, Görükle Kampusu16059 Nilüfer/Bursa
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	It aims to provide students with the content of comparative politics concept, basic political systems and the main actors of politics. This course also aims to provide knowledge on the globally powerful political systems such as Britain, Russia, China and the USA by taking into account the relations between the nation states, the international system and the economic structure of the country.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

Learning Outcomes:

1	To identify the state formation and state-building strategies.;
2	To be able to identify the difference between the state and other political systems. ;
3	To learn the dynamics shaping the political system.;
4	To be able to distinguish interest and pressure groups in different political systems. ;
5	To gain knowledge on the relations between politics and economics. ;
6	To be able to comment on the possible changes that the economic and social transformations can bring about in the state structure. ;
7	To be able to analyze the effects of the transformations taking place in the international system on state structures as well as the relations between different states. ;
8	To identify current issues such as democracy, human rights, minorities and nationalism within the framework provided by the comparative politics literature. ;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	The State as an interest area of Comparative Politics and Multi- Dimensional State Power
2	State-Building Strategies and State Formation
3	State Formation, War and Capitalism
4	Emergence of Strong States in Europe
5	War, State and Industrialization
6	The Strong and Weak States in European Industrialization
7	The reflection of Britain in Russian mirror.
8	Europe and China in Comparative Perspective
9	State Power through the Rise of East Asia and the Descent of the Anglo-American World
10	Free Markets and Minimal State: Neo-Classical Story
11	Strategical Capitalism and State Autonomy
12	Democracy and Industrial Maturity: Is it the end of developmental State?
13	The Facts Behind the decline of the Anglo-American Capitalism.
14	Early Beginners and Strong States

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	A-Textbook: Linda Weis, John M. Hobson, Devletler ve Ekonomik Kalkınma: Karşılaştırmalı Bir Tarihsel Analiz, çev. Kıvanç Dündar, Ankara, Dost Yayınları, 1999. B-References: Ruth Lane, Karşılaştırmalı Siyaset Sanatı, çev. Zeynel Abidin Kılınç, İstanbul, Küre Yayınları, 2011. Charles Tilly, Zor Sermaye ve Avrupalı Devletlerin Oluşumu, çev. Kudret Emiroğlu, Ankara, İmge Kitabevi, 2001.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
Information

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High