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Contemporary Turkish Politics

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Course ID:	2102-ERASMUS-CTPL
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.1 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0312) Political sciences and civics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Contemporary Turkish Politics
Name in Polish:	Contemporary Turkish Politics
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Political Science and International Studies
Course groups:	ERASMUS courses - winter semester
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
Language:	English
Type of course:	elective courses
Mode:	Classroom Remote learning
Short description:	This course enable students to develop its knowledge concerning the Turkish contemporary domestic and foreign policy. At the same time it gives the students an opportunity to obtain the broader knowledge of particular type of concepts within basic political science concepts and discuss the issues crucial for the contemporary political systems and international relations.
Full description:	This course enables students to develop its knowledge concerning the Turkish contemporary domestic and foreign policy. At the same time it gives the students an opportunity to obtain the broader knowledge of particular type of concepts within basic political science concepts and discuss the issues crucial for the contemporary political systems and international relations. Within the course students learn among others about the particular type of such concepts as: “modernization”, “democratization”, “de-democratization”, “nationalism”, “laicism”; “populism”, “soft power”, “hard power” and “middle power”. Presentation of issues concerning the Turkish politics means also discussing such issues as: the European identity, Islam in the contemporary world, Muslim minorities in Europe as well as politics in the Middle East. Estimated total number of hours needed to achieve the learning outcomes – 100 hrs..
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge 1. Be able to characterize the elements of the Turkish political system and relationship between them as well as to compare this system with the political systems of the European states 2. Be able to characterize the democratization process of Turkey and define the role of the civil society in this process 3. Be able to define the particular concepts of modernization, nationalism, laicism and populism developed in Turkey as well as the Turkish concept of the foreign policy Skills 1. Be able to explain the role of the different elements in the political system of Turkey and the Turkish activities in the international arena 2. Be able to indicate the components of the de-democratization in Turkey and explain their reasons 3. Have foreign language skills in political science according to requirements for B2+ level of the European Common Framework of Reference for Languages Social competences 1. Be able to develop his/her knowledge of the political science phenomena, taking into consideration the interdisciplinary approach
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Assessment depends on the fulfillment of the following requirements: Writing successfully the final written exam consisted of quiz and open questions (students should obtain at least half of the points to pass the exam).

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH FR WYK
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours, 45 places more information
Coordinators:	Adam Szymański
Group instructors:	Adam Szymański
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Grading
Type of course:	elective courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	This course enable students to develop its knowledge concerning the Turkish contemporary domestic and foreign policy. At the same time it gives the students an opportunity to obtain the broader knowledge of particular type of concepts within basic political science concepts and discuss the issues crucial for the contemporary political systems and international relations.
Full description:	This course enables students to develop its knowledge concerning the Turkish contemporary domestic and foreign policy. At the same time it gives the students an opportunity to obtain the broader knowledge of particular type of concepts within basic political science concepts and discuss the issues crucial for the contemporary political systems and international relations. Within the course students learn among others about the particular type of such concepts as: “modernization”, “democratization”, “de-democratization”, “nationalism”, “laicism”; “populism”, “soft power”, “hard power” and “middle power”. Presentation of issues concerning the Turkish politics means also discussing such issues as: the European identity, Islam in the contemporary world, Muslim minorities in Europe as well as politics in the Middle East. Estimated total number of hours needed to achieve the learning outcomes – 100 hrs..
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