History of Political Thought 1(RI201)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI201 | History of Political Thought 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | French |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Eylem ÖZKAYA keozkaya@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | The aim of this course is to understand the development of political thought from Antiquity to the 19th century and major political concepts. |
| Content | The first part of the History of Political Thought course aims to retrace the stages of political thought from Antiquity to liberalism. Thus will be discussed the notions of reason, participation, freedom in the Greek and Roman cities, the different forms of government, the role of the leader, the spiritual and the temporal, the citizenship, the republic, the sovereignty and this, from of Platonic thought, Aristotelian but also medieval thinkers. The Machiavellian rupture focuses on the issues of power and government, the separation of the spiritual and the temporal, and introduces reflections on the social contract. Finally, the study of humanists and Enlightenment will lead to the liberalism. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
Understand the concepts of power, government, state. Understand the evolutions of these notions over time, Understanding the conceptions of time (cyclical time versus linearity) Understand the construction of State in Western Europe |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | Lectures and documents distributed by the teacher |
| References |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction |
| 2 | Ancient Political Thought : Greek Political Thought: Hérodote, Thucydide, Sophistes (Protagoras, Gorgias), |
| 3 | Ancient Political Thought : Greek Political Thought: Socrate, Aristote, Platon |
| 4 | Ancient Political Thought : Roman Political Thought: Cicéron, Sénèque, Marcus Aurelius |
| 5 | Medieval Political Thought : Christianism: St. Paul, St. Augustin, St. Thomas d’Aquin |
| 6 | Medieval Political Thought : Islam and Judaïsme : Avicenna, Ibn Khaldun, Al-Farabi and Moise Maimonide |
| 7 | Mid-term Exam |
| 8 | The Political Thought of Modernity Times: Machiavelli |
| 9 | The Political Thought of Modernity: Erasmus and Thomas More |
| 10 | The Political Thought of Modernity: Hobbes and Bodin |
| 11 | Enlightement: The precursors of political liberalism : John Locke, David Hume and Montesquieu |
| 12 | Enlightement: Rousseau or democratic utopy |
| 13 | The end of History : Emmanuel Kant |
| 14 | G. W. F. Hegel |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 1 | 40 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To have a detailed knowledge on the principal concepts, actors and components of the international system | X | ||||
| 2 | To master the fundamentals such as history, law, economics, sociology and political science required by the multidisciplinary nature of International Relations | X | ||||
| 3 | Pouvoir analyser la pratique à partir d’une infrastructure théorique assimilée | X | ||||
| 4 | To have acquired the capability of specializing on a particular theme and/or region | X | ||||
| 5 | In the light of Galatasaray University’s traditional and institutional links with Europe, to have developed the ability to contribute to Turkey’s accession process to the EU in a concrete manner | X | ||||
| 6 | To interpret and explain Turkish foreign policy through its domestic components as well as from the perspective of the international system | X | ||||
| 7 | To have reached the necessary level of competence to be able to undertake a career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as well as other state institutions and/or the private sector | X | ||||
| 8 | Possess the required skills to work at various international organizations and NGOs | X | ||||
| 9 | To be in perfect command of French, teaching language of Galatasaray University, and of English, its mandatory language, at the academic -with a view to write a thesis/project/book in the field of International Relations- as well as the professional level | X | ||||
| 10 | To have the capacity to utilize the methodological instruments acquired throughout the studies at any conceptual and/or academic work | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 100 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 4,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 4 | ||