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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
KY407.4BState TheoriesElective474
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The aim of the course is to show the differences between the traditional states and the modern states and to present the forms they take according to the relationship between the modern state and the economic and social structure.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1Students will have information about the state theory .;
2The student comprehends the differences between modern states and traditional states .;
3Student learns the relationship between the state society .;
4Students learn the relationship between the state economy .;
5The student learns the effects of globalization on the state .;
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
97/5000 Characteristics of modern state. State and modernity, Modernity and postmodernity, Traditional states
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Characteristics of modern state.
2State and modernity
3Modernity and postmodernity
4Traditional states
5Pluralism and Marxism
6Neoliberalism and institutional statism
7State as economic actor
8Economy as a policy builder in the state
9Welfare state and globalization
10States and citizens: Characteristics of modern citizenship
11State in the international system: idealism and reality
12Criticism of realistic state paradigm in international system
13State and new forms of government in the 21st century
14Empire as the 21st century state
Recommended or Required Reading
Christopher Pierson, Modern State, trans. Neşet Kutlu, Burcu Erdoğan, Chiviyazıları Publishing House, Istanbul, 2011 Gianfranco Poggi, State: Nature, Development and Future, Bilgi University Publications, Istanbul, 2011 Bo Strath, Quentin Skinner, States and Citizens, Is Bank Culture Publications, Istanbul, 2011
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination16060
Final Examination16060
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO522243412
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High