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Instructors: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Oezcan
Event type:
Seminar
Org-unit: Dept. 02 - Institute of Political Science
Displayed in timetable as:
02-03-0162-se
Subject:
Crediting for:
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
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Course Contents:
This class will include a combination of lecture and discussion. The format will be largely dependent on the material for a given day (some days will demand more explanation; other days will be more conducive to group analysis). It is expected that you will complete all of the readings and be ready to discuss them.
Preconditions:
Presentation and Leading the Discussion
Each student will present a current topic orally in class each class period. The presentation should be no more than 30 minutes in length. Assignments for leading the discussion will be made at the first meeting. Every student is expected to do the reading, the discussion leaders are expected to have digested and analysed the reading at a level that makes it possible for them to assume responsibility for forming the discussion.
Further Grading Information:
Grading Policy
25% Participation (attendance and contributions to class discussions),
25% Presentations and discussions,
50% One final paper (12-14 pages, 6000-7500 Words)
In case of students who presents twice, can write short paper for final paper (6-7 pages, 2500-3000 Words) instead of 12-14 pages.
Official Course Description:
Democracy and human rights in Turkey have long been, particularly after the Cold War era a prime determinant of the overall shape of the EU-Turkey relations. More than any other topic, they have acted as a litmus test for the relationship as a whole over the decades. Since the beginning of the relationship, the EU has been the major external driver of political reforms in Turkey. Particularly the post-2005 trajectory of democratic reforms in Turkey demonstrates that the EU still a fundamental anchor in the consolidation of Turkish democracy.
This course first outlines the history of Turkey-Europe relations in short then will focus issues such as evaluation of Turkish democracy, civil-military relations, fundamental freedoms, the judicial system, the Kurdish question, minority rights, domestic political and social polarization, freedom of expression, media and internet freedom and other issues which fall into scope of democracy and human rights. Correlations between Europeanisation and Democratization and de-Europeanisation, de-Democratization will also be discussed.
In this course we will find the answers the questions like, how have democracy and human rights affected EU- Turkey relations and why do democracy and human rights matter in EU-Turkey relations? Each class will begin with a lecture/presentation and end up with a brainstorming exercise.
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