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CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL SYSTEM ANALYSIS COURSE IDENTIFICATION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
SBU603 CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL SYSTEM ANALYSIS 1 3 3 6

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction and basic concepts Lecture -Discussion
2 - Comparative Methodology Models: Most Similar Systems Design, Most Different Systems Design Lecture -Discussion
3 - Forms of governments, Types of states, (Semi)Presidential and Parliamentary systems Lecture -Discussion
4 - Political Regimes (Democracy, Authoritarianism, Totalitarianism) Lecture -Discussion
5 - Student Presentation: John Stuart Mill - A System of Logic Lecture -Discussion
6 - Student Presentation: Theda Skocpol - States and Social Revolutions Lecture -Discussion
7 - Student Presentation: Juan Linz, Alfred Stepan - Democratic Transition and Problems of Consolidation Lecture -Discussion
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 - Delegative Democracies, Electoral, Competitive and Full Authoritarianism Lecture -Discussion
10 - Vertical and Horizontal Power-Sharing Models and their reciprocal relations Lecture -Discussion
11 - Analysis Framework: History and Key Institutions Lecture -Discussion
12 - Analysis Framework: Political Culture and interactions among institutions (branches of government, political parties, Civil Society Organizations, Bureaucracy) Lecture -Discussion
13 - Student Presentation: Political System Case (Country) Study Lecture -Discussion
14 - Student Presentation: Political System Case (Country) Study Lecture -Discussion
15 - General Review Lecture -Discussion
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -