Master Program in Political Sciences

Political Institutions and Belief(SP 516)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
SP 516 Political Institutions and Belief 1 3 0 0 3 8
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Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Elective
Course Level Masters Degree
Course Instructor(s) Birol CAYMAZ birolhoca.caymaz@gmail.com (Email)
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References 1- Niyazi Berkes- Türkiye’de Çağdaşlaşma. Doğu-Batı Yay.
2- Şerif Mardin-. Türkiye’de din ve siyaset. (makaleler 3), İletişim.
3- Mona Ozouf- L’Ecole, l’Eglise et la Republique. 1871-1914. Points histoire.
4- Vecdi Akyüz- (der) Osmanlıda din devlet ilişkileri. Ayışığı Kitapları.
5- François Burgat- L’islamisme en face. La Découverte.
6- Bruno Etienne- L’islamisme radical.
7- Jean Baubérot- La laïcité, quel héritage ? Labor fides.
8- Marcel Gauchet- La religion dans la démocratie. Folio.
9- Burhan Ghalioun- Islam et politique. La découverte.
10- İştar B. Tarhanlı- Müslüman toplum « laik » devlet. Afa.
11- Ali Yaşar Sarıbay- Postmodernite, sivil toplum ve islam.- İletişim.
12- Olivier Carré- L’islam laïque ou le retour à la Grande Tradition. Armand Colin.
13- Mümtazer Türköne- Siyasi ideoloji olarak islamcılığın doğuşu. İletişim
14- Max Weber- Sosyoloji yazıları. Hürriyet vakfı yay.
15-.Gündelik hayatta laiklik pratikleri. Helsinki Yurttaşlar Derneği.
16- William Montgomery WATT- La pensée politique de l’islam. Paris, PUF.
17- Birarada yaşama. Türkiye’de din-devlet ilişkisi sempozyumu. Helsinki yurttaşlar derneği.
18- Kemal Karpat- İslamın siyasallaşması. İst. Bilgi Üniv. Yay.
19- Tayfun Atay- Din hayattan doğar. İletişim yay.
20- Modern Türkiye’de siyasi düşünce. İslamcılık. C.6 İletişim yay.
21- Ahmet Yaşar Ocak- Türkler, Türkiye ve İslam. İletişim yay.
22- Esra Yakut- Şeyhülislamlık. Yenileşme döneminde devlet ve din. Kitap yay.
23- Birol Caymaz- Türkiye Cumhuriyetinin kuruluş sürecinde laiklik tartışmaları”, Bilgi ve Bellek, 2, yaz 2005, ss. 173-185
24- Nancy Lindisfarne- Elhamdülillah laikiz. Cinsiyet, İslam ve Türk cumhuriyetçiliği. İletişim yay.
25- Ali Köse- Laik ama kutsal. Etkileşim yay.
26- Faruk Bilici- Osmanlı İmparatorluğu sonunda ve Kemalist cumhuriyette İslam: çeşitlilik ve ılımlılık. Ss. 286-304, Semih Vaner (der.), 21. Yüzyıla girerken Türkiye. Kitap yayınevi içerisinde.
27- Semih Vaner- Laiklik ve laikçilik: çoğulcu bağlamda siyasi İslam üzerine birkaç düşünce. Ss. 305-322, Semih Vaner (der.), 21. Yüzyıla girerken Türkiye. Kitap yayınevi içerisinde.
28- Mustafa Kemal- Türk ve İslam tarihine kısa bir bakış. Ss. 8-18, Belgelerle Türk tarih dergisi özel yayım. (Atatürk din ve laiklik) Menteş matbaası, 1968.
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
1 Introduction and general description of the resources to be used in the course
2 Conceptual framework. Religion and social sciences as a subject matter (especially sociology and anthropology), modernization and secularization processes
3 Classic examples of social science analysis of religion: Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels
4 Emile Durkheim
5 Max Weber.
6 Alexis de Tocqueville
7 Modern approaches and syntheses
8 Ottoman political system and religion
9 Mid-term exam
10 Religion in the national struggle and in the foundation of the republic.
11 Secularism in a single party period.
12 Multi-party period and religion
13 The experiences of religious political parties from 1970 to the present
14 Religious communities and politics
Practice Topics
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Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 0 0
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 0 0
Toplam 0 0
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Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 0 0
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
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1 2 3 4 5
1 Use major concepts, theories and approaches with an effective comprehenshion of the relationship among them.
2 Identify and gather information from credible primary and secondary sources in the field of political science; analyze and synthesize data.
3 Design, conduct and interpret the results of original research by using basic research methods.
4 Make written and oral presentations original in national and international conferences in the field of political science and share their knowledge with their counterparts in academic publications.
5 Conceive the causes of social transformations and use this capacity for the development of modern society.
6 Evaluate and interpret the historical and contemporary dynamics of the society and politics in Turkey from a scientific perspective.
7 Comprehend and analyze critically the current configuration of social dynamics.
8 Appraise the sources of societal conflict and how they can be resolved by political means.
9 Enhance awareness and sensivity towards issues related to democracy, human rights and social peace.
10 Use French, the main language of education in Galatasaray University, in accordance with the requirements of intercultural communication following publications in French and communicating with colleagues in the international environment.
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 3 42
Working Hours out of Class 12 12 144
Assignments 1 5 5
Presentation 1 1 1
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 10 10
Total Workload 202
Total Workload / 25 8,08
Credits ECTS 8
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