COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: DEMOCRACY THEORY AND PRACTICE

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 815	B	2	3	0	0	3	10

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Salih Özcan , Tuesdays 12:00-14:30
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E 210
Course Description:	The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge of and insights into the development of democracies. The students will acquire an understanding of the relationship between democracy and general theories of government and they will get an insight into the different definitions of democracy. They will obtain a broad knowledge of the historical development of democratic institutions and will be able to critically discuss issues related to democracy in the modern world.
Course Objectives:	The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge of and insights into the development of democracies.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction
2	Democratic elitism and Madisonian Democracy (crocker)
3	Liberal Democracy and Libertarian Views
4	Participatory Democracy I (Croker)
5	Participatory Democracy I (Barber)
6	De Tocqueville and Putnam (Barber)
7	Deliberative Democracy
8	The pluralist Commonwealth and Democratization of Wealth
9	Sources and Transitions to Democracy
10	Democracy’s effect
11	Democracy, Peace and Security
12	Cosmopolitan Democracy I (Crocker)
13	Cosmopolitan Democracy II (Barber)
14	US (Barber)

Prerequisite(s):	N/A
Textbook:
Other References:	N/A
Laboratory Work:	N/A
Computer Usage:	N/A
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	At the end of the course the students will be provided with knowledges and insights into the development of democracies.
2	The students will acquire an understanding of the relationship between democracy and general theories of government and they will get an insight into the different definitions of democracy.
3	The students will obtain a broad knowledge of the historical development of democratic institutions and will be able to critically discuss issues related to democracy in the modern world.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Doctorate (PhD) in Political Science and International Relations Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.	5
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.	5
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	4
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.	4
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	5
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	5
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	5
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	5
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	4
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	2
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	5
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	4
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	4

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Presentation	1	20
Term Paper	1	30
Final Exam	1	40
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms			0
Assignments	1	75	75
Final examination	1	65	65
Other	1	14	14
Total Work Load:			250
Total Work Load/25(h):			10
ECTS Credit of the Course:			10