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Language of Instruction
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English
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Level of Course Unit
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Bachelor's Degree
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Department / Program
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Political Science and International Relations
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Type of Program
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Formal Education
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Type of Course Unit
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Compulsory
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Course Delivery Method
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Face To Face
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Objectives of the Course
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The main objective of this course is twofold: to introduce students to the fundamental questions, concepts, phenomena of modern political ideologies within a causal framework and to encourage them to consider contemporary political issues from a critical perspective. It also furthers its focus on the overall treatment of the mainstream Political Ideologies such as Liberalism, Conservatism, Socialism, Nationalism, Fascism, Feminism and Religious Fundamentalism, employing critical readings as to why and how they matter in their evolutionary paths to the present time.
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Course Content
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This course will acquaint students with major ideological trends of the last 150 years. Students examine selected ideologies through writings of influential political thinkers and representations in policy debates, law, and popular culture. We consider these questions:
What are ideologies, and how do they operate in everyday life?
How does ideology influence politics and public policy debates?
Why is the study of ideologies important for us as participants in politics and policy debates and as citizens?
The course will also take the form of an intensive, analytical reading of some of the seminal texts of modern political thought/ideologies, written by some of its most influential thinkers. Particular attention will be paid to the moral foundations of political thinking-ideologies, including such concepts as freedom, citizenship, cosmopolitan right, democracy and equality, paying heed to political philosophers such as Locke, Pain, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Marx, Mill, Weber, Nozick, Oakeshott and Rawls.
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Course Methods and Techniques
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Lectures, Class Discussions, Assignments and Exams.
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Prerequisites and co-requisities
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None
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Course Coordinator
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None
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Name of Lecturers
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Prof.Dr. Ahmet Keser https://profil.hku.edu.tr/akademik/ahmet-keser/ ahmet.keser@hku.edu.tr
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Assistants
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None
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Work Placement(s)
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No
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Recommended or Required Reading
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Resources
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Heywood, Andrew, Political Ideologies: An Introduction, Sixth Edition, Palgrave, 2017. Vincent, Andrew, Modern Political Ideologies. Third Edition, John Wiley & Sons, Baradat, Leon P., and John A. Phillips. Political Ideologies: Their Origins And Impact. Routledge, 2016. Eatwell, Roger, and Anthony Wright, eds. . A&C Black, 1999.
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Course Notes
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Available in the course syllabus.
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