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Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus
(name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)
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Dr. Avdi Smajljaj asmajljaj@epoka.edu.al
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Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address
and signature) and Office Hours:
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Dr. Avdi Smajljaj asmajljaj@epoka.edu.al
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Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email
address and signature) and Office Hours:
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NA
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| Language: |
English
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| Compulsory/Elective: |
Elective
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| Study program: (the study for which this course is offered) |
Master of Science in Political Science and International Relations
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| Classroom and Meeting Time: |
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| Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours: |
NA
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| Code of Ethics: |
Code of Ethics of EPOKA University
Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
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| Attendance Requirement: |
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| Course Description: |
Justice, Democracy, and Citizenship is a master level course. This course is designed to get students thinking about ideas and concepts in politics, how they matter, and what happens when we put political theory to work on pressing real-world issues and dilemmas. This course aims to explore the three core concepts through debates, focusing on competing definitions of justice as a high contested term; concept of democracy; concept of citizenship with its benefits and demands; and a critical analysis of the relationship between these three core concepts. After taking this course students will greet invocations of justice, democracy and citizenship with a new curiosity and a sharpened critical eye.
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| Course Objectives: |
The course aims to familiarize students with theories of justice, democracy, and citizenship. It equips students students with the sound theoretical knowledge on the three issues and their relations with each other. Moreover, the students will be able to use the theories on approaching the contemporary debates and dilemmas at various contexts related to justice, democracy, and citizenship.
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BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE
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Justice
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Rawl's theory of justice
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Models of democracy
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Citizenship
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Topics |
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Introduction to the course |
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The Concept of Justice (Must Readings: Campbell, pp.1-35) |
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Social Justice (Must Readings: Swift, pp.31-96) |
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Justice as rights (Must Readings: Campbell, pp.36-65) |
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Justice as Contract (Must Readings: Campbell, pp.66-95) |
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Justice as a Dialogue; Justice as a Desert (Must Readings: Campbell, pp.96-122; 150-178) |
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Classical Models of Democracy; Republicanism (Must Readings: Held, pp. 11- 55) |
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Development of Liberal democracy (Must Readings: Held, pp. 56- 95) |
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Direct Democracy (Must Readings: Held, pp. 96- 124) |
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Deliberative Democracy (Must Readings: Held, pp. 231- 258) |
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Democracy, Nation State and Global System (Must Readings: Held, pp. 290- 311) |
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The Concept and the Importance of Citizenship; Theories of Citizenship (Must Readings: Bellamy, pp. 1- 51) |
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Membership and Belonging; Right to Have Rights (Must Readings: Bellamy, pp. 52- 98) |
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Citizenship, Participation, Democracy (Must Readings: Bellamy, pp. 98- 123) |
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Program Competencies |
Cont. |
| Master of Science 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. |
5 |
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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 |
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Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations. |
5 |
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Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently. |
5 |
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Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena. |
5 |
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Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones. |
5 |
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Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles. |
5 |
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Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge. |
1 |
| 11 |
Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments. |
5 |
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Having consciousness about human rights and environment. |
5 |
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Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning. |
5 |
