ADM5112 MINOR POLITICS
| Course Code: | 3105112 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Political Science and Public Adm. |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. AYLİN TOPAL |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
This course aims to give graduate students with the conceptual tools and critical perspectives necessary to engage with the emerging field of minor politics, enabling them to contribute original insights to the study of politics and society.
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Critically assess the ethical and normative dimensions of minor politics, particularly its emphasis on friendship, affects, and prefigurative practices.
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it aims to discuss how minor politics can inform grassroots movements, policy-making, and transformative social change.
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it will help students develop a research paper or project that contributes to the growing body of literature on minor politics, demonstrating theoretical and empirical rigor.
Course Content
This course aims to understand and think of on the theory of minor politics. Minor politics is a new field of politics with its main characteristics that distinguish it from the field of major politics. The course is composed of four main parts. The first part will detect, understand and discuss the features and dynamics of major politics. The representation and the politics of conflict and reaction are two main pillars that define the substance of major politics. The second part will define the main features of minor politics, namely prefiguration, immanence and affirmation and the politics of friendship and affects. The third part of the course will analyze the existing studies carried on some fields like urban, ecology, migration, gender, etc.
Course Learning Outcomes
Understand the Foundations of Major Politics
Define and Conceptualize Minor Politics
Apply the Theory of Minor Politics to Diverse Fields
Develop Critical and Creative Thinking
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | The ability to interpret and assess the ways in which power is generated and used socially, institutionally, economically and culturally at the local, national and international levels. | ✔ | |||
| 2 | The ability to conduct interdisciplinary studies and research when assessing the social phenomena in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | To attain a sound formation regarding the basic topics, like state-society relations, history of political thought, organisational theory, Turkish politics and comparative politics, in the field of Political Science and Public Administration. | ✔ | |||
| 4 | The ability to use the classical and new approaches in social sciences comprehensively and critically. | ✔ | |||
| 5 | To acquire the methodological knowledge and scientific skills which would enhance the capacity to conduct scientific research and produce publications including a M.S. thesis. | ✔ | |||
| 6 | The ability to evaluate the different dimensions of the problems in the policy areas which are studied through the use of different theoretical perspectives and to develop strategies on this basis. | ✔ | |||
| 7 | To uphold ethical principles in science, academy and life. | ✔ | |||
| 8 | To approach the issues by an independent, critical and inventive cognitive orientation, which could also support the professional career development. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution